The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-19
ONE HOURS SESSION
Business in The House COnfntd Almost
Entirely 10 Routine
BILLS, NOTICES, PETITIONS
Provisions of the several Meas.
ures Up for Consideration
: In tho Senate.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Helena. Jan. ls.--Monday's session of
the house was distinguished by being
the shortest ON record so far. the en-
tire order of business being run
through in a little over an hour. The
/ business was confined almost entirely
To routine. A large number of petit
tons were presented. four bills intro
duced and ten notices given.
After the, reading and approval OF
the journal the first order of business
was the presentation Of petitions.
Praying for the submission 10 the peo-
pie OF constitutional amendment rela-
tive to woman suffrage, petitions were
, presented from Dawson. Sweet Grass.
Cascade. Meagher, Custer, Lewis and
Clarke. Silver Bow and Missoula coun-
ties. They were referred to the COM
mittee on privileges and elections.
O'Malley of Cascade presented petit
tion from Cascade county protesting
against the abolition of the bureau of
agriculture. labor and industry, and
also another petition urging the pas
sage of the free text book bill. Both
petitions We're signed by the labor
unions Of Cascade county. They were
referred 10 the appropriate commit
| tees.
Notices of the intention In introduce
! bills were given as follows
by Lewis-Regarding the publication
OF certain general laws in one newspa-
per in every organized county of the
state.
BY Cochran-Covering the deficiency
appropriations.
by MCCabe-To amend section 1850
of an act entitled. AN Act tU Estah-
| lish a Political Code" approved Febru-
/ m 81 a.. a..
| lie officers.
BY Ramsey-Providing for the organ
ization. regulation and inspection Of
building and loan associations, and to
repeal sections 40 to S,5 inclusive. in
articles ]. and H.. title 6 of division L.,
part w. of the civil code.
by Lindsay-Amending sections l0l2
and 1858 of the political code of the
state of Montana. relating to the ap-
proval of and the time of filing OF off,
cial bonds Of county officials.
BY Notwithstanding bounty on
/ gray wolves and coyotes.
BY Wamsley-Amending sections 2l5O
2l5l, 2l53, 2l54 and 2i56 of the code Of
civil procedure of the state OF Mon
tana relating TO liens for salaries and
wages.
BY w. J. edy-Appropriating
money to pay NJ. l.. Hickman, Duncan
Dingwall and O. G.. Cooper for services
rendered the state Of Montana as at
tendants upon the senate thereof. and
contestants for seats therein.
by Caldwell-Amending section Gsl of
| the civil code concerning the collection
OF taxes on fire Insurance companies
ana the payment of the same 10 or
ganized fire insurance companies in
towns and cities.
By Providing assistants
III The state land Office and to fix the
pay of same.
Lindsay. from the committee on state
lands, reported favorably with n few
changes in Whiteside's bill for the an
prdIsement andreappraisemen of state
lands The report was accepted and
the bill placed on general orders.
-Four bills were introduced They
We're: Permits to extend the bounda-
ries of Lewis and Clarke county by
taking the Canyon Ferry district from
Meagher county and the Lump Gulch
district from Jefferson. II was referred
10 the committee on towns and coun-
! ties.
Armitage's bill empowering county
commissioners To appoint a water com.
missioner, provides that he shall he
appointed upon a petition of any six
|
that his term OF Office shall be for the
months of May to October inclusive.
He Is to exercise a general supervision
over all public canals and bitches and IL
required To make weekly reports. His
salary is fixed at 800 a month. No one
can be appointed commissioner who il
in any way interested In any canal or
ditch.
Lindsay's bill amending the code
relative to the manner in which valu-
ations and appraisals of real estate
should he made provides that the Judge
of the district shall designate three
reputable citizens who shall be resident
taxpayers and who shall constitute a
board of appraisers whose duty IL shall
be TO fix valuations Of real estate for
the purpose of assessment by the coun-
ty assessor. The assessor must accept
valuations as fixed by the board
Carrolls bill amending the code rela.
tive 10 conspiracy changes the present
law by making II applicable To any
association. every person. corporation
or stock company doing business in the
state and the penalty Is to he enforced
on the violations Of any of the provi-
sions of the act.
Leehey of Silver Bow announced that
the judiciary committee In reporting
ii. u. 40 relative to medical attendance
on employees had omitted one section.
The bill was recalled from the printing
committee and referred to the judi
ciarv committee.
Al II o'clock the report of the COM
miJtee on mines and mining which had
been made a special order was taken
up. The committee reported the selec-
tion OF Miss Minnie s. Bowons as clerk
OF the committee. The report was ac-
cepted.
| Upon a suggestion by the chair. the
house went into a committee Of the
whole for the consideration of the gov
ernor's messages. Leehey OF Butte oc-
cupied the chair. The first message
taken up was the one submitting the
estimates from the various state de-
partments. Langhorne OF Lewis and
Clarke moved that the message be Sc
gregated and referred to appropriate
committees. Ramsay Of Gallatin moved
TO amend by referring the entire mes
sage to the appropriation committee as
the only proper way Of considering the
whole message. The amendment pre-
vailed and Il was so voted To lie recon-
mended To the house.
I'pon a motion by Kennedy Jf Raw