The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-27
ONLY FOUR AGAINST 1T.
Ihe Gambling Bill Passed by the House
for Keeps.

Ihe Gambling Bill Passed by the House
for Keeps.
Special Dispatch to the standard
HELENA, Feb. s6.-Up to the close of
business last night 1914 house bills had
been considered in the lower body of the
legislature. OF this number 1O3 have
passed the house and 81 have
been indefinitely postponed. This
leaves about $50 bills still await
ing consideration on general orders.
As one result of the long session last
night, there was barely n quorum present
when the gavel dropped and the house be-
gan its 5lst days session. A message was
received from the senate notifying the
house that that body had refused to con-
cur in the house amendments to senate
bill %, an act providing for the selection,
location, and purchase of a capitol site,
which provided that no more than two of
the capitol site commission shall belong
to one political party, and that no two of
the said commission shall be chosen from
the same county. The amendments were
divided, and the first was receded from
by a vote of ayes, AZ; noes, Brown. Ed
wards, Huseby, G. W. Oker. Joseph Oker,
Reynolds, Ryan, Shober, Sparks. Total, 8.
The second amendment was also re-
ceded from by vote of ayes AZ; noes,
Brown, Edwards, G.. w. Oker, Reynolds.
Total, 4.
The senate amendments to house bill
No. 5, relating to the commissioner of
agriculture, labor and industry, fixing the
salary of the officer at 1.-THE amount ap-
propriated therefor" instead Of $4,000,
and allowing him to employ such clerical
assistance as he may need in connection
with the state employment Office, which is
made part of his office. the cost of such
clerical assistance not to exceed S1.20O
per annum, were concurred in after q
warm debate which was only ended by
Metcalf demanding the previous ques-
ton. The vote on concurrence stood :
Ayes, 27; nays, 81.
The governor notified the house that he
had approved and signed the political
code and the bill relating to the liability
of hotel keepers.
The state board of examiners trans
ferred TO the house the dill of j. III. Cole
for transporting three prisoners to the
state reform school, the amount of the
bill being S60S, but this had been cut by
the examiners to S206.70.
Il Metcalf introduced a bill TO amend Sec
ton l of an act providing for the adver-
tising and letting of contacts for the fur
nishing of halls, supplies and printing for
the state legislature and other DEPART
ments of the state government, and Aud
introduced bill providing for the Issu-
auce of state bonds in the amount cf $780,
OOJ and creating a fund for the payment
thereof.
Reser introduced bill to encourage
beet culture and the manufacture of sugar
in Montana.
Senator Chandler's gambling bill was
read a third time and placed on its final
passage. The bill was concurred in by a
vote of ayes IS. nays 4, Burkett, Gordon,
Tallant and Winter.
Absent-Baggs, Cooper, Joy. Kennedy.
Oker. G. W, Reynolds, Rodgers and
Ryan.
The entire time of the house this after
noon was taken up by the general license
bII. house b.A 3l6, introduced by the " ays
and means committee.
Tass blI is a most important and
lengthy one, and as II touches on uear.y
every business interest Of the state. il