The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-20

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present. As nothing is said about the COM
pensation of employees it ID thought the
clerks can be paid without any trouble.
Chaplain Price, In his opening prayer for
the benefit Of the senate yesterday, asked
that 1.-The difficulties which now beset US be
and further on petitioned ito make us bet
ter mon, as We know we ought to be-" The
only business transacted in the senate was
the reception and reading Of a communion
tion from Gov. Toole, transmitting q letter
from the secretary Of war respecting the
cession Of certain lands in Montana, to-
gether with the draft OF a bill for that pur-
pose. which was referred to the committee
on federal relations. Secretary P~ro0tor's
letter, which ia dated Jan II, is as follows:
Sir-I have the honor to enclose to you
herewith = draft prepared in this depart
ment and following the usual form, Of an
oct csding jurisdiction over certain lands
in Montana, and to request that you will
submit the same to the state legislature.
with q view to its adoption as soon as may
be practicable. As to the Yellowstone park,
the act Of July 10, 1880, admitting Wyo:
ming into the union, reserves in general
terms TO the United States exclusive juris-
diction over the park, but az minor portions
Of the same are embraced within the bound
aries of Montana and Idaho, ii has been
deemed advisable that these states should
Join in the c~ession. 80 that the jurisdiction
and authority Of the United States shall be
military posts and reservations within
the state, the constitution Of Mon
tana codes to the United States exclusive
jurisdiction over these in appropriate terms,
but inasmuch a. new posts may be estab-
lished, or those existing added to or other
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~ has been done in sundry other states. a
prospective form, so as to obviate the ne
cessity Of asking a new cession on every
occasion of a material change in the terri
tory Of these sites. REDF1ELD PROCTOR,
@~t Secretary of War.
Following is the draft of the bill which
che secretary of war enclosed:
An act ceding to the United States juris-
diction over certain lands:
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
state Of Montana, that pursuant to article
one. section eight. paragraph seventeen, of
the constitution Of the Upited States, con-
sent to purchase is hereby given and ex-
clnsive jurisdiction coded to the United
States over I'M with respect to all lands
within the state which are or NAV be en-
braced within the Yellowstone National
Park, together with all such lands as are
now or may hereafter be occupied and held
by the United States for military purposes,
either as additions to the military posts
over which Jurisdiction is coded by the CON
stitution of Montana, or as new or other
posts or reservations established within the
state for the common defense; reservinR,
however, to this state, a concurrent juris-
diction for the execution, Upon said lands
or on the buildings erected thereon, Of eli
process. civil or criminal. lawfully issued
by the courts Of the state ana not incom-
patible with this cession. This act shall
taxi effect from and after its passage.
After three efforts the house finally
found a quorum at eight o'clock last even
ing. Several of the members were delayed
by trains during the day. During the brief
session considerable business wal transact
ed. the most important being the first COM
mittee reports on bills. These are all ready
for the final passage in committee of the
whole. The house will probably resolve it.
self into the committee of the whole to-day
and ave the bills ready for the senate.
Work in the house thus far has progressed
with admirable rapidity and there il now
nothing to prevent the speedy passage of
necessary bills.
The bills placed on general order in the
house are:
House bill Nc. 5-Requiring all officers TO
report fees and emoluments of their Offices.
House bill No. 4-ConcerninQ notaries'
fees. which was approved by the judiciary
committee with a slight amendment.
House bill No. Placing the legal rate
of interest at seven per cent. Approved.
House bill No. 3-nefning cmbezzlement
Mr.. Beach introduced a resolution re-
questing the judiciary committee to deter
mine il the several codes can be adopted
before they are printed. This is a matter
Of considerable importance. 1t is thought
by some that the codes should first be
printed and circulated among the attorneys
so that the different provisions MAY be
thoroughly discussed before adoption, In
this event the codes could not b. adopted
before next winter. In the meantime il ia
necessary for the legislature to make a spe-
cial appropriation for printing the codes.
Bills 10, II, II and II were reported cor
rsctly printed yesterday and were referred
to the proper committees. Mr.. Beach gave
notice that the ways and means committee
would introduce . ball fixing the official fees
of the secretary Of state.
Nj. Carney. OF Madison county. intro.
duoed bill aiming to regulate the practic.
Of medicine in this state. The more impor-
tant provisions include the amending o,
sections z, 8, 4 and 7 of the act approved II
the sixteenth assembly. Under Mr.. Car.