Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-02
THE SEVENTEENTH DAY.
CONTINUING THE SESSION OF THE
LEGISLATURE OF MONTANA.

Bill Relating to the Protection OF Ceme-
taries and the Remains of the Dead
Discussing the Gambling Bill-Referred
to special Committee-The Divorce
BiII-It lis Not Likely to Pass-A Meas
ure to Allow Cities and Towns to Incur
Indebtedness.
HELENA, January 3O.-The Council was
called to order at 10 o'clock. President IN
the chair.
Brown gave notice OF the introduction oi
a bill relating to the protection OF cemeter-
les and the remains OF the dead.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Middleton introduced @. B. No. 20, an
act to amend section 255, frsG division OF
complied statutes of Montana, relating to
the formation Of iuries. Read second time
and referred to the printing COMMITTEES.
Kennedy introduced c. B. No. 81, an act
to amend sections 1898 and 1884, 9th
division, General Laws, Compiled Statutes
of Montana, relating to the reports OF the
supreme Courts. Read second time by
title and referred to printing committee.
message from the House was received
and read.
H.B. No. 3, an act providing for the bet
ter protection of fish and game and for the
appointment OF q fish and game warden in
each county, VAS read first and second
times and referred to committee on terri.
torial affairs.
THE GAMBLING BILL.
The Council went into committee OF
the whole, with Olds OF Madison in the
chair.
H.B. No. 2, the gambling bill, was the
first bill for the consideration OF the COM
mittee.
Bickford withdrew his amendment to the
amendment of the gentleman from Custer,
and moved to refer the bill to a special
committee. Seconded by Hoffman.
President Cole stated that as they were
ready to discuss this bill he would ask for
the reasons for referring it to this COM
mittee.
Bickford stated his reasons, saying that
they might discuss the bill for weeks and
make no headway on it.
Kennedy stated that they had better
draw out the opinions OF the members be-
fore it be referred to committee.
Thompson OF Deer Lodge said he thought
he had been the cause of the action taken
on the bill, and said he would rather see
the whole thing done away with, but as ne
was in favor of the bill, he moved it be re-
ferred to special committee.
In this he was seconded by Collins.
Middleton then made very able speech
and stated that two OF the committee on
Judiciary had been in favor OF stopping the
whole thing, but they would rather have
"a half loaf than no bread" He also
stated that 1t would be best to pass the
bill and kill the games named and il others
were started to pass bill and Kill them
also.
Bickford asked if by what the gentleman
OF Custer had stated he wanted to pit the
ingenuity of that honorable body, the
Council, against the "tinhorn" gamblers.
Kennedy stated that he was opposed to
referring the bill to select committee and
the bill in it's present form. He said you
could not rob man by gambling but could
knock him in the head with a club and rob
him as allowed in this bill.
Thompson, OF Silver Bow, and President
Cole made very able speeches.
The motion to refer it to speclal COM
mittee was finally carried.
THE DIVORCE BILL.
C.B. No. 5, an act relating to the duties
OF county attorneys in divorce cases was
the next bill on general orders.
Kennedy moved that when the commit
tee arise the bill be reported back to the
Council, with the recommendation that 1t
pass, and stated bis reasons to some
length.
Middleton made very able speech on
this subject, and spoke at some length, and
ended by saying that he did not believe |
that the gentlemen in this honorable body |
would pass it in its present form.
Bickford stated he did not think the
members would like to have the bill pass in |
the present form, and was followed by |
short speeches by Kennedy and brown
The latter spoke with much more force, |
and stated that the bill had been referred |
to four members of the Supreme Court. |
and they all said, "This bill will not do, |
gentlemen" The question of the adoption |
OF the amendment for the amendment was
finally adopted.
THOMPSON of Silver Bow moved the COM |
mittee do now arise. Carried.
Council came to order, President in the
chair.
Olds, chairman OF committee OF whole, |
reported as follows: Your committee OF
the whole who have had under considera- |
ton H. B. No. 2, relating to the prohibit |
ing certain gambling and fixing penalty for |
violation thereof, be referred to special |
committee and that G. B. No. 5, relating to
duties Of county attorneys in divorce cases
be amended by striking out all OF the bill
from the enacting clause.
Kennedy moved that the report be
adopted and H. B. No. be referred to
select committee, but that G. B. No. be
laid on the table.
The president announced that according
to II. B. No. 4, in regard to committee to
visit the public schools he had appointed
Hatch, Kennedy and Thompson, Of Silver
Bow on this committee, and select COM
mittee in regard to III. B. No. Thompson,
OF Silver Bow, Conrad and Hatch.
On motion OF Collins the Council took
recess until Q O'Clock.
IN THE HOUSE.
The principal actions OF the lower house
this morning, were as follows:
H. 4, the bill to authorize the transfer
OF monies from the road, poor and school
funds to the general funds of counties,
which was adversely reported by the COM
uittee of the whole, was re-referred to the
ways and means COMMITTEES.
Hunt introduced III. B. No. IL, to amend
an act allowing certain cities and towns to
incur Indebtedness. Inc AmGnOment IL 10
the effect that all Incorporated cities and
towns OF an assessed valuation oil $1,2OO,.
900 or over, ms,y issue bonds to raise
money for public improvements, providing
that, with previous or existing indebted
ness the ratio;of such bonds issued shall
not exceed per cent. Of the assessed
valuation of such city or town. The bill
is to take effect at once. Should it pass
it will enable Helena to raise money to
complete it's sewerage system and make
other public improvements. The bill was
read and ordered printed.
GENERAL ORDERS.
The House went into committee of tho
whole with Davis in the chair and sat until
noon.
H.B. No. 8. to amend the Territorial law
library, was considered by sections and
voted down, the committee deciding TO
recommend that the bill do not pass.
H.B. No. 8, Comforts bill to amend the
game law and prohibit the use OF seines in
the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers was