The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-19
1T KEEPS EN- JUMPING
The Law Makers Of This State Are Find
ing Plenty 10 Do.
TALK OF AN EXTRA SESSION
Some One Has Proposed That the
Legislature Sit for Ten Days
Longer In Order to Get
Through the Work.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
HELENA, Feb. 1s.-The house met at 2
o'clock to-day. The speaker signed senate
joint memorial No. 9, relative to the Flat
head Indian reservation. Notices OF the
introduction of the following bills were
given:
Oker, George W.-Regulating the sale
of oleomargarine.
Alderson-Relating to the state library.
Auld-Amending article 5, chapter 5,
title 4, political code.
Auld-To amend article a, chapter 5,
title z, penal code.
Gordon-Memorial to congress for the
retention of the garrisons at Fort Keogh
and Camp Merritt.
MISUNDERSTANDING the boundary lines
of Magher county.
Paschal-To provide for the purchase
of a site and the erection of buildings for
| the keeping of the insane.
Bond-Authorzng q committee for the
| selection of text books.
Bond-For the protection of game and
| fish.
The committee on printing made a
lengthy report.
The resignation on of Representative Knip-
| penberg was then read. 1t was very brief
and addressed to the speaker. II ran:
DEAR SIR: hereby resign as the represent
| ative OF Beaverhead county in the Fourth legis-
| lative assembly OF Montana.
HENRY KNIPPENBERG.
The reading was received in absolute
silence and Joy, who was in the chair, or
dered the resignation enrolled on the
| journal and the governor notified. Knip-
penberg left for home this morning.
| The judiciary committee reported in
/ favor nf tho in1nfinifa rnCtnnnam of
house bill 40.
Tallant's bill to legalize the purchase of
park property outside the city limits of
Great Falls, on motion of Tallant, was
| adopted. The same action was taken
| with reference to house bill No. 80.
The committee on state institutions re-
ported unfavorably on house bill No. 135,
Anderson, providing for the erection of a
| state capital. House bill No. 207 was rec
commended to pass by the committee on
| ways and means, and house bills Nos. 81
and AZ were recommended to be indefi-
nitely postponed. On motion of Paschal
house bill No. 127, regulating insurance
companies and providing an insurance
department therefor, was made a special
order for tomorrow at o'clock. House
bill No. II, to create the county of Sweet
Grass, was made a special order for 2
| o'clock p. IN. tomorrow.
The following bills were introduced (:
2S4, judiciary committee, to amend chap
ter 6. title 8, part 1, of the political code (;
285, Losee, relating to the claims of the
banks for money advanced for carrying
on the state reform school; 2S6, Isdell, to
amend section 274S, chapter 13, article 2,
political code; 287, permitting the redemp-
ton of house property on leased ground
when sold for taxes; 2ss, Meyer, to regu-
late the mileage of state, county and
township officers.
The Carbon county bill was then placed
on it's third reading and final passage and
passed by a vote of 40 to Z, IA members
being absent and not voting.
House bill No. 8, authorizing the State
Agricultural college to issue bonds for
buildings, was read the third time and
| passed by a vote of AZ to 3.
Won Tobel then offered a resolution to
the effect that the house meet Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday eve
nings for the consideration of general
orders. After passing the resolution, the
house took a recess till o'clock p. m.
1t was IL 80 o'clock when the house got
through with it's business tonight.
When the house convened at 8 o'clock il
went Immediately into committee of the
whole, Lynde in the chair. House bill No
sc was first called up. This is a COW bill
''to prevent the alteration and deface
ment of brands and marks, and to pro.
| vide compensation for the taking OF ami
mails whose marks have been altered or
defaced." The bill was recommitted to
the committee on agriculture and stock
raising.
House bill No. 50 was next considered
THIS bill was introduced by Reynolds for
the purpose of disseminating contract la.
Dor by municipalities. After long dis.
cussion, this bill was recommended for
passage.
House bill No. 90, introduced by Knip
penberg. TO prevent the employment oi
boys of tender years as messengers, &c
visit tough places, was indefinitely post
poned.
House bill No. 10, Lesser, concerning tho
passing of ordinances by aldermaniC
boards, was recommended for passage.
House bill No. lis, Hedges, relating tC
the age of consent, was the next on the
programme. Hedges wanted the age oi
consent fixed at IS. but the house indefi
nitely postponed the bill, leaving the mat
ter as embraced IN the codes. the age oi
consent at 16, and giving graduated pen
alties for criminal intercourse above thai
age.
Tallant's bill locating the state fair a;
Great Falls was next in order and was
recommended for passage. House bill
No. 50, Knippenberg, TO provide for fees
for county offices. was indefinitely post
poned. House bill 81, in regard TO plat
forms on stree; railways, was recon-
mended for passage.
MIGHTY BRIEF.