The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-12
THEY ARE FIGHTING H..
County Officers Gathering in Helena
to Lobby Against the
Salary Bill.
The House Quickly Drops a Bill
Regulating Railroad Pas
senger Rates.

Appropriation Bills Recommended - !
Bill Locating the state J~astitutions
Introduced In the House.
The county officers who come within th'
provisions of the bill to destroy tn,
fee system do not propose that the
measure shall become a law If they car
prevent it. Officers have been coming ir
from all sections Of the state for severa
days and have now organized a strong lobby
to fight the bill. The sherihs, who are
pretty we'll rsmunerated for their ser.
vices in all counties took the initia-
tive. They have been in town since Satur-
day working to give the law q knock out
blow. Now the other officers, the treasurers,
clerks, and clerks of tho district court are
coming in to Join forces. Treasurer Harry
Kessler, County Clerk C. F. Booth and
Clerk of the Court w. l.. Clark, Of Silver
Bow county. came over from Butte yester'
day. Under the escort Of Clerk Of the
Court John Bean, Of this city, they
visited the house during the after
noon and took survey Of the
situation. County Clerk Brayxelton OF
Deer Lodge, County Clerk Deutsch, of Liv'
ingston. and others appeared on the scene
later. The officers say that while there are
no very great objections to a bill to make
the Offices sslaried they do not think it fair
to make the changes while they hold their
present terms Of Office. The bill will prob
ably be returned to the house to-day. but
until the matter is settled the county ofdci-
ais will remain in town and fight it. The
salaries under the bill run or q graduating
scale from $4,000, which is the highest for
tressurers and sheritfs. to $1,000 for
scale 10 based on the assessed valuation OF
property in different counties. The repre-
eenEatives on the whole seem to favor the
passage of a bill to reduce the emoluments
Of the officers, but there is a division OF
opinion a to the time when the law should
take effect.
Peter Brssn's bill No. 6, concerning un-
dsreround mining and known rs the eight
hour bill, because it fixes n limit Of eight
hours to the time of labor, camo back yes
terday from the committee, Two reports
were handed III. One signed by Breen.
Lockray, Roberts and Whaley reported
favo:ably, and the other signed by Toolc.
Blair and Dusssault, was u%nfavorabie.
Woodeon's motion that it be laid on the
table was lost by n vote of nineteen to
twenty-eight. The yeas were Blair. Blake,
Blakely, Clark. Cory, Day. Greenough, Hal
dsnbrook. Harlan, Hotter, Hughes, Kemp
land, McElwe. Mitchell, Newcomer. Toole,
Twohy, Waite n dWoodson-19. The nays
were BarrcwI, B.een, Burns, Crutchheld,
Day. Eaton, Frank, Goodman. Harrington,
HASTE, Higgins, Hollywood. Horsky, How
ey. Lochray. Loud, Moran, Monteath, Nor
ton, Phillips, Penrose: Poole, Roberts,
I.ls bill was referred TO the printing COM
III ttee.
Senats bill No.. 9. ced1ng to the United
States jurisdiction over Yellowstone park
md military reservations was placed on a
third reading and passed the house.
House bill No. 4, the provisions of which
are now very well known to the members,
came up again yesterday. The history OF
tbs bill involves Il study OF mathematics. 1t
has been shifted to and from committees
and the house 80 many times that 1t is
doubtful if the chief clerk knows its record.
Two amendments OILY were under discus
sion yesterday. but these were quite suiii
Gent to waste much valuable time.
The other day it was decided to
raise the salaries of representatives from
So to s. Il day. This was done by a vote OF
sixteen to twenty-one. Yesterday the
house ordered the appointment of a special
committee, which WAS instructed to report
in favor of An amendment to reduce sala-
ries from So to &c n day as i'll the original
bill. The committee reported in accord
ance with instructions, and the report was
Gdrytod 80 fnlInWc. SAaa RarrnuyG RIatr
B!ake!y. Burns, Comfy, Clark. Cory, Dus-
Harlan, Harrington, Higgins, Hotter,
Horsky. Howey, Hughes, kempland, Nc
Elwee, Mitchell, Phillips, Roberts,
ises' wn Tss,s. g"0hy ib sAo% asys wsi,
Blake, Breen, Crutchield, Day, Eaton,
Goodman, HASTE, Hoffman, Hollywood,
Lochray, Loud, Moran, Montenth, New
conner, Penrose, Poole, Stebbins. Waite,
Whaley-19. An amendment Was then pre-
scented for reducing salary of the sergeant
a vots of 26 to %. Whaley, Penross and
Poole voting with the republicans and
Blake, Cory, Howey and Waite with the
democrats. The bill was ordered en-
crossed.
The following notices were given in the
house:
by M. PenroSe-An act to provide fol
the establishment and Incorporation of tn,
Montana Medical college; an act to amend
an act to regulate the practice of medicine
in Montana and to provide for the exami-
nation and the issuing of certificates t,
persons DESTROYS of practicing medicine
and for the punishment of persons ~yiolatin,
the provisions Of the act.
By Mr.. Frank-For the protection O
keepers of hotels, inns, boarding and eat
ing houses.
By Mr. Blair-To provide for the record
ing of MARKS and brands.
BY Mr.. Stebbins-An act to establish anc
locate u state normal school,.
The following bills were introduced in tn
house:
By Hardenbrook-H. b. 81. An act /
amend section 731, chapter xviii, fiftl
division of the compiled statutes of Mon.
tana, defining the boundaries of Dee
Lodge county and to render tue same defn
tie.
BY Higgins-H. B. so. Au act to estab
Hsh. locate. and for the support of state in
stitutions as follows: A state university q
MiGsoula, a school. of mines at Butte.
normal school at Twin Bridges, an apricuI
tural school at Great Falls, a state insau
asylum at Boulder, q deafsnd dumb asylu,
at White Sulphur Springs and a reforr
school at Miles City.
BY Blakely-H. T.. SO. An act to repe,
that part of an act which provides for fet
and compensation for county officers.
BY Penrose-H. b. 81. An act to regu