The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-08
READING THE BILLS
The Rules Of the Fourth Assembly
Nay Be Adopted.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
Yesterdays Business In the State
Legislature-M easures Up for
action, and Their Provis-
ions-ln Other states.
srecIal pIspateh 10 lhe standard.

Helena, Jan. THE house had It's
| first experience to-day in listening 10
| the reading OF bills. The novelty of the
proceedings TO NEST members was eyi-
dent, as nearly every member stuck
Z fast to his seat while the reading was
in progress. Legislative war horses
say IL will not take long to change all
that. During the morning prayer the
chaplain caused subdued ripple of
laughter by asking n blessing ON the
Fourth assembly instead of the Fifth.
under the evident impression that the
former was in greater need OF IL.
| Speaker Pro Tenn Leob occupied the
chair for the first time, giving Speaker
Kennedy chance to make from the
floor a strong plea for economy In the
reduction of the printing bills. From
measures already introduced and 9TH
ers that are on their way IL is evident
that the insurance committee Will this
session be one of the most important
committees.
The first business In the morning ses-
sion was the report of the committees
on rules. They are in substance the
rules of the Fourth assembly with n
few changes which will be discussed
tomorrow as the report was made a
special order for IL o'clock. That por-
/ tion of the report referring to the
standing committees was adopted in
order to allow the speaker to announce
the standing committees. Campbell of
Park, stanton Of Cascade and Shiffel-
| bin of Silver Bow asked 10 be excused
from acting as chairmeu OF the COM
mittces to which they had been ap-
pointed. Notices were given of the In
tention to introduce the following bills:
BY O'Maliey OF Cascade-For the es-
tablishment of an eight-hour day in
mines and smelters and other public
works where more than one shift is
worked.
| By Butler of Flathead-Providing for
the appointment of a commission by
the governor for the survey OF state
lines between the international bound
ary and the summit OF the Bitter Root
| range.
By stork of Cascade-To dispense
/ with the office OF game warden for the
state OF Montana; To prohibit the kill
| ing of prairie chicken, partridge,
| grouse, quail. elk. deer and antelope
for two years.
BY Dee of Silver Bow-Regulatlng
the hours Of stationary engineers and
fixing the penalty; to provide certain
scholarships at the school OF mines,
BY Butler OF Misunderstanding to
the beginning Of actions; relating To
stock killed or injured ny railroads.
by Stamford OF Meagher- Making
election offices of boiler Inspector and
I mining inspector.
By Carroll of Cascade-Providng for
taxation OF insurance companies.
BY Evans of Silver Bow-proyiding
that all cages used in mining be cased
in.
BY Carroll OF Cascade-Relating to
the assessment and taxation of fran
chises and property held or used for
furnishing the supply or sale OF water
power: relating To the assessment of
the net proceeds OF mines.
BY Sandford of Meagher-Pctition
setting forth into Cascade county all
that portion of Meagher along the
northern range of the Little Belt noun
tains; creating a railroad commission
to be elected by the people.
When the time came for the intro
duction of bills half dozen men were
on their feet, but the lucky man was
Shiffelbin of Silver Bow, who had the
honor OF having the legend H b. No.
1" put on his free text book hill. The
pages were kept scuriyins around for
10 minutes gathering I'm more than 20
bills which the clerk proceeded to read.
The afternoon session was nearly fin
ished before he was through with them
all.
The provisions of the bills of prnci-
pal interest are as follows: Green
fields educational, provides that the
governor shall appoint six persons en-
gagged in educational work who, with
the state superintendent. shall consti-
tute state board of text book COM
missioners, and who shall adopt q uni
| O., r,a Of t.x E,als fnr "a 70 af
six years. The board shall make con-
tracts with the publishers at the best
terms obtainable. The school trustees
of each district shall purchase at the
expense of the district all text books
needed, which shall be loaned 10 the
pupils. Shiffelbin's educational bill
differs from Greeniield's only in a few
minor particulars
Loebs bill aholishlng the Office OF city
treasurer and making the county treas
urer ex-otlicio city treasurer Is explain
ed by its title. Bucklcys bill for the
protection of underground miners
makes IL the duty Of every mining con-
cern that sinks a vertical or incline
shaft deeper than 100 feet and drifts
on the vein thereof after prosecuting
TO Ii a distance of 100 feet or upwards
to start raise in said drift to the sur
face for continuous air shaft with q
down cast. independent of the main
shaft. which shall be with an up cast
Buckley's hill amending the codes in
relation to the mining inspector defines
and enlargcs his duties.
| Mulville's fire insurance bill provides
for the classification of companies a.
domestic, state and foreign for pur-
poses of taxation. All companies art
required to report to the state super
intendent of insurance their gross pre-
miums, losses. etc. The bill provides
for tax Of PIG per cent on net protits
of domestic aud state companies, and
10 per cent ON foreign companies. that
Is companies organized outside OF Ihe
United States.
Mulville's bill for an inheritance taN
provides that after July /. 1897, a taa
of 10 per cent shall be levied upon tbs
estates Of persons dying In Montana
and at the same time citizens OF tn,
state. This includes real, personal ol
mixed property. Mulvllle's bill pen
sioning men and women over s. year.
of age provides that in order to get tn,
pension of 81 week they must hav,
been citizens Of the state for % year
previous To application.
McNalley's hill for the regulation o
the hours of labor and OF wages Of NE
chanlcs. workingmen and laborers II
the employ OF The state, municipality
or other public corporations, provides
that eight hours shall constitute ;
days work for all classes and that III
4 wages shall be not less than the ORE