The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-14

memorial No. I passed ths house yesterday
Ths house was IA committee OF ths whole
tho greater part Of the afternoon. Hous
bills ~, "a, rs were considered. The hfst
was re-rsferrcd to the appropriations, th,
second was recommended with an amend.
mont and the third was. re-referred to tho
appropriations. The salary bill accustomed
some discussion ana W: referred 70 IN. N.
Frank wcro in tho chair during the som
mittee sessions.
The ssnate worked industrIously ysater-
day and cleared its iIes. Every measure In
position WAS advanced \ stage or two. and
tho rules were suspended to enable this to
DO done. The following bills were passed;
Allowing colleges and universities under
the p~stronaees OF religious bodies 10 change
their names.
Providing for taking up and advertising
estrays on public lands.
Creating the office Of marshal OF tho su-
preme court.
Providing for advertising for bids for
furnishing supplies to the legislature and
state officers. !
Fixing bounties to be paid for killing Of
certain stock destroying animals.
Making the first Monday In September .
legal holiday, to be known ~ labor day.
Authorizing state treasurer to transfer
5000 from the stock indemnity fnnd to
the stock detective fund. r
senate memorial concerning the Grow
Indian reservation.
House memorial in reference 70 Fort
Shaw military reservation.
Senator Hedges made = motion to recon
slider the vote by which hts supreme court
report bill had been lost, and argued In
favor Of putting the work in the hands Of
the clerk on tho score Of economy. Senator
Goddard doubted the ability of the clerk to
do the work properly. The clerk was not .
lawyer. The fact that he had accepted the
place was prima facie evidence that no Was
lost.
Bills wsre introduced as follows in the
senate:
BY senstor Hedgss-Making u appropri-
alton to enable the Historical society to
collect fossils. ETC.. and pay librarian.
BY Senator Thornton-Fixing the COM
pensstioM Of members OF the Legislature a.
six dollars per day and 20 cents mileage and
fixing the pay OF the speaker Of the house at
$40 per day.
BY Senator Buford-Providing for the re-
moval Of the state treasurer by the governor
2DO inc bppOlOUIucuk Oh LIN buCCobDOg Ill
case of default, etc.
BY Senator Misunderstanding for an
college and locating it at Boze-
man.
BY Senator misunderstanding addi-
tional powers and duties on clerks of dis
trict courts.
BY Senator Mats Creating q railroad
and fixing its duties.
Notices Of bills were given in the senate
AZ follows:
BY Senator Becker-To locate the school
Of Names at Glendiye.
BY senator Power~-To locate the state
school at Fort Benton.
BY Senator Goddard-Io locate the state
at Billings.
By Senator Misunderstanding the Office
Of land commissioner.
BY senator Thompson-Annexing to Park
that part OF the Grow reservation
west Of Clarke Fork river.
by Senator Thompsou-Locating the state
school at Livingston.
BY Senator Mgtts-Locatina the state
NJ Missouln.
Favorable reports from committees were
received as follows iii the senate:
Observation-Disclosures for ssnate bill
providing for a great seal of the state.
for senate bill amending the
Montana school law
Judiciary-House bill fixing the fees of
the secretary Of state.
Counties, Towns, &c.-senats bill Great
ing the county of Valley out Of part of
Dawson.
Through Il n error in yesterdays INDE-
it was made to appear that Mr..
Penrose was endeavoring to get a bill
through which will place quack doctors on
a legal plane with physicians of standing
1t should have stated that this 10 the work
of DIR. Stoddart, under whose direction the
bill was prepared. 1t was given to Mr..
Wallace, who requested MIR. Penrose to in
troduce it.
The maddest men in own yesterday were
the county officers when they read an edit
orial in Mr.. Harrison's paper entitled
''Banish the Lobby" They held a meeting
later in the day and decided to give the
publishers of the paper to understand that
they would make matters even for the in
suit.