The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-20
FIRST BILL PASSED
McNally's 4. B. Regulating Hours Of
Labor on Public Works.
HOT DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
The Effort to Employ Five More
Committee Clerks Defeated
Bills Introduced-in
the Senate
HOT DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

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Helena. Mont. Jan. 1.-THE dlstin-
! gushing feature of to-day's session was
the passage by the committee of the
whole Of the first bill Of the session.
IL being McNally's, regulating the
I hours Of labor ON public works. Dur
ing the morning there was a lively time
over the clerkship problem which is by
I no means settled yet. An attempt was
made to secure consideration OF the
initiative and referendum bill and its
supporters claimed by test votes to
Fave a majority but the committee of
the whole did not reach il on the cal
endar. The deficiency appropriation
bills likewise created a little stir among
some members who had 1t in for some
of the measures. Altogether the session
was pregnant with interest and indi-
t, Gated some warm times ahead.
After the reading OF the journal no.
tice was given Of the intention TO intro
duce the following bills;
BY Hewett-TO regulate and Fix the
price OF miners wages I'm the state OF
Montana.
BY o'Connor-Licensing the sale of
. liquors greater than one quart and to
amend sections 1865. 1864 and 1866 Of the
political code.
BY Stephens-To appropriate funds
for the maintenance of the University
of Montana for the years 1897 and 1898.
BY Whiteside-ro amend section 25l0,
article 4, chapter 4. title 8, part of the
political code relating to the soldiers
home.
The clerkship question was precipi-
tated by the report of the committee on
labor. Chairman Dee said that the com
mttee had selected as clerk Hughs of
La tsalN t... .l.a.lI g.t Ils..s
moved that the report be laid over till
next Saturday at IL o'clock a. m. say
ing that there were already more clerks
than there were typewrters and that
the clerks now employed were not busy
Evans of Silver Bow, said that the COM
mittee on labor had a lot of work on
hand which IL was impossible to get out
without the assistance of a clerk.
Shifelbin of Silver Bow, moved to
amend by making the report a special
order for 2:3o p. M. Longstaff of Mis-
soula, moved to amend the amendment
To the effect that the report be re-
ceived and the request granted. Upon
vote the last amendment prevailed.
campbell, as chairman of the insur-
ahce committee. made a request for a
clerk Tor the committee. Elliott OF Sill
yer Bow. moved that the request lie
granted. stanton OF Cascade. moved as
SUBSTITUTE that the house proceed 10
eject hNe clerks To he at the disposal
OF any committee needing clerk. Hin
OF Missoula. made the point of order
Which was sustained by the chair, that
'he motion was out of order as il
amends the rules, upon which, Stanton
moved lhat the rules be suspended
Inc discussion then warmed up and
lor time was extremely lively.
stephens OF Missoula hoped that the
motion would not prevail, as many
committees had already selected
clerks, but had not yet reported them.
stork OF Cascade objected to a eau
Gus OF -FOUR or five men picking out
cierks for all the committees. Watkins
OF Fergus scored Campbell for object
ing 10 the selection OF clerk for the
committee on labor and within 10 min
utes asking for one for his own COM
mittee He objected to the suspension
OF The rules and to this filibusterinr
over eierkships AZ an expense of SlO0
an hour To the state. Stanton said
that the clerkship question should be
disposed Of and got out of the way.
Penwell of Lewis and Clarke opposed
stantons motion, saying that the house
dld not have typewritlng machines
enough for any more clerks. Even
with the present force stcnographers
ton wanted TO amend so as TO have one
more page.
Speaker Kennedy, from the floor
SAID, In explanation, that the house
had four typewriters, one of which was
no good, and in case Of all acquisitions
had taken care TO see that articles
asked for were really needed. II Is
said that the money for supplies al
ready exceeds the sum spent for the
last legislative assembly. Mr.. Ken
nedy said that a force of eight COM
mittee clerks should be sufficient and
thought that IL was a mistake to elect
more. The state was not running the
assembly as n charitable institution
and while sorry for the unucky appll-
cants. entered his protest against EN-
ploying any more clerks at this time
The vote was upon Stanion's motion
to proceed to the election OF five clerk.
and was lost by vote OF IS to 6.
Chairman Dee. from the committe,
on mines and mining, reported favor.
ably with some minor changes Me.
Mahon's bill relative to inspector
of mines. as was also Evans bill. pro
viding that cages used in mines b,
cased in. Several other bills coverinl
the same ground We're recommended
for indefinite postpOnemeni. The re-
: port was accepted and the bills re-
ferred TO the printing committee.
The judiciary committee reported
favOrably a substitute for the bill rela
tive to surgical and medical treatmen
of employees. II was ordered printed
Leehey reported from the committe,
of the whole the recommendation tha
the governors message. submitting de
paTtment estimates. be referred To III,
committee on appropriations and tha
consideration of the communication
relative to the Tennessee exposition h
indefinitely postponed. The report wa
: accepted.
I The call for the introduction OF bill
, resulted In a big batch of them beini
carried to the speakers desk. Including
a large number OF deficiency appro
priation bills from the committee ol
appropriations. The reading beEai
with these last and was unlnishe,
when the house took recess al noon
There was a strong desire shown o
the part Of some Of the members q
!, hold up some of these bills. When IN
bill carrying appropriations for the pa
of claims for supplies furnished m
deaf and dumb asylum at Boulde
came up Bruffy nf Park objected.
Cochran. chairman OF the committe
ON appropriations, gave the preyioU
republican administration rich roast
saying that while many Of the bill
were due 10 the extravaganza of III
preceding republican administrator
lyet not to allow them would be repudi