The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-03
THE HOUSE.

~ - SAoUhAH W.
Of the Session.
ION this last day OF the session, we in.
woke a special blessing on all the members
OF this body" said tho chaplain in his
prayer opening the kouse yesterday. May
each have the consciousness that he has
tried to do his best. honestly, conscien-
tiously and faithfully. II any unkind
word has been uttered here that hna caused
pain TO u heart, we ask forgiveness. We
ask thy blessing on the work done at this
session. and finally bring us to the general
assembly Of the church OF Christ" With
this the house got down to work and trans
acted the following business at the morn
ing session:
Gov. Richards veto OF the bounty bill
was sustained by twenty.four to ten. He
also vetoed the bill fixing the qualifications
OF Slecto Q on questions Of ralaing money,
on tho ground that it ia an unconstitutional by
ulsfran chising those who are not %taxpnyeis.
The veto was sustained by thirty to thir-
teen.
The house decided to non.concur in SEN
ate bills Tor two more justices of tho SUI
preme court. and that compelling county
commissioners to appoint game and fsh
wardens on the application of 100 tax
payers.
Concurrence was ordered in senate bill
oennlng tresspass on mining property; to
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ono year.
House bills were passed as follows: For
the collection of poll tax by essessors; al
lowing assessors clerks for one year; rsquir-
ing road brands on stock; to punish driv-
ing stock from their customary ranges;
regulating terms on which foreign cor
porations shall do business in the state.
After doing this the house went to the
auditorium for the joint assembly n from
there went TO dinner or elsewhere.
When the house was raped to order after
the joint assembly and recess there was no
call Bach replied Pm sorry to say Pm
present" Beeches said Pm ashamed to
soy I'm here, too" KilQallon and Beecher
made motions to adjourn sine die. Though
the motions were seconded Speaker Pro
lem Bray hesituted to put them, saying
there were many senate bills to be acted on.
Losee reminded the members that an ad-
journment without action on the general
appropriation bill meant an extra session
and an expense OF $40. 900 to the state. By
this time a quorum had arrived and the
house went into committee of the whole on
senate bills. When the committee
rose the house concurred in senate amend
ment to the bill making appropril IONS for
certain purposes, which strikes .at the
amount for A. B. Hsmilton's election ex-
penses. Senate bills were passed az fol-
lows: For incorporation Of accident In
surance companies; for the consolidation
and lease of railroads; concerning tresspass
on mining claims; changing the boundaries
OF Kavalli county; relative to sureties on
undertakings and bonds; ceding iurisdic-
ton to the United States over certain lands;
amending THO registration law, and appro-
priating money to pay for boanties.
h senate amendments to the general
appropriation bill were concurred in by yeas
~, nays -. The opposition to concurrence
was on account of the striking out Of the
provision Of $4,000 for bounties.
The bill compelling county commission
ers to appoint fish aud Rnme wardens was
indefinitely postponed. The one to compel
retail liquor dealers to take out licenses for
a year was defeated by yeas 16. nays %.
Attaching part Of MeaRher to Cascade and
Yellowstone; authorizing cities and towns
to incur indebtedness: creating the thir-
teenth judicial dist let.
At the night session Of the house most of
the time was devoted to receiving messages
to bills passed and signed. A last effort
was made to get up the senate bill increas-
ing the number of justices of the supreme
court from three to five. 1t had been in
definitely postponed and the speaker pro
TEN ruled the motion out of order. and that
settled it. A house bill providing that be-
quests to charitable institutions shall be
legal if made within thirty DAYS of death.
was passed with the hope that IL would
reach the senate in time to be acted on.
The house bills for the sale of timber lands
belonging to the state, and for the invest
ment of funds arising from the sale of
lands, were. at the request Of the governor.
also passed and sent to the senate.
The house concurred in the senate amend
ments to the reapportionment bill. which
gave Lewis and Clarke its eightmembers of
the house. and made other changes.
The governor returned the general appro-
priation bill with his signature. but with
one item vetoed, that providing for 500, 600
for payment Of bouuties in 1894. which had
been overlooked when the appropriation
was struck out for this year. The appro-
priation is covered in q separate bill.
For the last hour or moro there WAS moth
ing but confusion. and every available ar
tiole Of light texture was hurled around.
Any member who got up to speak was
.peppered with missiles. The same fate
awaited the sergeant.at-arms of the senate
and the chairman of the enrolling com
of that body. The big sergeant At
finally put a basket over his head,
and looked like the catcher of a baseball
as he delivered messages from the
senate. In the confusion resolutions were
passed to pay the journal clerk and stenoR-
$50 each additional compensation,
and the usual formal resolution Of thanks
for the manner in which the speaker pre-
sided was passed.
BILLS THAT PASSED.