The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-04
BY The HOUSE.
The County Officers Bill is Finally
Passed to Take Effect
in 1893.
The House Recommends the Sem
ate Bill for q Mineral Land
Commissioner.

Commissioner.
The Teton County Bill Gets Through-A
Big Batch of Bills Passed by
Both Houses.
The following bills we're passed ty the
house: To provide for claims against the
state approved by the state board OF ex'
aminers; concerning the fees and omolu
ments of county officers; to allow the Jour
nal Publishing company interest on their
claim. The following senate bills: For
sale and appraisal of state lands; to enable
universities and colleges under religious
patronage to change their names; to enable
counties to assume certain indebtedness;
to declare Sept. l a legal holiday to be
known as Labor Day; to amend section ITO,
tenth chapter, fifth division of compiled
statutes; to authorize the state treasurer
to transfer certain sums; for protection
from dangerous illuminating oils; to create
the ninth and tenth judicial DISTRICTS; to
amend an act providing for the payment OF
bounties; concerning abscene literature;
concerning sugar beets, and house bills
providing for the continuance of the code
commission to regulate state and county
printing; concerning the state prison; pro-
vidinp for selection and conveyance OF
school lands and certain public lands
donated by the United States for various
public buildings and institutions; provla-
ing for the recording of deeds and mort
cages; to allow Mitchell and M~usslGbrod
interest on their claims; to attach certain
portions of right-of-way of N. I. II. H..
and G. G. Il II. F. r. r. to
county for purposes of taxation; to denne
mode of procedure and rights-of-way for
bitches and fumes for irriRatine purposes;
appropriating none for support OF Mon.
tann law library; creating the county OF
Teton.
The familiar No. II passed the hous yes
terday and all are at least glad that nothing
more will be heard of it in that branch of
the legislature. There we're less dilatory
motions than usual, for the enemies of the
amendment evidently saw that it WAS use
less to offer opposition, particularly after
Speaker Comfy had ruled that the bill was
on fnal passage. The bill as amended will
take effect on Jan. l, 1882. The following
man, Blair, Blake, Blakely, Burns. Cory,
Higgins, Hotter, Horsky. Hughes, Kemp
land, McElwee. Mitchell, Penrose, Poole,
Toole. Waite. Wallace, Whaley, Woodson.
Is N~ays-Clark, Dusseault, Eaton, Frank,
Hollywood, Howey, Humber, Lockray,
Loud. Monteath. Newcomer, Norton. Phil
lips, Roberts. Schmidt, Stebbins, Thomp-
son, Wing-23. The county officers now
feel confident that the bill will be killed in
the senate.
The bill introduced by the senate COM
mittee on mines and mining, entitled IAN
act to provide a mineral land commissions
for the state of Montana, to define his
duties and provide for his compensation
and expenses came up on special order
before the house committee of the whole,
and was discussed at some length. Some
of the rer resentatives thought that Mon
tana had enough representatives at Wash
ington to look after the mineral land as
we'll as the other interests of Montana.
They thought a state lobbyist was
hardly needed. Mr.. Thompson of Silver
Bow made a good speech favoring the pas
sage of the bill. He outlined the great impor
lance Of prompt action and said that our rep
resentatives at Washington could not give
the matter proper attention. Thu bill was
recommended by the committee Tor pas
sage with one amendment This is OF
some importance as it includes the care of
public land interests as we'll. The mineral
land commissioner, if the bill becomes q
law, will draw a pleasant little salary
nual allowance Of $s,ooof or e1-
penses. II order to earn this salary he will
be expected to gather information concern
ing mineral lands within the grants of the
Northern Pacific railroad, ana to use his
efforts to protect the same from becoming
the property of any railway corporation
There was some gossip in the house as t.
the appoiniee. The name of Thomas G
Merrill was mentioned, but no one seemed
10 think that Governor Toole would appoin
him in the event of the passage of the bill
The Teton county bill passed the houss
yesterday morning by Il substantial major.
ity and is now ready for the governor,
signature. Editor Moore is working hare
for the Valley county bill, but the chance,
for Its passage are not particularly good.
One section of Mr.. Goodman's bill con
corning school elections started up a littl
breeze in the house last evening. 1t wa
the one providing that all voters at schoo
elections shall be male citizens twenty
one years old who are propert
holders, and female citizens twenty
one years Olu, VINO nave TeSlQeQ ID III
district one year. 1t was the property qua.
ifcat ion that started the debate. MI
Whaley, the great American protector Q
down trodden liberty, introduced an amend
ment striking this clause out and followe
with a series of oratorical flights. The
there were cries for Howey, and the favor
tie orator of the Sixth ward responded wit
a speech in favor of the amendment. Co
Hollywood, the ~sllver-tongued orator {
Granite. made an enthusiastic speech fc
the amendment. Peter Breen, the labe
orator, also spoke. There were other repre-
sentatives who thought that the ladies an
the men who build the school houses an
pay the teachers should look after til
votes. These representatives were in I'll
majority and they recommended the Origin
al bill for passage by a vote of twenty-hy
to fifteen.
The Crow reservation bill came up into IL
house from the senate yesterday a~fternoo
and was referred to a committee on feder
relations. Among the visitors to the hour
were George NJ. Hayes, clerk of the distri
court, City Treasurer Charles +. Burton ar
John NJ. Ramsey. of Billings. hese GENT
men are interested in the passage of Il
bill which they say is entirely satisfacto
to the people of Yellowstone county.
The following bills were recommen