The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-22
THE RECORD OF A DAY
Governor Toole Receives an Appeal for
the Communicates Of . Murderer's
Sentence. hut IL 1'ow~rle~s
tn Act other Notes.

Special to the standard.
HELENA. lam. 21.-No business was
transacted i'm the house this morning Oh
account OF the absence of a quorum.
This afternoon enough members were
found to do business. Mr.. Beach gave
notice that he would Introduce n bill TO
provide for reports and the publication Of
the same. Mr.. Barrow gave notice that
he would amend section 1 of an act for the
better protection of game and fish, APP
proved February d, 1889. Wallace gave
notice of his intention To introduce an act
regulating the granting OF pardOns, COM
mutations, respites and remissions and
prescribing the functions and duties Of n
board ON pardons. Mr.. intro
duced the following resolution which was
adopted:
wHEnEAs. Art. IL. section s, Of the c~onstit,-
tion of the state of Montana expressly provides
that mo- county shall incur AN indebtedness to rx-
ceed five per centum Of the value of the taxable
property therein. including existing Indebted
ness, and
WHEREAS, Information with reference tn
said Indebtedness Is very necessary To the end
that intelligent legislation may be had; therefore
be IT
Resolved. That the county treasurers Of the
several counties he requested to furnish to the
house Of representatives u statement of the aIe
prONimate indebtedness of their respective coun-
ties and AN aggregate 81 the assessed valuation
Of the property of the same as soon as prac-
ticable. and further he il
Resolved, That the chief clerk he instructed To
notify each treasurer Of the action taken by this
house.
The resolution was adopted. A resolu-
ton calling for statistical formation
from county clerks was adopted i'm De-
cember. The only answer thus far re-
ceivcd by Clerk Pond is from County
Clerk Deursch Of Parke county. h Of
ncial says III will furnish the desired in
as soon as the Legislature is or
Ganized.
Mr.. Pcnrosc created some amusement
in the house to-day by giving notice Of his
intention tn introduce n bill providing for
the speedy execution or Punishment To
Louisiana of the state stcalers.
The decision of the supreme court in
the Thompson case has not yet been
handed down but il will probably he ready
for the public tomorrow or Thursday.
Governor Toole is receiving applica-
tions for the communication of the sentence
of Philip, the Indian sentenced To he
hanged at Missoula on February &. The
governor, however, has no authority to
act I'm the matter. The constitution pro-
vides for a board of partlons. but the
duties and regulations must first he set
tied by the legislature. In the absence of
satisfactory legislature this cannot he
done.
The first business of the rumps to-day
was the discussion of Boardlman's rcso-
tuition favoring Chicago AS u site for the
worlds fair. Other rumps thought the
fair should he located m st. Louis. Fur
Their co .sideration of the subject was in
definitely postponed. Stebbins gave
notice of his intention to introduce n bill
locating the university OF Montana at
Livingston. The rump went into a COM
mittec of the whole and discussed the
ballot-box bill. Monteath's motion to
adjourn until Thursday was lost and the
rump adjourned until 10 n. m. Tomorrow.