The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-22
in THE LEGISLATURE
The Htuse Finishes lis Business Be-
fore the Noon Hour.
LEWIS VERY WILD REQUEST
He Wants About "a Hours for His
Party to Devote to Caucus
Bills introduced = The
Day In the Senate.
LEWIS VERY WILD REQUEST
Special plspatch to the standnra.

Helena, Jan. 2l.-The house held a
l comparatively unlmportant session to-
/ day. adjournlng at noon In order To
4 give time for important committee
/ work. Notice of seven bills were given
! and three bills introduced and read,
the most important being that intro
| duced by Ramsey of Gallatin providing
for the organization. regulation and
| inspection Of building and loan asso-
Citations. An attempt to adjourn at IL
a. m. in order to hold a republican eau
Gus, was defeated by tie vote.
| After the reading Of the Journal, no.
! tices of bills TO be introduced were Civ
en- as follows:
BY Cochrane-To amend section 1854,
| chapter 8, title .. part 3 OF the political
/ code of the state of Montana, relative
to ballots In voting.
BY Hart-To amend section 7i2 of the
penal code of Montana, relating to the
4 transportation of explosives.
by Leehey-To amend section lse Of
the code of civil procedure. relating to
certain private business interests of ju-
dicial and court officers.
| by Woods-To amend section 1900,
chapter s. article ~, of the political
code, relating to teachers Institutes.
| By O'Connor-To amend section S9f
OF the code of civil procedure Of the
state of Montana, relating To the ad-
mission to practice OF attorneys at law
| from other states or counties.
| by Langhorne-To add an additional
section To division ,, part 4, title 10.
chapter 2. article 3. relating to the
rights of sureties of the civil code of
/ Montana. to he known as section 1897.
ALSO to permit surety companies to do
/ business in this state, and regulating
| the method thereof.
The appropriation committee, to
which was referred the bill authorizing
the governor TO appoint a commission
to survey and define a portion OF the
state line between Idaho and Montana,
reported the bill back to the house with
/ the recommendation that IL be printed.
/ The report was adopted.
Brown, from the committee on agri-
culture, reported favorably II. b. No.
| l2l. The bin went to the printing COM
mittee.
Greenfield, from the committee on
\ education. reported the free text book
bill which was agreed upon by the con-
ference committees.
The printing committee reported the
bill regulating hours of labor of sta
tionary engineers and the Dill relating
to witnesses. The bills were placed up
on general orders.
| stephens, from the committee on fed
| eral relations, reported substitutes for
| joint memorials to congress relative TO
government postal banking system.
election of senators by popular vote.
urging the placing OF the Union Pacific
system In the hands of the government,
and also urging congress to pass the
bankruptcy bill. The reports were re-
ceived and adopted.
Of init ss.I hna H.
bill relative to collection of debts in
certain cases, which had been referred
to him for correction. II was ordered
printed.
Hepncr, from the committee OF the
whole. reported the reference of Lee
heys bill relative to attachments back
| to the judiciary committee for further
consideration.
! Upon call for motions and resolutions
Lewis Of Valley moved that the house ad-
| journ till 10 tomorrow In order TO allow
the republican members to hold a Caucus
There was n roar OF laughter when Lewis
made his motion. as II was paipable hit
az the action of the house yesterday in
adjourning In order to allow the demo-
Gratis to caucus. In support of his mo-
tion Mr.. Lewis said that he did not ante
| ipate any objection from the democratic
members. az IL was through the courtesy
| OF the republican contingent that the
| house adjourned yesterday In Difference
| to the wishes of the democrats. Lewis
added that the republicans and popuists
wished 10 hold a joint caucus. Lindsay of
| Dawson seconded the motion. Kennedy
| of Ravall called for the ayes and noes.
| Carroll OF Cascade wanted to know IL the
motion of the gentleman from Valley was
made seriously and MIR. Lewis assured
him Il was. Stephens of Missoua thought
the time too long for a caucus, while
| Stork of Cascade characterized the pro-
| ceeding as utter folly. The vote pro-
| coeded amid a good deal OF laughter and
'joshing." Before the vote was an
nounced the motion was lost by 81 to q,
but enough votes were changed to make
a tie vote of 5s 10 32 which. however. was
not enough 10 carry II.
Owsley of Madison introduced a resolu-
| tion which was adopted. comforting upon
the committee to be appointed TO investi-
gate matters In connection with the capi-
| tol commission. full powers to summon
witnesses and to secure all Information.
Whipple of Meagher then moved that
| the house proceed to the election of an
other page. Mr. Whipple explained that
the sergeant-at-arms was unable to keep
up the work of the house properly on ac-
count OF the lack OF sufficient pages MIR.
| Whipple also nominated Arthur Brown
| for that position.
| Leehcy of Silver Bow spoke In favor OF
employing two pages IL II be the sense OF
the house that more pages should he en-
ployed. and placed In nomination Samuel
Langhorne OF Helena.
\ stephens Of Missoula- demanded that
4 the question be divided. McIntire of Gus
ter said he was opposed 10 increase OF
pages. as he was Informed that outside
! messenger service could be secured by
the house for $40 day, ard he could
not see the necessity of paying 81 for IL.
Lseehey's amendment was lost by "a vote
of Il to g. Leehey followed this mp with
a motion 10 lay the original motion on
/ the table. II was carried. Shiffelbin of sill
yer Bow changed his vote and announced
| that he would tomorrow move for recon-
sideration He was ruled out of order.
| During the reading of bills which fol-
lowed. elem OF Granite made objection
! to the introduction OF the bill providing
for building and loan associations. His
motion was lost without division.
There being a lot OF committee work on
hand, the house adjourned at noon. The
house he'd another laugh when Lewis OF
Valley asked the speaker to instruct the
sergeant-at-arms to remove all democrats
/ from the hall while the republicans and
populists held their CAUCUS.
The bills introduced and read to-day
were.
| By Ramsey. proyijirs for the organiza-