The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-01
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kas an Office which cost $6, 600 year, the
anne M nsked for the new bureau, but he h q
een told by the Montana req essntatives
d cong ess that ths mineral land commits
Toner was looked upon rs n third. clas lob
visit In Washington. When Judge Bach got
p ngain II was to remnrk that he WAS glad
o hear the speaker say that he was In favor
every man earning his salary. II hnve
rsat respect fof the sptake )" he said,
but Il falls short Of what l accor to the
nan whom he has attacked. Whom h.
kishes to attack Mrjor Maginnis for the
kny that officer has done his work, let him
ook 10 himself 10 see IL he has done M
ssll." Fleming. of Benverhead. raised n
oint Of order that Judge Bach was not
penking to the question. and said he
couldn't allow the gentleman from Lewis
nd Clark to defend the mine al land com
missioner on the floor of the house. Speaker
Pro lem Bray sustained the point Of order
nd said he didn't want any defense Of Ma
kinnis. After some further discussion the
ill was passe I, Judge Bach and Jockey
oting with the majority to show they hau
! objection to the objects Of the bill. The
ote on the passage OF the bill was yeas al.
lays 4, Cash, letters, Metzsl and sappinR-
on.)
The Worlds fair appropriation bill Was
tArted fresh in committee OF the whole.
he old fight to ha, Q the appropriation in
rsased was renewed. and amendments
we're offered to various items. The amend
nents which wers rejected were to make
he total app opristion S65. 600; to increase
he amount for printing from $4,000 TO
67. 800: to add 1926 for n timber exhibit:
Increasing the amount for installing the
mineral exhibit from $500 to $1,000. and
hat for attendance on the mineral exhibit
rom 81, 800 to $500. The amendments
Edopted were: 10 teqnite ths printing to
DO done in the state; increasing the appro.
~,riation for tho ladies' department from
b, 500 to & $4,000 and takinp $500 from the
insurance account ind 5000 from the edu-
RATIONAL exhibit account, under TIE
lead of 'attendants." The total
ppropriation was then fixed at
ESQ. 600, and the bin ordered favo ably re-
ported. During tho discussion OF the bill
II committee OF the whole. Worlds Fair
Commissioner Bickford occupied a seat on
ial notice OF the fact by saying that he
Fas opposed to paying mon $4,000 a year to
obby around the legislature. He wanted
70 investigate MS to how that former $6O,oOu
lad been spent. II such an investigation
vas had he believed the legislature would
Fut the approp lation down to 100000. he
vas tired of seeing q man who was drawing
i ~ u nay HpGAQlAk Alo tA1A1 ~" saS AASoA "
he house instead Of being out attending tc
he collection of the exhibit. Rose, Of
3snverhead, also made a few remarks, in
he course of which no said the money for.
nerlv appropriated had been grossly mis-.
}pent. Scharnikow and A.. y. Bray bott
tnlne to the defense of the World's fall
board of managers. and Monteath added
few in wo de in their favor. The votes ir
committee of the whole on the amenumenti
prop osed was very close, sorpe of them be-
ng lost by from one to fou votes.
The Bitter Root county bill WAS taken NJ
n committee Of the whole, Wilson in the
chair. CONAN presented a protest. signed
by nineteen residents Of the proposed
bounty. against making Lou Lou creek the
lividinu line. Lorin9 asked that this tet!-
ion be acceded to. A motion to repor,
back to the house favorably led to som
discussion. On the one side it was helo
hat those opposed to the bill. and living in
he limits of the proposed new oonnty,
should have time to be heard. On the othel
hand it was held that the bill had been be-
ore the house some time, and those OF
posed had had ample time to Kick. The
bill was ordered reported favorably.
Bills were introduced as follows: By A.
+. Bray, providing tor an amendment tc
he constitution, making the state senate
bonsist of twenty members and the house
BIZ aixty-one; by Burrell. providing for sep
arate trials in the discretion OF the courl
where the interests of Justice requi Q It,
whe Q two or NOR defendants are Jointly
Indicted o. informed against for any o i'm
nal %otfense; by ways and means commit.
zee, levying a tax OF two and a half mill.
Tor state purposes for 1893 and 1894; b
Logue, defining ations, providing fol
What imposes thew may be formed. and
for the dissolution and winding up of cor
porations offending against the law; BY
Echarnikow, substitute bill to pay JournAI
Publishing compan int est on claim.
Notices of the introduction of bilis werc
.iven AZ follows: By Tailant, amending the
aw relating to municipal corporations
,reatinQ the state board of railroad com,
nissioners; to regulate the reception mn
Transportation OF freight and Passengers
by Fleming, to protect stockho DIS g II
mining corporations; by Walkup. allowing
amendments to certificates of abroad cor
porations; by Murphy, to provide a coat o,
rims for the state; to y DIVIDE u state flag
by Metzel, amounting the law relating to tn,
bonn OF county officer; by Law
Fence. amending the law in regard to ex-
,mptions from execution.
Petitions wei received from Cascade anC
Yellowstone counties. asking that tn,
bounties on notwithstanding animals bs
increased, those paid under the present Law
not being considered sufficient. Petition,
rom ~citizens of Cascade and Meagher we {
received asking for annexation to Lewi.
and Clarke: and from the latter county, tt
the same effect.
Favorable reports we're received from
pommittees RI follows: From ways and
means, exem ting property OF widows and
orphans to the extent OF 81. 900; having
pourts appoint u boards of equa liza.
lion: from appropri tons and claims, tt
pay for services to state board of arhitra.
lion, n TO pay W. j. Kennedv for ser
vices as clerk of the supreme court.
A conference was asked with the senat,
on the house bill punishing frauds a
primaries, which was rejected by the sennte
House bill regulating the hou 8 Of labo
of stationary enginee 9 was, by eauest o
The committee on labo placea on genera
orders.
Notice was re ceived from the eoverno
that he had approved the house bill appro
p iating money to ray the officers IN
members OF the legislature.
Senate ills providing for a state boa
Of education, n regulating the practice O
dentistry. were read twice and refe rcd.
On motion of Jockey, leave OF abseuc
for an indetinite time was granted to A. j
Davidson.
THE JOINT