The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-03
STATE LEGISLATURE
COder Tried a Sharp Dodge on Ward.
u Dixon Democrat. But il
Didn't Work.
A Bill Introduced to Make the House
Of Representatives Consist Of
SiNty-One Members.

HELENA Feb. 23.-ISpecial to The
TRIBUNE. Bray and Matthews, the Sill
YER Bow populists, voted for DR.. A. III.
Mitchell for United States senator to-
day. The speaker also announced that
a pair between Cooler, a republican. and
Ward. a Dixon democrat, would end to-
morrow. Ward made the pair expecting
it to last till today. but Coder left town
and the report is that he don't mean to
return. Ward brought the matter up in
the house on two occasions and asked to
bs released from the pair. Tallant offer.
ed a resolution to that effect. The
house decided that the pair was IA mat
ter between Ward and Coder, and if the
latter was taking advantage Of it Ward
had a right to terminate it whenever he
saw fit. The ballot today resulted:
Clark %, Mantle 81, Dixon 9. Mitchell >,
Couch l, Hunt l.
In the house today the committee on
railroads reported favorably on the sen
ate bill to prevent ticket scalping. Re-
port says there is some doubt of the bill
being constitutional, but legislation of
some kind is demanded and if not con-
stitutional the succeeding Legislature
can change it. The special committee
on the soldiers home reported the bill
favorably with the amendment leaving
the location to the board of managers
instead Of fixing it at Glendive. The re-
port was signed by Beecher and Benson.
Lewis made a minority report recon-
mending that nothing be done at present
with the matter iu view of the establish
ment of a military post at Helena and
the probable abandonment of other
posts. The government might donate
one of those sites.
By a vote of 30 to : the house ordered
the appointment of a committee to rear
range the calendar, and Bach. Scharni-
kow, Tallant, Babcock, and Monteath
were appointed. Fleming introduced
a bill making the house of representa-
tives consist Of siXty-one MEMBERSHIP
yer Bow twelve, Deer Lodge and Lewis
and Clark each seven. Cascade four. Gal
latin, Missoula, and Park each three:
Beaverhead. Custer, Fergus, Flathead.
Jefferson, Madison. Meagher. and Ra-
valli each two; Choteau and Yellowstone
each one; Dawson and Valley one joint;
Teton and Choteau one joint; Deer
Lodge and Missoula one joint, and JEFF
ferson and Meagher one jOint.
Other bills were introduced by Lock-
hart. allowing mayors of cities of 1900
or more population to appoint boards of
police commissioners: by \. +. BRAY.
making the maximum charge of fare on
trunk line roads three cents d mile and
all other roads four cents: by SchaIni-
koW, allowing opinions of experts on
handwriting: it is to 90 as evidence be-
fore Juries; by Bach. allowing widows to
claim a share of the husbands estates
in spite of provisions in the will.
The following house bills were passed:
Allowing only taxpayers to vote on ques.
TORS of raising money to protect state
property: allowing separate trial of per
SON tried on information; allowing semi
annual payment of taxes; allowing mort
gagor to pay taxes on mortgage and de-
duct from Indebtedness; TO pay assessors
for statistics furnished the state; also
senate bill for reform school at Miles
City. The senate bill regulating the
practice of dentistry was defeated by
yeas l., nays %. An u~nfavorable report
was ordered on the state examiner bill.
The senate passed the bill for reincorpo-
rating cities and towns; allowing the
StotC Dodiu VI cuuCdllOH 10 SeIpct ldluS
for state institutions; increasing the
number Of judges Of the supreme court
TO five; anneXing parts of Meagher to
Cascade and Yellowstone by yeas Il:
nays >; placing the historical library
the care Of the state; amending
the act relating to the compensation of
county officers, all senate bills,
The senate killed the Broadwater
county bill in committee of the whole.
The committee recommended favorable
action on the house penitentiary bill for
Deer Lodge and Bill ings. G. f. Musslg-
brod, W. II. Eady Of Butte, and Michael
Corbett of Helena were appointed as a
state board of arbitration by the COVER
nor and confirmed by the senate. The
nomination Of DR.. G. X. Cole Of Helena
and DR. Redill of Elkhorn on the medi-
cal examiners board were confirmed
The governor has signed the Worlds
appropriation bill.