The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-09
IHI LEGISI.AJ'tR RI.
'ntc5I"t .tit,.ar'is. >r.- 81, First ~ ., o..
81" Legislative ssissas Eli
ai Helena.
Gnn t.a-#'t." inunfy Biis apprn.ri
I. Neu isiii it.r lin.
stun!h N.ney.

HELENA. Feb. - tioy Richards : nj
I" the Legislature Yesterday his first vote
II was on Thr bill liking the number and
compensation Of the officers and emplo,
cs oi the legislature. The governor
stated that he had M object ions IL the
provisions IF the bill except such as
the constitution inierIn,scd Ia one of lis
features. That feature is the ON. which
ni;,ete the pay of tn" speaker pro TEN
.! the hulsc AMI the president pro TEN
Of tn" senat" .lo II day. TIA. cnn-tiiu-
tion provides iha, no member shall
Lay" his "nlr"n-ation increased dur
my til. term Of service h, any az; pass
81 by the legislature Of which he ~ ii
m,lili,cr. The pay If members OF his
Legislature" Was hX.d l.. lis Predecessor
at ~ per day. The liking nf he pay If
the pro lem presiding officers al -lu II
'iaN. ~ the governor : opinion amounted
/" and increase during the tern. If Office.
n" increase was made hy ah amend
neni added ID tie senate \ new hsil.
with tn" piIect ctiunatlc part eliminated
VIII le PASSED. Tie governor approved
the bills creating / Iarhcad and Nailc,
""Hnti"s. Among IL" bills introduced
VAS ON. by Representative FRAY. Of III.
krr low. pHs!u@ a. amendment 10
ti" constitution regulating The manner
"f iE"r.-,s1-y l"z..sla ioli for the assembly
aHd "ri"oFlA4 i afterwards. Il is
kA""n ~ ~" initiative And ..Ier.naum
The people. or Whatever ls.tsattnr .f
them ma. l." decided on 49, neccssi,,.y.
ag" to jut,ia," Legislation. and when it IS
"naetri Hla5ufi's of the voters can i,,,-
prove n' Gc5rct. Another bill by the
sam" author takes from the STATE treas
urer ur the county treasurer Whateycr
opportunity they ma, have had Ia reap
any personal heneiis J., ricpositins the
public funds in bank II allows all
banks IL compete for The business of
acting IL depository for public funds
provided the successful one pay not less
Than siN lef cert. interest foi the pri,il !
ree. Tie house pissed several bills. in /
clndln- ilat which originated in the |
senate. allowing ali school districts IL ,
ISSUE bonds for school purposes tp an /
amount not eSceelin" three per cent. I
III the assessed valuation uf property. |
All public building bills were reported /
from the committee on state insttu-
tons. The. are for the agricultural |
college at iiozcnlan. the uniecrsit, at
Mlss"illa the school Of mines at Butte.
and "A soldiers home at Glenai.c. all Of
which have already passed the senate:
and these for locating the peniientiary
at Billings. and the normal school at
Dillon. which originated in the house.
\ da. will doubtless Ie set for consid-
ering the bills. Some work was done i'm
committee Of the whole. mostly at the
night session. Among other bills
passed on fayorabl. were the following:
Fixing the hours Of labor for enginee rs
in mines; providing that three citizens.
but u" count. officers. are to constitute
the board Of county appraisers: exemp-
ting from assessment the property Of
widows and orphans to the amount Of
sl.cuO. Steps were taken toward get
ting state seal. by the appointment of
a committee to act with similar com
mittee from the senate to select proper
design.
When Gov Richards read his message
to the legislature the first week Of the
session he estimated that the require
ments ot the state for the present and
the next fiscal year would amount to
S45l,.bO. Since then he has gone over
the matter more caefully and Yesterday
he sent in message revising his esti-
mates. lie thinks that for the present
fiscal year the state will need s4o49
and for the next fiscal year SAL. .lO5
In these estimates are not concluded
what may be needed for new offices
created during the present session. or
other items depending upon lcgislation:
nor the necessary expense OF the legis-
ture. and the contemplated enlargement
Of the pcnintentiary. The figures were
10 be IA guide to the legislature
in making appropriations.
The senate did nothing yesterday
beyond routine business. save in the
passage Of the bill extending the term
Of existence Of corporations In the
joint assembly there was no relative
change in the vote.