The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-03-01

cONDA, MONTANA, WEDNE
. very exciting and rather stormy scene.
The anti-scalpers bill was up for its third
reading and final passage. Spccches ~
favor of the bill werc made by Tallaut.
Walkup and Bach, aud speeches aGatnst
Il were made by Mathews. Graves ane
Bray. Tho speech Of Bray was particularly
vehement, aud II Was with difficulty that
order could be preserved during his. re.
marks. Tho lobby was full and most OF
those present were disposed to be demon
stra,ive in their opposition to the bill.
Bray expressed himself ~ at disad.
vantage in his remarks, inasmuch ~ no
was not paid attorney to speak In favor
OF the bill. Bach and Tallant jumped TO
their feet and challenged this statemsnt.
Bray also said that no one could vote for
the bill unless owned body and soul by the
Northern Pacific railroad. This created q
surore. Montcath, Fitzgerald. Bach and
Tallant Jumped to their feet and de-
manded that his statement b r.
tracted. Bach declared the statement
absolutely false. Monteath insisted on .
proof Of the charge at once or with
drawal Of the statement. He demanded
an apology. Bach said the author of the
remarks was sufficient apology and ex-
cuse for them. Bonner thought no apol.
ogy necessary as he believed the gentle
man from SILVER Bow was right. Bray
said he did not remember the exact word.
ing Of his remarks, but he meant to say
thnt he could not SEQ how any man could
vote for the bill unless owned body and
soul By tho Northern Paicfic railway, and
he would stand by that statement. In his
remarks regarding paid ATTORNEYS hc said
le had no reference to Bach. Rose chal.
lenged Bray TO show where any indigna-
tion meeting had been called at Dillon as
stated in his speech.
A roll coll was finally reached. When
his name was called. Montenth said that
in voting for the bill he desired to hurl
back into the teeth of tho cowardly cur
owned by the Northern Pacific road. Tho
hill was carried by vote OF 81 TO Is.
Those voting against the bill were: Bon.
ncr. A. F. Bray, &. H. Bray, Carpenter,
Dudley, Fitschen. Goodcll, Graves, Je6crs,
Kilgallon. Lawrence, Metzel, SWEET. Will
son and Mathews.
There was another fight over tho fnal
passage of the Granite county bill. Scharn-
ikow opposed the bill and read protests
from several portions Of Deer Lodge
county. Smalley spoke In favor Of the
bill. Il was carried by vote Of 3s to 10.
The remainder Of the day was consumed
in tho routine business of passing on
house bills already passed In the commit-
tee Of the whole.
MORNING. SESSION,
At the morning session another bill was
received in favor of direct legislation. Tho
fish and game committee reported against
the passage of the house bill on this sub
ject, and in favor Of the senate bill on the
same subject. Tho apportionment com.
mttee reported in favor OF giving Tcton
county n sole representative instead OF .
! joint representative with Choteau county.
Tho general appropriation bill and
other appropriation bills were read third
time by tltlo and passed. Jockey OPP
posed many of these bills on the ground
that the state will be bankrupt. as there
be deficiency Of $685. 600 next December.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
This afternoon, In addition 10 the anti
scalper's bill and the Granite county bill
q number of bills were finally passed.
House bill No. %, amending the law In re-
gard to county bonds, was defeated. Sen.
ate bill No. 10. increasing the terms OF ex'
istence of corporations from 20 to 4C
years was carried by vote OF 81 to IL,
Senate joint memorial No. I, relating to
| immigration. was passed. Senate bill No
18, establishing a state board Of charities,
senate bill No. -, requiring railroads tc
leave openings in their fences. senate bill
No. A6. concerning town and village sites.
senate bill No. 81. providing for the tran.
scribing of county records In segregated
counties. senate bill No. 81, the smoke act
senate bill No. II, relating to toll roads and
bridges, and senate bill No. 56. relating to
municipal corporations. were duly passed
A motion to make the Sweet Gras,
county hill o special order for this evening
was lost.
EvENiyG SESSION.
At this evenings session of the house
senate bill No. 5, for making Menghe
county the Eleventh judicial district II wa
in committee of the whole. Kilgailon ir
the chair, recommended 10 be indefinitel,
postponed. Senate hill No. 81, for an or
phan asylum at Twin Bridges created ;
fight. Graves introduced an amend
ment TO locate the asylum
at Walkcrville. The amendment wa
| uetcatcu anu Tue cottUifttee tccOtfiUieuce'
concurrence in the bill. Senate bill No
30, for state library, was recommends
for concurrence. Senate bill No. 81. az
propriating money for the state librar,
was not concurred in. Senate bill No. =
regarding savings banks, was recon-
mcnticd thnt II bc concurrcd in. Scnat
bill No. ~. TO increase the number of jus
tices of the supreme court. was postponed
tho committee asking leave TO 81
again ON II. Senate bill No. 81
for state hoard of education was recon-
mendcd that il l,e concurrcd in. Sena,
bill No. W. regarding the historical society
was recommended for concurrence. Th'
committee then arose.
The house joint resolution directing tn
furnishing of members OF the legislaiur
with copies Of the proceedings OF the lee
islaturc, was read the third time anC
passed. Tho house then adjourned.
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