The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-23
DEBATES And BILLS
Discussing the Matter Of Reducing
I. the Governors Salary.
HOUSE OFFERS HIM $4,000
Woman Suffrage and Free Text
Book Measures Put In a Con-
venlent Place Introduce
tlons-In the Senate.
HOUSE OFFERS HIM $4,000
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Jan. 22-The event OF the
day in the house was long and some
what personal discussion OF Loeb's bill
reducing the governors salary. The
entire afternoon was used up in debate
of the question in committee of the
whole. Passage of the hill was finally
recommended by vote of 80 TO 81.
after II had been amended To read $1,000
instead of $500. The committee on
privileges and elections reported the
woman suffrage amendment with the
recommendation that II be printed. The
free text book bill went on general or
ders.
Notices Of the introduction of the fol-
lowing bills were given:
BY McMahon-Relating to the state
penitentiary.
BY Carroll-To provide for the ex-
emption OF wages and earnings of debt
ors and for the release Of the same from
attachment and levy under exemption.
BY Langhorne-To add an additional
section to chapter !. title IA. of the code
of civil procedure, to be numbered sec
ton 1906
Also by Langhorne-To add an addi-
tional section to division j, part 4, title
Is, chapter 2, article 2. Liabilities Of
Sureties. of the civil code of Montana,
to lie known as section $685..
By stephcns-To amend the fifth sub
division of section 1868. of article :,
chapter IL, Of the political code. relat-
ing To licenses.
BY stanton-To amend sections 4526
and 1851 OF title s. OF part 2, division 4,
of the civil code, relating to assign
ments
Upon the call of committees, the COM
mittee on privileges and elections made
the following report:
Your committee on privileges and
elections. to whom was referred III. II.
81. providing for the submission to the
qualified electors of the state an
amendment TO section 2. article 9. OF the
constitution, relating to the rights of
suffrage and the qualifications 10 hold
Office respectfully report the same
back to the house. recommending It's
| passage. While your committee Is not
unanimously In favor of the principles
and purposes of this bill, we are yet In
favor of placing the subject In position
to receive an opinion direct from the
people, as will necessarily be the case
when constitutional amendment Is
involved" The bill was ordered print
ed.
I The printing committee reported the
following bills: II. Il. 80. relating &c
the state treasurer: II. Il. IS. relating tc
abstracts OF justice Of the peace judg-
ments: II. b. 81. repeating certain Sec
tions of the political code; substituted
| for II. II. 1, relating To free text books;
II. n. a.. providing for appraisement
sale and lease Of state lands and I'M
provements thereon; II. II. ~, to pre-
vent Indians running at large on ol
their reservations; II. y. 40, prohibiting
employers from Withholding wages
from employees without their consent
These bills were placed on general or
ders.
The committee on labor reported back
/ II. u. Il, relating to mechanics liens
recommending that II he referred TO the
| judiciary committee. as the committed
| on labor could not decide upon certain
| questions Of law connected with the
bill The bill was so referred.
The engrossing committee reported
! McNally's eight-hour bill as properly
/ engrossed. II was placed on the cal
endar for. its third reading.
The committee on state boards ant
| officers reported back IL. II. II, reiat'
ing to fees of public officers, and re-
/ uuested that IL be referred 10 the m
surance committee. 1t was so referred
as IL concerned only fees OF insurance
companies.
The committee on judiciary favorabl,
reported II. II. 56, constitutional
amendment. relating to county com
missioners: II. B. 12s. to establish ta'
on direct and collateral inheritances
beouests and devises; II. B. 81. relating
to valuation and appraisement OF rea
| estate. and adversely II. X, 16, relatins
/ Ia a scale of fees. The first three were
| ordered printed. >,
! Sandford of Meagher moved that IL
Il. rs be printed. Leehey OF silver bow
explained that the members OF the Ju
| dietary committee were unanimously
| nj the opinion that the bill was abso
lutely without merit. and II this nli
vas TO be printed every blil snouid oe
| Irpop a vote the motion was lost an'
the bill went upon general orders WIN
out printing. ,,, &,
| The bills introduced ana reao "e'e u
/ substance as follows
4 Ijndsay's bill provides that everl
nerson who sells or gives malt, vinoui
or Intoxicating liquors to any persoi
on sunday, or keeps open any room o.
place where liquors are sold. on una
day shall he guilty of a misdemeanor
CAROLS bill relative to ballots an'
voting amends the election law, pro
yides for the abolition OF the use OF TN
circle on the ballot.
Stanton's hill provides for the photo
graphing and numbering OF prisoner
committed To the state penitentiary.
PenwelTs hill amends the codes rela
tive to exemptions.
IOeb's hill for the incorporation, on
Grafton and management OF cooperative
societies provides that IL shall be law
full for five or more persons To form
cooperative association and that III
association shall not have or issue an,
capital stock. Certificates are no
transferable except by resolution of tn
board of directors and no member cal
acquire a greater interest than an.
other member.
Woods bill amends the code relating
to teachers Institutes and provide
that the county superintendent I
which there are more than five schoo
districts must hold one teachers insti
tute either in July or August, an
makes attendance compulsory.
Watkins bill provides that count
commissioners shall receive Sc a da
and Is cents a mile for distance neces
sarily Travelled.
Langhorne's lill to permit foreig
surety companies 10 do business in IN
state requires the companies TO hav
paid up capital Of $25o.oG0 and REQUIRE
L IN To file charter. etc. In the count