The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-23
pref ~ DULL.
The State Legislature Finding Plenty of
business in the Way of Bills.

busIness IN the way
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
HELENA, Jan. 22.-Both houses held
sessions to-day. but the proceedings were
devoid of special interest. When tho
senate convened letter was read from
Mayor Dugan of Butte to Senator Leo IL
ard thanking the members for their dona-
ton of S2l0 for the relief of the Butte suf-
ferers. A communication was read from
the governor appointing Fred Gunner a
member of the board of trustees of the
State Historical society in place of Henry
y. Blake. resigned. The nomination was
confirmed. The following resolution as
To mineral lands was offered by the COM
mittee on mines and mining, and unani-
mously adopted:
BE it resolved by the senate, tho house of rep
resentatives concurrng That his excellency.
the governor OF Montana, is authorized and re-
quested to EN- ploy such le tal measures as may
be necessary, by Injunction or otherwise, TO
prevent the issue of paten of lands 10 the
Northern Pacific Railroad company within the
state Of Montana, and under regulations made
by the interior department OF the United
States, until such time as the bill relating 10 the
segregatiug OF lands within the grant OF said
railroad company now pending in the congress
Of the United states shall become operative as
a law or is otherwise disposed Of.
senate Bills Nos. / and were then
/ passed. as was also Senate Joint Memo
/ rial No. /. asking for restoration of the
/ constitutional standard of gold and sill
yer. The senate adjourned until to-mor-
row at 10 o'clock.
In the house a memorial asking that tho
| Cree Indians be expelled from Montana
was reported and referred to the commit
tee on federal relations. Bills were in
| troduced as follows:
Oker, e.. W.-House bill 6s. An act to
prohibit the reception of money or valua-
bles by bank officers or agents knowing
such bank to be insolvent.
Brown-House bill 60. An act to pro-
hibt gambling on the ground floor of
| buildings.
Latimer-House bill 20. An act fixing
| a legal rate of interest and 10 prevent
usury.
Oker, Joseph-House bill II. An act to
provide for the depositing of county and
state funds in state banks.
Metcalf-House bill -. An act to regu-
late the holding of caucuses and primary
| elections.
Burkett-House bill 20. An act to To-
cate the Soldiers homo at Pipestone
| Springs.
Leiser-House bill "a. An act to make
valid certain ordinances of cities and
! towns.
Leiser-House bill 10. An act to amend
section 326, fifth division. compiled stat
utes.
Monteath-House bill 76. An act TO To-
cate and maintain public parks and boule-
wards.
Corbett-House bill a.. An act to pro-
vide for the appointment of receivers of
estates in certain cases.
Oker, G. W.-House bill IS. An act to
require railroad companies or corpora
tions to pay for any damage to stock.
Tallant-House bill 40. An act to legal
ize certain acts of the city council of Great
| Falls in reference to the purchase of lands
outside the city limits for park purposes.
Baggs-An act to amend sections 100,
| 795, 796 and sos, fifth division, compiled
statutes.
Hopkins-An act to prevent the altera-
| tion and DETACHMENT of brands and marks
and to provide compensation for the TAX
| ing of animals whose brands have been
altered or defaced.
Paschal-An act TO make provision for
an appropriation for the School of Mines
at Butte.
Senate bill No. ., to fix and determine
| the boundaries of the several counties of
Sigh. was read and referred to the COM
mittee on towns, counties and highways.
The state board of examiners submit
ted several deficiency bills for encamp-
ment expenses OF the national guard.
| These deficiencies amount TO S6,O56.
The following notices OF bills were
! given:
Leiser-An act TO amend section $50,
| first division, code OF civil procedure !;
| also an act for the revision, compilation
| and publication in one volume of the
| statutes and session laws of the state OF
| Montana; also an act 10 amend sections
| .54 and 355. fifth division compiled stat
utes. and amendment thereto approved
I sept. Il, l--s.
Won Tobel-An act 10 establish, main
/ tain and govern a soldiers homo al Fort
/ Nagiunis; also an &C. 10 change and ad-
I Just the west boundary line og Fergus
J county.
On motion of Booth the report OF the
| speCla. committee on rules and JOINT ~ .cs
I was made q special order FOR o'clock. or
| immcd aIely after the completion of the