The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-17
tho house had already decided what IL
wanted to do, and that ended II.
The Flathan6 cOnnkv hill was iutrOHnoed

The FlatheRd county bill was introduced
by Butler. 1t is \ very comprehensive
measure. II includes In the new county
something like two-ifths Of the area of
Missoula county, the dividing line being
somewhat If esulsr. In the western part
OF the county the line run along the ridge
Of the Cabinet range. In the eastern part
it Is about four miles south of FIathead
lake and six miles west of the arm Of the
lake. For judicial purposes the new county
is to be part of the Tenth district. Kaiis-
pell 10 to DO the county seat until some
other place is chosen. The indebtedness of
Missoula county, as il exists March l, 1895.
IL to be Rpportioned between that county
and the county of Flathead. The commis.
sion to mako the a~pportionment are the
Judge Horace II. Burt OF Helena. The bill
names the following pc sons to fill the
onlces In the new county. from March 10
next ,S until their successors are
chosen: Commissioners, Tyson D. Dun
can. Thomas A. Churchill and T.. u. p att;
sheriff. Joseph Ganensf; treasurer. A. j.
King; clerk and recorder. James r. Voat;
assessor, John Graves; county attorney,
Sidney N. Logan; clerk Of district court.
Hugh G. Swaney; superintendent Of county
schools, Miss Alice Hill; orone Arthur
Hamilton Coe; public administrator A. q.
brue. All the township, precinct and
school officers in the limits of the new
county are to hold their offices for the term
for which they were elected. Provision is
made for transcribing and indexing all
records OF property within the limits OF
Flathend county.
The bill introduced by Lockhart for an
insane asylum provides for locating it
within :hree miles of Boulder, the site to
be selected by q commission OF five ap-
pointed by the governor. and not to cost
over $4,000. The building and furnishing
20 = ~ n~,t cog 900 Ier,lo f~u l1nn nnN -.
to be issued fot these purposes, and an an
nual appo OF Ration OF $50. 600 for the ca g
of the insane is provided for. There ara to
be seven Trustees, three of whom are to
serve two years, two of them TO four years. |
and two for six wears, and one of them is to |
be n woman. The first board Is to be
by the legislature in joint session.
Their successors will be appointed by the
The t ustees will receive $8 a
day while in session, and ten cents a mile
for travelling expenses. They are to ap-
point a superintendent and assistant. The
bill 10 full of details prescribing the duties
of all the officers. the method OF receiving
patients. etc.
Other bills introduced were: by Carpen-
ter. lepalizing the official acts Of notaries
public; by 1ierney, regulating the issuing
OF county bonds: by A. f. Bray, appropri-
nting money to pay expenses of state gov
OtltG vi 1lb'O luz u JOluV I06OlublUu
asking congress for an amendment to the
constitution to allow the people to elect
United States senators by direct vote. The
resolution sets forth that such is the desire
of the people; and that the resent mode of
choosing senators interferes with the bust
ness of the legislature.
The committee on mines and mining in
sroauced joint resolutions calling on CON |
Rress to pass a free coinage bill. The me-
mo ial reads:
Your memorialis.s, the third legislative |
assembly Of the state OF Montana, believ- |
ing that gold and silver are the constitu- |
tional money metals, and for nearly a cen.
maintained by just and wise laws
upon a parity with each other, and believ-
ing that all legislation tending to aebase
silver az an equal with gold has been de-
of the prosperity of our count y
and the whole people; and bel ewing that
the creditor class of our people have re-
of congress in demonetizlng silver and de-
Il large proportion of the currency
of our country, thereby doubling the value
of gold n increasing its purchasing
power without increasing its power to pay
already contracted; and believ-
ing that much of the stringency in the
money market and many of the financial
business failures in these pros
porous times of peace are due to this I'M
contraction Of the currency
TO q single standard or gold basis: and
believing, further, that much of
she distress of our poorer Glasses is directly
to the demonstration of silver
and a contraction of our currency, while
The population and the commercial inter-
are expanding rapidly, and requiring
IN increase of circulating medium rather
han q contraction; and believing further
that the business interests of our country
a greater volume of gold and silver
10 a circulating medium or ourrency: and
having unbounded faith in the power and
ability of the United States to maintain
gold and silver upon an equal parity with
zach other regardless of the action of other
We hereby pray for the passage of
IN act by congress providing for the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of sixteen O.
hive to one of gold. upon the same condi-
as gold is or may be coined"
Notices of bills were given as follows:
By Winters 8, to repeal the act providing for
} mineral land commissioner; by Tallant, |
amending the law concerning school lands;
oy S%charnikow, amending the law relating
20 building and loan associations: by Bach,
making appropriations for relief of w. Nj.
BLACKBOARD and stephen Carpenter; BY
to exempt certain hay from taxa
lion.
On motion Of Chairman A. F. Bray, of
HI corpp,,ttaa m atuta ipuIJtin, A.. |