The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-02-26
THi, !.t.HI>.Ar1 RI.
Two OF the poDulists Change
to DIR. Mitchell for
Senator.
Quite u Lot %: IIu- 'ns-. Tr,n-.,rtr! in Both
The t.0~crn0r sends in >.N
erai Appnint'ns nt-.

HELENA Feb. ~. The name OF i)r.
\. II. Mitchell. of Deer Lodge. who was
the candidate Of the fopulist party for
state senator from that county AT the
last election. and who is at present one
of the board Of Worlds Fair managers
for Montana was injected into the scna-
torlal mu,ldlc yesterday. Populists Bray
and Matthews voted for him. leaving
Dixon. to whose forces they had been
attached for some time. DR.. Mitchell
was a democrat before he joined the
third party. Otherwise there was no
change in the senatorial ballotting.
The governor yesterday sent I" the
senate the appointments for tn" state
board Of arbitration. They are DR.. {.
+. Mussiybrod of Warm Springs. W.
II. Eddy Of Butte and NJ. Corhett Of
Helena. Messrs Eddy and Mussgbrod
are rcappointed. The former is prcsi
den, of the Butte Miners union and has
for some time been a prominent leader
in labor circles. DIR. Mussighrod is
heavily interested in mines and is one
Of the propriators of the insane asylum.
! Mr.. Corbett is well known in Lewis and
Clark county All appointments were
unanimously confirmed.
I Other appointments sent to the sen
ate for confirmation were those "f Dr.
, W. c. Riddle and Dr. &. X. Cole for
! members Of the state board of medical
examiners. Both appointments were
made in December. lsr. 10y Gov. Ioole
to fill vacancies for the uneypired term
Of DIR. Hedger and the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of DIR. Atchis"n. The
nominations were confirmed.
Business was ratified off with com
mendabe speed in the senate yesterday.
The committees were very busy. and on
all sides were signs Of an appreciation
that the end is close al hand and much
remains to be done. Two subjects Of
special interest. the liroadwater county
bill and the Billings penitcntiary bill.
were disposed Of in committee of the
whole. The committee reports. unfav-
orablc to the former and recommending
the passage of the latter were adopted.
The Broatlwatcr county measure was
placed ava. without a dissenting voice.
while Senator Gibson made a vigorous
speech opposing the renitentiary meas
urc.
The house transacted Il large amount
of business. The ntiscalpers bill was
favorably reported from the committee
on railroads. with Il suggestion that it il
of doubtful constitutionality. but with a
recommendation that it pass. being a
class Of legislation that is demanded
I Two reports were made on the senate
bill for "A soldiers home. Two M thu
special committee. Beechcr and Benson
recommended its passage with al
amendment leaving it's location to th'
hoard Of managers. instead Of fixing II a
G:lendive. The other member of tn
k committee. Lewis. suggested that actioI
he deferred on account Of the financia
condition Of the state. and the furthe
fact that one Of the military posts ma
: be abandoned in the future and the sit
ID given to the state for a soldiers hom'
q After several Intellectual attempts tn
house succeeded in getting steerin
- committee to rearrange the calenda
Among the bills introduced was one Il
H.. a reapportionment Of representation
:. the house. 1t gives Silver Bow count
twelve of the sexty -one members provi
=. ed for. and Lewis and Clarke and De
II Lodge seven each. Another bill ALLOW
W. the appointment Of boards Of police col
missioners in cities Of 5000 populatio
nd and still another fixes the maximu
"a. AZ fare ON trunk line railroads at thr
cents mile. and on all others at 10
. cents. 4 number of house bills We
passed. as was also the senate bill loc;
. ing state reform school at Miles Ci
The senate bill regulating the pract
avs avs Of dentistry was defeated by yeas
nays o5. In committee of the whole
. house refused to order favorable
IN port on the state examiner bill. l
Fri attendance was small at the time,
the friends Of the bill will make anotl