The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-27
Two Butte Loungsrs Lobby to De-
feat : Bill Concerning the
Davis Case.
Senators Think They Were Treat
cd Discourteously About the
Steering Committee.
A Bill Ready for the Coanty Of Warm
Springs asd = Petition for Car
bon COUNTY.

hall for any considerable length OF tine ],
in fair to assume that they want something.
They came over to town the other day and
spent most OF their time with Legislators
until they were satisfied with their company
and then went home. Mr.. Forbis. before
leaving. dropped up in the house chamber
on Wednesday evening and remarked 20 d
friend:
I'VE knocked IL ont in the senate"
TIE reference was to n bill introduced by
Senator Goddard providing for a change OF
venue in certain cases. John A. forbis'
who thought the interests Of John A. Davis
would he injured il the case was tried III a
county other than Silver Bow, came over to
lobby against the bill. which WAS defeated.
AeentIeman who claims to know what il
going on in the case says that the bill wa
prepared by the attorneys OF Henry A. Kooi
and the other contestants. who feel salts.
fed that they cannot receive justice II
Judge NcHntton's court.
Some Of the senators think they vert
treated with ~discourtesy by the house or
the matter of the steering committee. The
senate resolution lay in the speakers desh
in the house for nearly a week and wal
only brought ont after the house had
adopted a similar resolution. The matter
was talked Of yesterday when the house
notified the senatS OF the action o. the
steering committee. Senator Gibson said
the report WAS in accordance with the &C
tion Of the joint committee OF the house
and senate. The three senators appointed
for the purpose had taken part. 1t was
evidently an oversight and q technical mat
ter that the senate should take no notice of.
He moved to adopt the report. The presi-
HI IL AGAk u-~t, N rn~tynr weu <rA NJ
order. The senate could not adopt q house
communication. Senator Buford ended the
matter by moving the reference OF the
communication TO the senate steering COM
mittee. which Was done.
Representative Sylvan Hughes has a bill
which provides for . division Of Deer Lodge
county. 1t is proposed to form . new
county which will be called Warm Springs
county and will include Anacords. The
bill has not yet been introduced.
A petition of 800 citizens of Red Lodge
was presented in the senate asking that this
county Of Carbon be formed ont Of the pan
handle Of Park and . portion of the Grow
reservation recently oeded. 1t s that the
boundaries Of the new county be made the
Yellowstone river IN the north, the Wyom-
ing line on the south. and from the range
line between fifteen and sixteen to Blue
Creek. The territory referred to includes
1900 population and 81 100000 Of property.
Among the arguments advanced in favor of
the new county is that Red Lodge is 145
miles from Livingston. the county seat OF
Park, and is the centre Of the proposed
county of Carbon. Another reason given ia
that il any part of the coded territory of
the Crows 10 added to Yellowstone and af-
forwards given to Carbon, the new county
will bave to shoulder a part of YeIlowstone's
$146,000 debt.
The bill prohibiting Lotteries had a close
call in the committee Of the whole senate.
It is q very sweeping measure and allows
the state to stake the pot" It other words
it forfeits all o n won in such enter
prises. Senator Hennessy moved to report
the bill ~unfsvorably. Senator Hedges op-
posed this motion and wanted this bill to
pass. 1t would prevent one of the most in
sidious crimes in the calendar. Senator
Hennesey agreed with these views in the
Msin. but objected TO the bill on the ground
that it was altogether too sweeping and
there was not time to amend it. But it
would prevent church fairs, where much
money was made for charitable purposes.
CClbtUt cSuuhIo DSlu bb6t HI III bhS ID
jscts Of the bill was to prevent gambling in
churches. He hid lost more money at
church fairs than at poker. This WIS
somewhat indefinite, but it was true. Tire
motion to report the bill unfavorably WAS
lost by yeas six. nays eight. Those favor
ing it ware Senators Becker. Euford, Hen
messy, Hoffman, Mats and Parberry.
The bill requiring railroad companies to
pay for damages to stock was bitterly fought
by Senator GODDARD in committee of the
whole. His objections were that it would
work hardships on the railroad companies,
and would be declared unconstitutional on
account of the penalties. The bill WIS re-
ported back with a recon- mendatIon that it
be sent to the committee on stock growing
for the purpo Of perfecting it.
Senator Kedd introduced a memorial.
which IVES passed under suspension Of the
rules, calling on Col. W. +. Sanders and
Thomas G. Power to vote against the pas-
sage Of the Conger land bill now pending
in the United States senate. Tine memorial
says the bill ia in the sole interest and for
the exclusive benefit Of the pork packers
and lard trusts and to foster and build or
one industry at the expense of another, and
~ tA1 IS h1bo - hAD III va
western states aQains. the cattle raisers of
the vest and the cotton planters of the
sonth, and il otherwise class legislation.
The bill imposes an indirect tax. and places
under this supervision of the revenue de-
partment the manufacture and sale of what
IL known as compressed lard. made Of beet
fat, cotton seed oil and hog lard.
The senate passed the following bills.
House bill making an appropriation for the
Montana law library; senate bills relating
TO savings banks and trust deposits ia Sc.
cu.ity associations: ceding Jurisdiction TO
the United States over lands used for pnb.
lie buildings; creating the tenth Judicial
district.
Consideration Of tbs reports of the com
mittee of the whole on the state universal,
q registration bills was post poned in til.
senate until to-day, when an effort will b,
made to defeat the recommendation for in
definite postpOnement.
The bill relating to interest on count,
funds and prescribing the duties of count,
commissioner and county tressurers in re
lation thereto, was reported from commit
tse with a recommendation that it be Iai
on the table, which vas done.
The bill making the state prison and tn
keeping of tine conyicts a state affair il III
special order for Tomorrow in the senat.