The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-02
BUT -FOUR DAYS REMAIN.
And the Work Of the Legislature Is
Far from Being Com
plete.
The Senate Has Passed q Great
Many Of the House
Bills.
But the House Has Becn Very Backward
in Acting on Measures from
the Senate.

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in Acting on Measures from
the Senate.
But four more days remain for the legis.
ture of Montana to finish up the work OF
the second session and go home. 1t does
not need a prophet to ~foretsll the fact that
many bills will be left over, and a close
study of legislative methods is not neces-
sary to know that what measures do get
through have got to be kept on the move.
So far about thirty-six bills have been
passed by both branches. The list of those
which have not is very long, and includes
very many equally Ms important as those
which have, some even more SO. At this
late hour it may not be amiss to call atten-
tion to the fact that bills which have pass
ed one house stand q better show OF be-
coming law than those which have not
reached that advanced stage. There in n
claim on the part of the senators that the
house has not how the same disposition
to push along the senate bills as the
senate has with house bills. If this be true
there are four days yet remaining in which
to do better. The fact that the house is a
larger body than the senate and that there
are fewer people to be heard on subjects un-
der discussion, may account for some of the
difference. But 1t does lot account for all.
The following is a list of the bills passed by
the senate and sent to the house between
Feb. II and Saturday last, on which no
final action has yet been reached by the lat
ter body:
To protect the title to school lands.
Enabling counties to incur certain indebt-
edness.
For advertising for furnishing supplies to
state officers and legislature.
Allowing universities and colleges under
the patronage of religious bodies to reor-
ganixe.
Providing for a great seal for the state.
Furnishing the dissemination of obscene
literature.
For the selection, appraisement and dis
position of school lands.
To pay bounties for the killing of certain
stock destroying animals.
Amending the law in relation to savings
banks and trust deposits.
Encouraging the production Of the sugar
beet.
Creating the ninth judicial district.
Relating to sureties on undertakings and
bonds.
For taking up and advertising estrays
founoo on the public domain.
Furnishing tine selling or giving Of fire.
arms to Indians or half-breeds.
Amending the school law by increasing
tho number of trustees.
Making the first Monday in September a
legal holiday. to be known as labor day.
Authorizing the state treasurer to trans
fer stock indemnity funds.
To protect consumers Of kerosene and
coal oil.
Providing a method of procedure in case
of embezzlement of state funds.
Providing a clerk for the state board of
examiners.
Fixing the compensation of members of
the legislature.
Creating the tenth judicial district.
Ceding jurisdiction to the United States
over and used for public buildings.
To cure defects in titles to lands.
For the appointment of the state board
of education.
Reducing mileage of witnesses, jurors and
county officers.
Prohibiting lotteries and gift enterprises.
Making an appropriation for an exhibit
E1emptine actual churclD Property and
cemeteries not used for private gain from
taxation.
The senate bills passed by the house are
as follows:
Providing for regular sessions Of the su-
preme court.
Ceding to the United States Jurisdiction
over the Yellowstone park and military
reservations.
Creating the Office Of marshal of the su-
RIOLAoC O0Ibs
Fixing the number and duties of the Off
GERS of the legislative assembly.
Extending the time of CORPORATIONS for
industrial and productive purposes.
Making the historical society a state in
stitution.
In addition to these the house has killed
the following senate bills:
For the better protection of travellers.
Creating the county of Valley.
Creating the Office Of mineral land com.
missioner.
That 10 rather a small list compared with
the number of house bills which the senate
has passed. 1t is as follows:
For additional judges in Lewis and Clarke
and Silver Bow counties.
For the prosecution of criminal cases by
information.
Requiring county officers to report their
fees to the county commissioners
Prescribing certain duties for the secre-
tary of state.
Defining the duties of the state board of
examiners.
Fixing the board Of prisoners in the county
jails.
Prescribing the duties of additional
judges.
For submission of a constitutional
amendment fixing the terms of county con-
missioners.
Repeating the gag law.
Amending the law relating to embezzle-
Lucille
Providing for an index to district court
records.
Making appropriations for the executive,
legislative and judicial departments.
Providing Tor the care and keeping Of the
insane.
Making an appropriation for the national
guard.
To paw for the transportation, custody
and maintenance of prisoners in this county
jsils.
Paying for the keeping of the convicts in
the state prison.
Paying for the care and keeping of the
insane.
For payment of salary and expenses of
veterinary surgeon.
Making an appropriation for the care
of the deaf mutes ana blind.
For payment of salary and expenses of
inspector of mines.
Making an appropriation for the Mon
tana law library.
To nay salaries of members of first lepis-
lative assembly.
To pay salaries of members of second leg
isletive assembly.
Providing for the per diem of officers of
the second legislative assembly.
And five other relief bills.
The house may have been working indus.
t%Tiously, but it would have had more bills
passed had it taken up the senate measures
instead of acting on similar ones origiua.
ing in its own hall.