Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-11

before the bsr OF the senate under ar
rest In pursuance Of q resolution
adopted on the 9th inst.. ordering
your arrest for absence from this body
without leave. Have you any excuse
to offer for your absence?
Senator Becker looked straight at
the president, but be said not q single
W, I'd. neither did he move q muscle.
and one would imagine by watching
him that he was the least interested
of the throng. He was the cersopifi.
cation of indifference. In fact he was
as stoical as the proverbial wooden In.
dian.
After the president had repeated the
question. "What excuse have you to
Offer" and received no reply, motion
prevailed to refs- tbs matter OF con-
tempt to the committee on privileges
and elections. After recess OF TWEEN.
ty-five minutes . report was returned
purging Senator Becker Of contempt.
The senator attended the committee
conference, but he said little or moth
ing.
The regular order Of business was
then called and the com mlttee on
rules reported the joint rules with the
recommendation that they be adopt
ed. A motion was made that the
reading Of the joint rules be dispe eused
with. Fisher raised point Of order,
and the point was sustained. The
rules were read through and adopted.
The committee on mines and min
ing, to whom was referr q the gover-
nor's message appointing Jacob OLIVER
mine inspector, reported same back
without recommendation.
The house bill for general appropri-
ations bill was read the second time
and placed on general file, favorably
reported.
Senate bill No. % was introduced BY
Fisher, for an sct to provide compen.
sation Of the members of the legisla,'
tive assembly, providing $6 per Gay
and 20 cents per mile by nearest trav-
eled route.
H. B. No. 8, for the appropriation Of
the expenses Of the executive, judicial
and Legislative departments, was read
the second and third times and passed.
n. B. No. 10, fixing duties and com.
peusation cf the members and en-
ployes Of the senate, passed through
the regular channels dnd was placed
upon Its passage. 1t received eight
votes, Becker refusing to vote, and
wss declared passed.
A recess of twenty minutes taken.
The senate resumed at l:i5 and the
president referred the house hills read
earlier In the session to their appropri.
ate committees.
The rules were suspended and house
bills 80. 33, 81, S5, 36. 81, Ss, SO and 40
were put on the third reading for final
passage. H. B. No. 80, spproprlsting
money to gather statistics, was indefi-
nitely postponed.
H. B. S3. approp.iating 81, 900 for sal.
sry and expenses Of the state veterin-
ary surgeor, was read third time and
passed; yeas, s; nays, 0; not voting, l.
II. B. "a, sppropriating $4,000 for
the maintenance Of the state insane
asylum. was passed by the same vote.
H. B. IS, appropriatiny $500 for
the National Guard of the state. was
passed.
H. B. S6, appropriating 5000 TO
pay board and transportation Of con.
victs To the state prison, was passed.
Fl. B. 81, appropriating "a, 900 Tor ed
ucation aud transportation Of deaf.
dumb and blind children. was passed.
II. B. 80. appropriatine 400 for the
salary and expenses Of the state boiler
inspector and assistant, was passed.
H. b. 80. sppropriating IS, 900 for the
salaries and expenses Of the state
boiler inspector and assistant, was
passed.
H, b. 40, sppropriating sil, 400 to pay
for printing for the state officers, was
passed.
The senate then adjourned.