The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-01-24
The Montana Legislature.

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Sixteenth Biennial Session.
THuR~DAY---NINTH DAYS PRO-
cEEDINGs.
HELENA. Jan. % -CouNc,l: Council
called to order at 10 o'clock.
Thompson, chairman of con. .mittee on
elections, reported as follows:
Mr.. President Your committee on
elections to whom was referred portions
of the Governors message referring to
politics in State institutions and reform
in election laws, would state that they
have had the subject under consideration
and your committee find that there ARE no
public institutions exclusively unttercon-
troll Of the Territory, hence are unable to
submit any recommendation or comment
relative to politics in State institutions.
The question Of adequate and fair cleo
tion laws and electional reform is con
mittee. The expediency ofenacting such
expression of the will Of the people, en-,
bouying the experience Of older States.
will doubtless commend itself to the
judgment Of the legislative assembly.
Measures are already introduced and
others are in progress Of introduction by
members Of the assembly which, it is he
lieved, will receive careful consideration.
In view OF this fact, your committee deem
it unnecessary to formulate and present
amy measure bearing upon this subject ut
present. Very respectfully,
TnoM1soN, Chairman.
Notices BY Brown: Mr.. President, l
hereby give notice that tomorrow | will
introduced bill amending section 3022,
third division compiled statutes Of Mon
tana relating to separate trials Of crimi-
mails.
BY Kennedy-Mr. President, hereby
give notice that tomorrow or ut some
future day will introduced bill to amend
sections 1913 and 1914, third division
compiled statutes of Montana, relating to
contracts for care of poor.
Thompson of Deer Lodge introduced
G. B. No. 8, an act to establish Terri
torial board of examiners, also to regulate
the practice of medicine Recess until
2 O'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION. ~.
Hatch, chairman of committee on Terri
| torial affairs, to whom was referred the
Governors message relative to the kill
ing of bison, reported that ut some future
day lie would introduce Il bill to provide
against killing of the same.
Bickford, chairman OF the committee
! to whom was referred c. b. No. i, relat-
ing to the boundaries of Missoula, Silver
Bow, Deer Lodge and Bcavrrhead
counties, recommend the passage of Il
bill with amendments.
Brown of Beaverhead introduced {. b.
| No. 10, amending section :}D2, third
division of compiled statutes of Montlna
relative to separate trials of criminals.
Kennedy introduced the following
bills:
Council concurrent resolution No. l,
providing that joint committee Of three
from the council be appointed to act with
like committee from the House TO eN-
anime accounts of Territorial auditor and
treasurer: said committee is authorized
to appoint one or two experts, ii IN its
jud gmcnt the employment ot suc', Is
necessary. Adopted.
Prrsi,lent:Cole appointed the following
committee to examine the hooks Of III"
Territorial auditor and treasurer, to wit
Kennedy, Conrad, and Hatch.
4 The council went into committee Of
the whole, Thompson Of Silver Bow in
Il chair, to consider c. B. No. ., dctermiu-
ing certain county boundaries.
Committee arose and recommended the
passage Of hill as amended.
IL. j. X. No. >, for printing the Gov
crnor's message, was passed under sls
pension Of the rules.
Openpd IN usual form 1T 10 O'clock III
usual form.
Congdon, from printing committee re-
ported II. b. No =, Hunts gambling bill
correctly printed. Referred to ways ant
means committee.
II. J. Il. No. ., authorizing the printin.
of the Governors message, was referred
hack to the house with recommendation
that it and all other resolutions M no
printed Adopted.
Moore gave notice of Il hill for HI nc
to provide for the registering Of thu
names of electors and to prevent fraud a
elections
A message was received from thu
council announcing that c. j. X. No.
! for extra printing, had been signed b,
!, the president and approved by the Gov
; ernor; also that II. J. X. No. 3 for tn
, appointment Of extra janitors passed th'
! council and was transmitted to the hons
s for final enrolment.
A message WAS received from the Gov
ernor addressed to the presiding officer
: Of both houses rs follows:
e NV attention has been called to IL.
; statute law as found in section 270, fourt
;, division, chapter 13 Of the compiled
statutes Of Montana, page $50, i'll rcfr,
ence to killing buffalo or bison With
certain counties in said Territory. | III
advised that there are in the iellowston
National Park considerable numbers {
# this species of animal and, with view
g save them from determination, Congres
. has heretofore made provision for the
Z protection while on the soil Of that parl
II and the statute of Montana referred I
Is has been supporting help to the law {
u the United States and those intr,lste
:. with its execution. 1t will be seen TIL.
, the act of Montana will expire on the II
II OF February, 1889. The migratory cha
A actcr Of these animals is such that
j. certain seasons of the year they stra
- abroad from their usual home groun'
). and hence may BE- found without II
II United States guardian care. ! recon
l. mend that the Legislative assembly n
enact said statute of 1879 and enlarge i
provisions and inElibitons so as to appl
10 the entire Territory cf Montana. X
Spccttuliy, +. II. LESLIE
On motion tl. message was referred
st the committee on elections aud Ttrr
toral affairs.