The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-05
HELENA Is In A HURRY
She Gets Into a Bad Stew About the
Capitol.
MONDAYS BATCH OF BILLS
The Governor Expresses Himself
Upon the Mineral Land Oues-
ton I'm a Message to the
Legislature.
MONDAYS BATCH OF BILLS
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

HELENA, Feb. 4.-The senate assembled
at 3 o'clock this afternoon. message
was received from the house to the effect
that senate joint memorial No. l. praying
for the restoration of the constitutional
standard of gold and silver. and house
bill No. 20, the corrupt practice act had
passed.
Sigh was granted indefinite leave of
absence on account of professional busi-
| ness of an urgent nature calling him to
Phil ipsburg. President BotkIn directed
the thanks of the senate to be enrolled
on the journal to Captain Winters and
| Colonel Hawkins for decorating the sem
ate chamber with the national colors.
Senate bills Nos. and 30 were reported
correctly printed and placed on general
orders.
The committee on finance asked for
further time to consider senate bill No. 30
which was granted. This is MetzePs bill
for an appropriation for the orphans
home.
The judiciary committee reported favor
ably on senate bill No. 10, introduced by
Brown, defining the rights of married
women.
On motion of Greene the report was
adopted and senate bill No. 10 indefinitely
postponed. The same committee re-
ported favorably on Brosnan's bill TO en-
able school trustees to pay back money
advanced to them to build school houses
from the proceeds of the subsequent sales
of school bonds. The bill was placed on
general orders.
A communication was received from the
house giving the nature of bills introduced
| Friday.
Senate joint memorial No. 3, asking for
| ;raraa.o1 for Notinnal
park, was introduced by Hoffman by con-
sent without previous notice, read twice,
and referred to the committee on federal
| relations.
Senate bill n O. As, to amend the act in
cooperating the city of Helena, was intro
duced in the same manner and referred to
| the committee on towns, counties and
municipal corporations.
Senate bill No. As, providing for the
erection of state capitol building, was
introduced by Flowerree.
| Senate bill No. A. was introduced by
Hurd, compelling railroad companies to
| provide a certain number of employees to
man trains.
Senate bill No. AZ was introduced by
Chandler to amend chapter of the penal
| code.
On motion of Chandler the rules we're
suspended and Monteath's corrupt prac-
tices bill read twice and referred to the
committee on privileges and elections.
Brosnan gave notice of bill to amend
sections 2572, 25S3 and 25s4 of the political
code. On motion of Greene the senate
went into committee of the whole, with
Swift in the chair, for consideration of
the general file and considered senate
bill No. %, relative to the construction of
toll roads and bridges, introduced by
| Hoffman. There was no discussion of
this bill and on rising its recommenda-
ton was adopted and it was ordered en-
crossed.
Governor Richards sent in a message
| relative to the memorial which passed
both bodies. He stated that he had APP
| proved it because he was I'm full accord
with any step that may be taken for the
preservation of our mineral lands and
wished to encourage action that might
prove of benefit to the state. However, he
had no authority to begin proceedings
against the secretary of the interior. He
closed the message as follows:
Whatever may be able to accomplish in the
| matter OF preserving the mineral lands must be
done through the appointment OF INFLUENTIAL legal
| advisers who will in person visit the interior
| department and seek by the proper representa-
| tions to secure such changes In the ruling made
! as may be deemed necessary TO protect the
| rights OF the people pending the final consider
| alton OF the bill referred TO. There is no fund
| from which the expenses thus incurred could.be
/ paid and it is impossible for me to take any
steps along the line OF the concurrent resolution
| without an appropriation adequate to meet all
| necessary expenditures.
The message was referred to the COM
mittee on mines and mining. The senate
/ then adjourned.
:; 4 r..
commission of five, only one of whom
shall hail from Helena, and no two of
them from the same county. The gov
ernor shall be chairman. They must not
bc connected directly or indirectly with
any contract on the capitol. They shall
get s. day while on duty. They shall
have a secretary, who may receive not to
exceed Sl25 per month. They shall re-
ceive plans for a building to cost 81 900. :
600 and no more.
Four prizes are offered for plans. The
best plan receives the selection of it's
maker as architect of the building, the
second $500. the third $1,000 and the
fourth $500. These plans must be adver-
| tised for five weeks. The appropriation
clause is as follows:
| In order 10 carry out the provisions OF this act
| and 10 purchase site for said capitol building
there IS hereby appropriated the sum Of s225,o0O
| for the fiscal year ending March 81, 1896. and
$1,000 for the fiscal year ending March 81 1897.
| Provided that no appropriations shall be made
| from any fund except the fund derived from the
| sale and rental Of lands granted for erecting
| public buildings at the state capital.
The Helena Herald tonight attacks
Senator Eggleston for voting against the
bill for the purchase of capitol site.
The senator's motives are impugned by
the Herald aud he is accused of playing
to the Anaconda galleries.
In an interview tonight senator Eggles-
ton said 10 the STANDARDS CORES pond
cnt that he voted against the bill because
he believed the purchase OF site and the
erection Of miliion-do.lar capitol build
ing. As IS proposed in senator Flowerree' 5
bill. are premature and illadvIsed