The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-05
ONLY TWO DAYS MORE
MOntana'S Lawmakers Doing Some
Tall HuStlilg.
BILLS TILL YOU CA MT REST
The Session Yesterday Witnessed
the transaction of a Whole
Lot of Business of Inn
portanCe.
TILL YOU CA MT REST
Special Dispatch TO the Standard.

Special Dispatch 10 the Standard.
HELENA, March 4.-The senate had n
very busy day of it, holding its first night
session. Only ono bill came over OH the
general file from last week, and that was
the bill creating Broadwater county. 1t
was taken up this morning and indefin-
itely postponed without debate by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes,-Brown. Chandler. Cullen, Eggleston,
Folsom, Greene, Metzel, Power, Sigh, Smead'
Swift-ll.
Nays-Brosnan, Cooper, Hatch, Leonard
Steele.
Brosnan. on the adoption of the report,
changed his vote to aye, and gave notice
of q reconsideration tomorrow.
Among the committee reports this
morning we're two on bills allowing Hell
ena 20 increase her bonded Indebtedness
and the state pharmacy bill, the latter
slightly amended, all favorably.
Eggleston 10y request introduced n bill
to increase the number of supreme court
judges for the next two years.
This afternoon President Botkin an
nounced his refusal to accede to the re-
quest of the house to Withdraw his sigma
ture from the school of mines bill. The
lieutenant governor took the position
that this was not permissible, and 1t
would be necessary to introduce and pass
a new bill. The senate endorsed the
president.
The entire afternoon was used up by
the committee of the whole, Egyleston IN
the chair. The following bills were rec
commended for passage: Changing arbor
day from the third Tuesday in April to the
second Tuesday in May; amending the
political codes relating to the state treas
urer; providing for a meat inspector In
cities having a population of lO,OJO;
amending the code in relation
to the mileage and fees OF
sheriffs; amending the code in relation
to fish and game; relating to the indebt'
edness of cities relating to the Keeping
of public moneys; relating to the meet
ings of county comm ssioners; relating to
labels and trade marks; relating TO tue
number of ballots at elections: TO prevent
swine from running at large
appropriating $4,000 for the compile
| tion of the state prison at Billings
approprating $1,000 for supplies for the
Legislative ,assen.ly :oappropriating S3O(
| for Daisy Doyle and $1,000 Tor Lewis an6
| Clarke county; forDldding any person
from giving or selling cigars or cigarettes
to persons under Is years of age
amending the ballot law; relating
to the appraisal and sale of state
lands; relating to the practice of phar
macy aud the sale of drugs; relating tC
the practice of dentistry; Booths bill. re
lating to the classification of counties ano
the officers of sucn classes; Craven's bill
relating to the bonds of the city OF Helena
and the code committee bill concerning
the reports of corporations, were made
special orders for Tuesday afternoon.
At the night session a large number oi
bills, which had just gone through the
committee of the whole, we're put on theii
final passage and passed. Among then
was the bill creating a soldiers hom'
commission and the BARRIERS Sunda!
closing bill. Power and Hurd were the
only senators who voted against the latte
| u1pasure.