Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-02
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
FORTY-THIRD DAT OF MONATNA'S
SIXTEENTH LEGTSLATURE.

/ SIXTEENTH LEGTSLATURE.
Appointments Made by the Governor.
0uibbling Over . Private Secretary for
the eGovernor-Wickes Protests Against
the Liquor License BilI-The Mime In
spector Bill Loaded Down and Virtually
Dead Letter, whether It Becomes
Law or Not
HELENA, Mont, February 27.-But little
Of interest transpired in the Council. to-
day. Kennedy's Australian system OF vot-
ing is still under consideration in commit
tee of the whole.
/ Governor Leslie sent in the nomination
OF w. G. Preuit for Treasurer, James ssullirs
van Auditor, w. e. Cullen Attorney Gen.
Ieral, Al G. Logan. Superintendent Of Public
Instruction, and Miss Lou Guthrie, Libra
rian, all present incumbents. They were re-
ferred to appropriate committees.
The House bill prohibiting minors from
frequenting saloons was signed by the Presi-
dent OF the Council and sent to the Cover
nor for his signature.
In THE HOUSE.
In the House, q petition was read from
citizens OF Wickes, protesting against the
liquor license bill.
Notice was given by Hunt Of bill to be
introduced to amend the law relating to in
corporated cities, and notice was given by
Davis of the introduction Of bill for the
amendment of sections of the fifth division
compiled statutes.
Swiggett gave notice OF bill for filling
vacancies in the Office of county commits
sioners.
Haskell asked leave to introduce bill
without having given previous notice. Per-
mission was granted.
A. bill authorizing the governor
TO EMPLOY PRIVATE SECRETARY
at $1,000 per year, introduced by Has
kell, was read first and second times
Haskell pushed the bill through by moving
that the rules be suspended, the bill be
considered, engrossed, read third time,
and placed on final passage. This was
carried, and the bill being ready for the
final vote, Saxton wanted to know some
thing about the condition OF the law, as it
now stood, and what he was being called
upon to vote for.
Haskell said the bill was for providing
the Governor with clerk. Ii the Gov
ernor wanted to go out OF his Office during
the day he had to close that Office up. If
he wanted to send a message to the House
he either had to bring it up or had to en-
ploy some one to do it, and run the chance
of the Legislature appropriating money to
pay for the services. The great Govern
ment of the United States stingily refuses
to appropriate anything for the expenses
OF the Governors Office except his bare
salary. The stationery he uses must be
furnished ly the Territory. 1t was ashame
to place man in this high position and
then impose upon him the necessity OF do
ing clerical work.
Blaksly said he didn't believe the COVER |
nor was complaining of the hardships of
his Office. He hoped the bill would not
pass. He didn't believe the governor
wanted it.
Davis said he wanted to see the bill
passed. He knew the salary allowed to
the governor was a menlal one, and he |
could not afford to pay clerk out of his
office. Fhe Office OF governor was Is white |
elephants great big Office with a pile OF
dignity and little pay, and no assistance
in doing the drudgery.
Saxton said if the bill provided for |
such an Office during the existence of the |
territory only, he would vote for it. II,
when we get to be state, we followed the |
line of conduct of other states and elect a |
cheap man, it may be necessary to have q |
clerk to get any work done. Michigan pays
her governor 81, 900 a year, 5000 less than
we propose to pay the secretary. II the
governor of the state got such a salary as
So, 600, he would not be in favor OF voting
him a clerk.
fhn fpfi inn Iol hot
all laws in force in the Territory shonld |
become in force in the State; SO if this bill |
became law OF the Territory it would |
become a law of the State. The constitu-
tion provided that the salary of the Gov
ernor should be $1,000 year. He thought
the bill ought to take it's course in regular |
order and be printed.
Murray then spoke in favor of the BILL
Saxton said that if the government OF
the United States appointed officers they
ought to provide for their expenses.
Blakely then moved that the bill be re- |
ferred to an appropriate committee. Has
kell said the scope of this motion to resign
it to a committee and let it die. II the
bill was partisan measure, now was the
time to fight it out. The great Jos. K.
Toole over his signature, had said that
Montana was q Democratic state. Ii this
were true, it would benefit the Democrats.
The member from Gallatin (Blakely) said
he was willing to vote for the bill, il it was
made retroactive for two years. What did
that mean? was not that partisanship?
He thought it was. The time to consider
was now. Haskell made red hot speech,
and ratified away like Gatling gun, dis
charging long, dart-like sentences without
pause, and at the end OF his speech it was
confident he had made an impression.
The motion to commit was then put and
carried by vote of II to 5. The matter
was referred to the committee on ways and
means.
The House then took up
THE SCHOOL BOOK BILL
which was amended and given to the en-
crossing committee.
Roberts mine inspection bill was placed
on it's final passage and passed.
In council committee last night, several
superintendents from Butte attended the
meeting. The bill is so amended that it's
efficacy is killed, and if it goes through will
be dead letter upon the statutes.