The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-01-22
The Montana Legislature.
Sixteenth Biennial Session.
MONDAY.-.SEvENTH DAYS PROCEED
INGS,

HELENA, Jan. 21.-CoUNc1I: The
Council was called to order at ten o'clock
this morning, pursuant to adjournment.
Notices of bills were given as follows:
By Kennedy, bill In relation to duties
of county attorney.
By Conrad, bill for an act for payment
of bounties for certain stock killing
animals.
By Middleton, bill for an act In relation
to laborer's liens.
President Cole called Mr.. Middleton to
occupy the chair for short time.
Brown of Beaverhead introduced Z. d.
No. 2, providing for an act amending
section 1878, 9Th division, compiled
statutes Of Montana, relating to the duty
Of assessors to collect statistics. Read
second time by title and referred to
printing committee. $3.50.
Bickford introduced c. B. No. 3, to
amend section 754, code of civil pro-
csedure, compiled statutes of Montana,
relating to attachment in Justice courts.
Read second time by title and referred
to printing committee.
Bickford introduced c. b. No. 4, to
amend chapter 9, fifth division, laws Of
Montana, to allow women to be admitted
to practice as attorneys At law.
Read second time by title and referred
to printing committee.
Recess until o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Council called to order promptly.
G. J. r. No. S, relating to printing 1000
copies of the Governors message, was the
special order for tho hour.
Thompson of Deer Lodge moved that
the subject Of printing the Toole resolu-
tion, presented by Collins Of Choteau and
Cascade, be indefinitely postponed. Lost
by tie vote-Thompson, republican, Of
Silver Bow, voting with the democrats.
On motion of Thompson of Silver Bow
the printing of this resolution was laid
upon the table.
Brown gave notice that he would intro
duce bill providing for permanently
fixing the boundry line and point in the
middle fork of Stony creek where Deer
Lodge and Silver Bow counties corner.
Hoffman gave notice that he would in
troduce bill regarding the building Of
free bridges. N.M
President Cole announced the appoint
ment of the following extra clerks: R
l.. Davis, A. D. Brown, ]. L. Jenson, E.
s. Walker. Adjourned.
Called to order ut 2 p. Ill. by speaker.
Hunt presented petition from the
Montana bur association which states
that at a recent meeting Of that body
held in Helena, it WAS resolved, as the
sense of the association, that the common
law so far as possible, should be reduced
to the form of the statute; that codifica-
ton Of the political, civil and criminal
law and practice should be provided for
by the legislature.
Referred to the judicial committee
The following reports were received
and adopted: ....
From johnson, Committee on labor,
education and federal relations, with q
substitute. The substitute was adopted.
From Congdon, committee on printing,
by Pickman, bill for an act to regulate
the practice of medicine and surgery, to
license surgeons and to punish persons
violating the act.
By.Rea to provide for payment Of
bounties.
BY Haskell bill for an act to provide
for the transfer Of certain moneys to the
general fund and amend section 1928 OF
fifth division of general laws and to
create Territorial board of equalization.
Hunt introduced II. B. No. 2, an act
to prohibit certain gambling games and
fixing the penalty for violation thereof.
Read first and second times and re-
fcrred to printing committee.
On account Of sickness in his family,
Mr.. Joslyn Of Deer Lodge was granted
leave of absence.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow