The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-01-26
The Montana Legislature.
Sixteenth Biennial Session.
FRIDAY.-.ELEyEN DAYS Pro.
CEEDINGS.

FRIDAY---ELEvENTH DAYS PRO-
HELENA, Jan. 25.-COUNCIL: The
council was called to order ut ten O'Clock
a. m. The president was In the chair.
Roll called, quorum present; Middleton
was absent.
Brown, chairman of committee on
judiciary, to whom was referred G. II. No.
3 to amend section 754, code of civil pro-
ceedure, relating to attachment in Jus
tice courts, recommended the passage of
the bill, with amendments.
Brown, chairman Of committee On Agri-
culture and manufactures, reported, that
G. B. No. 3, to amend section 1878, eth
division compiled statutes Of Montana,
had been carefully examined and with
amendments recommended for passage.
On motion the bill was passed to Ken-
eral orders.
G. b. No. 5 WAS referred to committee
on elections.
sections 1898 and 1895, nth division Of
compiled statutes Of Montana.
Collins gave notice Of 4 bill regulating
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Brown introduced G. B. No. Is to amend
sections 1895, 1897 aud 1888, nth division
Of compiled statutes Of Montana, relating
to legal rate of interest
Read second time by title and referred
to printing committed. 1t
Collins introduced G. b. No. II, an
act to create the office Of public exami-
nerS.
Read second time by title and referred
to printing committee.
The president announced the appoint
ment Of Miss Fannie Van Duvoert % an
additional clerk.
G. b. No. ., introduced by Brown, re-
lating to certain boundaries between
several Of the counties, was read, placed
on its hhal passage and carried by =
unanimous vote.
Council went into committee of the
whole with Olds Of Madison In the chair.
G. B. No. was the special order Of
business. Thompson of Deer Lodge
moved that G. b. No. be turned over to
a select committee of three with Thomp-
son Of Silver Bow ~ chairman. Carried.
G. b. No. 2, next bill In order on gener-
al orders, was adopted by sections with
amendments.
Adjourned until two O'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION:
Council resumed at 2 O'Clock.
Olds gave notice Of memorial con.
cerning the Alien Land net.
A message from the House transmitted
H. B. No. 2, the gambling act, which had
passed that body. The bill WAS read
twice.
Kennedy moved that the bill be re-
ferred to committee on education and
labor. Lost by vote of to4.
Hatch moved that It be referred to the
committee on ways and means. Lost by
a vote Of Z to s. 1t was finally referred
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Council resolved itself into committee
of the whole to discuss G. B. No. 8, with
Kennedy in chair.
Committee arose and reported the bill
recommending its passage with amen l.
ments. Bill referred to engrossing com
mittee.
On motion Of Kennedy, council went
into executive session. On opening ito
doors the council adjourned until
o'clock Monday afternoon.
HOUSE.
The House met ut II O'Clock ., m,
Under first order Of business Garrett
presented petition from the citizens Of
Choteau, Cascade, Meagher and Fergus
counties, paying for the passage of the
bounty law.
Committee on elections and Territorial
affairs reported on that part of the Gov
ernOr's message relative to the re-saAct-
ment of the law as found In section 40,
fourth division, capter IS, of compiled
statutes, recommending the introduction
OF bill in accordance with the recOmmen-
dation Of the Governor. Report read and
filed.
Comfort of Madison, introduced H, b.
No. 9, to amend section 1,143, and strike
out portions of section 1859, chapter 81,
Of compiled statutes. The bill makes Il
. misdemeanor for any one to kill any
buffalo, bison, elk, deer, OF other large
game, between the first day Of January
and the first day Of September Of each
year, under penalty OF y fine Of not less
than $40 nor more than $50 for each
offense. II also strikes out the clause IN
the present law allowing the use of seine
Bill read twice and referred to commit
tee on printing.
II. D. No. 2, Hunts gambling bill, came
up for third time and passed by tie fol-
lowig votes:
Ayes -Dlakely, Carver, Comfort, Cong
don, Davis, Flowers, Garrett, Gillette.
Haskell, johnson, Jones, Joslyn, Moore.
Murray, Pickman, Rea, Roberts. Saxtop.
Swiggett, Waite, Willis fnd Speaker, 22.
Nays-None.
CongtiOn moved to adjourn till Mon
day ut o'clock p. Ill.,; carried by vote Of
IL to 10.
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