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

business Transacted on the Last Day in
the Upper Body.
The governor at the morning session sent
in a list of nominations for members OF the
board of education. They were as follows
and were confirmed in open session: For
the term expiring Feb. I, 1886, Lewis and
Clarke r. G. Young; aallatin, Nelson Story;
for the term expiring Feb. l, 1896. James
Reid, of Deer Lodge. and John +. Forbis.
OF Silver Bow; for the term expiring Feb. ].
1897. j.. E. Morse. of Beaverhead, and
7. E. Collins. of Cascade; for the term
expiring Feb. !, 1893, J.. N. Hamilton, OF
Mlssoula, and Alfred Myers. of Park. The
following house bills were passed: Creating
the county of Granite. by the following vote:
Ayes-Buford. Cullen. EReleston, Gibson.
Goddard, Hatch, Mats and Swift-S. Noes
Brown, Cardwell, Folsom. Hoffman, Nc
Dermott, Power and Steele. House bill
amending certain laws in rotation to poll
tax; appropriating money for the deaf and
dumb asylum; providing n seal for the state.
AT the afternoon session the following
bills were passed: House bill in regard to
the compensation of justices Of the peace;
house bill to provide conditions on which
foreign interpretations can do business in tho
state; amending section 6l3 of tho general
laws; giving the privilege to tho United
States to purchase lands in Montana for
public building purposes; relating to tho
driving of stock into and through tho state;
relating to driving cattle, horses and other
animalsot their accustomed ranges; amend
ing section 5SG OF the revised statutes.
Among tho messages received from the
governor was one announcing that he had
signed the bill extending tho life of corpor-
atoms.
Senate bill to appropriate $50, 600 to pay
bountie on stock destroying animals was
passed.
The final session of the sonnte began At
7:3O, the only absentees being Baylies.
Steele and Hatch. The journal OF tho two
preceding sessions was approved after be-
,ng read by tho president, and then the
Lieutenant governor went ahead signing
bills that had passed both houses.
Among the messages received was one
from the governor announcing that he had
signed tho senate bin creating an orphans
home. and also the senate bill transferring
the property of the historical society to the
state. Another message from the governor
transmitted the following nominations NJ
trustees OF tho historical society: W. F.
Sanders, Cornelius Hedges, Granville
Stewart. W. Il. Cullon and Henry N. Blake.
Gibson endeavored to net a reconsider
tion of the senate bill attaching portions OF
MeRQher and counties to Cas-
cade. The bill was indefinitely postponed
in the house, and the president ruled the
motion to reconsider out of order.
Tho reapportionment bill came over from
the house and after beng amended was
concurred in. The senate made tho rcp-
Iesentntion IA follows: BeAverhend, two
70, resentatives; Cascade, ~ Chotcau, /;
Custer. .: Deer Lodge. Is; Fergns. i; Flat
head. 2; Gallntin. 0; Granite, 2: Teton, l;
Yellowstone. !; Whitley and Fergus. l joint;
Dawson and Custer. L Joint; Deer Lodge
and Missouln. / joint; Jefferson, 3; Lewis
md Clarke. 8: Madison, 9; Meagher. 2; Mis-
souia. B; Park. b: ~ltavalii. Z; silver Bow. IL.
The house concu rcd in tho amendments.
so the above is the apportionment that will
govern tho next election for members of
the lower house.
The governor sent in the nomination Of