Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-02-16
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.
Con idersble Business Disposed Of.-sandsrs
Dropped for Lee Mantle, But No
Election.

BIpppSu lU- LIE Nlaulle. ouI NO
Election.
SATURDAY., February. 1.-THE senate
passed the bill increasing the salary
OF the governors private secretary to
So 500 n wear. The house accom-
pi'shel little. spending most of the
day III committee OF the whole discuss
ing appropriations. Governor Rick
ards signed the bill repeating the estray
law.
MONDAY, Feb. Ex-Governor Rick
ards sent in his first veto today. The
bill fixing the compensation of men,
bers and employees OF the legislature
contained n provision increasing the
pay OF the speaker OF the house and of
the president pro tenn OF the senate to
SO a day, and the governor claimed
that it W n in violation of the consti-
tuition, which prohibited the increas-
ing of the pay of officers during their
term Of Office. Another bill, without
this feature, will be passed. He ap-
proved the bill creating Flathead and
Valley counties. A bill introduced in
the house by Bray takes from the
county treasurer any opportunity of
reaping benefits by depositing county
funds in banks. 1t allows all banks
TO compete for the privilege providing
they pay not less than q per cent. in
crest. Among bills passed was one
allowing all school districts to issue
bonds. The committee OF the whole
ordered a favorable report on the bill
TO make the board of appraisers in
each county consist of three citizens.
instead of M citizen, assessor and
chairman board OF county commits
sioners as now; all three to be APP
pointed by the district judge.
TUESDAY, Feb. THE senate passed
unanimously the bill creating a state
board ofcharities and corrections, and
also the bill directed against Pinker-
tons and known as the Pinkerton bill.
The house passed the bill limiting the
hours of labor OF engineers i'll mines
where engines are run twenty hours or
more. o eight hours n day. a bill
exempting 81, 1000 of the property OF
widows and orphans from taxation
was also passed. a measure was in
PRODUCED to establish n school for
deaf and dumb at Boulder. Goodell
introduced "A bill fixing license of auc-
tioneers; those in a town of less than
5000 to pay SIS per quarter.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. S-Injoint assem-
bly,, Tierney OF Meagher county, here
tofore "a Clark man, voted for Sand
ers, placing the latter within two votes
of election. No explanation wasgiven,
but it is supposed to be out of pique
on account OF the unfavorable report
of his bill creating Broadwatercounty.
The senate passed the joint memorial
asking congress to provide for election
of senator's by direct vote OF the peo-
pie. The house passed almost the
entire day in committee OF the whole
discussing state institutions. Among
bills passed was the one relating to
county boards of appraisers. A
measure WAS introduced by Dudley
providing for the board OF pharmacy
and obligiug all pharmacists to pass
examination or eXhitIt certificates.
THURSDAY, Feb. 9-In the house the
bill to establish the school ofmines at
Butte came up and was opposed by
Tallant, of Cascade county, on behalf
of the consolidation theory. 1t was
finally passed, however, by a vote OF
10 to 4, Coder being one of those to
vote against the measure. The uni
v~ersity was ordered favorably re-
ported, as was also the agricultural
college bill. The senate passed the
house bill for Ravalli county, and the
house bill to establish n bureau OF
labor and agriculture. The senate DILL
appropriating money for III orphans
home was indefinitely postponed. In
Joint assembly the vote stood: Sand
rrs, %; Clark, "a; Dixon, II; Mantle,
2; Couch, l; Benson (Rep.), OF Measher
county, voting for Clark to offset
Tierney's vote for Sanders, the latter
today voting tor Mantle. At a late
hour the Republican caucus decided
to drop Sanders and vote Tor Mantle.
FRIDAY, Feb. 1Oth-On joint ballot
all Republicans but three, Annear,
Burns and Coder, voted for Mantle,
with this result: Clark %, Mantle, %,
Sanders 3, Couch L. The house passed
the university and agricultural college
bills as passed by the senate. The
senate passed II bill preventing sale OF
scalped railroad tickets.
SATURDAY, Feb. 11th-Great sens a
ton was caused in joint session when
five Republicans ~ viz: Annear, OF
Silver Bow, Benson, of Meagher, Burns,
of Choteau, Cooler, OF Fergus, and
Lewis, OF Cascade and Dawson, cast
their votes for Clark. Thisgave Clark
"a and 80 would have elected. Man
lie received %, Dixon 8 and Sanders
L. Six pairs were reported. Bach
moved another ballot and Goddard
moved TO adjourn, the vote on adj
journment standing yeas 81, nays 80.
The house passed the bills creating
Blaine county and the senate bill es-
tabllshing a norman school at Dillon.
Coder was named n ola committee
of five to visit Billings and Deer Lodge
and report on a site Tor the peniten-
tiary.
The Wrong Doctor.