The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-07

No doubt. within the wisdom OF the leQis-
lative assembly, means can be devised
which will not conflict with The constitu-
tion, through which its more desirable fca-
lures may be retained aud all tarties in in
justly their due"
Gov. Richards notified the house that hs
had approved the bills creating the coun-
ties OF Fiathead and Valley, and the NOM
bers representing those sections were kept
busy receiving congratulations.
he house bill regulating the hours of
labor OF engineers In mines was taken up
In committee Of the whole. 10 make the
hours OF labor eight a day in mines where
engines are kspt going for twenty hours or
more q day. or continuously. Jockey
wanted the regulation made uniform, 80
that 1t would arpiy to all classes OF mining
labor. Matthews said the bill applied to
about two hundred engineers in tho state.
Engineers to whom the lives of 20 many
inen were entrusted should not be COM
PEELED to work more than eight hours.
When Z man wo' ksd twelve or thi teen hours
at an engine he became sleepy. and
put the lives OF others in danger. Jockey
said he didn't understand hat this bill
only a. piled to engineers working UNDER
ground. He would like to make it uni
form. Annoar said the engineers owe in
Butte had told him the bill was only . step
tuwa d the reduction Of wages. Sweet said
that a. a representative of the labor unions
of Butte. he could announce that thu en-
Gineers wanted the bill passed. They had
discussed among themselves the question
OF the possible reduction OF pay, and were
prepared for IL. Benson presented a peti.
tion from all the engineers in Neihart. ask
ing for the bill. He said that xs the bill
only applied to engineers wo king twenty
hours a day or more, he thought it should
pass. The committee Of the whole recon-
mended TO the house that the bill pass.
The committee on public institutions re-
ported favoiably on the public building
bills referred to them. All the bills were
recommended for passage. They are the
senate BILLS locating the university at Mis-
soula. the school of mines at Butte, the
agricultural college at Bozeman and the
soldiers homo at Glendive; and house bills
for a normal school at Dillon and the
pe%nitentiary at Billings. There were sew
eral amendments to the penitentiary bill.
One of them was to make the location
within three instead OF two miles OF Bill
ings. and the other making the site consist
o. forty acres, instead of from twenty to
thirty. The longest n most Important
amendment is an addition to the section
regulating the giving out OF the contract
for the building. and ia ~ follows: PRO
vided. however, that such contract shall
not be lot, nor shall the constl uction of the
aforesaid state prison, or OF the exterior
wall about the same, be commenced until
Ia D"A~ - "a SOAAh
ers shall have received o warranty deed
conveying to the state Of Montana. free of
all cost to said state. a good and sufficient
title 10 the aforesaid land. both agrio II
tural and stone, selected by the said
board. And provided, further. that such
stru be commenced until tho said
board shall also havs received q bond in
suoh form and amount in such sureties as
said board may direct, to the effect that the
said surettes will pay, or cause to be paid to
the state of Montana. upon the demand of
said board, any and all sums of money act
aally paid out, or to be paid out. by the
proper officers of said state in transporting
to the said city Of Billings material or fx-
tn es now used, or being used in or about
the present penitsntiary, at or near the city
of Deer Lodge, in the county Of Deer Lodge
and state Of Montana, and said bond shall
further obliaate said s~ureties to pay to the
state of Montana. upon the demand Of said
board. the entire sum of money in excess of
the sum of 81, 1000. actually paid out, or to be
paid out by the proper officers of said state,
in transporting from tho said city of Deer
Lodge to the said CITY of Billings. any or all
convicts wh.oh may, at OF before the COM
pletion OF said penitentiary at Billings, or
within six months thereafter be confined in
the present penitsntiary at Deer LODGE"
The committee on irrigation reported IN
favo ably on house bill taking from county
commissioners the right to tx charges for
the use OF water for farming and mining.
A. T. Bray introduced . bill regarding
the deposit Of state mi county funds in
the banks. It requires the state treasurer
and tho county treasurers to deposit the
states and counties monies in such state or
national banks as are willing TO pay not
less than six per cent per annum on the
to have the monies deposited with II. und
must give bond, approved by the state
board of examiners, for the safe keeping OF
the funds. The making Of any personal
profit, directly or indirectly, by any treas
urer, on account of the deposit of public
prlsonment for not over two years, or not
over $4,000. Neglect or failure to take all
necessary precautions to protect tbs public
funds Is punishable by not over IS. OOO fine.
A. Il. Bray introduced another bill propos-
ing an amendment to article ave of the
department. 1t provides that the right
to approve laws affecting the state shall
rest with the majority of the voters OF the
state; the right to approve laws affecting
any political division OF the state shall rest
with the majority OF the voters in that sub
division. This IL TO be NOW as the re-
ferendum. The right to propose laws for
the legislature to act on shall rest with any
propo tlon of ths voters of the state, from
five to % per cent, as may be determined
on; the right to propose laws for the bene-
fit Of q political Subdivision shall rest with
whatever percentage Of the voters from
that subdivision may be decided on. Ibis
ID to be known as the initiative in legisla-
ton. Jockey int oduced q bill prohibiting
the sale OF liquors within three miles of any
university or school Of learning. under pen
atty of from $40 80 $50 fine or thirty days
i'm prisonment for the first offens,, and
from $50 to 500 fine or thirty to sixty days
i'm risonment for the second offense. II
is not to apply to saloons already in opera
ton in any incorporated town or village.
Mctzsl introduced a bill furnishing by from
$25 to 300 hno or not over three months
imprisonment. the driving of 1.-Two stock
from their customary ranpes; and one PUN
properly brand stock d .iysn into or through
the state.
Notices of bills were given az follows: b
committee on public lands, amending Law
relating to Leasing of school lands; by com,
mlttee on corporations, amending law re
lating 10 foreign corporations doing busi
ness in this state; by Benson. to establish /.
state reform school at White sulphu
Sp inas; by Tallnnt. regulating the com
} pens t on Of county and dist iet officers; b,
Lockhart, to establish O school for the dea
and dumb anu blind.
The following bouse bills were passed
To pay W. NJ. Blacktord 1885 AMI Stephen
Carpenter $l.20J for services to code com
misaion; TO .'.y W.. j. Kennedy fIr servioe,
a. clerk OF the sup en- ) court; also senats
bii! allowing sohooi dist, icts to issus bon 4,
to the amount of three per cent of the as
ses.ed value OF property, but not to exceed
Sol, UUU. ! here Wbrs no neOatiyes yotes m