Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-02
MONTANA LEGISLATURE.

MUNlAINA LEUlSIAlUhE
PARTS OF THE FORTY-FIFTH ANI
FORTY-SIxTH DAY,s SESSION. :
A Considerable Discussion Over tn.
Election Bill-Thompson, Of Dee,
Lodge, Makes q Peculiar statemen,
About . Democratic Paper in Hi
County-The Mining Bill Passes the
House-Also the esCemeteries Bill-Bill.
Signed by the Governor.
HELENA. February 2s.-When the Coun
Gil resumed yesterday p. m. Kennedy re
ported 81. Bs. No. 5. 10 and IL had beer
delivered to the Governor for his sigma.
ture.
The Council then resolved itself into 9
committee of the whole for the considera'
tion OF Kennedy's Australian election bill
Collins in the chair.
When section 5 was reached, which PRO
vided that an independent candidate shall
to become eligible to have his name printed
on the official ticket, obtain by petition the
signatures OF stated number of persons
Councilman Brown misconstrued the
meaning of the section and made a speech
opposing it.
Middleton, in explaining the measure for
the benefit OF the gentleman from Beaver.
head, informed him that section five gave
an independent candidate the privilege oil
having his name placed with the list oi
regular candidates. Thompson, Of Deer
Lodge. and Kennedy also spoke for the
benefit of the Beaverhead gentleman, The
section was adopted unanimously.
All passed on smoothly until section 10
was reached. This provides for printing
the names of candidates in all the papers
of the county. Kennedy wanted it only
in two papers. Bickford and Thompson
wanted the entire section stricken out.
Middleton and Brown wanted it to stay as
it was.
Thompson OF Deer Lodge said in his
county the Democratic paper published
he ticket, but sandwiched it in between
Warmers safe cure and Royal baking pow
der ads, where it was difficult to find.
Kennedy's original amendment was
adopted.
The consideration continued until Sec
tion 20 was adopted, when the COMMITTEES
arose to hear q message from the Cover nor
nominating persons for Territorial offices,
subject to the approval of the Council.
EVENING SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
The House, yesterday, took up the con-
sideratiou of the mine inspector bill i'm
mediately after reconvening. It was read
for the third time and placed on final pass
age. The Speaker resigned the chair to
Saxton and took the floor. He spoke
strongly in favor of the bill. He said
various unfair and underhand methods
had been taken by parties to defeat
article which appeared in the Inde-
pendent of yesterday morning as being
an attempt of this character. The article
stated that Councilman Thompson of Sill
yer Bow, was against the bill. Mr.. Thomp-
son had told the speaker that this was not
true. If the majority of the members
were not in favor of the bill let it be de-
feated, but in the regular way.
Moore said it was his opinion that the
bill was simply to pay q man to make sug-
gestions to mining superintendents as to
how the work should be done. He had not
been Influenced in his ideas of the bill by
anything he had heard. He would agree,
however, that the Independent" article
was fraud.
The roll was then called, and resulted in
the following vote:
Ayes-Carver, Congdon, Davis, Gillette,
Haskell. Hunt. Jones, Joslyn, Moore,
Murray, Pickman, Rea, Roberts, Saxton,
Swiggett, Whitney. Willis and Mr.. Speaker
is.
Blakely, Comfort. Flowers, john
son, Waite-5.
The title was then amended to read, "An
act to create the Office OF inspector of mines,
and define his duties"
The committee on engrossment reported
the House substitute for 81. B. No. Ia, con-
corning the dover rights OF insane married
women; II. B. No. 20, for the protection of
the owners of boxes for the manufacture
of soda water, ETC., and FL. B. No. ~, re-
urers, as correctly engrossed. These
were placed on the calendar for a
third reading, and this being the next or.
der of business, they were taken up in sue
cession.
II. B. No. ~ was passed, IL to 10.
II. B. No. IA was passed unanimously.
H. B. No. 20 was passed unanimously.
G. B. No. IS, concerning the purchase
and choice of text books for public schools,
was read third time and placed on it's
final passage. It was passed by a vote of
81 to 1, Joslyn voting mo" and Davis and
Garrett being absent.
G. B. No. 20, to protect cemeteries, was
read q third time, and was passed unani-
mously.
The report of the committee on ways and
means stated that Fl. B. No. 80, providing
for a private secretary for the Governor,
had been examined and amended and had
been reported back with the recommenda.
tion that as so amended it do pass.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole with Comfort in the chair.
Fl. B. No. 1, concerning assessors and as
sessmsnts, was brought up for considera-
tion and after soms discussion referred by
motion of Joslyn to committee OF foIr,
and the committee arose.
MORNING SESSION OF THE COUNCIL.
HELENA, February 2S.-The Council met
at 10 o'clock, pursuant to adjournment,
President in the chair.
Kennedy, from committee on enrolment,
reported Fl. B. No. rs, an act prohibiting
minors from frequenting saloons and gam
bling houses, had been presented to the
Governor for his consideration at 4:3O p.
m. on the 9th inst.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Collins, without previous notice. intro
duced C. B. No. a, an act to amend Section
1888, Fifth Division Compiled Statutes. re-
lating to chattel mortgages. Read first
and second time.
Middleton thought it only amended
about half of the statutes necessary, and
moved it be referred to the judiciary com
mittee to be amended so when printed it
would be full copy.
Bickford, having given previous notice
introduced q. B. No. 4S, an act entitled An
Act to Amend Sections 1861 to 1926, in
elusive, 5th Division Compiled Statutes
concerning public schools. Read first and
second times by title under suspension 81
rules and referred to printing committee.
Bickford, without previous notice. intro
| duced G. B. No. 40, an act relating to the
administration of public schools in incor
porated cities. Read first and second times
and referred to committee on printing.
A message from the Governor informed
the Council that he had approved and
i GGo, NJ T.,