The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-01
MONTANkS LEGISLATURE
Prompt Action Of the Senate on the
Appointments by the Gov
ernor.
Yellowstone Beats Park in the
Fight Over the Grow
Reservation.
Work Of the House on the Penitentisry
Bill 1.-The Printing Bill and Othe
Measures.

Governor Toole yesterday sent to the |
senate the following nominations for ad-
ditional Judges of Lewis and Clarke and
Silver Bow countless:
Lewis and Clarke-Horace r. Buck, of
Helena.
Silver Bow-William Y. Pemberton, of
Butte.
With his communication transmitting
the nominations the governor sent the fol-
lowing comment: 81 am not entirely salts
fed that under the constitution the con-
sent of the senate is necessary to the fore
going appointments. but in view of the i'm
portance of the same, and the demands
upon nv time forbidding q satisfactory in
vestigation of the subject, l have deemed it
prudent to submit the appointments for
YOUR confirmation The senate settled all
doubt by confirming both nominations five
minutes after they were received. The
governor also sent in the following nomi-
nations, which we're likewise promptly con-
frmed:
Granville Stuart, stock commissioner, of
Silver Bow county, vice P. A. Largey, re-
signed.
Alfred Meyers. stock commissioner, of
Park county, vice Ben +. Meyers. resigned.
Members state medical board of examin-
ers-J. B. Atchison. OF Lewis and Clarke,
to fill vacancy caused by expiration of his
term; j. b. Newman, of Cascade, vice
Ernest C%rutcher, resigned; I. j. Murray. of
Silver Bow, vice j. H. R%inehard, resigned.
State board of arb~itration-James Sulli-
van, of Lewis and Clarke; Charles r. Mus
sigbrod, of Deer Lodge, and Thomas Kill
gallon, of Silver Bow.
The fight for the ceded portion of the
Grow reservation ended yesterday after
noon in q victory for Yellowstone county,
so far as the senate is concerned. The ma
iority of the committee on counties report
ed in favor of Senator Thompson's bill to
divide up the country between Yellowstone
and Park in such a way as to square of the
eastern edge of Park. They asked that
senator Goddard's bill, giving all to yell
lowstone be indefinitely postponed. Sem
ators Goddard and Cardwell made a minor
ity report. They recommended that Sen
ator ~Thompson's bill be indefinitely post
poned and that Senator Goddard's bill be
passed with an amendment giving Yellow
stone all the coded part of the reser yation
east of the summit of the divide, including
the Nye City mines. After a sharp debate
the majority report was voted down and
the minority report adopted by a vote OF
seven to four. The bill next comes up fol
third reading and final passage.
The enate passed the bill prohibiting lot
teries and gift enterprises by the close vot
OF seven to six. Those in favor of the bill
were Becker. Cardwell, Hedges, Baylies
Thompson, Goddard and Gibson. Thos
against were Buford, Hennessy, Mats, Pal
berry, Power and Thornton. Absent
Hoffman and Redd. Other bills passed b
the senate were: Senate bills to cure dc
fects in titles to lands; for the orRanizatlol
of the state board of education; cuttln
down mileage of jurors and county Officer
from Ii to 10 cents per mile; appropriatln
$4,000 for an exhibit at the Worlds ian