The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-08
Governor Toole Decides not 10 Cgll
4 Special Election for Beaver
I head County.
The Mouse Considers the Matter
Of Salaries Of its
Attaches.
Bills Passed and Others Introduced In the
two Esranohcs Of IN Assembly
Of MontanH.

not, under the present circumstances, call
a special election to fill the Heaverhead va
cancies caused by the resignation of Sena-
tor Lawrence A.. Brown and the death Of
Representative Aaron G. Witter. The law
fixes no time Of notice of an election to be
given by the governor in such cases. Gov
ernor Toole says that the first notice he
could publish in 4 Beaverhead paper would
be on Friday next. February 10. The least
time he.could give for the holding Of the
election after publication OF the notice
would III ten days. That would cause the
election 70 be held on February 20. It
would require at least six days before 'tlG
vote could all be cast up and returned, and
BY the time the newly elected
senator. and representative got reRdy
to take their seats the leg
i~slature would be ready to adjourn.
Under these circumstances, unless the Bea-
verhead people ask it, or there is occasion
for an extra session, the governor does not
care to take on himself the responsibility
of putting the county to the expense OF a
special election. If there should be an ex-
ira session and Beaverhead wanted to be
fully represented, the call for \ special
election could be issued in time to have the
new senator and representative there soon
after it began.
Both houses of the Montana Legislature
held morning and afternoon sessions yes
terday, and got through considerable bust
ness, including passing bills. The most of
taken up in committee of the whole on the
bill fixing the salaries Of attaches. Loud,
of Custer, was chairman of the committee
Of the whole. When an effort was made to
restore the salaries to where they had al
ways been. he ruled that the committee of
theswhole could not undo its W work. 1t
vasY decided therefore, to report in favor of
referring the matter to a special committee.
Ehis committee is Representatives. BeSch,
Eaton and Garney. They will report 3 Re
SALARIES back all along the line to where
| Trey were Before. r
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1.-The house passed two bills, one i1ingtile
duties Of thelstate board of examiners a4d
theeSothers ereQuirinR county and district
officers stootreport to the county comnis-
%sioners. and the county clerks to report to
the state auditor. The state board of ex-
aminers' bill was passed to a third reading
by the senate; the other was referred to the
committee on finance and claims. The
senate also passed one bill of its OWE. that
ceding jurisdiction to the United States
over the military reservations and that port
of Yellowstone park in Montana.
Bills were introduced in the senate aa
follows: 81
BY Senator Thornton-Authorizing the
governor to contract for two years for the
keeping of the convicts at Is cents per
diem. Relating to sureties on undertak-
inQs and bonds. fYt
By Senator misunderstanding by from
two to five years imprisonment the selling
or giving of fire arms or ammunition to
Indians.
BY Committee on Grazing ana Stock
erowing-Providing for taking up. adver-
Using, and selling estrays found on the pub
lie domain.
Notices of the introduction of bills wore
given,in the senate as follows: ZIG
by Senator Parberry-Concerning sthe
letting Of contracts by the board of county
commissioners for the maintenance of the
poor; relating to the issuing Of bonds by
county commissioners. PSI
BY Senator misunderstanding the fist
Monday in September a legal holiday to- be
known as labor day: creating a railroad
commission and prescribing its duties and
POWERS. 9 1851
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The following bills we're introduced lin
the house and referred:
By Mr.. Cory-Legalizing the issue OF
warrants by cities and towns.
By Mr.. Carney-ReRulating the practice
of medicine in the state.
By Mr.. Burns-For editing and revising
proceedings of constitutional convention.
By Mr.. Toole-Appropriating $4,000 fol
support of National Guard of Montana
and bills making appropriations for Mon.
tana library, the care of convicts, ~salarief
and expenses of mine inspector and assist
ant. boiler inspector and assistant and stat
veterinary surgeon, for care of insane ant
education of deaf mutes and blind.
Notices of bills were given in the nous
as follows:
by Mr.. Clark-To incorporate and sup
port the Montana school of mines,
By MIR. Holter-For the relief of W.pA
Rumsey. *
By Mr.. Goodman-Amending the law re
lating to payment of money by count
treasurers into the state treasury. ~
&c - re
The house passed to a third reading th
hill praccrihiuo tho dufiaa and faou of NJ