Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-02-28
WHAT A HEAD"
Was the Involuntary Ejaculation
of Montana's Legislators
on Tuesday.
General Harrison and Party Ar.
rive Safely in Washington
Read, for Inauguration.
SIXTEENTH LEGIsLATURE.
Forty-second Day-February 80.

SIXTEENTH LEGIsLATURE.
Fory-second Day-February 26.
COUNCIL.
Council came to order at 10 o'clock
pursuant to adjournment. Roll call
Quorum present. Prayer by chaplain
Journal Of past three days read and
approved.
Kennedy. from enrolment commit.
tee, reports c. b. No. z. H. b. Nos. 8
| IL, @ and 10 correctly enrolled.
Collins. from committee on printing
reported c. B. Nos. Al and AZ correctly
lprintsd.
G. b. No. Al referred to committee
on judiciary,
c. B. No. AZ referred to committee
on ways and means.
Kennedy. from the joint COMMITTEES
appointed to examine the books of the
territorial auditor and treasurer, made
report.
Kennedy introduced c. B. A, q bill
for an act to prohibit gambling. Read
first and second times and referred to
printing COMMITTEES.
The council then went into commit
tee Of the whole, with Hatch In the
chair.
The first consideration was II. b. Is,
the registration bill, which was taken
up beginning with section 9. Some
few amendments were made in this
section and on motion Of Brown was
adopted.
Kennedy offered an amendment and
proviso to section 10, which caused
some discussion on the part Of Biok-
ford, Middleton, Brown and Ken
nsdy. who spoke In favor Of the
amendment, and President Cole and
Thompson, of Deer Lodge, In opposi-
tion. who thought that the amend
ment did not throw strong enough
safeguards around the bill. Finally
on motion of Thompson, Of Deer
Lodge, the section as amended wa.
adopted.
To section IL an amendment was
offered by Thompson. Of Deer Lod &c,
In line nve after the word certificate,
by inserting "under the seal and sig
nature OF the Registry Agency" which
was carried, and on motion Of Brown
the section as amended was adopted.
In five, section IL, the word "and''
was stricken out and section adopted
on motion Of Brown.
In section l3 discussion ensued re-
lating to the compensation Of registry
agents, on the part Of Bickford, Mid
dleton and Kennedy.
u The first named introduced a
amendment 90 % 10 throw . stropgs
safeguard around the bill, which Of
objection was amended by inserting
proviso In line five after the wor
dollars" but on objection be state
? with permission he would withdra'
his amendments and make . motto
to pass section temporarily until afte
noon session, when he would intr
duce o carefully drawn up amen
ment or substitute to the section.
a Conrad moved committee arise, r
,I port progress and ask leave to I
N again. Carried.
n Council resumed, The president
~ the chair.
Hatch, chairman of the commit
of the whole, made his report, Will
was received and leave granted 10 |
again.
On motion Of Conrad council took
recess until 2 o'clock.
HOUSE.
The proceedings OF the house we
CT prosaic and entirely without excitil
ie interest. The members seemed rath
tagged after their day OF sport n
were not inclined TO harrangue. L
tie else was done beyond the heari
OF reports from committees and
~ quick adoption Of the same. II
new bills were introduced and
committee Of the whole sat and cs
sidered two bills, which were adop
by sections without considers
amendment.
The chaplain pronounced pra
and Immediately thereafter Carr
sil Congdon and Swiggett asked 10 be
lY cused.
OF The printing committee repor
, ,sn correctly printed the following b
noe which we're referred 10 following o.
mittees;
H. b, "a to committee on mines |
minerals.
H. b. 3s 10 committee on tow
counties and highways.
II. Be. 80 and AZ. 10 committee
judiciary.
4 II. b. 90. 10 committee on moor
~ ations.
Mt. Blaksly presented q petition n