The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-02

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and by unanimous consent Fitzgerald was
allowed 10 otfor nm anendment changing
the name to H,vAIli county. The bill v Z
then sent TO the enRrossina COMMITTEES TO
be ~ eparcd for final passage. Tiarney sont
up q petition ~ long MS tho hall OF ths
house, In favor OF creating BioadwAter
county. II was referred without reading.
The house bill fixing tho per diem Of
members Of tho legislature At 81 and mile
age At 20 cents a mile. onuaed some discus
aion In committee Of this whole. Am nd
ments by Logue to make tho per diem $l2.
and BY Carpenter to make II $G, we're botn
rejected. Tho Carpenter amendment
brought out \ humble OF arguments IN
favor Of pAyinR tho next Legislature Us, in
stead OF &c, ~ rnid TO this one. The main
a Rnmsnt was that tho amount loft after
paying the coat of living at the capital WAS
nons too large to justify msnbars neglect
ing their business at home. An aiAena-
10 cents received no sscond. The billywas
ordered favornbly rsnorted. AnotherAis-
cussiou sprung up In committee OF the
whole over house bill to punish executors,
guardians and administration for failing TO
mako reports. Lockvy said there were some
cases where no reports could be made on
Estates, because there WAS nothing to report.
In such cases tho law would work a hard
ship. On the other hand it was held that
while IL might do 10. 1t would be beneficial
to most e%states. particularly small ones.
he bill WAS ordered reported fnvorably.
Still another object OF contention was the
hill for bounties on Notwithstanding ami
mails. 1t made the bounties IS on bear, 80
on wolves and mountain hons, $3 ON
coyotes and Sl on lynx, wild 9 Is and bob
cats. The prices under the present law ARE
Sb for boar and mountain lions. 81 for
wolves and coyotes and 81 for oats and
lynx. A. F. Bray and Lewis wanted to
strike out the bounty for bear, saying there
We Q Inducements enough to kill them for
their hide and meat. Kilgallon said be
wasn't hunting bear for So a head. The
committee by "A vote OF twenty-four to ten:
any bounty. Jockey wanted to have the
skins OF all bounty animals turned over to
tho state. 30 40 to prevent fraud by collec-
ton Of bounty moro than once. and also
that the state might derive soms revenus.
No action was taken on the sug-
pleted at the tim the committee arose.
Other house bills ordered reported favor
ably from committee of the whole were:
LsRslizina the official acts Of notaries pub
lilo; to pay Frank Conley and Thos. Nc
Tagus interest on claim for cars of con
victs; to pay 9. +. MuasiQbrod and A. H.
Mitchell interest on claim for care OF in
sane.
The senate amendments to the employees
bill, raising the pay of the president pro
tom Of tho senate and the speaker pc tenn
of the house again led to some little discus
sion. The speaker said that, hearing no
objections, he would take the bill from gen.
oral orders. whore il had been enormously
placed, and send it to the enrolling COM
mittee to be prepared for the governors
signature. Monteath said he did object TO
this method of procedure. Lewis moved
to take the bill from general orders and
rsfsr ii TO the enrolling committee. He
read from the journal of the last leRisla-
ture to show that there were presidents to
show that amendments had been conourrsd
in without aye aud nay votes. Kilgsllon
read from the same book and showed where
question Of concurrence. Lookey read
from the constitution to show that no
member Of the legislature could receive any
increase Of pay during his term of service.
He didn't know whether this would
effect the speaker pro tenn n the
Tao speaker stated that he was info med
by the chief clerk that the senate had al
ready been informed that the house had
concu red in the amendments. Monteath
wanted to know if the senate had also been
informed that the bill WAS placed on Ren-
eral orders, and whom told that it had not,
declared that the duty of the clerk was to
tell the enate all Of whatever action was
taken on a measure, and not pait of it only.
lie protsatsda against this action of the chief
clerk. On 4 viva voce vote the motion to
send the bill to the enrolling committee
was declared carried.
The following bills were introduced: BY
Bach, creating the Office of state examiner,
who il to be appointed by the governor for
four years, and whose salar, il $3. 900 per
annum; providing for the formation and
regulation of building and loana ssocia-
tions; appropriatinR $1,000 to furnish she
room OF the clerk of the supreme court for
the preservation of the records; by Law
renee, amending tho law relating to OK
emptions from execution by taking from
the list Of snch exemptions the wages of
PERSONS working for specified pay; BY
Fleming. making ii obligatory to allow
stockholdsrs in mining companies. who
own 10 per cont of the stock, to inspect the
mine; by Walkup, allowing railroad
companies to amend their certificates of
Incorporation by describing changes in its
route. or extensions when tho same sre
authorized by a vote of the majority Of the
directors and the assent of two-thirds of
the stockholders. instead of having to re-
incor crate; by Tallant, amending the law
for tho incorporation of towns and cities
by providing for improvement districts,
etc.; by Metzel. changing the fees of county
clerks and recorders; by Sharnikow, for q
new eRistr alton law.
Notices OF bills were given as follows:
BY Goodell. prohibiting the sale or giving
OF cigarettes or tobacco to children; BY
Losee, to protect Rgricultuga al and racing
associations.
Senate bills creating the Eleventh Judi
cial district of Meagher county and GREAT
ing the offices of deputy state treasurer and
to appropriate committees.