The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-26
THESE BILLS MAY PASS.
The Steering COMMITTEES Selects Bills
That Should Be Passed at
This Session.
An Afternoon Wasted by Filibus-
tering Over the County
Officers Bill.

A Bill for the Repeal OF the Gag Law
Again Brought Up In
senate
The steering committee completed its
work Yesterday. The bills recommended
are divided into two classes as fol-
lows. and will be taken up immediately. 1t
il not probable that the bills OF the first
class will be finished before the ED Of the
session: First class: 101, prescribing du
ties OF state board of land commissioners;
90. allowing claim Of Conley and McTague,
prison contractors; Is, prescribing duties
and appointment of state examiner; "a. re-
lating to recording Of deeds and mortgages;
70, for the support Of the state library, us,
concerning assessment and collection OF
taxes; 12S, relating TO the right OF eminent
domain AZ exercised by railroad companies:
I29. amending sections Cos and GA OF the
FIRST division of the civil code: As, defining
mode Of procedure in right of way for
bitches, fumes, etc.; ZIG. concerning fees
of county and township officers; 81, provid-
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80, providing II of selecting stats cap
ital; 81; regulating the granting of pardons,
r~espites, ETC.; 102, to facilitate the record
ing of marks and brands; liz. providing
funds for care of state convicts: 81, Great
ing state and county canvassing boards;
III, providing for state II county officers;
1o6, appropriating money for bounties on
stock destroying animals; al, for pay
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board Of examiners; 100. appropriating
money for expenses OF state government;
147. appropriating money to build an add
ton to the states prison; AZ, regulating the
mining Of coal in Montana: l35, concern
ing the Helena charter; 143, to compel rail
road companies to fence the right OF way;
1854, 1863, appropriations; SO. continuing the
code commission; 1865, providing for exam
nation of work Of the code commission; 70,
relating to the assessment OF mortgages;
senate bill 26. for punishment OF persons
who furnish firearms or ammunition to In
dams; S. B. 20, providing an appropriation
for the Worlds fair; y. Il. 8. concerning
states prisons; s. b. Is. bounties on stock
destroying animals; S. b. II. compensation
Of county and township officers; 81. b. 70,
relating to estrays on the pubic domain;
senate Joint memorials relating to mineral
lands, 148 and 1862 for relief of X. q. hum
Der and A. C. Witter: 124, to create Office OF
county auditor.
1t 10 further ordered that all bills recon-
mended by the committee of tho whole be
placed on ina passage as soon as possible.
The bills in the second class are: AS, TO
amend section 1853, chap. 81. compiled
statutes; 1874, to amend sections 1872, 43,
A, IS of the fifth division of compiled
statutes; 142. providing for the levy of taxes
and assessment; "a, compensation and
duties Of the clerk of the supreme court; 8 7
creating county of Teton; so, to provide for
filing of vacancies in the legislature: "a,
regulating railroad fares; 154, to amend
section 348. chapter ~, fifth division of
general laws; 155, to amend section 42S.
chapter %, fifth division general laws; 156,
providing that eight hours shall be a legal
days work; 1853, defining duties and author
ity of road supervisors: 159, amending sec
lions 1873. Is. II of fifth division, senate
bill %, for the amendment of school laws;
Z 40, to create Fiathead countless; 16l, to
amend section / ,531 fifth division, relating
to Office OF road supervisor: senate bill Ii,
to enable universities and colleges to
change their names: s. i. %, designating
the FIRST Monday in September as Labor
Day.
House bill IL created another disturbance
in the house yesterday. 1t came up in the
morning when the report of the committee
Of the whole was submitted. An amend
msnt was introduced striking ont she last
clause which provided that the bill shall
take effect in June 1893 when the terms
of the present county officers are finished.
This amendment was lost and another Was
introduced by Mr.. Barrows in January 1892.
This was lost through Mr.. Whaley who
voted against the amendment by mistake.
In tbs afternoon the bill came up again
and the friends of the amendment were in
the majority by one vote. The other side
adopted flibusterinp tactics and succeeded
in getting a call of the house which lasted
fifteen minutes. The call was then suspen-
ded and a series OF diiitory motions followed.
Finally a motion was made that the bill be
referred to a special committee with in
structions to report it back with the amend
ment that the bill take effect in
by a vote of "A to 70. The committee so
reported and Mr.. Tooie moved that the bill
be considered engrossed and placed upon
final passage. This WAS ruled out of order
and the bill was referred to the committee
on engrossment.
The senate had to undo part of its work
Oh the bill repeating the gag law. The mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which it wae
passed the day before, and the motion by
which that proposition had been laid on tine
table. were divided. So the enate found
itself in the position of having reconsidered
the passage of tie bill and laid tie whole
matter on the table. An easy way out was
found y yesterday. The rules provide that {
vote can only be reconsidered OF the day
after it was taken, and that tine notice mos
be given a day in advance. so this proceed
ings of Tuesday being considered ali out Of
order were ordered expunged from the
journal. This leaves the bill passed ard
ready for the governors signature.
State institutions were again the subject
of discussion in the senate. The bill fol
thc establishment of a state uniyersit,
came up in committee of the whole. Sena
tor Gibson led the fight against its consid.
GRAFTON, on the ground that the house hat
not decided to take up the public institu.
tons at this session, and the steering CON-
mittee thought this sufficient and did no
even act on the matter. Another plea wa
the time that would be taken up in the fe,
DAYS remaining at this session. Senate