The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-24
THE HOUSE.

Morning and Afternoon Sessions, Intro
duotion of Bills, Etc.
The house held sessions morning and
afternoon and very nearly cleared its files.
The afternoon adjournment was only had
in order to allow some OF the committed
to get to work, a. several members wanted
to stay to dispose of all the bills on general
orders file. AT the morning session bills
were introduced as follows: By Graves,
regulating liabilities OF hotel keepers. pun.
ishina beats, etc. 1t provides that hotel
keepers must have safes for keeping valua-
bles of guests, and that where such valu-
ables are not entrusted to the care of those
in charge. there shall be no liability. Ho-
tells of over two stories in height are re-
uuired to have IRE escapes in every room.
Landlords Of hotels and boarding houses
are to have q lien on baggage OF guests.
Persons d~efrsudinR landlords Of their
board are subject to three months impris-
onmsnt and a nne. By Lockey. providing
for a commissions Of immigration, who is
to advertise the states resources. arrange
with railroads and other transportation
com paniss for rates for homo seekers, etc.
Notices of bills we're given as follows:
By Jockey, allowing appeals to the district
court from boards Of county commissioner
and boards of equaliZation; requiring
school trustees in cities and towns to give
official bonds; fixing the qualifications OF
electors upon questions authorizing the
raising of money; amending the revenue
act of 1891 by having the board of ap-
praise:s consist of three property holde 8
appointed by the judge OF the court, and
preventing the chairman OF the county
commissioner n ASSESSORS from being
members; allowing half of the taxes to be
paid Dec. l and the other half June l; OK
enptin9 property of widows and orphans
to the amount of $1,000; increasing the
number OF holidays for which teachers
shall be paid; by Annear, to,amend act con-
corning storage of ~Qunpowder n other
explosives: by A. f. Bray, to seRregats por-
lions of townships 3 and 4. north of range
! west, from JEFF srson county. and attach
them to Silver Bow.
The committee ON mines and mining re-
ported back the joint memorial asking the
passage of a free coinage bill, with an
amendment making it directed to the
house of representatives. alone. instead Of
to the emit Q national congress.
At the afternoon session the Teton
county bill was received from the senate
and referred to the proper committee. The
rule adopted by the senate to prevent the
duplication of bills in the two branches of
the l. gislature. came up and created some
discussion. Tallant. Monteath anu Graves
opposed it on the Qround that the intro
duction of a bill in one house would dollar
n more metitotious measure being intro
duced III the other house. 1t was referred
to the committee on iules.
The house went into the committee of
the whole on general orders. Ihe commit
tee recommended that the senate bill re-
peslin0 the estray law be passed. The
same recommendation was made for the
house bill to pay the employees of the legis-
lhtlve assembly. The bill for Bitter Root
county was put through with u
accommodation that is be referred to the
judiciary committee TO bs perfected in Il
legal feature relative to the portionment
of indebtedness between the new county
and Missoula county.