Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-02-22
THD STATE FAIR
Bill Establishing 1t at Great Falls
Passed BY the HOuse-tiOst
Of Bills.
TO LABEL BUTTERD|SHES
That Contain Oleomargarine-Bill In
troduced Preventing P0meroy's
Re appointment


Special TO The Tribune.
HELENA, Feb 2O.-ihe senate today
passed the hotelkeepers bill, the bill
creating state board of health, the bill
abolishing the office of mineral land
commissioner, and the bill compelling
owners of irrigating bitches to keep them
in repair
Smead's bill amending the school law
was considered in committee of the
whole, but was not completed. The
section giving the state board of educa,
ton power to select books was stricken
out.
Chandler introduced bill providing
that any person appointed judge must
be resident of the district over which
he is to preside, and that all judges ap-
pointed must be confirmed by the SEN
ate. The act not only takes effect from
its passage but applies to any act here
tofore passed by this assembly. 1t is
evidently designed to tit the present
nomination in the eleventh district.
Metzel introduced bill providing for
the appointment, in towns Of over 10000
inhabitants, Of meat inspectors.
The judiciary committee made an un-
favorable report on the bill providing for
supreme court commissioners. The re-
port was adopted,
The bill to punish ringers in speed
contests was favorably reported, as was
the one providing for free state em-
ployment agency.
sion today on the appointment of r. g..
Young as a member of the state board of
education. 1t was stormy one. Sena-
tor Leonard scored State Superintendent
of Instruction Steere. No final action
was taken on the appointment, but it
will be decided tomorrow.
JOY gave notice in the house of bill
repeating that section of the Code which
prohibits pool-selling at race tracks.
Reynolds--To provide for the appoint
ment Of assistant county attorneys in
certain cases.
Joy-To provide for board of rail
road commissioners.
Bond-F'or the suppression of Russian
thistle.
Jones--Regulating the business of
guaranty loan companies.
A favorable report was made from the
committees on bills fixing the mileage
of shcritis at ten cents: to prevent the
sale of cigarettes to minors; authorizing
the purchase of toll bridges and roads.
and for the election of board of super
vlsors The bill for ID constitutional
amendment allowing the initiative and
referendum Was reported without recon-
mendation.
Oker, Deer Lodge. introduced "a bill
regulating the sale and use OF oieo-
margarine; hotels and boarding houses
which use it must have the word "oleo-
margarine printed on the butter dish.
Rombauer introduced one allowing
shertfs to summon hose companies to
extipguish forest and prairie fires Pas
chal introduced one providing that
county commissioners may take charge
of children of drunken or cruel parents
and children employed around beer
halls, etc.
The house bill establishing state fair
at Great Falls was read third time and
passed
| In committee of the whole a favorable
report was made on Cooper's bill making
the bitter root the state floral emblem
The bill abolshing the office of county
auditor was recommended for indefinite
postponement
Favorable reports were ordered on a
number Of bills to pay claims audited by
the state board of examiners.
At the afternoon session favorable re-
ports from committees were made on the
bill Furnishing bank officers for receiving
deposits knowing their bank to be insol-
vent.
In committee of the whole ID number
of appropriation bills was acted on ia
vorably; also bills governing the state
reform school, the senate bill requiring
the display of American flags ou school
houses, and defining eminent domain.
The republicans held caucus at noon
and appointed a steering committee on
bills, Good effects were seen at the aft
ernoon session.
General Martin Dead.
Cur,,,o Fab 1Q-Gap 1 - Martin