Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-16
.ovrlrA,s LEGLsLATURE.

House Amenomonss W ~
HELENA, March 12.-After recess Dne
Council went into COMMITTEES OF the Wnoie'
Conrad in the chair, Monday p. m.
a.B.No. "a, the sheriff relief bill, was re-
commended for passage. ,.u
The President signed the constitution Dill
which was subsequently handed to the doV-
| ernor for his signature.
After much more discussion IN the COM
mittee OF the whole concerning the snerin
bin. the committee arose and the Counci
adjourned.
HoUsE-MoNDAY EVENINGS SESSION.
The House got down to work promptly
| at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, pursuaut
to adjournment.
A petition was read from seventy-nve
| Butte people praying the passage OF u. b.
| a.. the sheriff relief bill.
C. B. 81, relating to assessment OF lille IN
| surance companies, was recommended for
n. K. 81. relating to Acknowledgements OF
CONVEYANCE, and H. B. 81, relating to mar
| ried women, were recommended to be IN
| definitely postponed.
I'D, B. 81, relating to county committees,
| and 81. B. so, to extend a boundary OF Fer
gus county, were reported without recon-
II. b. No. go, to define the term.
business hours" WAS recommended 10
pass.
The mines and mineral COMMITTEES re-
| ported q substitute for G.. J. M. No. 15,
| relating to mineral lands in Montana.
| The substitute was received and adopted.
| c. B. No. AZ, the fee bill, was reported
| with amendments and recommended to
pass.
Hunt moved for q reconsideration OF the
| vote by which Fl. B. No. 90, relating to
| compensation OF mayors and aldermen,
was Indefinitely postponed. This was car
| ried, amendments were offered and adopts !
| and the bill ordered ~engroesed.
The speaker signed H. B. No. SO, relating
| to territorial affairs.
l The mines and minerals COMMITTEES re-
ported Il. B. No. 16, to establish the Office
| of mine inspector, with Council amend.
ments, and recommending that the Hous
| concur in all the amendments except those
to section 16, and that the House appoint
| q conference committee on the amendments
to that section.
The bill with amendments a On mo-
| ton OF Hunt, referred to the same COM
| mittee.
i "A TcCcD6 y uuCu oAi 81 ~ "s
AFTER REcEs
Fl. B. Sc, the mayor and alderman bill,
| was passed unanimously.
The House then went into committee of
the whole to consider to fee bill III. B. 42).
A good many amendments were made.
The most material are as follows: The
| salaries of clerks of district courts was
fixed at 81, 900 per annum, but in counties
| not having an assessed valuation of more
than 81, 600, 900 they are to receive $500
per annum, and county commissioners may
in their discretion, appoint one or more
deputies, who shall receive 800 per month.
The mileage If sheriffs is reduced from
twenty to fifteen cents per mile. The mile
age for transporting prisoners and insane
patients was ixed at twenty cents per mile.
The salary OF county attorneys was placed
at $500 per annum, and in counties not
having assed valuation OF more than 81
100000 they are to receive $500 per an.
num-.
Probate judges are to receive $500 per
annum, except in counties not having more
than $2,OOO,O 600 assessed valuation, where
they are to receive 5000 per annum.
County treasurers in counties having an
more than 81, OOO, 600 are allowed q dep.
uty for six months in the year, and in
counties having more than 1000, 600
assessed valuation the treasury is allowed
q deputy the year round. The deputies
OF both classes are to be paid 500 per
month.
County assessors are to receive 81, 500
per annuB, except in counties not having
more than $4,000, 900, where the salary is
fixed at 81 900 per annum.
The committee then arose. and the House
fhon nIf0rrnal ts1 IN 15o1~nlx ALsz $1,000
ing.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY-MARCH IL.
HELENA, March 12.-Hoffmau, from the
committee on education and labor, re-
ported favorably the nomination OF Miss
Lou Guthrie as territorial librarian.
Thompson OF Deer Lodge, from the COM
mittse on elections, to whom was referred
the Bickford. Bennett contested election
case reported back favorable to sitting
member.
Hatch, from committee on territorial
affairs, having under consideration the
nominations for territorial board OF sur
geons, reported same back recommending
nominations be confirmed.
Rules were suspended and G. B. No. 4S
read third time by title and passed by
unanimous vote.
During the afternoon the Council vent in
to executive session, and confirmed the
Governors nominations for a board OF
medical examiners, q board Of stock com |
missioners, n Miss Lou Gutherie for H.
brarian. The others were rejected.
Recess until 2 O'Clock.
HoUsE-MoRNING SESSION.
When the House convened this morning |
it went into committee OF the whole, Waite |
in the chair. |
The fee bill, G.. B. No. AZ, was considered, |
and further amendments ere made, which,
together with the bill, was recommended o |
pass.
H. B. No. z, liquor license bill, was con-
sidered and amended and recommended 10
pass. |
When the Speaker resumed the chair, H. |
No. 81, the Fergus county boundary bill, |
was referred , a committee.
EPoRT OF COMMITTEES.
H. B. No. So, to prevent sale OF n~oxious
drugs, was recommended to pass.
{. B. No. 1S. railroad hill, reported with.
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