The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-15
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White Sulphur Springs, Hunters Hot
Springs and Pipestone springs, reported
the same back TO the house with a substi-
tute which provides for the appointment
of board of nine veterans, no two OF
whom shall be of the same post or county,
to select a site for the soldiers home, but
outside of this, the measure is the same
as those bills relating to the same subject.
The substitute was ordered printed.
Benefits bill, requiring the publication
of certain matters, was passed and the
senate bill, providing n journal clerk for
the senate and house at a salary of IS per
day, as amended by the house, was con-
CURED in. The senate memorial, rela-
tive TO the opening of the Flathead In
dian reservation to settlement, was also
unanimously concurred in.
Tho following bills were introduced:
10. 255. Bond, amending article of the
political code, relating to the county al
perintendent of public schools and detn-
ing the qualifications of such officer. No.
| 256. by the appropriation committee, APP
proprating money for the pr yment
of certain members of the national
| guard of Montana for duties performed
at Helena in May and July, 1S9i. No. 2o7.
by the same committee. appropriating
money for the payment OF officers and
privates of companies B. Il and G.. and
| officers of the regimental staff. First reg-
ment infanty. national guard, for duty
performed at Butte in July, 1894. No. 25S,
by the same committee, appropriating
money for the payment of claims OF vari-
| Gus persons comprising the band OF the
| First regiment for services rendered the
STATE. The Butte bill provides for the
payment of Sl.355.50 in small sums to pri-
I nj ,ff ha # Rtatfo
The band bill only appr opriates S5o4. in
sums of S24 each, to the members of the
regimental band. The Helena bill is for
! 1884 80.
Notices were given rs follows: Joe
! Okcr, TO define and fix the liability of cor
/ porations where death is the result o. neg
| ligence; Hedges, to amend chapter 3,
/ title 8, political code. relating TO public
| libraries; Joy. to amend sections % and
/ 2i of an act TO provide for the establish
ment and location of a state reform school
! and to appropriate moneys therefor.
The house then went into the committee
of the whole on general orders. Booth in
the chair. Latimer's bill fixing a legal
rate of interest and prohibiting usury was
considered, and after having been
amended so as to correspond with the
code, the committee rose and took a re-
cess till o CLOCK.
When the house reconvened at o'clock,
il at once went into committee of the
whole, Booth in the chair. for the consId-
Grafton of the Broadwater county bill.
Booth was in the chair, and the result of
the discussion seemed to indicate that the
county division bills are all going to bo
wiped out of existence. il has been a mat
ter of general comment that this bill was
more likely to be favorably considered
than any of the new county bills. If this
is true, there will be no new counties
created at this session.
The first proceedings in committee of
the whole, after the reading of the report
of the comm ttee on towns, counties and
highways, was a motion by Burkett of
jefferson that the report of the committee
be adopted and the bill be indefinitely post
poned. This motion was seconded by Love.
Spriggs made plea for fair play in the
matter and did not think it would be
proper to shut off the bill without debate Q.
The report of the committee had been un-
favorable to the bill only by a vote of 5 10
t. Under these circumstances he did not
think it proper to shut off discussion.
Mr.. Burkett then withdrew his motion
and Spriggs took the floor in advocacy of
the measure, He had large blue print
played on his desk, and in a speech of an
hours length he made the best possible
presentation of his case.
He was followed by his colleague, An
derson of Meagher, who spoke at equal
length and presented tho opposite side of
the question.
Anderson of Boseman favored the pro.
posed division.
Love then presented tho objections of
the residents of jefferson county TO the
measure. and at the close of his argument
he moved that the bill be indefinitely post
poned. This cut off debate and the COM
mittee took rising vote, which resulted
in "a ayes and 10 nays.
The committee then rose and the house
resumed.
Loved moved to adopt the committee
report.
Spr ggs asked for roll call aud it resulted
as follows:
yes. Anderson, Auld, Bray. Burkett,
Cook, Craven. Cunningham, Gordon, Har-
ris, Hedges, Holensteiner, Horsky, Isdell.
Jones, Knippenberg, Lawrence. Lesser,
Losee. Love, Lynde, Monteath. Paschal,
Rossiter, Rombauer, Tallant, Won Tobel.
Williams, Winters. Yegen, Swett--to,al
30. Noes, Al1erson, Baggs. Bennett.
Booth, Brown, Cooper, Coroett, Edwards,
G!asscock, Hershey, Hopkins, Huseby,
Joy, Latimer. Marshall, Metcalf, Mitchell.
Oker George W, Oker Joseph. Reser,
Reynolds, Rodgers, Ryan. Shropshire.
Sparks, Spriggs-total 20.
Spricgs asked for the call of the house
to secure the attendance of some MEM
bers who would vote for tho measure.
He was ruled out of order.
/ Snriups and Anderson thereupon
changed their votes IN order 10 be
able to move for a reconsideration,
which Anderson gave notice that he in
tended TO do tomorrow.
The house went into committee of the
whole and again took up the bill in re-
gard to usury, which was considered a;
the morning session. An hour was
passed in its discussion but no decision
was arrived at. The opposition was led