The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-02-18

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the bounds Of the proposed county OF
Granite. This was discussed at lsuGth.
many objections being offered, Wahis and
Bonner, believing II being only for tho
purposes Of delay. On call Of ayes and
noes the motion was Lost by . to -
Truman then stated that his road bill.
which was once on general orders and hed
oeen referred to the committee o. towns,
counties and highways, had not beeu re.
ported. He had not been granted hear-
Ing before the committee aud beloved u
was the purpose to allow Il to die In the
committee room. He preferred II should
meet its fate on the floor Of the house aud
moved II be taken out OF the hands OF tho
committee and restored to general orders.
The motion Was carried.
A. F. Bruy's bill creating Sweet Grass
county was then introduced, and by Tai
liant house Joint memorial urging upon
congress the establishment Of road and
highway department similar to that OF
agriculture, and that every agricultural
college receiving federal aid shall have
such department added to It's course.
The bill regulating elections was made =
special order for o'clock.
Tho Joint ballot resulted as follows: |:
Mantle, 30; Clark, Is; Dixon, Il; Couch, 2;
Hunt, 2. Anncar and Burns voted for
Couch, Coder and Tierney for Hunt.
Tho STANDARDS report Of yesterday
stated that Fitschen's game and fish bill
was referred back to the cngrossing COM
mittee for correction of clerical errors.
This Was an error, as the fault was with
the committee Of tho whole. which placed
an amendment In the wrong section.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee Of tho whole, Graves In
the chair, took up the consideration OF the
following bills: Matts' senate bill pro-
viding for state hoard Of education, to
consist OF II members, of whom the gov.
ernor. state superintendent of public In
struction and attorney general shall be
members, eight to be appointed by the
governor. Tallant moved an amendment
providing for an equal political balance
upon the board. Tho bill as amended was
concurred In.
In consideration Of Scharnikow's bill
regulating the printing OF ballots. the nom-
ination of candidates and preserving the
secrecy OF the ballot, considerable opposi-
tion was offered to the proposed form OF
ballots. Tho committee asked leave to
cit again on tho bill. Scharnikow's regis
tration bill followed. Tho bill rehcarses
practically tho provisions of the present
law, but requires q registry agent In each
precinct and diminishes the time for reg
istration TO two weeks. thus balancing ex-
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upon the point ot permitting registry
agents to visit different voting precincts
In sparssly settled districts. Similar
amendments were offered by Montcsth
and Tnllant that voters once registered
be not required to register ngain during
their residence In any given precinct. and
were amended not to apply to towns of
more than 1000 and precincts within 10
miles Of railroad station. This bill We
referred to a special committee consist.
ing of Rose. Schanikow and Benson. and
made special order for o'clock Tuesday
next.
Notice wns received from the governor
that he had approved tho following !:
House bill. Ab, establishing q bureau of
agriculture and labor; No. los. for relief
of John r. Eardiey; No. a., defining the
duties of administrators. executors and
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hours Of work for stationary engineers.
Notice was received from the senate
that that body had refused to secede from
its amendments to house bill fixing tho
compensation OF legislators. Tho confer
cnce committee chosen yesterday was in
structcd TO forthwith meet n similar COM
mittee Of the senate upon this bill and re-
quest tho senate TO reconsider its action.
Scharnikow and Babcock, q special
committee to consider the state prison
bill. reported amendments tn tho bill pro-
viding for an eastern state prison nt Bill
ings, and q western at Deer Lodge, asking
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