HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

Council Joint Resolution making an appropriation for the Historical Society of Montana.

Be it resolved by the Council, the House of Representatives concurring:

That there be and is hereby appropriated annually to the Historical Society of Montana, to be drawn by the treasurer thereof, the sum of six hundred dollars, to be used for the payment of room rent, for the library, for fuel, lights, furniture, for the binding of books, newspapers and magazines, postage and stationery, and services of librarian; and the Territorial Auditor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant in favor of such treasurer upon the Territorial Treasurer for the said sum of six hundred dollars.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

Council joint resolution to transfer the custody of the banners presented by the delegation of the Legislature of Dakota, on the occasion of their recent visit to Helena, to the Historical Society of Montana for safe keeping.

Be it resolved by the Council, the House concurring:

That the banners presented by the delegation of the Legislature of Dakota to this Legislative Assembly, on the occasion of their recent visit to this body, be placed by the Sergeant-at-Arms of each house in the custody of the Historical Society of Montana, to be there kept and preserved, subject to the order of any future Legislature of Montana; this to be done on the day of the adjournment of this Legislative Assembly.

Approved, March 8, 1889.

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD-AUTHORIZING THE PRINTING OF ACT CONCERNING.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Council concurring:

That in the next publication of thel aws of Montana, in as much as the same is of general interest to the people of Montana, an act entitled "an act granting lands to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from Lake Superior to Puget Sound by the northern route" approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixtyfour, and the amendments thereto, be published among the laws affecting the territory of Montana in the prefix to the Statutes of this session.

Approved, March 14th, 1889.

PRINTING AND STATIONERY.

Providing for the payment of printing, newspapers, stationery, stamps, etc., not provided for by the general government.

Be it resolved by the Council, the House concurring:

That the sum of one thousand (1,000) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the territorial treasury not otherwise appro

priated, to defray the expenses of such printing for the present session as may not be provided for by the general government including letter heads, envelopes, bills, resolutions, memorials and stationery presented or required in either house of the present legislative assembly, also including postage stamps necessary for the use of the members and chief clerks of both houses of the Legislature, not exceeding in amount the sum of five (5) dollars to any one member, and including a sufficient number of copies of daily newspapers published within this territory, not exceeding forty (40) of each, each day for the use of both houses: Provided, That no more than four hundred (400) dollars of the sum hereby appropriated shall be expended for such newspapers during the session; and the Territorial Secretary acting under the direction and subject to the control of the printing committees of the respective houses, is hereby authorized to cause such printing to be properly done, and such stationery and such postage stamps to be furnished to the members and chief clerks not exceeding the amount herein named therefor; and also under the direction of said respective printing committees to cause such newspapers as said printing committees may designate to be furnished and delivered in the respective houses. And his certificate or certificates for any of the articles herein named accompanied by the proper vouchers approved by the chairman of said printing committees shall be sufficient authority for the Territorial Auditor to draw his warrant or warrants on the Territorial Treasurer therefor.

Approved, January 22, 1889.

PUBLICATION OF LAWS.

A joint resolution relating to the printing of laws pursuant to section sixteen hundred and thirty-one of the Fifth Division Compiled Statute of Montana.

Be it resolved by the Council, the House of Representatives concurring : That the committees on judiciary of the two houses be and are hereby authorized and directed to act as a joint committee for the purpose of indicating and reporting to the Governor, President of the Council and Speaker of the House, such laws enacted at the present session of the legislature as is in the opinion of such joint committee should be printed pursuant to the provisions of section sixteen hundred and thirty-one, Fifth Division, Compiled Statutes of Montana.

Such joint committee to make their report on or before the fifteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine. Approved, March 14th, 1889.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.

To defray the expenses of the joint committee of the legislature appointed to visit the penitentiary and insane asylum.

Be it resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the territory of Montana: That there is hereby appropriated from the territorial treasury, out of any money not otherwise appropriated, the sum of twenty

cents per mile for one hundred and sixety miles traveled by said committee to the penitentiary and territorial insane asylum and return, in favor of the following named persons, George M. Hatch, W. A. Conrad. Will Kennedy, S. G. Murry, E. E. Congdon, H. D. Pickman, C. P. Blakeley, J. R. Comfort. The said named persons served as joint members of special committees duly authorized by a joint resolution pass by both the Council and House of Representatives of the sixteenth legislative assembly of the territory of Montana, two hundred and fifty-six dollars is the amount of expenses necessarily incurred by the committee to visit the penitentiary and insane asylum.

Approved, March 8, 1889.

SCHOOL TEXT BOOK COMMISSION,

House Joint Resolution. For the relief of A. C. Logan, J. H. Meyers and R. H. Howey, members of the school text book commission.

Be it resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Mon

tana:

That the sum of twenty-five dollars be paid to A. C. Logan, that the sum of thirty dollars be paid to J. H. Meyers, and the sum of fifteen dollars be paid to R. H. Howey, for services as members of the school text book commission, out of any moneys in the territorial treasury not otherwise appropriated.

And the Territorial Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrants in favor of said A. C. Logan, J. H. Meyers and R. H. Howey upon the territorial treasury for said amounts. Approved, February 14th, 1889.

STENOGRAPHERS.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Council concurring:

That M. K. Child be and is hereby awarded as compensation for clerical services as stenographer and type-writer for the House of Representatives the sum of twenty dollars for four days' services. in addition to the same already allowed; and the Auditor of the territory is hereby directed to draw his warrant for said sum of twenty dollars in favor of said M. K. Child.

And also that the sum of twenty dollars be paid to Miss Fannie Vandervoort for extra services.

Be it resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Mon

tana:

That there be appropriated out of any money in the territorial treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of thirty-six and fifteen-one-hundredths ($36.15) dollars, to be paid to the Western Union Telegraph Company for services rendered in telegraphing contents of house joint resolution number eight to the Hon. J. K.

Toole, John G. Carlisle and J. J. Ingalls; and the Territorial Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to draw a warrant on the Territorial Treasurer for the said sum of thirty-six and fifteen-onehundredths dollars.

Approved, March 6, 1889,

WATCHMEN AND JANITORS.

House Joint Resolution.-Providing for assistant watchman and janitor for the House and Council.

Be it resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Mon

tana:

That the President of the Council and the Speaker of the House do apppoint one assistant watchman and janitor for the Council and one for the House, whose duties are to assist the watchman of the House, and watchman of the Council and to keep in proper condition and order the various committee rooms, for the use of committees of House and Council.

That the compensation of said officers shall be four dollars per day, and the Territorial Auditor is hereby authorized, and directed to draw warrants in their favor upon presentation of pay-roll duly certified to, by the President of the Council and Speaker of the House and chief clerks of the respective houses.

Approved, January 23, 1889.

MEMORIALS.

FORT ELLIS RESERVATION.

Council Joint Memorial-Asking that the abandoned Fort Ellis Military Reservation be donated to the territory of Montana for the benefit of a school of mines, agriculture and the mechanics arts.

To the Honorable the Senate of the United States and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress Assembled:

Whereas, The people of the territory point with an honest pride to the superior grade and high character of our common school system, and acknowledge their many obligations to the general government for the endowments of school lands therefore, yet, considering that the time is at hand when our educational facilities in the form of industrial schools are not sufficient to meet the demands of our school population, and that those school lands donated for such a purpose are not available at present.

And whereas, The Governor of the territory in his message to the present Legislature recommended to them, and urged upon them, that they memorialize Congress to at once donate to the territory the abandoned Fort Ellis Millitary Reservation, and all buildings thereon belonging to said post for the benefit of a school of mines, agriculture and merchanics arts.

And whereas, The buildings thereon, although of a temporary nature, might with some comparatively inexpensive slterations, be made to accommodate a corps of professors and several hundred students and become of untold benefit to the youth of this territory in affording to them opportunities and benefits of a higher educa

tion.

Your memoralists, the Council and House of Representatives, composing the legislative assembly of the territory of Montana, respectfully pray that you, the Congress of the United States, donate and grant to the territory of Montana, the said abandoned Fort Ellis military reservation for the uses and purposes as above set forth.

And our delegate in Congress for the territory of Montana is hereby requested to prepare and introduce the necessary bills in Congress, looking to the donation of such lands and the buildings thereon as prayed in this memorial; and also to take such other steps within his power as will prevent other disposition of such lands until such bills can be acted upon by Congress.