The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-22
THE HOUSE,
Reapportionment Beaten, and water
and Other Bills Passed.

Reapportlonment Beaten, and BroadwAter
and Other Bills Passed.
The house bill proposing An amendment
to The constitution of the state to allow
representation in the senate and house On
the basis of population, WAS put on its
third readiug, in the house yesterday and
was lost for want of the necessary two
thirds vote. The vote was as follows:
Yeas 3O-Annear, Bach, Bonner. A. +. BRAY,
c. II. Bray, Burke, Butler. Carpenter, David
son. Dudley, Fitsehen. Fitzgerald, German,
Graves, kilgallon, Lawrence. Logue, Lor-
ing, Losee, McDonel, Monteatn. Murphy,
Scharnikow, Smalley, SWEET, Tierney, Van
Cleye, Ward, Walkup. Mathews.
Nsys 22-Ash. Beecher, Benson, BurrelI,
Burns, Fleming, Goodell, Huffman. Jeffers,
Leech. Lewis, Jockey. Lockhars, Mckay,
Martin. Metzel, Rose. Sa%ppington. Tallant,
Truman, Wahle, Winters.
The Broadwater county bill was pushed
to q vote. and got through by a narrow
margin Of two majority III a total voting
strength of forty-eight present. The vote
on the bill WAS as follows:
eas25-Annear.B Bach, Benson, Bonner. A.
F. Bay, Burrell, Burke, Carpenter. Dudley.
Fitzgerald. Goodell, German, Huffman,
Leech. Lewis, Loring. McDonel. Monteath.
Murphy, Smailey, Tallant, Tierney, Van
Cieve, Ward, Walkup.
SHSb OAHU ihDCoC6 - Ii. DIdS,b uIl
Butler, Fitschen, Fleming, Jeffers, Kilgal-
Ion. Lawrence. Jockey, Lookhart. Losee.
Mckay, Martin. Metzel, Sappington. Schar-
nikow. Truman, Wahle, Wilson, Winter,
Mathews.
The following house bills were also
passed: Regulating the receiving and trans
portatlon of freight and passengers by rail-
.oads-the long and short haul" bill-by
yeas 81, nays 9 tBsnson. Burrell. Fleming,
Jefe 3, Leect. Jockey, Rose, Truman and
Walkupl; creating Il RAILROAD commission,
by yens -, nays IS Cash. Benson, Burrell,
Burke. Carpenter, fleming, Huffman. JEFF
fers. Leech, Jockey, Metzel. Murphy, Rose,
Truman aud M%atLewsJ; 70. the protec-
tion of game and fish, by yeas 40, NAYS 10
tAnnear, Butler, Lawrence, Martin, Rose,
S~appinQton, Mathews, Truman. Ward and
Nalkup), making school trustees responsi-
ble for moneys expended without author
lty, by yeas ~, nays > tCarpeuter, lock
hart, Mckay. Metzei, Hose, S~appiugton,
Mahie, Ward and Winter legalizing tund-
ing bonds already issued, unanimously; To-
eating a deaf and dumb asylum at Boulder,
by yeas A., nays3 (Annear, Lawrence and
Wilson,; locating state prisons at Deel
Lodge aud Billings, by yeas 81, nays Is (Ash
Benson. LETTERS. Law suCe. MetZeI auC
I~ierneY); also senate bill for indexing o
court records. by yeas 45, nayal iHutIman);
and house JOINT memorial pTotestin,
hgGinst any repeal of the silver purchus,
uGt.
When house bill allowing taxes to b
paid in two equal lnstallmeIts was reache,
on the third reading, several mlstak-s wer
found in Ii. IAliant said there wero to-
many mistakes in engrossed bills an
moved TO dismiss the clerk who wa
responsible for them. This WAS modife,
by Il motion of Montsath. which wa
adopted to appoint a committee to inves
tiRate and see who made the errors In tn
bill. The com nlttee are Monte8th, Tai
liant and e~charnlkow.
In committee of the whole some furthe
progress Was made on the new registratio
bill and then it Was laid aside. Tn
amendments SO far adopted leave it dir
cretlonaty with county commissioners
fix tue number OF precincts. and requlr
the registration officers to ait in the variou
districts at times to be adyertised. Fayo!
able reports were ordered on the followin
house bills: Allowing only taxpayers I
vote on questlona Of raising revenues; I
protect state property; allowing separat
trials of persons informed against fC
criminal otfenses; also senate bill iocatin
Ii state reform school at Miles City, ate
IN amendment by Jockey to strike out th
$25, 900 appropriation had been defeated
Amendments of senate to house bill allow
ing appointment or county boards of NJ
praisers by district courts, were ordere
concurred in, which was done.
Favorable reports from committees wei
made as follows: From mines and mineral
house bill regulating the location OF mir
ing claims; from privileges and election
house bill to prevent corrupt practices
elections and to provide for the pubiicatio
of election expenses; from affairs of elite
limiting jurisdiction of police magistrate