The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-08
NOW WE'LL HAVE PEACE
Continued from First Pdge.)

| recommended that the house recede from
its amendments to senate bill 102, and ac-
cept the senate amendments to house bill
| 374.
The effect of these bills as passed is to
| continue the contract system at the state
prison. The report of the contract sys-
| tenn was not adopted without a hard fight.
1t was referred to the judiciary committee
after considerable heated discussion.
Won Tobel spoke in favor of the adop-
ton of the report. He was opposed to the
contract system, but other considerations
compelled him to favor this report. If
these bills did not pass it would jeopar-
| die tho laws of 1893.
Booth also spoke in favor of the report.
He deplored the contract system but he
considered it absolutely essential that
| these bills pass and it was evident that to
pass them they would have to accede to
that senate amendment. After the COM
mittee in judiciary reported favorably on
the conferees' report, the latter was
adopted.
The governor sent q message to the
house, stating that in the general appro-
priation bill appropriations for the jan
itor ana for necessary eXtsa clerical as
sistance at the discretion of the board of
examiners had been omitted. A resolu-
ton was passed appropriating 500 for
janitors and s., 900 for the clerical assist
ance.
Bills were read and passed rs follows:
House bill 365, concerning compensation
of attaches and members of the legisla-
ture. Tho per diem of speaker and pres-
dent is fixed at $40 each; house bill s24,
Cunningham's obstruction in theaters
Dill, relative to ladies' hats; senate bill
No. ITO, concerning county attorneys to
repeal the act requiring them to examine
corporations; senate bill 103, reappor-
tioning counties in the sixth. seventh and
ninth judicial districts; senate bill ~,
relative TO boards of arbitration; senate
bill IL. concerning the selection and sale
of state lands.
The house refused to concur in the SEN
ate bill appointing inspectors of meat in
cities of 10000 inhabitants.
The governor reported that he had
signed house bill No. 252, relating to the
fees of the district court clerks; 2sS, rela-
tive TO the mileage of county officers 300,
concerning the jurisdiction of Justices
courts; BIZ. relative to the action for the
recovery OF damages to property real and
personal; 35l, to compile and publish
the codes.
The school book bill was brought into
the arena again and for a last time sent
to the rear. This legislature leaves the
question wide open.
As the last moments of the session ap-
preached, the members who had held
themselves in all the evening began to
expand a little, and bills and papers be-
gan to fly in all directions. The fun was
called to halt by Tallant, and the MEM |
bers settled into their seats with a knowl- |
edge OF what was to come. In a few |
brief, but appropriate words, the MEM |
Der from Cascade presented the speaker |
with very handsome watch and chain, |
thanking him for the acceptable manner |
in which, throughout the session, he pre-
sided over the deliberations of the as |
sembly.
The speaker was very much overcome
at this manifestation of the esteem of the
members, but recovered and repl ed in a
lew well chosen words. Then Speaker
Pro Tenn Joy was presented with a cane
by Speaker SWEET in behalf of the MEM
1ers, and Joy presented Chaplain Shippen
With cane on behalf of the members in
general, and the delegation from Silver
Bow in particular.
After a brief speech of acceptance bv
Rev. Mr.. Shipper and few remarks BY
Collins and the irrepressible Won Tobel. |
he members turned themselves loose,
md the passage of bills from hand TO
lead was something wonderful. The air
vas full of bills, 1t showed bills with books
md chair cushions thrown in indiscrim,-
lately.
After one rally, Oker of Lewis and
,larke was observed digging the remains
# woman suffrage bill out of his eyes
ND so 1t went on until adjournment,
ills interspersed with snatches of song.
nth an occasional diversion in the way
4 messages from the governor, and the
hairmen of the enrolment committees
Tho were compelled to run the gauntlet
o the speakers desk through the storm.
In tho senate the time was passed in a
MIXTURE of horseplay and business, very
luch the same as in the house. Early in
ne evening the governor sent in the CON-
making nominations as fol-
)ws:
For a commission to select a capitol
tie: A. ]. Davidson, Lewis and Clarke;
!. ID. Ellis, Gallatin; Z. d. Edgerton. |
evils and Clarke; L. II. Talcott, Park:
/. ID. Leavitt, Silver Bow.
Commission for the erection of capitol:
!. X. Flowerree. Teton; w. NJ. Bickford.
lissoula; {. X. Cole, Lewis and Clarke.
Lloyd. Silver Bow. {
Members of the state school of mines q
+. i. Sargearnt, c. w. j
oodale, +. ii. Wilson, NJ. Kirkpatrick, all J
Silver Bow.
These were all confirmed in executive
'ssion. Robert ]. Bird was also con- J
rmed as state veterinary. A letter from +
le American Book company was read. i'm
hlch they agreed TO furnish books for
lie next two years at the prices given in
10 Joy bill.