The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-22
ANACONDA

tion. regulation and inspection OF building
and loan associations. repeating sections
40 TO 10 In article I and sections S5 TO sti
in article 2, title 6, division 1, part OF the
civil code.
by appropriation committee. appropri-
ating $500 payment for y. W. Stetson for
two months work. and appropriating s5l9
for payment Of Cascade county foF trans
portation OF prisoners to the reform
school.
The following bills are on general order
and will probably be taken up for discus
sion in committee OF the whole In their
order:
House bill No. 27-Amendlng section 57i
OF the political code OF Montana relative
Ia and reducing the salary OF the gov
ernor OF the state OF Montana.
House bill No. 2s-Providing for the
submission 10 qualified electors OF the
state of Montana an amendment 10 Sec
tions l and ~, article >, OF the constitu-
tion OF Montana, relating TO the legisla-
tive department.
House bill No. ,0-Amending section Sl3
of title 2. chapter OF the eivil code OF the
state OF Montana. relating to adoption,
and adding an additional section TO said
chapter to be known as section ~,
House bill No. 7S-To provide for the ell
igibillty to public Office
Substitute for house blll No. 17-Provid-
ing for further protection of underground
miners.
House bill No. 2i-An act entitled an act
to create the county OF Broadwater.
House bill No. 5s-ro amend section l6o
OF chapter Of title OF part OF the code
OF civil procedure OF the state OF Mon
tana, relating to executions from the JUS
tice OF the peace courts.
In the senate.
In the senate to-day. Hannah's bill
providing for the cumulative system of
voting for county commissioners. was
discussed at length. Hannah made an
eloquent plea for the bill. He was
supported by Ramsdell. who also made
fine speech. The bill was opposed by
Aud and Leonard. The measure was
beaten by vote of 10 To IL. Metzers
meat and milk inspector bill went
through the committee of the whole
unanimously. as did also Metzell's bill
relative to the appointment of board
of stock commissioners. The senate
passed Smeads university bill.
The committee on elections and priv
ileges reported against senate bill No.
20. Dill p1bNluinH 1uI the tit'tlbn VI
county commissioners by districts. The
mines and mining committee reported
adversely on senate bill No. 2S. intro
duced by Sigh, in regard to joint work
on mines being enjoinable.
Leonard. Ramsdell. Greene and Han
nah of the judiciary committee, report
ed favorably on Chandlers anti-gam-
bling bill. Norris. the other member of
the committee, declined to sign IL. The
same committee reported adversely on
senate bill No. "a. providing for sub
mitting To the voters an amendment to
the constitution in relation To the state
board of equalization, and favorably
upon bill No. IS, providing a remedy for
taxes paid under protest. Sigh gave
notice of an antitrust measure.
In executive session liIe senate con-
sidered two appointments by Governor
Smith. John Byrne of Butte To be min
ing inspector and Frank Hunter of
Philipsburg to be deputy mining in
spector. The senate referred the ap-
pointments to the mines and mining
committee. This action is no reflection
upon the appointees, but was deemed
advisable in view Of pending measures
respecting the pay and expenses of the
office.