The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-12
FREE TEXT BOOK BILL
1t Is Made q Special Order in the
House for Saturday.
SELLING WHlSKEY ON TICK"
That's Another Item That Causes
Much Debate-kxcess Mileage
The Appropriation Bill In
Full-The Senate.
SELLING WHlSKEY ON TICK"

| fecommltted IL for amendment, MAX
Ing II special order for Saturday at .
O'Clock. The house also voted, with one
dissenting vote, to refund excess mile
age which the members had been paid
Under consideration of general orders,
Gilna's bill to prevent the sale of liquor
on credit, precipitated a warm discus
sion, and was made a special order for
tomorrow, "A large number OF bills on
general orders were disposed of.
After the usual routine opening work
| Caldwell Of Gallatin moved a suspen-
sion of the rules and that the house
pass to the consideration of general
orders. 1t was amended and carried by
substituting third reading of house
bills.
Hill of Missoula gave notice of mo-
tion to change the rules with the OBJ
1ect of limiting debate. a motion result
ing from the deliberations of the demo-
cratic caucus last night.
BY unanimous consent the following
notices of the intention to introduce
bills were given:
BY Wamsley. relating to liens for sal
aries and wages.
By Langhorne. II. ]. NJ. No. 3, au-
thorizing the state board of prison COM
| missioners to remove all necessary
building material at the eastern peni-
tentiary at Billings to the western PEN
itentiary at Deer Lodge.
The free text book bill. as amended,
then came up for its third reading. The
following pairs We're announced:
Bourne. Cochran: Langhorne. Long
staff. Shifelbin demanded call of the
house, after which Humber of Deer
| Lodge addressed the house in oppos-
| tion to the bill in its present form. IN
der the proposed bill he said it would
| cost the state Sl30,000 year, while now
1t cost only $4,000. BY the section rela-
tive to supplementary books and sup
plies, the bars were let down and the
object of the bill defeated. He said he
would be Obliged to vote no, although
in favor of free text books.
Shifelbin of Silver Bow said that
Numbers arguments were farfetched.
| AS regards supplementary books and
| supplies. II was for each district to de-
eide. The proposed bill. he said. was
not experimental legislation. but was
in operation In the large educational
centers of the country and wherever
tried II had never been repealed. One
of the best points of the bill was the
section taking the selection Of the books
out of the hands Of the legislators. II
was well known that ugly rumors had
been circulated concerning the action
of the last legislature in this matter
and leaving the selection TO a board
WAS a long step In the right direction.
| Experience has shown that free text
| book bill has in all cases reduced prices
of text books. He said that the bill
was endorsed by three-fourts of the
people of Montana. who were being i'm
| posed upon by eastern book firms. Mr..
Shifelbin read testimonials from school
1 superintendents Of states where the act
was in effect and closed with a strong
appeal for the passage of the bill.
Campbell OF Park said he always
looked with suspicion on free text
book bill, particularly when long
speeches were made in its favor and
he moved that the bill be recommitted
and made a special order for Saturday
at 9 y. IN. stanton of Cascade moved
the previous question. which was car
| ried by vote of SO to 20. in spite of
protests by Elliott and others against
applying the gag law. Immediately
| after the announcement OF the vote FL
| liott moved a recess until 1880. Ii was
carried.
After recess Shifelbin rose to a ques-
| tion of personal privilege. He said that
| Campbell of Park had insinuated that
there was something rotten in the free
text book bill. Shifelbin asserted that
| there were no grounds whatever for any
| such accusation. Continuing, he made
some personal reflection on Mr. Camp
bell. when he was called to order.
Elliott also arose to a question Of per-
sonal privilege. saying that the friends
| of the measure were willing and anx-
ious to have IL fully considered.
The previous question was then put
and carried by a vote OF 20 to IS. The
free text book hill will come up next
Saturday at . y. m.
Elliott Of Silver Bow presented the
report of the special committee "a
whom was referred the governors mes-
sage relative tn excess mileage. The
committee reported that the mileage
had undoubtedly been paid in error and
recommended that the members Of the
house refund the excess.
! Brown of Custer stated that il was
the opinion of eX-Attorney General
Haskell that the construction of the
law by the mileage committee was cor
| rect.
Kennedy of Ravalli raised the point
| of order that under the provisions Of
the constitution only those members
of the house from Lewis and Clarke
could vote on the resolution. The point
was not sustained The speaker said
that personally he was In favor of pay
| ing back the excess without any reso-
luton. and that Mr.. Kennedy's point
was undoubtedly a good one, but tc
sustain it would leave the house in an
4 awkward predicament and would not
be showing proper courtesy to the com
mittee which had proposed a way to ex.
tricate the house from it's position.
Clem Of Granite, having already paid
back his excess, was excused from vot'
ing. The resolution was then passed
with only one vote. Sullivan of Silyei
Bow voting in the negative.
Clark's bill relative to adoption wa.
then put on its final passage. but upor
| motion of Owens OF Lewis and Clarke
was recommitted for amendment.
The house then went into committe,
of the whole with Morgan of Gallatir
in the chair for the consideration o.
general orders.
Evans bill requiring miners cages I,
be cased in was recommended for pas
sage by unanimous vote without dis
cussion.
Buffers bill providing for a survey o
state line between Montana and Idah,
was amended in some minor partlCu
lars and passed upon favorably b!
committee with only one adverse vote
Whyte of Jefferson.
| The consideration Of Gilva's bill q