The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-07
HE PRAYED FOR THEM
Brother Shipptn Thought the Law
GiYsrS Needed SifaniDS.
LUMP GULCH WON'T MOVE
The Scheme to Make the New
Camp a Ward of Helena Fell
Through When 1t Reached
the Senate Yesterday.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
HELENA, Feb. 6.-The senate met this
morning at 10 o'clock and, after the usual
formalities, resolution was presented
from the school trustees of Helena school
district No. l protesting against change
in school books. Referred to the commit
tee on education. Senate bill "a was re-
ported correctly printed and placed on
the general file.
The committee on towns. counties and
highways reported in favor of an indefi-
mite postponement of bill No. % to annex
| a portion of Meagher and Cascade coun::
ties to Lewis and Clarke, and took the same
action with reference to the bill to annex
| the Lump Gulch district of Jefferson
county to Lewis and Clarke, which was
senate bill 33.
Steele spoke against the adoption of the
report, but received no support from the
| senate and the report was adopted, Steele
alone voting in the negative.
Senate bill No. 18, introduced by Cullen,
to reduce the salaries of county, township
| and district officers, was also indefinitely
postponed.
| Further time was granted the commit
| tee on senate bill 38 relating to county
| surveyors.
| Senate bill 45, introduced by Steele, to
| amend the act Incorporating the city OF
Helena was recommended to pass and re-
| ferred to the printing committee. The
| president signed house bill No. creating
the eleventh judicial district.
The committee on privileges and elec-
tions reported favorably on house bill 20.
Monteath's corrupt practices act with one
| amendment to the effect that all fines go
to the school fund. The original bill gave
half to the informer. The report was
adopted and the bill placed on the general
file.
House bill, 80, to provide for the man.
agement and maintenance of state
prisoners was recommended to pass and
the report was adopted.
The president then signed house joint
memorial No. ], praying for tho rcstitu-
ton of the constitutional standard of gold
and silver.
| The committee on corporations other
than municipal reported unfavorably on
senate bill Sc, requiring certain reports
from officers of corporations, and the re-
port was placed on the general file with
out objection.
Senate bill, l., 81 and 20 were filed for
third reading.
The special committee on senate bill &c
the medical practice act, reports sub
stitute which they recommended for pas
sage and it was ordered printed.
The following bills were introduced:
Greene, senate bill 5l--For the erection
of suitable buildings for the deaf anC
dumb school.
Cooper, 52-To provide for state ex
aminer and define his duties, powers and
compensation.
Babcock, 53-To compel owners of irri
eating bitches to keep them in repair anC
take care of waste water.
Brosnan, 54-To provide for free tex
books.
Metzel gave notice of bill to ament
section 3l71 of the political code.
House bill No. 30, to regulate the l!abili
| ties of hotel keepers, was read twice anC
referred to the judiciary committee.
House bill No. &C, abolishing tho offict
of mineral land commissioner, was reat
twice and referred to the committee oil
mines and mining.
Senate bill No. %, relative to the con
struction and maintenance of toll road
and bridges, was read a third time ant
: passed, Brosnan voting in the negative.
The senate judiciary committee held
meeting this afternoon to consider tn
gambling provision of the code. 1t will b.
remembered that the code, as it cam
from the commissioners, prohibited gamb
ling and that the present laws on tina
subject were substituted before the pas
sage of the codes.
The judiciary committee this Afternoon
unanimously voted to support the rein
statement of the original provision pre-
, hibiting gambling. Leonard's bill for tn
publication of the reports of the suprem
court, which virtually does away with tn
office OF supreme court reporter, was ais
/ considered in the judiciary committee
and its passage will be recommended
TIE senate adjourned till 10 o'clock tc
| morrow.