The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-14
ing to the classification of the several

counties.
Monteath, house bill 245, an act to
amend section 1888, political code, con-
corIing the Appointment of public library
trustees.
Monteath, house bill No. 246-To create
a temporary library committee and to de-
fine its powers and duties.
Monteath, house bill No. 247-An act to
amend section 1869, $50 and 3571, political
code, concerning the establishment and
maintenance of public Libraries.
Horsky, house bill No. 24s-An act to
| amend sections 21ii and 2l45 in relation
| to the poor.
Isdell. house bill No. 2i9-An act to es-
! tablish, locate and maintain soldiers
home at Fort Ellis.
Anderson. house bill No. 25o-An act to
provide for the incorporation of mutual
insurance companies.
Cook, house bill No. 95l-An act to
amend sections 7S9 and 795. political code,
relating TO ballots for voting.
Rodgers, house bill No. 252-Au act to
amend section 3172, political code, IN re-
lation TO fees charged by clerks of courts
| In making transcripts on appeal.
Shropshire, house bill No. 253-An act
providing for n supreme court commits
sion.
Bond. house bin No. 25i-An act defin-
ing roads and highways and the amount
of work thereon.
Huseby presided over the committee OF
the whole this afternoon and the electric
lights over the speakers desk played a
tatto on his head every time he arose TO
put question. Alderson's bill concern
ing licenses was indefinitely postponed
after a spirited debate between Anderson
| Ill 4. n
| Won Iobel on the other.
Shober's bill concerning action for the
recovery of real property shared a like
fate, but Sparks measure for the pay
ment of a reward of 81, 600 to the capturers
of the Fathead Indian murderers received
favorable action and was recommended
for passage after being amended SO that
| the reward should be paid only after proof
| had been made that the persons named
| had actually assisted in their capture.
Senate hill IA, including in the list of
| senate and house attaches journal clerk
at a salary OF s. per day, was under con-
sideration when the committee rose and
| the house took a recess until o'clock to-
night.
| When the house reconvcned at 8 o'clock,
house bill A., providing for an amend
| ment 10 the constitution to extend the
right of suffrage to women, was made n
/ special order for Friday at o'clock.
| The bill to create Broadwater county
was made a special order for Thursday
afternoon al o'clock and the bill to cre-
ate Carbon county was made special or
I der for Friday afternoon at o'clock.
! The house then went into committee of
the whole, Love in the chair. Senate bill
/ II. relating to journal clerks in the senate
and house. was taken up. Booth reported
amendments making the bill amendatory
to the new code and as amended it was
recommended and coucurred in.
Metcalf's bill to regulate the holding of
| c lucusses and primary meetings and to
punish violations of the same was taken
| up. AT er making several amendments
| to the oath to be admin stored to a person
challenged by n qualified voter, and the
adoption of one or two other minor
amendments, the bill was recommend
| Tor passage.
Leiser's bill to make valid certain ordi-
nances heretofore passed by cities and
towns, was then considered and recom-
mended for passage without an amend
ment to speak of. This completed the
list of bills taken into committee of the
whole, SO the house resumed, but at once
went into the committee of the whole
again.
Senate joint memorial No. 4. relating to
the Crees, was considered. This memor-
ial asks that these Indians either be re-
turned to Canada or else settled on a
reservation by themselves. The commit
tee showed that they were in favor of
somo such plan by unanimously recon-
mending that it do pass.
Senate joint memorial relating to the
| throwing open of the Flathead Indian
| reservation TO settlement was favorably
recommended and Rombauer's memorial
relating to the free coinage of silver was
| by title only and unanimously recon-
mended for passage, Shropshire stating
that as every member knew its purpose
| and were fully in touch with its provis-
| ions, it was unnecessary to have it read at
length. The committee rose and a mo-
tion % adjourn was lost, 20 to 28.
The house for the third time went into
| committee of the whole, Love in the chair,
| AMI Losee's measure prohibiting the en-
| try of horses in speed contests under false
names, out of the proper class or chang
| ing the name thereof, and providing a
| penalty therefor, was taken up and with
/ out amendment favorably recommended l.
| House bill No. 80. introduced by Rey-
/ nolds, TO discontinue contract labor by
/ municipalities within the state OF Mon
tana, and to secure the performance of
all work by such municipalities by DAYS
labor. was passed over, and Lltimer's bill
| fixing the legal rate of interes. aud pro-
] hibiting usurg was taken up.
| Won Iobel moved that the report of the
/ judiciary committee, that tho bill be in
detinaiely postponed, be adopted.
! Rodgers arose IN opposition. He said
| he had no fight to make against the
moneyed men in Montana. He did NOT
/ believe that because a man had money n
| legislature should attack him. but he be-
/ lieved this bill was worthy OF considera-
ton. lie was surprised that il shoulI be
so uncermoniousiy treated because such a
measure had been adopted in ali but Il or
| l. states and territories in the United
| States. He rode rough shol over the
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