The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-30
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
Interest Centered in the Bill for
Broadwater County.
THE BILL PASSED, 48 TO l2
There Are 90 Ellis on General Or
ders Awaiting Consideration
and They Keep Pouring In
Labor Bureau Exists.
THE BILL PASSED, 4S TO p

Helena, Jan. 29.-The interest shown
ny outsiders In the fight for Broad
water county is not so great as was
thRt exhibited In the first big fight of
the session over the initiative and ref
erendum. Yet the galleries were fairly
Wen filled and upon the iloor of the
mousse there We're few empty seats. The
business of the house Is In very con-
gested condition, a fact TO which the
speaker called the attention of the
mousse this morning. There are &c bills
On general orders awaiting consdera-
tion and bills keep flowing in i'm a
steady. endless stream.
Speaker Pro Tenn. Loeb presided
over the first part of the morning ses-
sion and after the reading of the Jour-
nal, notices Of the introduction of bills
we're given as follows:
by Penwell-Appropriat money
FOR the payment of clerk hire for the
state auditor.
By Leehey-To establish a woman's
annex to the soldiers home at Column
bia Falls. Montana. and TO appropriate
therefor sums of money therein named.
Also-To amend section 1912 Of the po-
litical code relating to fees OF justices
of the peace.
BY Woods-Tn amend sections 1867.
1865. 1869. 1870. 4S72. 4s7s, 1876 and 4s7, of
the political code. relating To taxation
In municipal corporations.
by Taylor-To amend section 1911
and 1912 of article 13. NJ title .. Of
part 3. of the political code Of the state
of Montana. relating to examinations
and certificates
by I'artlett-To regulate the sale.
iput Ion, ..,,I
supplied To the citizens of the state of
Montana, or to the cities and towns OF
the state.
by Perrine-To amend section 4O,5 of
the political code relating to licenses
BY Owsley-To amend section ISL. of
chapter 4, OF title 2. of the code of civil
procedure. state of Montana. relating
to the disqualification of judges. and
also to amend the title of said chapter
so as to make the same read: Disqual-
ification of said judges and other off,
GERS.
BY Newton-Relating to interest up-
on warrants Of cities and towns. Also
To amend sections 5039 50iO, and 50ii
OF the political code.
BY Owens-Amending sections 22O,
22l. Do. 22i and repeating section 800 of
the political code of the state of Mon
tina. relative To the compensation of
members. officers and employees of the
legislative assembly.
IIpon committee call Chairman
Whipple Of the committee on towns
and counties renorted favorably ". w..
80 relating ia the removal of county
seats. On II. II. a.. which provides
that the boundaries of Flathead coun-
" he extended to include the Blackfoot
reservation. the report of the commit
tee was that il he printed.
Clark. from the committee on rail-
roads and TRANSPORTATION reported a
substitute for II. B. 80 relative to COM
pensation for live stock killed by rail
roads.
Stork. from the engrossment COM
mittee. reported the engrossment of IT,
Il, 40, relative to adoption of children
Hepner from the committee on af-
fairs of cities. reported favorable pas-
sage for senate bill 6. which provides
for the appointment of meat inspec-
tor.
House bills Nos. 4. 8. 10. 23. 81, so. ST..
123 and Ii2. were reported from the
printing committee by Chairman
O'Connor.
stephens. from the committee on
federal relations. repor,ed back Cilna's
resolution urging the United States
senate 10 reject the Anglo American
arbitration treaty with recommended
tion that II do pass. The report was
adopted and the resolution placed on
general orders
Gilna moved suspension OF the
rules In order to give the resolution
immediate consideration. The motion
prevailed upon division by vote OF
p to 4. The point of no quorum was
raised and sustained by the chair A
roll call was demanded. which resulted
in suspension Of the rules by vote of
~ to 16. Glen of Granite moved the
adoption of the report and passage Of
the resolution There was no debate
and the motion was carried by n vote
OF "a to 3. Those voting in the mega
| tive were: Caldwell, Hepner. Morton,
/ Penwell and Stanton.
Bills We're introduced as follows: by
Stork-To dispense with the Office OF
/ game warden. BY Whiieside-To pro-
hibit the letting of contracts on public
works and buildings. by Newton-To
amend sections 5O39. j0iO and 5Oil of the
political code. Also by Newton-Relat-
/ ing to interest upon warrants of cities
| and towns.
After recess the house went into
committee of the whole for the consid-
Grafton Of general orders. The Broad
water bill was the first on the file and
| its consideration was resumed. Penwell
of Lewis and Clarke took the floor in
opposition 10 the measure.
Mr.. Penwell began his argument by
/ referring to the statement made Thurs
day by Mr.. Whipple that Mr.. Penwell
was the representative of MeagneT
county. He said that unless he was
charged with representing MeagheI
/ county, the charge was correct in this
I that II was the duty of every member
of the legislature to not only represent
the county which elected him. but all
other sections as well. There is too
much sectionalism in American legis-
latures. There are members in the
/ house representing every county in the
/ state and every interest in the state
/ hut there is shameful lack of men1-
bers who make any pretense al repre-
/ senting the state of Montana. Meaghei
county has two representatives here
one Of them. Mr. Sandford. who is seek.
ing To annex the Neihart district Il
\ Cascade county. and the other. Mr.
| Whipple. who is the introducer of tht
Broadwater bill.
MeaGher county Is then in this posi-.
tiOn. She has ostensibly two represen.
tatives here. and the first bill that one
of them introduced was TO cut &525. .O0'
off from one end of the county. AnC
the first thing the other represen ntatiy'
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