The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-01-27

and privileges. The same bill was in
troduced in the house and senate. L. A.
Huffman, one of the Custer county mem
beers, is its author in the house. Speak
ing of the comments made on the meas
ure, he said: Il assisted in framing the
bill and insisted that it must provide
(as it does that where appropriated
waters are taken from any one by the
condemnation process it must be re-
turned to the owners, upon demand.
through their bitches free of all oils
whatever. While l W very little land
and no water rights, | would not have
fathered any act that did not provide
Just protection tC vested water rights.
The main object of the bill is not to dis
turb or deprive present owners, but to
prevent the yet unappropriated waters
of this grand state from falling entirely
into the hands of corporations, who will,
unless some such step is taken, own not
only a controlling interest in the lands
and waters, but be able, as they are in
California. to limit the future develop
ment OF these except upon
their own terms. 1t would be wiser to
permit the future home maker to draw
FOR his needs from these waters which
belong to the people in common, and to
pay his tolls into the common fund for
that service. Then If there should ulti-
mately be any profit he will share in it,"
Senator Paris Gibson. though one of
the quietest, is still one of the most in
dustrlous men in the senate. He has in
trOduCed most OF the important bills in
that body; in fact. none of the measures
that he has proposed are otherwise than
His consolidated educational
bill is acknowledged to he Il broad
minded piece Of legislation, even 10y some
of tgose who. Tor personal reasons, will
oppose il. HIS bill for the protection Of
and fish is one ri the most strin-
gent measures Of the kind ever drawn.
and If passed amt strictly enforced. wilt
have the effect of preserving the streams
and forests from depletion. Another
good measure which he has pr, posed is
that establishing a stale board Of chari
ties and corrections; ana another Is for
fhe appointment Of a fish commissioner.
The bid extending the life of corpora
tn fifty wears. 8Udthronc providing
the rrCutdIur of contracts. are also
his.
lhn first important bill. t. pis~ thr
mouse vas that meant t. carry ont tine
constitutions. provision HTH.nst bring
armed bodies ui men into the state
to Iuell disturbances. 1t is known a.
the anti-pinkcrton bill. It provides
mat no shCrlif Of Il county. mayor of Il
,lty. or other persons authoriZad 10y law
% appoint special deputies. marshals 81
policemen. to preserve the peace or quell
disturbance. shall appoint to those po-
any Il vino has not resided
continuously IN Montana for one year,
ia the county where such appoint
ueut is made for at least six months.
L is made unlawful for any person or
10 import into the state any
to act a. shcritfs. Il, putty mar
.haIs or othrr peace officers. under a
Of from one to three years i'm.
Insonmcrt. The PENALTY Of exercising
he duties of @hrriils or marshals with
mt authority is from one to three years
imprisonment. to which may he added a
iue of from 500 to $500 and costs Of
'~ro-rcution. 1t is one uf the bills asked
or Ivy III" labor organizations If The
tate,