The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-15
IN THE SENATE.
The Day Was Spent in Pushing Along a
Number of Bills.

Number oI bliis.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
HELENA, Jan. 14.-The senate met this
afternoon at . o'clock with all the men,
bers present. w. Il. Ramsdell, senator
from Flathead, appeared in the senate
for the first time and was sworn IN.
communication was ad from the trust
ees of the Helena public library, rendering
the use of that institution to the members
of the senate during their stay in town.
The committee on stockgrowing and
grazing reported favorably on tho bounty
bill, with an amendment TO the effect that
county treasurers shall hereafter pay into
the state treasury 30 per cent. of the
licenses collected by them, instead of %
per cent, as heretofore, the extra per
cent to be credited to the bounty fund.
Tho report was adopted and referred to
the committee on printing.
The committee on rules reported rec
ommending the various parts OF the gov
ernor's message TO the appropriate COM
mittees, and on motion of Hoffman, the
report was adopted.
Sigh introduced :. b. No. Z, for an act
to authorize tho county commissioners OF
various counties to pay rent for public
buildings rented by the county in the past
| two years.
Brosnan introduced S. B. No. 8, for an
| act to provide for an exhibit OF the re-
sources of Montana. The bill was read
| twice and referred to the committee on
| agriculture.
| Sigh. by consent, without previous no.
! tice. introduced 5. B. No. ., 10 provide for
permanently determining the boundary
! line between Beaverhead and Granite
counties, which bill was read twice and
referred to the committee on towns and
counties.
Brown introduced S. b. No. 10, to pro-
vide for an act to define the rights of mar
ried women. Referred 20 the committee
! on judiciary.
Floweree gave notice of the introduc
ton of an amendment to increase the
stock growing committee to live mem
bers. Notices of the introduction OF the
following bills was given:
BY Power. bill TO provide bounty
fund for the payment ofbounties Tor Kill
ing wolves and coyotes.
| By Metzel, bill to amend an act con
cerning licenses, approved sept. IL, lss'
By Sigh, bill to amend the medIca
law and provide for its enforcement.
By Chandler,a "A bill TO amend section Isl
OF the compiled statutes of Montana. Th
| following TeSOlullOu5 NNAC
BY Metzel. that the sergeant at arms b
I authorized to procure the necessary pos
age stamps. wrappers and stationery TO
/. tho use of the senate.
BY Folsom, that committee of thre
be appointed by the chair to confer with
like committee on the part of the hous
for the reporting join; rules for the go
= ernment of the two houses. The cha
| appointed the standing committee o
/. | rules, Hatch, Folsom and Hoffman.
e BY Folsom, a resolution providing th'
? the secretary Of state procure Tor eac
= member five copies each OF tho Hcrd
and independent These resolutions We
, all adopted. House JOINT memorial No.
. ! was passed under suspension OF ti
rules by unanimous vote on motion
r Folsom. This Is the memorial which 7
4 fers TO the mineral lands within q
Northern Pacific land grant. and {.
house al j1grued till 10 a. m. to-Worro
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