The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-09

tor stated that VanCleve had signified his
Willingness to attach his name, but was alb
sent. The minority said that in their opin e
ion the bill was a just and meritorious
measure. and ono demanded by the people
most interested; and that. III view OF the
fact shat other bills for new counties had
been passed. a refusal to pass this one
would be- unjust to 5000 people who were
asking for it. The minority rspo also
proposed some changes i'll tho boundaries
of the proposed county. The two reports
and the bill we're placed On general orders.
a bill was introduced by Dudley repulat-
ingt the practice OF phar macy i'll the state.
The bill makes it unlawful for any but a reg
lstered pharmacist to compound or dispense
drugs or medicines. Registered pharma-
cists'' are those who utnish the state board
of phat macy proof that they we're engaged
in the p actice OF pharmacy in the state at
the time Of the passage OF the act; other
wise so obtain registration they must pass
n satisfactory examination by the board as
to competency: and oil persons over u years
old who have had four years practical
experience In compromising prescriptions,
and who shall pass a satisfactory sxamlna-
ton; and all graduates in pha' macy who
have diplomas and who have had four
years experience. Assistant pharmacists"
are to be over Is years old end must have
had two years. experience in compromising
prescriptions. and shall pass an
tlOus NO HhSlbGHub udTIuhCiSt q COAOu
or manage n pharmacy on his own account
or manage such business for others. The
Montana Pharmacal association is to sub
mlt to the COVE nor the names OF ten or
more registered pharmacists of ten years
experience. From them the governor ia to
APPOINT three, to be known as the state
board Of pharmacy. Every year Afterward
the association must submit five names,
from whom the governor ls TO select one to
fill the vacancy. Meetings to examine ap-
p!icants for registration, g antlnR OF Ger
tidcntes, ETC., are TO be held at least once in
four months. Members of the board are to
get S. for eaoh day Of actual service, and
all legitimate expenses; and the sec etaty
not over $500 per annum. The fees for regis
tration and renewal are 50. A fine OF $3.50 ls
imposed for unregistered persons keeping
a drug store or compromising prescriptions,
smaller fines are provided for less serious
violations of the law, which is not to apply
to merchants who keep on sale such pols-
ons. aclds and chemicals as are regularly
used in agriculture. mining and tho arts.
nor with physicians supplying their pa
tients with medicines. nor with the sale of
patent medicines. All poisons are to be
properly labelled, and the purchaser must
represent that it is to be used for a legiti-
mate purchase.
Another bill introduced by Huffman and
Monteath jointly, to punish frauds at cleo
tions, is based on the Massachusetts stat
ute. 1t provides just what are Legitimate
election expenses, and how much each can
didate for an office is allowed to pay, and is
intended to prevent the wrongful use OF
money in securing nominations or cleo
tlous.
Other bills introduced were by Babcock.
to pay Montana National bank S14, 1863,
money advanced to members of the first
legislative assembly, and interest on claim.
Scharnikow gave notice OF a bill creating
Warm Springs county; A. +. Bray one es-
teblisnlng an orphans home: and Lawrence
one to amend the revenue act.
The private claims bills fevorably acted
on the day before in committee of the whole
were taken up and passed; as were also the
bills making an appropriation to furnisht he
room of the clerk of the supreme court; and
that providing for the appointment of
county boards Of appraisers. There we're
thirteen votes against the latter bill-Car-
renter, Fitzgerald, German. Graves, Law
renee, Lorine, McDonel. Metzsl, Murphy,
Rose. s~charnikow. Iierney and Ward.
Forty voted for it.
The senate amendment to the house anti
Pinkerton bill was concurred in. only one
vote, Huffman. in the negative. The
amendment excerpts from the provisions OF
the bill cases where she ifs are called 10
summon posses to suppress domestic vio-
lence.
The bounty bill was made the special Or
der for two O'Clock this afternoon.