The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-31
His Persistence Carries His Amend
m3ltS Through.
THE BILL WAS BULLED
SO Monte ath's Measure Had to Be
AIKEN Up Again-Trouble About
the Committee Clerks-Some
of Them VIII Have to Go.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

gramme in the senate and came up on
the report of the judiciary committee.
Leonard, chairman of that committee,
brought in majority report recommend
ing that the code bills pass just as they
left the house. Metzel brought in a
minority report, recommending that the
action of the house be concurred in with
amendments to section 7i3, relative TO
the slaughtering of cattle, that being
amended SO as to compel the display of
hides for 10 days after the slaughter of an
animal, and also amending section IA,
relating to unlawful brands, TO include
unrccorded brands that are infringements
on recorded brands.
Herculean efforts had been made TO
prevent amendments to the code but. as
indicated in these dispatches yesterday,
the stock interest in the senate was SO
strong as to clear its way. There was lit
tie argument on the proposed amend
ments. Leonard stated that, while all of
the committee would favor the amend
ments OF Meizel, they should be brought
up later. after the codes had passed.
Otherwise, if amendments were begun,
there was no telling where they would
stop.
No further argument was made. but
Me zePs minority report was adopted.
The political code was amended in like
manner 10 correspond with the above
amendments in the penal code and the
codes then passed. The effect of the
amendments is 10 incorporate the present
stock laws in the codes with the following
additions:
Section 1956-Making it unlawful to
use any unrecorded brand which is an in
fr!nGement on a recorded brand, nd any
person using a like brand IN the position
or place recorded by another shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor.
Section 19j7-The recorder of marks
and brands shall not record any two
brands upon the same position on an ami
mai.
section 195S-The recorder of marks
and brands may charge and receive from
each person recording a brand or mark a
fee of = for each brand or mark.
House bill No. l, creating the 11th judi
Cili district, was then placed upon its
final passage and passed.
The following bills were introduced:
Senate bill 32, by Babcock-Amending
an act concerning roads and highways.
Senate blli 33, Dy Steele-Annexing the
Lump Guch district TO Lewis and Clarke
county.
Senate bill 81, by Metzel-For an act
providing for the printing of public docu-
ments. This act provides that all public
printing shall be under the supervision of
the secretary of state, except the supreme
court decisions, the records of the His
toricai society and the legislative bills.
Tho following notices were given:
BY FoIsom-To annex parts of all
counties touching Meagher to that
county.
BY Chandler-For an act relating to
game wardens.
BY Brosnan, by request OF Ramsdell-
Regulating tax sales.
At the afte rnoon session, the rules were
suspended and the code bills read by
title and passed with the amendments
above noted. The senate then adjourned
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
THE LOWER HOUSE.
In the house. house bill No. 81, proviG-
ing for the location of a site and the erec-
ton of a capitol building, introduced by
Craven, was reported on favorably by tho
judiciary committee. This bill provides
for the creation of fund to the credit of
which is 10 90 all money derived from the
sale or rental of such lands as have been
or may be granted to the state for the
purpose of constructing public buildings.
The bill abolIshing the office of mineral
land commissioner was favorably reported
by the committee on mines and mining.
The bill making elective the offices of
city marshal, city attorney and street
commissioner OF Helena was also favor
ably reported.
The senate concurrent resolution in
structing the governor to cnjoin the secre-
tary OF the interior from patenting any
mona ,,,f,araI l,uIa 70 tho Nortkarp ID.
ciiic company, was read a third time and
passed unanimously.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY yShropshire-House bill 12i providing
for election of county surveyors, defining
their powers and duties and fixing their
compensation. Also house bill 125, rela-
tive to the repair and maintenance of pub
lie roads and highways.
By Tallant-House bill 126. relative to
life insurance companies unincorporated.
By Paschat-Housc bill IL. regulating
insurance companies and providing an
insurance department therefor.
By Bray-House bill 12S. TO create a use
for the sinking fund of school bonds.
The house then took n recess till .
o'clock.
At the afternoon session IL was dscov-
cred that a bull had been made with the
corrupt practice act, winch. with IT'S load
of amendments. was recommended for
passage yesterday. Section - OF the
bill had not been read. The vote by
which the bill had been recommended for
passage was reconsIdered and the bill
placed on general order again, with right
Of way over everything else. The house
then went into Committee of the whole
Ta.llut in the chair, and the omitted Sec
uon Was read. IL makes II unlawful Tor
au employer TO enclose the salary Of an
cuD.1vc .l an envelope upon which there
IS written or printed the name ut any
caul.Iatc or any political matter with q
view Of influencing The employees vote.
Love cut Oft further dI sCussion by NOV