The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-16

port until the last of next week, owing to
the fact that they were in communication
with the superintendent of schools of the
state of California in regard TO text
books California printed all of its own
text books and sold them at cost to the
school children, and these books were the
finest and best to be had. Chairman
Paschal believes that Montana could en-
ter into a contract with the state oi Cali
fornia whereby Montana could furnish to
her school children the best of text books
at very little over cost. Their commit
tee would report as soon as possible, but
were now waiting to receive samples of
the books. which were being sent to them.
Those books, he said, had been written
and revised by prominent educators of
California, and this being the case they
dealt much more fully with the western
country than did any other text books
published. If Montana could er into
a contract with California our school chill
dren would get the best text books to bo
had and Sd per cent. lower than they could
he purchased from any book firm in the
United States.
Senate bill No. Il, reat ing TO the en-
ployment of journal clerks in tho senate
and house, winch was made amenda ory
to the political code by the house. was re-
turned from the senate this morning with
the request that the house recede from its
amendments. This was done, on motion
oil Monteath.
Reynolds came to the front again this
morning with Is petitions, containing
1,2OO sigma ures, asking for the submission
to the electors of Montana of an amend
ment to the constitution to extend the
right of suffrage to women. These petit
tons are signed by many of the most
prominent men of Cascade county.
The opponents of the Broadwater
county bill, having downed the measure
yesterday, put their feet on it to-day. An
derson moved that yesterdays vote be re-
considered. Love seconded it, and the
motion was lost. This kills the bill for
this session. The friends of the scheme
had intended to move a reconsideration
themselves when they felt strong enough
but their plan was foreseen.
A message was received from the gov
ernor announcing that he had signed
house bill 81, an act for code of civil
procedure.
EDWARDS introduced the following me-
IN rial to congress:
We your memorialsts. the fourth legislative
assembly Of the state OF Montana, respectfully
pe ition your honorable body to create in the
United tates pOstoilce, savings banks TO be es-
tablishe in all money order offices and opened
for the receipt of deposits during the hours ap-
poin. or the sale of stamps, every such office
To be opened for the payment OF Withdrawals
on week days during certain hours. which shall
be specified in a no. ice exhibited at the Office
and tha, deposits can be made from % cents TO
$3.50, the 10 al never to exceed $1,000. including
interest thereon, and at such interest as your
honorable body may deem wise.
Ihe following bills were introduced:
H. 1 l. N.
ing S289. 80 to pay the claims of the FIRST
Ma ional bank of Butte for money ad-
vanced for subsistence of members of the
national guard. BY Hopkins, house bill
NJ. 265. to add three additional sections
to chapter l, title 3, political code. BY
Jov, house bill No. 266, an act to amend
sections % and "a of an act for the estab-
lishment and location of "A reform school.
BY Joseph Oker, hou SO bill No. 267, to define
and fix the liabli.y in cases where death
is the result of negligence. By Aud, house
bill No. go, to legalze certain fundin,
bonds issued by counties in Montana. BY
G asscock, house bill No. 260. to create n
board of examiners to examine mine
superintendents and foremen. BY Losee,
house bul 81, appropriatinG S803.75 for
the payment of claims of the Northern Pa
cific for transporting the national guard
to Fort Ellis. by Losee. house bill No. Do,
appropriating Sl.075.4l for the paymont
of j. Davis for the subsistence of state
troops at Fort Ellis. BY Losee, house bill
263 appropriatIng S717.95 for the payment
of claims of certain people for ma, erials
furnished the National guard. BY Hedges,
house bill 26S-To amend chapter 3, title
3, political code, relating to public
libraries.
Rodgers then gave notice for a bill to
provide for circulating Libraries in Mon
tana.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, Hollensteiner IN the chair. and
considered the legal interest and usury
bill. which was under discussion twice
yesterday. Booth and Won Tobel opposed
the bill and Joe Oker, Bennett and Rom
bauer supported it. Without arriving at
any conclusion, the commtte arose and
the house took a recess till o'clock.