Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-02-23
THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE.
Large Humber Of Important Measures Acted
upon-still Ballot. ng For Senator.

MONDAY, req. 18TH The senate
passed a number of private appropri-
alton hills and that regulating the
working hours Discretionary engineers.
Much debate was debate was held on
the Worlds Fair appropriation bill,
but it finally e over without ac-
ton. The house passed the hill pun
fishing bribery OF members III the lrgl,-
lature and another creating a lien for
the service of stock growing al imal..
The joint session found all in party
lines but the Meagher coun..y mem
bers. Leech and Tierney voi,d Tor
Sanders, Annear and Barns for Couch,
and Coder for II. H. Carter. Manii,
received 25, Clark %. Dixon ~.
TUESDAY, Feb. l4;h-Senator Steele
introduced a bill to create a state
board of health aid bureau of vital
statistics to take measures TO prevent
the introduction OF epidemic disc ises,
the board to consist of three eminent
physicians appointed by the governor.
The committee of the whole or.iered ~
favorable report on the bounty bill,
amending it SO as to increase the
bounty or coyotes from So to So.
The senate also passed bills relating
to toll bridges and roads, relating to
the fencing of railway tracks, fixing
the per diem and mileage OF members
of the legislature and relating to re-
ports OF administrators and guard
ians. In the house the trouble over
the creation of Broadwater county
was temporarily disposed of by refer.
ing it to a special committee consist
ing of the members from Jefferson and
Meagher counties with AN amendment
providing that the bill shall not go
into effect before August 1, 1894. TIL.
committee of the whole ordered favor
able reports on bills fixing the state
levy at two and one-half mills and
another providing for a state exami
ner and including in his duties the ex-
animation OF accounts OF school trus
tees and clerks in districts of less than
1000. Tallant introduced Il bill to
allow county attorneys to summon
witnesses prior to filing inforniations.
In joint assembly Annear, Burns and
Coder voted for Couch and Tierney
for Sanders. Mantle received %,
Clark pa and Dixon IL.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 18th - The only
important business disposed Of by the
senate was the passing without oppo.
sition, of the bill establishing the state
normal school at Dillon. The house
considered the proposition to submit
a reapportionment bill to the provid.
ing for the dividing of the state into
twenty senatorial districts and sixty.
one representative districts on a basis
of population. The effect would be
the placing OF all power in the hands
of a few small counties and almost
the total Acknowledgement of the resi-.
dents OF sparsely settled regions. AL.
though the bill was favorably reported
the vote showed that the necessary
two-thirds could not be obtained, vir.
tually defeating the enormous propo.
sition. The house bill to pay county,
district and township officers by the
month instead of by the quarter was
passed. The joint ballot resulted
Clark "a, Mantle 90, Dixon IL, Couch
8, Carter 1. Mr.. Coder IA the lone
vote for Carter.
THURSDAY, Feb. 16th-The senate
passed the house bill placing the state
reform school at Miles City, Furnishing
bribery members of the legislature and
appropriatipg $50, OOOfo the Worlds
Far. The Blaine county bill and that
creating Sweet Grass county we're de.
feated. The house passed the follow.
ing bills: fixing holidays teachers may
be paid for, requiring school trustees
to give official bonds, and fixing the
st ate levy at two and one-half mills,
The special committee on the Broad.
water county bill made two reports,
those from jefferson favoring its
adoption and those from Meagher op.
posing. In joint session Tierney cast
his vote for w. H. Hunt, Burns and
Annear for Couch, and Coder for
Carter. Mantle received 80, Clark %
and Dixon IL.
SATURDAY, Feb. 1sth-On joint bal.
lot fourteen members were paired, in.
Guiding Cooler, who vas paired with
Davidson, causing but a light vote,
The senate passed the bill locating the
st ate reform school at Miles City. The
house passed the senate bill creating a
st ate board of education and closed
with a lively scramble between the
English and Irish o n Gladstone's home
rule bill, an effort being made to have
resolutions favoring it adopted. The
speaker summary declared the house
adjourned. In committee ofthe whole
the house amended the camel law so a.
to make May and June a closed sea-
son for fish.
FRIDAY, Feb. 18th - The senate
passed house bills fixing bounties on
notwithstanding animals, appropri.
ating $4,000 for the Worlds Fair,
providing for appointment of county
boards OF appraisers by district judges
and Furnishing bribery OF members OF
the legislature. The house bill ex
empting 81, 900 of property of widows
and orphans from taxation was de-
feated, it being considered u~nconstitu-
tional. In the housea special commit
tee reported a compromise on the
st ate ~penitentiary matter. 1t locates
q new prison at Billings while retain
ing the one at Deer Lodge. Discussion
was held on the propositions provid-
ing for the grouping of party candi-
dates on ballots and relieving those
who live within ten miles of cities or
twenty miles of railroads from more
than n registration. Both vent
owe without action. The senatorial
vote showed no changes from yester-
day.