The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-17
THE DAILY GRIST
As Ground Out in the Legislative Mill nj
the State Capital

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the state Capital.
HELENA, Feb. b. Special to Tuf
lRIbrNL, Every member of the lcgjs.
lature was on his own side of the polit.
zeal fence today in Joint assembly except
llerney, VINO voted for Couch. The bal
lot was: Clark 81; Mantle %. Dixon -
Couch 3, Carter /. Total. 60: necessary
to choice. 30. The clark men have
shown no disposition to answer the ad-
dresses of the Dixon people.
The Rev. DR.. Livingston of the town
OF the same name acted as chaplain for
the house today, and after deploring the
condition of politics in the Legislature
thanked God that other states were lust
as bad OFT.
The house non-concurred in the senate
amendment of the bill fixing the pay of
members of the legislature at IS a
day. The amendment made if
go iIto effect in 1896 instead of 1891
which would have made no provision for
the next Legislature. The house concur
red in the amendment to the bill pun
ishing executors, etc, for not making re-
ports. The amendment gives the Judges
power TO punish as in cases Of contcmpt
Of court. The committee on WAYS and
means reported unfavoraby on the sen.
ate bills for deputy state auditor and
deputy state treasurer. but recommend
ed an appropriation for clerk hire for the
two offices. The committee on privi!epes
and elections reported favorahy on The
bills for new registration and election
laws. and they were maze Il special order
for Friday afternoon.
The committee on state institutions
reported favorabIy on the orphans home
bllI with an amendment changing its To-
Cation from Butte to Walkcryillc.
Among the bills introduced were the
following: by Iailant. for the appoint
ment Of three game and fish commission
crs 10 see 10 the enforcement uf the laws;
by Carpenter. limiting the Jurisdiction Of
Justices Of the peace to cases where the
penalty is 3lun fine or three months i'm
prisOnmclt: by Graves. regulating the
practice Of medicine by requiring diplo-
mas from regular colleges or cXamina-
ton by the state board: by WaIkup ap-
prCpriatlng $4,000 annually for expenses
Of state iiremcn's tournament.
The hpus" bill TO pay county officers
by the month instead Of quarterly was
passed.
Senator Ciibson's state board of edu.
cation blll was made Il special order for
tomorrow afternoon. The house bill
proposing an amendment to the COnsti-
tuition apportiCning the state into lcgis-
Iatiyc districts. created long discussion
in committee Of the whole. The pro
posed amendment divides the state into
twenty senatorial and sIxty-one repre-
sentative districts. The districts are 10
Dc divided on a population basis. Ii was
opposed by members from the smaller
counties on the grounds that the large
counties and cities would hold too much
power III the senate. as in the house.
Taliant Of Cascade. though representing
Il large county. also opposed the bill
believing that the present constitutional
provision for one senator flOm each
county Il just one. lie argued that the
amendment would put the state in dan-
ger of grrrymandcring. lie said that IL
the tuitod States senate Tie new state
OF Montana hud an equal representation
with the great state of New ! urk. though
in the lower house il had only one
iorlivth tie number Of members. 4
motion h s,rike out the enactiu- clause
was madr ty Fleming Of Beaverhcad but
was defeated 10y yeas 2l. nays2S, and the
bill was ordered reported fayorahly. The
vote practically kills it. however. as ii
takes thlea-tCUrlhs vote to propose an
amendment To the constitution.
H. the senate the house bill locating
the normal school at Dillon WAS passed.
unanimously. Hoffman Introduced