The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-29

Protests Arc Being Received in Abund-
anco By the Hour.
Special Dispatch to the standard
HELENA, Jan. 28.-To-day's time in tho
house was principally taken up with the
reading of petitions and remonstrances.
Most OF the members went out of town
over Sunday and the house did not as
semble until 3 O'Clock. Tae first business
after the usual formalities was the read
ing of a petition from residents of Jetfer-
son county protesting against the segre-
CATION of any portion of that county.
Seven hundred citizens of tho proposed
county of Sweet Grass protested against
the adoption of the bill creating that
county for the following reasons: First
When Park county was created in 1887,
the Indebtedness was So, 900, and is now
in the hole to tho tune of $780,
900, with an assessed valuation OF
less than S5,0J0,001. Tho tax levy is now
q mills; Second-The proposed new
county will take away one-third of the
assessed valuation of the county; Third
The new county would include nearly all
of the rich farming land of the county
available for development; Fourth-The
allegation is made that the only benefit
TO be derived from the creation of the
new county would accrue To tho Office
holders and tho property owners of Big
Timber; Fifth-That there would
be an assessed valuation of less than
Sl.500,000 in the new county and less than
800 men working for wages.
Petitions against the creation OF the
same county were read from residents of
Absorkee, Saltwater valley, Columbus and
the Crow roscrvatIsn.
Considerable discussion was created by
the reading of petition under the same
head from citizens of Livingston.
This communication made tho state
mont that the senator and representatives
from Park county owe Their election to
their solemn and repeated pledges and as
surances to their electors that they would
oppose any division of the county.
Immediately after its reading JOY arose
and denounced It as grossly unfair and
false and moved to lay 1t on tho table.
Collins seconded tho notion and also
stated that the remonstranco was unfair
and UNJUST.
Meyer also stated that he had made no
such pledges as were indicated in tho
document, though he had been repeatedly
requested so TO do. The motion TO lay tho
communication on the table prevailed.
The governor sent in a message to the
effect that he had affixed his signature to
house bill No. IL providing for the pay
ment of employees.
The following bills we're introduced:
House bin No. ll5, Knippenberg-Pro-
viding for the appointment of matrons for
state prisons.
House bill No. 1lG, Joy-Regulating tho
charges of railroad corporations on pas
senger traffic.
House bill No. IL, Joy-Regulating the
charges of railroads on freig ght traffic.
House bill No. lis. Hcdges-To amend
paragraph a, section i5, fourth division Of
the criminal laws.
House bill No. 10, Hedges
the compensation OF county, district aud
township officers.
House bill No. l2O-Begulatiug the ap-
portionment of interest on invested school
funds aud rental OF school lands.
Notices Of bills we're given as follows:
hnippeabsrg-To amend section 253,
fourth DIVISION criminal laws.
Alderson-ProyIiing for the erection
and location of the state capitol building
and providing fund therefor.
MISUNDERSTANDING for general as
signment law.
A communication was received from
the Iron Mountain miners uuioh asking
that the Offices of state mining Inspector
and state boiler inspector be made cleo
tive. They also asked the passage O. a
law TO prevent any attempt on the part OF
a corporation 20 control an employees
vote. The house then went into commit
tee Of the whole, Saobcr IN the chair and
resumed consideration Of Moutearh's
corrupt practices aci o. tho psndins