The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-03
THE LEHISATtR RE.
{ losing Up the Accounts Which
the Members Owe to
this State.
The Appropriation l:iiI- nIcr Son>i.i-ra-
ti"n An adjournment Taken with
ont ~snator.

"Ih' same OH story tells the result
of the vote in the joint assembly yester-
day for United Sta ties senator
Among the bills passed by the house
was that creating Granite county. 1t is
house measure. The general and all
the special appropriation bills were
passed and sent to the senate. The SEN
ate bills passed by the house include
! that extending the life of corporations
To lift. years. with amendment reduc-
I lug il Ia forty years. just double Wha, il
! Is now. and that amending the general
incorporation act On lines laid down by
the mayors of Montana cities at their
/ recent conference here.
In an informal way Judge Bach
called the attention Of the house To some
items in the general appropriation bill
which might render that important
measure unconstitutional and compel
the governor to veto it. Section thirty
three of article live of the constitution.
provides that the general appropriation
bills shall embrace nothing but approp-
rlatinns for the ordinary expense Of the
legislature. executive and judicial de
partments of the state. interest on the
public debt and for public schools. and
that all other appropriations shall he
made 10y separate bills. each embracing
but one subject In the general appror
rlntion bill Just passed the veterinary
~,
spector mineral land commissioner.
keeping of the insane. care Of the deaf
and dumb. hountieS on stock DESTROYING
animals and others which it WAS doubt
full could come under the head of either
executive. Legislative ar judiciary. He
suggested that these items had better
be gotten out of the General appropria
tion bill and covered each in separate
bill. Representative Losee when the
matter was brought up at the night
'ssi"n on a bill making an appropria-
ti"n for the Historical society stated
that the general appropriation bill had
been drawn up nn lines suggested by
the state legal adviser. the ;ttorne, gen
eral. and he had no doubt of it being
correctly drawn. As the attorney gen
eral would be the one consulted should
any of the state officers have doubts
about the form Of the general appropra-
tion bill. it is not likely that the sugges
tion Of Judge Bach will he acted on.
The senate yesterday. in committee
of the whole. acted fayorably ON Il large
number Of bills appropratins money to
pay private claims. and also on the bills
appropriating money for the state edu-
cational institutions. Senator Gibson
took advantage Of the occasion To define
his position on the educational institu-
tions. He said that while he was in
favor Of the consolidation of thes. insti-
tutions. now that he had been vanquish-
ed and the. had been separated. he was
in favor of the state treating them all
literally. 80 that they could really help
the cause Of higher education He said
he would favor the next Legislative as
sembly levying special tax. say Of
three -eights Of mill. the proceeds to
go to the institutions to supplement the
federal endowment. In the course Of
his remarks he took occasion to remind
the senate that he thought the members
had made mistake in not passing the
senate normal school bill donating s1O.-
OfO and ninety acres Of land to that in
stitution. but in its stead concurring in
the house bill which did not contain these
provisions. In closing his talk he said
III reference to the normal school bill:
We have earned no honor here and
have not done our duty as the people
had the right to expect We would
One of the satldest incidents Of the
session occurred yesterday when Sena-
tor Baylies. of Fergus county. received
telegram announcing that his little
girl was i'll with pneumonia and was not
expected to live. He was urgently re-
questet To come home at once. as the
little one wanted to see him. Under
the circumstances he was granted an
indefinite leave II absence and he had
no difficulty in securing u pair with
Senator Buford ON all political ques-
tions.
The senate yesterday killed the |
Breaiwater county bin by vote Of ten
to six, but II will come up to-day ON a
motion of Senator Matts Ia reconsider. |
The two railroad bills one in relation
To freight traffic and the other tu.'erea,e |
n hoard of railrad commissioners. we're |
made a special order for to-day AT two
o'clock
MI SENATOR.
HELENA. March :. Especial to the