Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-23
FIFTH DAYS SESSION


PRO0REDfNGs IN FULL OF THE LEG.
IsLArUE OF MoxTANA.
A Petition for b DismeInberment q
Gallatin County-A Memoria1 for ths
Fort Ellis Reservation, as Suggested IN
the Governors Message-The Messags
Assigned 10 acknowledgements, ol
silver Bow, Introduces q Bill for 9
Territorial Board Of Inspection.
HELENA. M T.. January 18.-House mel
at 10 O'Clock and Opened in usual form,
| JosIyn and Flowers absent on leave.
Blakely presented a petition from thirty
two residents and taxpayers OF Madison
county, asking that that part OF Madison
county lying east ana northeast OF the
following line be detached and made part
OF Gallatin county:
Beginning at a point on the right bank
| of the Madison river near the lower end o.
theIower Madison canyon. where the line be,
tween Gallatin and Madison counties crosef
/ said river: thence mp said river along the
right bank thereof to q point directly OPP.
posite the centre OF the mouth OF what Il
known as Hot Springs creek; thence south
to the summit of the divide between span.
ish creek and said Madison river and
thence ON the summit OF said divide south.
easterly to the present line between Gala
tin and Madison counties.n The reason
Ipiven by the petitioners is that said portion
OF Madison county is separated from the
county seat by q Mountain range and that
communication with the seat of Gallatin
county is made easier and by q shorter
route.
The petition was referred to the commit
tee on towns and counties.
Gillette from the joint committee on en-
rollment, reported Council substitute foI
ii. j. r. No. 1. for the appointment oil
extra clerks, correctly enrolled, and pre-.
scented it TO the speaker for his signature.
Congdon gave notice of a bill for an act
for The better protection OF game and fish
and for the creation OF the office OF game
warden.
The speaker announced that he WIS
about to sign III. j. r. No. 1, for the en-
ployment Of extra clerks, and affixed bis
signature thereto in the presence OF the
House.
THE fOhT ELLi6 heohnHbs
Pursuant to notice Davis moved to re-
consider the vote By which G. j. M. No. 3
was passed. This is the memorial asking
Congress to donate to the Territory the
lands of the Fort Ellis military reservation
for the purpose OF an agricultural and me.
chanical college. Davis objected to the
phraseology OF the first section, which ex.
pressed and implied that there were no
good schools in Montana for the purposes
of higher education and that the youths
of the Territory were Obliged to- go East
for an education. This he considered an
unjust reflection on our schools. In an.
other memorial the Councial had set forth
that ..our school system rests on a superior
| basisu and yet this was contradicted by
the first section OF the memorial in qdes
ton. He wanted it reconsidered SO that it
could be amended and did not wish to op-
pose or delay it's pas age.
Blakely favored the passage OF the me.
mortal. It had been carefully drawn, and
as the land had been surveyed and might
soon be thrown open for settlement, there
was necessity for haste in getting the me.
mortal to Congress. Still, if the purpose
was merel, to amend. he would favor re-
consideration.
Murray inquired about the alleged set.
tiers on the reservation.
Blakely replied that all settlers upon
the lands were trespasses and had no right
to it.
Hunt said he had learned OF some claims
OF settlers to the lands and these ought to
be considered. He thought the legislature
was disposed to swamp Congress with me-
MORALS any II too many were passed
the object would be defeated. He favored
reconsideration.
Moore said he favored anything that
would inure to the good OF our schools, to
which he paid a high tribute. He did not
want to have the statement made to Con
gress that we nave no good schools. 1t
was untrue and not just toexiating institu-
tions.
The motion to reconsider was then car
ried by a vote OF IL to 8.
Roberts offered q resolution requesting
the Secretary of the Territory to furnish
the Chief Clerk OF the House with o set OF
keeping OF bills and papers. Adopted.
Adjourned till 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House resumed at 2 O'Clock. Order OF
business again read from beginning.
Murray, from special committee ap-
pointed to assign the different sections oil
the Governors message. reported as fol-
lows:
Different subjects embraced in the mes
sage are assigned to the following COM
mittees:
Equalization OF taxes-Committee on
ways and can
Sunday law, saloons and gambling
Committee OF elections and Territorial
affairs.
--.4-or4 of ax,orA axon;nar ron,
mittee on interpretations.
Election laws-Committee on elections
and Territorial affairs.
Office of the Attorney General and the
codifcation OF the laws-Committee on
judiciary.
Militia-Committee on military affairs.
Territorial library, reform school, peni-
tertiary and insane asylum-Committee on
Ways and means.
Observation-Disclosures on education, la
Dor and federal relations.
Bounty law and matters agricultural
agriculture, manufacture and
stock growing.
Preservation OF timber, gan Q and fish
on towns, counties and high.
ways.
Derelictions OF public oficers-Commfttee
judiciary.
On motion OF Blakely the report was
and the committee discharged.
Blakely reported from special committee
recommending the adoption of q substi-
tute in lieu OF G. j. &. No. /, providing for
extra printing, stamps. and newspapers.
The substitute a%ppropriates 1000 for the
purpose and requires the Secretary to have
printing done, newspapers fur
ETC., under the direction OF the
committee OF both houses, limit
ing the number Of papers to be furnished
at forty for each journal and the amount
10 be paid therefor to $400.
Report received, committee discharged
and substitute adopted in lieu of original
Adjourned.
IN THE OUNCIL
lin correction of yesterdays report OF
he Bennett. Bickford case, the negative
,otes on the motion to refer papers to
were cast by Collins and Mid
lleton. Bickford was excused from vot
ng.-Reporter.
Council opened in usual form this morn
ng at 10 O'Clock.
NOTICE.
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