The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-09
ON a VI-Ir.
Senators VIII Look over the State In
stitutions.

Senators VIII Look over the state In
stitution..
Special Dispatch to the standard.
HELENA, Feb. S.-The Genate assembled
at 10 o'clock. Brosnau reintroduced the
Great Falls fair bill with amendments
and Babcock moved to send it to the print
ing committee. The motion was lost on a
standing vote, ayes Z. noes 10. Sigh
moved to reconsider and his motion was
voted down. Steele then moved TO in
definitely postpone further consideration
of the bill and the chair decided that the
noes had it SO quickly that Flowerree' s call
for division was shut out. 1t was
question then what should be done with
the bill, but the president cut the gordian
knot by sending it to the general orders
without printing.
4 communication was received from
Senator Hoffman, who has been called
east by sickness in his family, resigning
from the committee to visit western insti-
tu-ions. HIS resignation was accepted
and Fiowerree was appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Flowerree, chairman of the engrossIng
committee, reported the senate amend
ments to the corrupt practices act and the
senate bill relative to the publication of
the bills were sent to the third reading.
Sigh, chairman of the mines and min
ing committee, introduced the following
concurrent resolution:
Rcsolrcd, BY the senate, the house concur
ring that s.. 600. not otherwise appropriated. is
hereby appropriated for the use of the governor
of Montana. in his discretion. should the occa-
sion demand, 10 make effective the power con-
ferred upon him By senate joint memorial
No. /.
A message from the governor was re-
ceived and read, announcing that he had
signed the memorial. \ message from
the governor was also read recommend
ing that congress be memorialized TO re-
tain the offices of surveyor general and
register and receiver of the land office,
for the abolition of which a bill has been
introduced in the national house of repre-
scntatives.
Bills were introduced as follows:
Senate bill 50. for an act to amend arti-
cles of the political code relative TO fence
building. Feb. 8, by Chandler. Agriculture
committee.
Senate bill 50. for an act to compel the
adoption of uniform signals in mines.
Feb 8, by Sigh. Mines and mining COM
mittce.
The house bill 10 abolish the Office of
mineral land commissioner was consid-
cred in committee of the whole, Power in
tho chair, and was tabled with the under
standing that il should be considered later
in the session.
Babcock introduced a concurrent reso-
luton TO increase the committee to visit
eastern institutions by the addition of
three more senators. 1t was so voted and
the chair appointed Leonard, Cullen and
Cooper the additional members.
Brown introduced 4 joint resolution TO
compel the employment OF cIlzens of
Montana upon public works. Referred to
the public buildings committee. The sem
ale then adjourned until Monday after
noon at p. III.
In the house after the transaction of
the usual routine business. Paschal rose
10 a question of personal privilege, as
chairman Of the committee on education.
Yesterday he had announced that there
would be 4 meeting last night Of the edu-
catioual committee and there seemed TO
be certain members. as well as n local pa
per. who had taken exception 10 tue way
il had been conducted. When they met
las. night there were several agents OF
book houses who had not made their bids
10 the committee. and as other agents had
each been accorded a private hearing,
these agents demanded the same
| right. which the committee unanimously