The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-02
DISPOSING OF BILLS
The House Gets Rid Of a Lot Of
Routine Business
NOTICES KEEP COMING IN
Mclntlre's indian Bill Favorabiy
Reported-Mr. Brown Is for
Cutting Salaries OF County
and state Officers.
special Dispatch to tho standard.

Helena, Feb. 1.-The house began the
week by getting rid OF "A lot OF routine
work. The judiciary committee clean
ed w everything they had on hand and
reported 25 bills. Notices and bills con-
tinue 10 come In as II IL was only the
first week OF the session. In the after
noon. Mclntires Indian hill came up
for consideration again and was favor
ably recommended To the house. Gina
OF Granite and Carroll come out as
champions of the poor red men. The
house took recess TIL tomorrow
morning.
After the reading of the Journal
Brown of Custer presented the follow
ing petition;
Relieving that the salaries paid 10
| state and county officers throughout
the state OF Montana are greater In
amount than is paid TO other citizens OF
equal ability for like services In private
occupations. and believing that efficient
public service can be had in such state
and county offices at less rate than is
now being paid, we respectfully peti-
tion the Legislature 10 reduce the sal.
aries Of county officers hereafter TO he
elected, so as 10 make the amounts paid
for public services more nearly conform
To the amount paid by private individ-
uals and firms for like service in their
business and In the matter of travelling
expenses for Jurors. sherifIs and other
state and county officers To whom mile
age Is paid. understanding as we do
that TO nearly all such persons trans
portatlop is furnished by railroad COM
pani.s to the furnishing OF which
transportation we make no objection,
we ask that such travelling expenses be
made the actual amount Incurred for
such ifayel." These petitions were re-
ferred to the committee ON ways and
means.
Stprk of Cascade presented a petltion
from, the Mill and SmeItermen's union
favoring the passage OF O'Maliey's hill
relative to hours OF labor In smclters
and mines
Two petitions presented by McCabc of
Lexois xftf Clarke ask that two town.
ships In the southwestern part OF Cas-
cade and two townships in the north
western part of Meagher county be an
nexed To Lewis and Clarke county. on
the ground that "all the business inter-
ests and traffic of your petitioners are
naturally and by force of circumstances
Identified with the city of Helena and
the county of Lewis and Clarke" The
petitions are quite long and are signed
by residents OF Craig and vicinity I'm
Lewis and Clark. and Meaph.r i'm IN.
districts affected.
Notices were given of the Intention ia
introduce the following bills:
BY Greenfield-To amend article 4
chapter 8. title 3, OF part Z. Of the no.
litical code, relating to school districts.
by adding thereto certain sections. uy
Stork-Relative TO keepinr or barbor.
ing vicious dogs. By Rutler-'ro amend
sections 1850 aud 4y5I OF chapter A mart
4. title 3, of the political code relative
To the proceedings for changing towns
and cities from one class 10 another
by Hart-To prevent The herdInr of
sheep on the lands or posessory
claims of the owners az such
sheep. BY Whlpple-For The re-.
lief OF Fred A. StImpsop far horses XIII.
ed by order Of the state veterinarian N.
by MISUNDERSTANDING ina, foreiyn
life insurance companies embraced
within the provisions of title a of mar,
TO- OF division 1. of the civil code "a,
Montana. shall not be required Ia com.
ply with the proyisions ~ ,i,Io n a,
part 4, of division /. of said code Ry
Whiteside-To amend section goso tI,ls
/, part 3. of the penaI code nf m. stata
OF Montana, relating to convict labor.
The following bills wer. added "a
general orders to-day from the print
irg committee.
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posals for loaniny stat. funds and do.
flning the duties of the s.crotary a.,
state, governor. state auditor and at,
torney general and state hoard ~, ax.
aminers. with reference ,beretn ana ra.
healing all acts and parts Of acts IN
conflict Herewith
Substitute for bouse hill No aS-Ar
act proyiling for rho s,buissin, 30 ~"
qualified electors of m. state an
amendment 10 section Ig article 10 a.,
the constitution of the state of Mon
tana. relating t1 the me,bod of ,bs ss.
sessment of railroads.
Hous bill No. be-To ada m now sec.
tIon 10 article 4. chapt.r a title Z mar,
3. OF the polltiral code Ia aIlow com.
pensation 10 the Trustees ~ III. or.
phens' home.
House hill Nh ITO ex,erd and do.
fins. the boundaries of cascad,. cn,,n,v =
and to alter Tho boundaries ~ usash.,
county and Chot.au countv ,o ronfn,n
thereto.
House hill Nh S-To amend ,r,icl.
IL. on mari 4 lille of tho noli,IcaI cod,
by adding thereto ,hrae .ddi,Ionai sec,
,ions 10 he Jcsipnated as ser,Ions a.
sss and $50. relating 10 the duties of
pharmacIsts and urovidi,y n.naI,ios o.,
yioIation thereof
Uouse b,II No tg5- To cra.to q hos rd
M eynmirars 10 cxam,n. ,,tno ins,,a,,'
TORS mine fors,n.n drs hassas Ia -
def,ne Inc du,tss ana co,onsns,,,a, -,
sueh hoard