The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-03-16


to have fire escapes: to give hotel keep
ers lien on the personal effects of
guests and to punish hotel swindlers.
Then it singled out the BARRIERS as the
men most in need of rest one day in the
week, and passed a bill to require
barber shops to remain closed on Sun
day. 1t also passed. bill for the con-
troll of building associations One of
the things it sought to regulate which
will bear regulation was the sale and
storage of high explosives. Another
bill in the same line is that requiring
a uniform code of mine signals.
Among the new offices created was
that of state examiner at salary of
$4,000 year and expenses: a register
OF the state land Office was created
with salary of $1,000; and deputy
commissioner of insurance, the state
auditor, who is also the commissioner,
names his own deputy, who is to get
81, 800 year.
The antigambling bill will go into
effect July I.
Provision was made by the legisla-
ture for raising money to put up build
ings for the various state educational
institutions. Some of the institutions
will issue bonds. and some of them war;
rants. The legislature also took steps
looking to securing a state capitol. 1t
made provision for commission to Sc
lect site and another commission to
look after the erection of the building.
Neither object takes cent out of the
state treasury, the site and the build
ing being paid out of the proceeds of
the sale of lands given by the govern
ment for that purpose. 1t also provid-
ed for commission to select a site for
a soldiers home. In somewhat the
same line the legislature passed bill
to enable the state to take advantage
of the Carey grant of 1000, 900 acres.
In addition to the above the legisla-
ture made many laws of more Or less
importance, but mostly amendatory
of the codes. One good law was that
making the Bitter Root the state floral
emblem. It is one of the shortest bills
of the session, containing 1S in it's vital
sections. Another bill provides for a
free public employment office in con-
nection with the bureau of agriculture.
Among other subjects on which there
Providing safeguards in coal mines;
fixing the prices to be paid by counties
for printing; providing for the incor-
pOratiOn of cooperative associations;
fixing fees to be charged by the secre-
tary of state; the supreme court deci-
sions bill; abolishing the office of min
eral land commissioners: defining the
eligibility of mayors and aldermen; to
prevent the alteration of marks and
brands: to prevent false entries at
horse races; providing for circulating
libraries for the state; to prevent for
est and prairie fires; regulating the
admission of attorneys to practice; for
the suppression of the Canada Scotch
Bull and Russian thistle; to encourage
beet culture and sugar manufacture;
reducing the minimum penalty for rob-
berry from five years to one, and the
maximum from life to 20 years; doing
away with jury trials in certain cases;
to prevent swine running at large;
to protect unions in the use of their la
bells; prohibiting the sale of cigaretts
to minors; making arbor day the second
Tuesday in May; for the appointment
Of board of game and fish commission,
and allowing appointment of wardens
in counties; defining the right of en-
inent domain; allowing counties to
purchase toll roads and toll bridges; re-
quiring the display of American flags
over school houses: to enable school
trustees to refund maturing indebted
ness; allowing cities to contract addi-
tional indebtedness to secure water
works, and new national guard law.
It would take volumes to particular
ize, but this brief outline will give
MADIsoNIAN readers an idea of some
of the new laws.
SEED! SEED!