The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-17
measures, TO tho end that the state may BIO
spared the expcnsc and thS members thu
annoyance and Inconvenience Of an extra
session. .,
President Pro. tenn. Thornton appointed
Senntora Gibson. Mats and Goddard ~ ths
committee ON the part OF this senate.

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committee ON the part Of this senate.
The committee on judiciary reported In
tho senate Two separate bills, one hxihs she
pay Of members of the legislature, u tue
other the number and compensation OF sne
attaches. The pay Of members 10 placed ~
60 n day, payable weekly, and ~ cents .
mile; that OF the speaker OF the house aho
the president OF the senate ut, VIC = gay.
Tho pay Of the attaches ~ made; ncctcsnsy
Of the senate and chief clerk OF sho honse
each $40 q day: assistant secretary OF tnc
SENATE and assistant clerk of tho house each
rs q day; sergeants-at-arms 81 u aay; Nv
.istnnt scrgeants-nt.nrina ana uoorReoPoIn,
day and night watchmen. j~anitors, ana slx
committee clerks for each house, 20 u Gay;
enrolling and engfossing clerks ~ u oayi
chaplains and pages ~ u day.
The bill creating the new county OF Val
lev out OF that portion Of Dawson north oil
the Missouri river. met with some OPPOSE
ton in the senate. II was brought up In
committee Of the whole. Senator Goddard
wanted II postponed until Friday, IN order
TO give tho committee which reported u
time to consider Other and similar requests
from other sections. He Thought this an
inappropriate time to take tho matter up IN
view OF the fact that a COMMITTEES had JUST
been nppoiuted to consider what legislation
should be passed. Senator Gibson was OPP
posed to delaying action. There never was
. case where the demands OF we Peop'o
we're more Just than this. i was IN tho IN
forest Of eastern Montana. The new county'
he had 10 doubt, would DO self supporting,
and would develop rapidly. He dwe!t on
the hardships endured by the people OF the
upper part Of Dawson in reaching, the pres
tAA lAdnAA AVAn
wanted the matter postponed so ~ TO OIL
low equal justice to tho other
counties which were asking the same
| thing. At tho same time no admittoa
the Justice of the claims of the people OF
the proposed new county. Senator raj
berry favored immediate action ana tne
motion to postpone was lost. The bill Vas
then ordered favorably reported. Ine
same action WAS taken On the bill in refer
ence to the issue Of bonds by counties.
The following bills we're passed In the
senate: Creating Gsllatin county into the
ninth judicial district; providing a great
seal for The state; increasing the number OF
school trustees; furnishing The giving OF fire
arms or ammunition TO Indians n half
breeds; encouraging the production OF beet
sugar in Montana.
Bills were introduced % follows In the
senate:
BY Senator Matts-Providing for the 10
| cation. maintenance and government of the
state university.
Bv Senator Ihompson-Providing for the
location of the state normal school at Liv-
ipgston.
A memorial WAS received in tho senate
Yesterday from the Kansas Legislature,
asking that Montana take part in a CON-
merciaI congress to be held in Kansas City
on April 10 next, to consider matters af-
fecting the western mining and agricultural
states and territories. Montana Is asked
to appoint four senators and five member
of the house to attend the congress. The
are all those between the Missippi river and
the Pacific ocean, and Ohio. Indiana, Ken
tucky. Tennessee, Michigan, WISCONSIN
and illinois. The memorial was referred
The following bills were introduced in
= the house Yesterday.
r BY Mr.. Beach-119; TO provide for thu
Il selna.i1anaSa nd"D Y@yHYfaia fpu6fS" midi
, donated to the state Of Montana by tn
\ United States for various public buildings
: and institutions, and to pay the necessary
expenses therefor.
BY the ways and means-No. 121; A bill
!. for an act to provide for the support Of the
, state government for the fiscal years of 1879.
. and 1892.
BY Mr.. W~oodson--122: To provide 70,
the incorporation of mortgage and loaI
. companies.
o BY Mr.. Philiips-123; To amend section
.. 70 n rs Of an act relating to military
matters.
. Mr.. Beach's bill for the conveyance O
8 indemnity school. lands provides for tn
appointment by the governor OF & publ
! land agent. whose duty it shall be to caus
= all indemnity school lands donated to Mon
r tana by the United States to be conveyed Il
the state. For his services he shall receiv
= 4 sum to be fixed by the State Board o
! Land Commissioners, not to exceed tw'
! cents an acre for all selections made III,
approved by the board. 1t is also provided
8 that the sum OF $4,000 shall be appropri
ated to pay for the surveys snd expenses O
y contests.
. . The soldier boys Of Montana will be in
9 terested i'll Mr.. Phillips bill. 1t amend
s sections twenty and twenty-six to provid
g for an encampment of not more than seye
udyS, bhhc paw WucHcVCh IL GO1uulhuO
er in chief thinks it necessary. An inspee
' ton of troops will be made at that tin.
foeaides transportation and subsistence tn
men will receive 81 a day, or as the bi
: terms it, one dollar for q day and anothe
dollar for night.
l. The ways and means committees hi
levies An ad valorem tax Of two and one
half mills on each dollar valuation of Stal
property for state purposes for the yeal
1s9l-1sJ2.
The following notices were given in tn
~ house:
by Mr.. Misunderstanding for the exam
e nation Of the work Of the code commii
1t sion.
by Mr.. Monteath-To create the Office {
inspector of mines providing for his ele'
Il. ton and compensation and the same I,
ID the deputy inspector Of mines.
d BY Mr.. Higpins-To compel railroad cor
II panies to fence rights OF way.
The Judiciary committee failed to recon
mend the passage of the bills to create gel
r crate judicial districts out of Cascade M
+ Gallatin counties. From statistics fu
I'd nished the committee does find that the
ID has been a falling off in the business of til
courts since the admission of the state in
I'd the union and because it does not appe
10 that the judges in these districts have con
IN p,ained of over work. If there il tn Ia