The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-28

that no clerk or employe of the house, en-.
trusted with any bill or paper, be permitted
or employe OF the house. and that no one be
permitted to make any erasure or alteration
In such bill or paper without first calling
the attention Of such clerk or employe to
the fact" The report was adopted.
Bills were introduced as follows: by
Lockhart, fixing licenses of hotel, lodging
house and restaurant keepers in towns OF
1000 population or over, as follows: On
business of $1,000 per quarter. 20. and SOU
for each additional $1,000; by A. r. Bray.
requiring improvementsto be made IN mines
when ordered by the inspector. under pen
atty of three months imprisonment or not
over 81. 600 fine; repeating the mechanics
lien law of 1887: by Scharnikow, to pay
Journal publishing company S4ol.24 inter
est on claim; applopriating $744.6 "a to pay
expenses of code commission; by Lookey.
empowering the United States to purchase
and hold property for government purposes.
Notices of the introduction of bills were
given az follows: By A. f.. Bray. for an
| act providing for the submission to the
| qualified electo . of the state of an amend
| ment to section 4, article 6 of the constitu-
ton, relating to senator's; Prescribing the
mode of paying all obligations OF debt to
be paid in money; by Monteath, an act
| concerning the duties of school trustees;
| BY Lockhsrt, substitute for bill establish
ing an insane asylum; by burrell. an act
for the better prote ction of revenues.
The Worlds fair appropriation bill was
taken up in committee of the whole. IL
A. +. Bray made a speech in favor OF Civ
ing $40, 600 az recommended by the special
COMMITTEES, instead of the $50, 900 proposed
by the committee on preparations and
claims. Fleming said if there were anv as
surances that the state would be benefited
by the additional $4,000 be would be will
ing to give it. AS to the last approprla-
tion Of $4,000. part of It,, he
said, had been spent for q building
that presented no better appearance than
Monteath opposed giving any more than
$50, 600. He explained that of the addi-
tional 1926, 900 the board had expected to use
800. 900 in printing. Information had been
received. however, that no printed matter
would be allowed to be distributed on the
grounds. Scharnikow said $50 900 had al
ready bsen expended in getting a credit
able exhibit together. The question now
was whether it should be sent to the fair
and properly displayed. Huffman said that
it was believed that the opinion that there
would be no printed matter allowed was III
correct. He thought that the states would
be allowed to display rinted matte show
ing their general advantages, but not ad-
vertisements of private concerns. lie
thought it wise to seek to get some of the
| dement's RlQl6Q az DIV mIhluH u llEeEhl dp-
ropriAtlon. A. +. Bray thought the extra
$4,000 would make a display worth seeing.
H. wanted the Wo Ids fair managers to
get the $4,000, and then hold them re-
sponsib!e TO an exhibition the people
could feel proud of. Jockey said a start
had been made and somethlng must be
done to carry it through. lie believed it
would have been better, if no start had
been made, and the display had been left
to the cities and counties of the state. He
said he wanted to call attention to the
financial condition Of the state. The gov
ernor had intimated that the equiI ements
would be $45l, 900. The heaviest tax that
could be laid would produce with other
sources of revenue a total of $500. 600. This
would leave but $4,000 margin. There
was a deficit already of 1923, 600, leaving the
actual balance only $4,000. If the tax
of the state would be but $780, 600, or $$2l.-
600 short of the governors estimate of what
was needed. Tallant said he had started
out in favor Of 1915, 600, but since the item
of printing had been cut $780, 900 he thought
$50, 900 would cover all actual necessities.
No action was taken on the matter when
the committee arose, nor on amendments
offered by Monteath cutting down the
amount for insurance and incidentals $500
that for attendance at the educational OK.
hihit 5000. and adding the 81, 100 thus saved
to the ladies' department..
luo dHkASustaAhi SAi0oo DiAA
up again in committee of the whole ant
this time completed. The amendment Of
!, SWEET. the author, adding to the duties o
the head of the bureau those Of inmigra
!. ton commissioner was adopted. Bonnie
had Europe eliminated ON the list O
places where rates of transportation t.
: Montana shall be adve tised. He made
, i fiery speech about cor orations with n
bodies to kick and townsite companies wit
no souls to damn. bringing in people from
Europe to uss them as clubs 80 beat dow,
high priced American labor. He wanted t.
know of what use the boosted America.
: system of p election was when 10, 900 scab
could be landed on American soil ever
week-and by scabs hs meant that t.
were ~unacq1ainted with American ius.ltu
tions and could tie used by corporations 70
z their own purposes. The result was, tn
bill was amended to limit the places wher
d rates to Montana shall be advertised, 1
"a New York, Chicago and San Francisco
l. With some further amendments the bi
D. was ordered reported favorably to tn
j. house.
The Flashead county bill was passed
le yeas fifty one. nays one, (Bonner). TT
bill to pay Frank Conley and Thomas Nj,
10 Tsgue for the keeping of conyicts frol
as August to December last was passed with
Ve out opposition.
IL growing reported favorably en- the bill il
o. oleasing the bounties on stock destroyir
j. animals. The committee on hsh and gan
made q favorable report on the bill oreatir
the office of game and 6sh warden. III
judiciary committee reported back the 80
nons OF the Bitter Root county bill tn
ut were refer ed to them. with Amendmen
intended to provide tor apportionment
>, indebtedness. The state board of exar
ne iuets sent back the bill of W. j. Kennel
ug for services as clerk Of the sup eme coal
with a recommendation that it was a prop
ba measure to pass.
A stition was received from YalloRato]