The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-13

committee on education to consider the
school book question this evening"
he prayed that Montana might
have the best text books. he
did not take I'd into his confidence lar
enough. however, to tell Him which books
Mr.. Shipper favored. He also prayed
that the newspapers might be given a lit
tle less to sensationalism, and to print a
higher class of matter.
Citizens of the Madison valley. Wolf
Creek and Fulton presented resolutions
asking the passage of n law to prohibit
the sale of oleomargarine and butterine
in this state, and n number of citizens OF
Park county sent IN a resolution asking
for the submission to the electors of the
state of an amendment to tho constitu-
ton in favor of direct legislation.
Tallant introduced n resolution chang
ing section Z of the house rules, making
the hour OF meeting every morning 9:3o
O'Clock instead of 40 o'clock, in order that
tho reading of the Journal might not take
up SO much valuable time.
Lynde introduced house bill No. 81. pro-
viding for the erection of a suitable build
ing for he state agricultural college at
Bozeman and making provision Tor the
payment of obi gallons thus incurred.
This is practically the same bill as intro
duced some time ago by Cooper and is
now being considered under general or
ders. except that. instead of bonding the
lands donated to the agricultural college
for the erection of buildings, as provided
| in the Cooper bill. the measure provides
for the creation of an agricultural college
building fund to be made.up of all moneys
received from the sale, rental or other
disposition of the lands of this institution.
| The sum so received is subject to pay
ment upon a warrant being drawn by the
| state auditor upon the state treasurer.
| With this object in view $4,000 is appro-
priated for the year 1895 and $4,000 Tor
the year 1896 from the agricultural college
building fund. this money to be paid only
out of the fund created by the sale of
lands belonging to the college.
The following other bills were intro
| duced: 232, Monteath, to amend chapter
g, section 76S of the political code. rela-
tive to certificates of nomination; 3,
Boo h, to amend sections 1922, 293s. -939.
2940 and 294l OF the political code; 23i
code committee, to repeal sections $40
and ga of the penal code; 2S5, Craven. to
amend section APO of the penal code; 236
to amend section 2417 of the polItica
code; 237, Won Tobel, to amend section
1896 of the code of civil procedures; 23S
code committee, TO amend section 1890 o
the political code; 239, Losee, to appro
pirate 81. 900 for the supply of books, sta
tionery. etc., for the senate and house
24O, Joy, to amend section 235, penal code
relating TO the maximum limit of punish
ment for the crime of robbery.
Booths bill was the reclassitication o
the counties and it makes the followin
provisions in regard to classification
First class-All counties having an as
sessed valuation of S20,O0O,000 or over
Second class-All counties with NOR
than Sl5, 10000 and less than $2O,0oo.O)O
Third class-Ail counties with more thai
, S1O.0OO,O00 and less than $4,000, ,00
, Fourth class-All counties with more tina
SS,000,001 and less tthan Sl00OO0,0O0 Fift
ciass-All counties with more than 5000
, 600 and less than Ss,0O0,O00. Sixth class
|, All counties with more than 4,000,000 an
less than S6,000,COO. Seventh class-A
counties with more than Si.00O,O)O an
/. less than S6.OOOoO0. Eighth class-A
, counties with more than 100000 an
, less than 100000.
, Within 80 days after the adoption OF tn
code the commissioners must make a
, order designating the class to which th
, said county belongs. This measure ais
fixes the bonds of each county officer
/. counties according to their classification
Hedges bounty bill was then read
= third time and placed on Its final pas
2 age.
q George W. Oker and Monteath oppose
p its passage because of the clause provi'
I ing that per cent. of county license
Il should be paid into the bounty fund. I'll
: sentiment in favor of the bill was owe
wheming, however, and it finally passC
by a vote OF "a 10 4. The two Okers, Bor
and Huseby constituting the negative sid
OF the proposition. The house then too
u n recess till . ID, M.