The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-17

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HELENA, Feb. lii Especial Dispatch
to TuE WEInrNE. The senatorial ballot
today saw every member on his own side
Of the political fence, except Ticrney
and Benson. The latter voted for Mantle
but when Tierney later OF voted for
Sanders, Benson changed TO Clark. An
near. Burns and Cedar voted for Thos.
Couch. The ballot resulted: Clark n,
Mantle -, Dixon l., Couch 3, Sanders /.
Total 81: necessary to a choice 81.
The B~roadwater county matter was
arranged to the satisfaction of the
Meaghcr county members, but not to all
of those from Jefferson. The bill was
considered in committee of the whole,
the amendments of the minority of the
committee on counties were adopted and
the bill ordered referred to d special
committee, consisting of members from
Meagher and Jefferson. or this COM
mittee Benson and Tierney of Meagher
and Lockray Of Jefferson favor the bill.
and Wahle and Winter oppose it. The
boundaries of the proposed county takes
IN all the Missouri valley from the
mouth Of Sixteen Mile creek to the old
Spokane house, three miles west of
Placer, embracing all the territory be-
tween the Belt ard Boulder ranges.
Among bills introduced were the fol-
lowing: BY Tallant, allowing county at
torneys to summon and examine witness
es to obtain evidence on which to base
information: by Bach, 10 prevent debt
ors giving preferences, and allowing
creditors to select assignees; by Schar-
nikow. regulating the location Of mining
claims: by Montieth, allowing a cOmmu-
tative system of voting for savings bank
trustees and providing for their election
annually.
Notices of bills we're given: BY Tai
liant, establishing the once of game and
fish warden: by Graves, regulating the
practice Of medicine; by S~charulkow,
regulating the fees Of district court
| clerks.
The committee ON irrigation reported
! the water commission bill without rec.
ommendation. The committee ON rail
roads reported favorably on the railroad
commission blll with an amendment re.
outing that not more than two Of the
commissioners are to be of the same po-
litical party. and the 'long and short
haul railroad rate bill. The committee
of education reported favorably on Glib
sons senate bill creating a state board
of education. The committee on state
Institutions reported Gibson's bill for d
board of charities and reforms without
recommendation. The committee or
labor reported favorably on the bill re
storing the mechanics lien law.
The senate passed the bills regulating
toll roads and bridges; providing for the
sale and leasing of railroads to othel
roads; requiring the fencing of the RICH
of way of railroads, and allowing cor
poratlons to change their names; alst
house bills fixing the per diem Of mem
bers Of the next legislature at - ant
the one Furnishing executors, administra
tors and guardians for failing to maxi
reports.
The committee on stock growing re
ported favorably on the house bill liking
bounties on stock destroying animals
Steele introduced a bill to create "A stat
board Of health and bureau Of vita
statistics, 10 take precautionary meas
ures to prevent the introduction q
/. cholera and other epidemic diseases
BufOrd gave notice Of d bill to Great
home for the care Of orphans, founding
and destitute children.