Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-02-08
7 he, House

The House.
Special to The Tribune.
HELENA. Jan. 3l.--Paschal gave notice
in the house of a bill fixing the liability
of railroads for injuries to employees.
B~aggs-For the execution of state laws
relative to insurance.
notwithstanding the sale and re-
demption Of railroad tickets.
Bills introduced:
BY Cooper-Making the Bitteritoot the
state floral emblem.
Notwithstanding the grant of arid
lands from the government.
Spriggs Limiting the charges of pawn
brokers TO three per cent per month.
Alderson--To construct a state capital
building on Capitol hill. not to cost over
Sl,500,000 and to be paid for out of the
sale of public lands granted for the
purpose, the work to be under the super
vision of a commission of five, including
the governor and four citizens. The
committee on labor reported back the
bill for a free public employment Office
in the shape Of an amendment making
it a part of the agricultural bureau;
also the bill to discontinue the contract
labor system by cities with the recon-
mendation that it pass.
The governor sent in a statement that
s. 1905 had been advanced by the banks
to allow the state to make an exhibit at
the midwinter fair, of which 1881 had
been expended, and recommending that
the state reimburse the subscribers to
the fund.
Meyer, Love, and Corbett we're APP
poiLted a committee to cooperate with a
senate committee to visit the Deer Lodge
penitentiary and Warm Springs insane
asylum. They we're instructed to report
direct to the house on the charges that
~convicts had been taken out of the
prison to work on farms and that some
had escaped.
Cooper, Aud, Lawrence, Won Tobel,
Isdell, Spriggs, Glasscock, Hershey and
| iegen we're named as the committee to
visit the educational institutions. Joe
Oker moved that the special committee
investigating the charge OF extravaganza
by the house in the employment OF
clerks. report at once: laid on the table,
the republicans, except Lesser, voting
aye, and the democrats and populista
except Corbett. voting no. This report
was ordered withheld at a republican
caucus last night. 1t recommends tho
cutting down of the force. The house
means to increase the force to enroll the
code bills. In committee Of the whole
favorable reports were ordered on house
bill regulating coal mining, house bill
abolishing the Office of mineral land
commissioner, and senate JOINT memoria
for the restoration to the constitutions
standard of gold and silver.
House bill authorizing the agriculture
college to issue bonds to raise money fol
buildings, was referred to the judiciar!
committee on motion of Booth, who hal
another scheme to raise money by issuing
script against land.
Gov. Richards sent a letter to the houe'
saying that he had been quoted as say
ing that he would not approve the code
un less they were enrolled. He said
ITO no one have | expressed the view
stated above. am prepared to give M.
official sanction to the adoption of tn
codes when in receipt Of a statemen
from the enrolling committee to the ct
feet that the necessary care has beel
taken to obyiate errors and to carry GU
. the purposes Of the legislature in thei
adoption. In my judgment the inter
ests of the state can be served and tn
demand for economy recognized b,
: emitting the useless expense Of enrolling
the codes. This communication is no
written with a view to influencing tn
action Of your honorable body, but t
assure you that the enrolment OF tn
r codes is not q procedure necessary t
secure my approval Of them"