The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-21
AMONG OwURLEC|SLATORS
Tho First Call Of the House and
tho First Committee Of
the Whole.
a Little Breeze In tho Senate
Caused by the Humps
Check.
III, TOoie'a Diil Prescribing the Duties
Of = stats Hoard Of Examiners
Considered.

Considered.
intention TO introduce q bill for the repea
Of sections 252. 2b3 and 2N Of tho fourt
division Of criminal laws, compiled statute,
This Ia known ~ tho gag law Of whicI
much has been said and written. Briefly
this bill provides that every person VIII
by force or fraud or threats or intimidation
either by words or writing or actions or OK
hibition Of force shall prevent or intcrfer'
with any contractor or employc In tho per.
Torrance Of work for any company or per-
sor shall be deemed guilty Of q snisde.
mcanor and DO punished by a fine from Sa
TO 800 or by imprisonment not exceeding
three months or by both. All persons who
shall knowingly assist others in this work
shalt likewise be punished. This law wat
made at 4 time when there was u serious
strike In one OF the Bate mines. At q
meeting Of the labor unions in Butte on last
Friday night u was determined to TAXI
some action to have the law repealed and
Mr.. Penrpse agreed to introduce q bill fol
that purpose.
House bills fourteen and nineteen were
reported correctly printed yesterday. The
first bill concerning an appropriation for
tho care Of conyicts Mt Deer Lodge was 70
fsrred to the committee on appropriations.
The other bill for an appropriation for the
care OF the insane WAS referred to the ways
and means committee.
Tho following bills are now On general
order in the house:
No. 5-Mr. Beach's bill requiring reports
of the fees and e~moluments OF county Off
cesa.
Mo mfr. Wallace's bill concerning nota-
sies' fees.
No. 1-Mr. Wailace's bill making the
legal rate Of interest ut seven per cent.
No. 3-Mr. Wallsce's bill defining IN
bezzlcmcnt.
None Of these bills we're called up at the
general order yesterday.
Tho first call Of the house was had yester-
day. Nothing like a quorum was found in
tho morning and at two o'clock there were
four absentees. Upon motion Of Mr.. Wood
son : call OF the house was then ordered,
and in fifteen minutes a quorum was fouhd.
Ex-Speaksr Blakely. who spent Sunday Mt
his.home IN Bozeman, came in tho house a
few minutes later.
When house bill No. II was reached In
general order Mr.. Toole, the author, called
Tor its consideration and tho house went
into q committee Of the whole for the first
time since organization. II was q rather
tedious session and was prolonged by use
less discussions over technicaiities. While
the bill was not constructed with proper re-
gard TO legal phraseology there was too
much horse play In changing these details.
The single word must" which should have
been "shall" could have been changed in
every place by a single motion, but there
were too many representatives who could
not miss the opportunity to talk.
The consideration OF the bill prescribing
the duties OF a state board of examiners
was finally finished by tho committee of the
whole and recommended TO tho house for
passage. The board will consist Of the gov
ernor, secretary Of state and attorney-gen-
crsl. Meetings will be held on the first and
third Mondays in each month. The attend
snce OF witnesses may be compelled at the
meetings. Persons having claims against
she state the settlement OF which ID pro.
vided by law must present dIle same before
the board four months before the meeting
OF the legislature. This class Of claims will
be examined by the board on the first
Monday in November before the Legislature |
which shall receive reports. No member OF |
tho board can act on any claim in which he
- interested. Several amendments were
made to the original bill.
james 4. Gilfflan, president Of the Gran
Ne Miners nnion, and William II. Eddy.
president Of the Butte Miners union, were
In the lobby Of the house yesterday. Both
are interested in the passage of Mr.. Pen
roses bill to repeal the ''gag'' law. They
arc armed with documents and report8 10
show that the miners unions in 10Th placea
are administering and relieve the state of
y good deal Of taxation. President Eddv,s
report ss 10Y thas tho Butte union has *.
care Of the sick and burial of those in GOOD
standing in the union. President Gilfllan
said yesterday: "The law sbould Le W..
penled. II was never intended for any
thing except as q menace to and for the
disccnrsgemeii OF organized labor The
presidents will present their documents To
the committee on education, and labor tn
whom Mr.. Penross's bill will be referred.
Lieut. Governor Richards managed Ia
make the senate listen to n communication
from the rnmp house. The paper WIS
handed TO Senator Goddard by one Of the
attaches Of the rumps, and IL was passed to
the presiding officer. He in turn handed It
70 Secretary Fallon. who read it all the wav
through without a protest from tho demo.
cratic senators. The members OF that side
seemed to be dazed. But when tie pener
was read all the way through the demo.
Gratis came out OF their trance and Senator
Thornton moved that the COMMUNICATIVE
be not received and that no record be made
of " on the journal. This motion of course
prevailed, when senator Goddard asked II
u would not be in order ITO notify the tin.
ton taken. -
Senators Hennessy and CardwelI, a ma
1ofity OF the committee on rules, reportcd
IN iayor OF the change In the method al
selsetinp committees, making them elective
instead OF appointed by tho chair. and nj
owing changes in membership 10 be- made
Oh n days notice. Senator Hedges, ~ q
minority, reported that tho change was IN.
usual, unnecessary, impolitic, and djsconr.
teons to the president. The majority report