Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-02-16
HOUSE.

hieut auu Woo opcueu WIN prayer "
the chaplain. All members present
The first business considered was the
judiciary committee report.
The judiciary committee reported
following bills with following recon-
mendstions:
H. B. 25, In reference to text books
that it do pass.
H. b. "a, relative TO slimopy and
dover, that 1t do pass.
II. b. 10. relative to executors, that
II do not pass.
c. b. Is, relative to yagrsnts, that it
do not pass.
II. B. q, reported correctly printed
and referred to committee on ways
and means.
Roberts asked leave to introduce q
bill without notice.
Joslyn didn't like the idea of intro
ducing bills without notice, but would
uot oDJect c0ls time.
Roberts then introduced q bill for
the amendment of certain sections Of
division 8 of the code relative to min
ing claims aud locations. Bill read
twice by title and referred to commit
tee on printing.
A communicative from the council
stated that the council refused to con-
cur in the amendments offered by the
house relative 10 c. b. No. IL, con-
cerniDg time when acts of the legisla-
ture are TO take effect, and further
stating that committee had been ap-
pointed 10 confer with such commit.
lee Of he house on the bill. A motion
was made TO appoint such committee
Of the house. The chair appointed
consisting of johnson,
Murray and Moore.
Waite asked permission TO absent
himself from the house till Tuesday
evening. Granted.
II. b. No. 8, relative to game laws,
read for third time and passed by .
vote OF l6 to 8, the following voting 10
the Affirmative: Congdon, Davis,
Flowers, Garrett, Gillette. Haskell,
Hunt, Murray. Moore. Pickman, Rob-
,rts. Swiggett, Waite, Whitney, Will
is. Mr.. Speaker. And the following
o the negative. Comfort, johnson,
ZONES. JoslyD, Rea. Saxton.
II. B. 8. medical practice; bill was
cad for the third time and put upon
inal passage. The voting was almost
in favor of the bill. Whit.
ley was the only one who voted no.
title was agreed to.
The house then resolved itself into
OF the whole for the con-
liberation Of general orders. Rea In
he chair. The first bill considered
was c. B. %, the gambling bill. On |
notion Of Joslyn the reading Of the |
original bill was dispensed with and
he reading of the substitute was taken
~. After the reading, the consider
Ition Of the bill was taken up section
BY section. On motion Of Joslyn the |
'ectlon was adopted a. read.
Congdon moved TO adopt the section
" read. Joslyn wanted the proviso
It the top of section 2sufiixed to sec
ion /. This was adopted.
Blskely wanted fArcand round table
,oker stricken out, as wholly upneces-
ary and useless. The games prohib.
ted are mentioned, and none other,
nd there IL no use mentioning the
'ame Of few Of the games that are to
70 allowed, without mentioning every
onosiva BILE game that is TO be allowed
nd this would be impossible. The
iii In its present aspect appears 10
'rohibit all games except those that
re mentioned a. being reserved.
Hunt spoke In favor Of passing the
III. He said that the question was as
o whether q court would not sonstrue
he law ~ restricting the playing Of
n games to those enumerated in the
ections, or under the clause which |
,mbraced the prohibition Of all SINH |
sr games ~ those enumersted In sec
ions. the courts may construe faro 10
,e n similsr game. and on either hand
4 the dilemma be thought the oondi-
ion Il wss row In wss best and he
|Idu't care about teohnloslitIss. nor
I'D be want 10 agsrsgAts 10 himself
NJ glory Of having the bill passed
,hyoh was Originally introduced ~
10 house. He would vote for the
Duncll bill. what be wanted was TO
et II the thieves and robosn. They
ERE becoming moro arrogant than
vsr. Only lsss wssk they made an
,ssuIt upon some poor devil they had
,vsIsled sod nearly kicked hiA head
T. Too lsns time had already bssp
ken in the cossideration of this blll.
Blshsly said be soneurrsd In ths
sntlsmsn's spsseh and the whole ob-
'os II the house ought 10 BE- V ~
10 blli through.
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