The Helena independent., 1889-02-17

in the lobby. Flowers and Murray were
excused until Monday. Hunt introduced
| the following:
House juint memorial No 4, relating 10
statehood was introduced as follows:
To the Honorable, the Senate and House
Of Representatives OF the United States
in Congress assembled:
You memorialists the legislative assem-
bly, Of the Territory OF Montana respect.
fully represent:
That The people OF Montana rejoice In
| the belief that our statehood aud the state
hood Of our sister territories Is so near at
hand and that our ambition will be fully
realized under the terms OF the bill for ad
mission As contended for In the conference
| by the senate OF the United States,
That we express our grateful obligations
10 the majority Of the house Of representa-
| tiyes for their gallant fight In having the
unjust provisions OF the sO-called Omnibuy
bill eliminated from that measure,
That we do most earnettly pray that the
bill as insisted upon by the senate, hnd
which we believe Is now pending before
the house of representatives, receive the
| immediate and favorable action cf your
honorable bodies, TO the end that our rights
80 long and 81 unjustly withheld may I'm
ally be granted us.
The speaker of the house OF representa-
tives and the president of the council be
/
| memorial 10 the president OF the senate and
the speaker OF the house Of representatives
and 10 our delegate In congress at Wash
ngton.
On motion OF Murray the rules were sus-
pended and the memorial passed by TWEEN
ty-three Affirmative votes. CoDgdon, FLOW
ers and Waite absent.
The house resolved itself into committee
OF the whole with Moore OF Deer Lodge In
the chair, consider the general orders
Council bill No. 81, concerning gates and
bars, came up first with a recommends
tion that IL pass.
| The bill amends section 1921 Of the com
piled statutes as follows:
"Any person or persons who shall know
ingly, wilfully and malciously leave down
any bars, OF leave open any gate, or leave
down or open any contriyance leading into
or out of any enclosed premises, whether
enclosed by lawful fence or not, shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanOr, and up
on conviction thereof before any court Of
competent jurisdict on shall be punished
| by fine not exceeding the sum ~ hfty
dollars, or by Imprisonment In the county
jail not exceeding sixty days, OF by both
| such fine and Imprisonment
| On motion of Murray II was decided 10
report II back TO the house for passage.
| House bill, No. Q, relating 70 writs Of exc
cnti0n, recommended not 10 pass was then
4
consideration Of II dispensed with ON ac-
count OF Flowers, the introducer OF the bill
being absent
On motion OF Rea the committee arose
aud Haskell called for the general order Of
business.
Roberts, chairman OF the mines and min
erals committee, reported back house bill
No. is, to establish the Office OF inspector OF
mines, with amendments and without re-
commentator. Placed on general orders
johnson, OF the house conference com
mittee, ON council bill II relating to the
time when acts of the legislature shall taEe
effect reported with z recommendation
that the house recede from its amendments.
The house amendments TO the council
bill are 10 make acts take effect throughout
the territs nv ten days after their passage.
while the :ouncil bill coptemplates that
they shall take effect, after their passage,
Immediately at The seat of government, and
shaII travel AT the rate of fifty miles per
day eisewhere
On motion of Joslyn the house confer.
ence committees were instructed TO adhere
10 the amendments offered by the house.
Moore. chairman OF the committee OF the
whole. renorted.
Council bill No. 81. relating TO gates and
bars. WAS nut on the calendar for a third
reading,
| On Davis, motion the report of the chair
man of the committed of the whole was
amended postponing Consideration OF
house bill No. ID until next Tuesday. The
renort AZ amended was then received and
adopted.
| Pickman. of the enprossing committee.
reported house bill "a. relating 10 alimopy
and divorce cases, correctly engrossed.
Placed on the calendar for a third reading.
Gillette. of the Joint enrolment commit
tee, reported house bill No. 8, the game