Thehouse met at the usual hour. After^roll call and prayer Moore offered a motion^to the effect that the rulea be amended M^that the minutes should be kept in the^journal ot the house Instead of on sheets of^paper, as at present.
Thespeaker stated that it had been the^cnMoui to keep the minutes on separate^sheets and after their adoption copy them^into the records.
Aftera brief discussion the motion was^adopted.
Hunt,from the judiciary committee, re^^ported council bill No. S, an act relatue to^attachments in Justice's courts, with the^i ^ * itin mendation that the bill do out pass.^The bill was placed on general orders.
Joslyn,from the committee on wsys and^meaus, reported house bill No. 4, with^amendment and recommendation that as^amended it pass.
Hea,from the committee on elections^and territorial affairs, report* d house hill^No. V, for better protection of game, with^a subaltute and the recommendation that^the substitute be adopted.
Thesubstitute makes It unlawful to kill^buffalo or bison for the next ten years or^more, mountain sheep or goats for six^years under a penalty of from *2Uu to 8500^or imprisonment in the county jail from^two to aix mouths. It is also unlawful to^kill elk, white or black-tall deer, an^telepe between Jan. 1 and Oct. 1 under a^penalty of S20 to $60 for each offense. The^only lawful fishing tackle is made to con^^sist of a hook and line and spear, and the^drugging ot bait is prohibited, as is also the^use of traps, seines and joint prods. The^fine tor these offenses is placed at from $60^to $260 or from one to six months In jail.
Roberta,from the special committee, ap^pointed to consider the message of the gov^^rimr relative to the appointment of an in^soei-tor of mines and the representation of^Montana at the parts exposition, reported^with the announcment that bills covering^the point* mentioned were already in^course of preparation.
