The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-07
SOME OF THE BILLS
A Few Members Of The House Give
NOice Of Their Intentions.
COUNTY DIVISIONS AGAIN
The Three Senatorial Contests Re-
ferred to the Proper COM
mittee-in Other Leg
lslatures.
COUNTY DIVISIONS AGAIN

Helena, Jan. 6.-To-day's session OF
the house was confined To the forenoon.
The speaker announced that the COM
mittees would not be announced until
Tomorrow and the committee ON rules
did not have its report ready. although
there was only few minor changes
made in the rules OF the Fourth assem-
bly,. The first business in the house
was resolution by Leehey of Butte
providing for the publication In PAM
phlet form of 1000 copies of the COVER,
nors message for the use OF members
OF the house, one-third of the number
being placed at the disposal OF the SER
geant-at-arms OF the senate. After
some debate the resolution was
adopted.
A message was received from Cover
nor Smith notifying the house of the
appointment OF A. B. Keith as private
secretary for one month.
Notice was then given Of the inten-
tion to introduce bills. More than 30
notices were given, among the more
important being: BY Loeb of Lewis
and Clarke, concerning proposals for
loaning county funds: providing for
incorporation, operation and manage
ment of cooperative associations:
amending the political code by reduce
ing the compensation Of number OF
officers and employees Of the legislative
assembly also providing for proposals
for loaning state funds; abollshing the
office of city treasurer and transfer
ring his duties to the county treasurer;
reducing the annual compensation or
salary for services of county officers in
the various classes of counties; provid-
inp "A N, M tcs oil Ia ha fs.,,
of uniformity of legislation in the Uni.
ted States; providing for the establish.
ment of board Of conciliation; max
ing IL unlawful for county officers to
charge seamen or soldiers or represent
atives for services relating to pensions;
reducing the salaries OF the governor.
state treasurer. state auditor, secretary
of state. reporter of the supreme court.
superintendent of public instruction,
state land agent, attorney general. in
spector of boilers, veterinary surgeon.
clerk of the supreme court. abollshlne
the Office of county auditor; relative to
compensation of lieutenant governor,
BY O'Malley of Cascade: Prohibiting
gambling in the state.
BY Lewis OF Valley: Relative to the
liabilities of employe and employer;
protection of range land from fires en-
anating from railway systems.
BY McCabe of Lewis and Clarke:
Regulating water rights and providing
for district water commissioner.
BY Mulville of Silver Bow; Pension
Ing men and women over 65 years of
age.
By Whiteside: Providing for the sale
and lease of state lands.
By Leehey of Silver Bow: Amending
sections of the code relating TO liens for
work and labor done and material fur
nished; relating to the manner of levy
ing attachments upon real and person.
al property.
BY Penwell OF Lewis and Clarke: To
alter the penalty for larceny of cattle
and horses.
ing for the taxation Of fire insurance
companies; concerning taxes on inher-
itances.
BY Greenfield Of Lewis and Clarke:
Providing for the use of the Typo
graphical union label upon state print
ing.
BY McMahon of Silver Bow: Rela-
ting 10 a mining law for quartz and
BY Perrine Of Fergus: Providing for
suEnmvning jurors by registered mail:
reiating to the laying out of roads
By Shiffclbin of Silver Bow: Provid-
ing for free text books.
BY Buckley of Jeffereon: On mining
and mines.
BY Brown of Custer: Creating the
county Of Rosebud
By McNally OF Silver Bow: Regula,
ting the hours of labor on state and
municipal works, also regulating wages
on the same.
BY Humber of Deer Lodge: To Gre
ate the county of Powell.
BY Whiteside OF Flathead To define
the boundaries of Flathead county;
appropriating money for the improve
ment of the soldiers home.
BY Elliot of Silver Bow: Providing
for submission to elections of an
amendment relating TO the legislative
department.
BY Whipple OF Meagher: Creating
the county of Broadwater
Upon motion of Ramsey OF Gallatin.
the speaker was authorized To appoint
a clerk for his own use and that when
the services of the clerk were not re-
quired by the speaker, they should he
at the disposal Of the chief clerk. The
house adjourned until the usual time
Tomorrow.