The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-10
SAVED Blythe GOVERNOR
ShTGYd Move On the Part Of MOntana'S
Chief Magistrate.
BOOKS AND FARO LAYOUTS'
An Epitome of the Achievements
of the Present State Legisla-
ture Up to the Hour of
the Last adjournment.
specIal Dispatch to the standard. /.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
HELENA, Feb. 9.-In the absence OF the
legislators who have gone on an inspect
ing tour, or else returned to their homes.
Helena to-day assumed its original and
general dullness. The only center OF ac-
tivity was in the second floor of the house
of representatives, where 40 clerks are
engaged in the enrolment of the codes.
They will work tomorrow in spite of
Knippenberg's highly moral protest, and
hope TO have their work done by Monday
night. They have been already eight
days on the codes, at an expense to the
state of $3.50 per day, as nearly as 1t can
be figured.
At the close of the fifth week of the ses-
sion, outside of the joint memorials and
the bills providing for the payment of tho
employees, and expenses of the legislature,
but one bill, that creating the Eleventh
judicial district, has become a law.
The bill to remove gambling to the Sec
ond floors now has the right of way and
that and the school book bill will prob
ably occupy most of the time of the legis-
lature for the ensuing week.
Governor Richards to-day threw himself
into the breach to prevent the issuance of
patents to the Northern Pacific in various
portions of the state. Those holding min
eral claims on the lands had neglected to
file protests, and to-day was the last for
the legal filing, Governor Richards sent
in the following sweeping protests:
To the Register and Receirer United States
Land U6ics, Helena, Mont:
GKNTLEMEN-I hereby protest against the
issuance of patents to the Northern Pacific
Railroad company TO any of the lands SO ected
by the said company within the boundaries OF
this state that are covered by the following de-
scriptions:
All tine lands selected by said company in
twp. 10 w, r. 8 W.. twp. IL u, r. W; twp. G, s.
3 w; twp. ), 5. 8 w; twp. G. 5. W twp. 5, S.
4w.; twp. 5, S. w; twp. 4, S. W; twp. 4, s.
W; twp. 3, 5. W: twp. ., S. w; twp. /, 5.
w; twp. 4, S. w; twp. 3, S. w; twp 2, S.
w; all the lands selected by said company in
sec. 5, twp. 2n,r W; secs Q, 10, II, 10, II in
twp. ? n, r. w; secs. 3, II, l3, Is, %, -
in twp. . n, r. W; secs. 1, g. II, twp. 2
n, T. o W; sec. Is. %, q. S5 in twp. n. r. W;
see. IL. s, To- IL, 19 81 23 25, -. %, 81, SO, 49, in
twp. G; secs. l. 8, ., = 2, IL, 13, IS. II, 10,
81 %, %, q, in twp II, T. 10 e; secs. ]. g. s. Z, O.
H. I5 IL TO- in twp. n, +. II e; sec 1, II, %, In
twp. s, 3 W; sec. . Il, 81, in twp. S, r. W;
secs. 19 20. 81, in twp 5. r. W. sec. 3, in twp.
4s,r. 5 W; sec. in twp 5. r5 5w; sec. 81, In
twp. S, r. . "; secs. and Z. in twp. S. T. W;
secs. md Is, in twp. s. r. W; sec. l. In twp.
s,r Z W; secs. and f3, in twp. S, n, I. e; sec
~ % ~ - oii DO, % III t"p' IL u 10 W secs
Il, twp. d, r. 0 e; secs. II and %, in twp. {
H. T. II e; sec. in twp q H., T. II e; secs. 1, z
H. 15 23 - I'm twp. 16 n, 7. e. secs l, g. o. Z,
H. 49, Is II, TO- p, 23 2j p, % 49, 35 in twp. iC
n r. e; secs. 1, B. D. .. II, 10 Is. %, %, in twp
Is n T. e; secs. g. O. Q, IL 10, %, 25, 27, 20. 81
in twp. 16 T. e; secs. 10, %, 81 in twp. 16 H.
r. G; sec. /. in twp. l6 n, T. e: also the swIs
of the swl4 Sec %, twp. H., r.. W.
The foregoing lands are known TO me TO be
chiefly mineral In character and more valuable
for mineral than agricultural purposes Afida-
Wits to this effect are herewith submitted Re.
spectfully, JOHN L. RICHARDS,
Governor OF Montana.