Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-02-06
Twenty-SecOnd Day
Of the Sixteenth Session of the
Last Legislative Assembly Of
This Territory.
Moore's Registration law makes
it the Duty of Justices of the
Peace to Act as Registrars.
SIXTEENTH LEGIsLATURE.
Twenty-seeond Day-February4 4.
COUNCIL.

| sIAIEENTh LEGlsLATthE.
Twenty Second dDay-February
COUNCIL.
Council called to order at 2 o'clock
President in the chair.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Kennedy, chairman Of committee OF
enrolment, reported G. b. 8, con cern-
iDg line boundaries OF several counties
correctly enrolled.
Conrad, chairman Of committee OF
grazing and stock raising, to whom
was referred II. B. 8, providing for tn,
payment of bounties on certain stocl
killing animals. reported same back :,
council with recommendation that il
do pas.
G. b. No. 8 was sent TO the house fol
passage.
III. B, No. was placed on general
orders.
0lds. chairman of committee on
mines and minerals, 10 whom was re-
ferred that part OF the governors mes
sage relating to the sefety and work
ing of mines. reported IL had been
carefully examined and recommended
that no action be tabe en- on 1t at pres
eDt.
Thompson, OF Deer Lodge, chair
man of committee on engrossment. re-
ported that the following bi!!s had
been examined and found correctly
engrossed: q. b. No. IL. ~ act to
an end section S45. fifth division, COM
piled statutes. relating to county at
torneys; Z. B. No. IL. act to amend
section 1897. fifth division, compiled
statutes, relating TO drawing juries; C.
B. No. l3. IN act to amend sections
1896, 1897 and 1898. fifth division COM
piled statutes. relating to legal rate OF
interest; C. b. No. IA, an act to provide
for the appointment and to prescribe
the duties Of public examiner; c. B.
No. Is. an act relating to the Office of
Lolice magistrate In incorporated
towns and cities, and G. B. No. is. an
act to amend sections ISL and lsS, 1st
div, compiled statutes, relating TO at
tschmrrts.
Bckford gave notice of the intro
duction OF o bill to provide for the
registration Of voters and regulating
elections.
Brown introduced C. b. No. "a, re-
latipg to rights Of parties occupying
public domain. Read first and second
times and referred to committee on
printing.
Bickford introduced c. B 2S, an sct
regulating the taking up and care Of
stray horses and providing for the
payment OF fees and fines.
Collins introduced G. B. No. %. an
act regulating printing and purchss-
ing OF blank books, stationery, etc.. In
the several counties ia the territory Of
Montana.
Middleton moved that the commun-
ication from the ladies of Helena to
the councilman from Beaverhesd be
read. II was placed ON general orders
for reading and discussion.
G. b. No. II, an act to amend sec
ton 8, 9th division, compiled stat
.utes, relating to county attorneys. wss
passed.
HOUSE.
House met al 2o'clock. quorum pres.
ept.
saxton. chairman 81 the committee
Of the whole, reported c. b. 7, To au-
thorise counties TO build free bridges,
with the scommendation that II Re
referred back 70 the committee on
towns and counties. Report adopted.
Also II. b, 10, relating TO the compen-
saiion of Justices OF theps, o., with
amendments for passage. Report
adopted. Bill referred for engro~s-
mept.
Davis gave notice Of . bill FIR an act
tn regulate the business Of pawn brnk-
ers and JUNK dealers.
Flower moved that the vote by
which c. Il. No. s, relating 10 ss'scb-
n,ents In Justices courts, ~ss ibdeap-
itsly postponed. b rsconslderrd.
Blaksly seconded the motion In .
speech. In which be said be thought
the bill had been hastily oonsIdsrsd.
II was . bill to help the poor man and
would prevent shsri6s nom ssisIng
end sellins property of one men 81.
tached 10 the property ~ another.
Such . Law had hsep tried IN Colorado
and pr~v~d . succeus The MI might
need amendment. bot the intent wss
good.
Hunt opposed The motion. sAying
that The rrpers upos NE bill had bssn
the unanImoss opinioa q the Judi