The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-27
NOW IT IS WORKING
The Legislative Machinery Is Rapidly
Turning Gu! Good Material.
SALARIES AND LICENSES
Disposition Made of those Impor-
tant Matters Busy Day in the
House TO Investigate
Bribery Rumors.


another busy day and when adjourn
ment was taken had accomplished a
great amount of good work. Nearly
all the license and revenue bills were
considered and most of the hills rela-
tive 20 state officers salaries and du-
ties. The discussion over salaries was
somewhat heated, and strange To say
most of the populists went ON record
as favoring an increase in salary over
the recommendation of the committees.
The first business accomplished at
the morning session OF the house was
the reading and reference of a large
number Of petitions urging the passage
of Lindsay's Sunday closing hill and
the senate anti-Gambling bill When the
committee of the whole reported favor
ably the ways and means license bill
Bruny proposed an amendment striking
out that section of the bill placing a
license upon male animals kept for pur-
poses of propagation. The motion to
strike out was carried. The committee
on internal improvements reported IA
Norably Hoffman's senate bill forbid
ding the sale Of adulterated candy and
Powers foreclosure bill was favorably
reported by the committee on internal
Improvements Amendments to the
National Guard bill reported by the
committee on military atairs were vot-
cd down and the bill went TO general
orders.
Lindsay made motion To reconsider
the action of the house in rejecting The
introduction OF Chambers bill for the
establishment of the Torrens system of
land registration. Elliott in speaking
In favor Of the motion said that the
bill II passed and found constitutional
would save thousands of dollars to the
poor men of the state. Ramsey said
that the spirit and theory of the hill
was all right and he had no doubt that
In time IL would he adopted. The hill
was long one and would use up much
valuable time which was badly needed
for important measures. II was expert
mental legislation and in some states
had been declared unconstitutional.
The speaker, from the floor, urged that
In common courtesy In the senate the
action of the house he recousidered and
the bill lie referred to a committee.
stephens also favored reconsidera-
ton, calling down i'm lively terms sew
eral members of the house who raised
the point of order that the question
was undebatable. Shovlin of Deer
Lodge said that while the bill might
I'VE a. Sbtu t1lf tiifIt was nv illil' WV w
give II proper consideration. The mo-
tion to reconsider was carried by a
vote Of ~ to II and the hill was re-
ferred.
Dee moved To reconsider the action
of the house in concurring in the senate
substitute Ia McMahon's bill relative
10 the duties of mine inspector. The
motion prevailed and the substitute re-
jected
The chairman of the ways and means
committee reported as follows
Your committee ON ways and means
having had under consideration house
bills No, 223, 2ii and 22l. relating to the
issuance of bonds for the slatS capitol
building. the school Of mines and deaf
and dumb asylum, have instructed me
to return the same for indefinite post
poncment because of duplicate bills
having passed the senate: the commit
tee recommend that the senate bills he
taken up instead, and recommend that
s. y. "A. school of mines. be amended
10 read Sl20,O00 instead of 100000" The
report was adopted.
Bills We're introduced as follows: BY
Elliott. II. T.. No. 3l5-To amend section
Ass of the political code of the state of
Montana, relating to qualifications of
aldermen. by Longstaf. II. y. No. 3ll
Relating to trials by jury in cases OF
violation OF city or town ordinances IN
police courts. BY Ramsey. IL. II. No.
3ls-To amend section 1892, title 10,
chapter |. article /. division :. of the
civil code. relating To negotiable instru-
ments. By McCabe. n. u. Sl9-To
change and define the boundaries of
Lewis and Clarke county, Broadwatcr
county, Deer Lodge county, Meaghcr
county and Cascade county.
Following recess the senate took up
the third reading of house bills. New
toms bill relative to- the duties of phar-
macists was passed by vote OF 80 10 %.
Upon question OF privilege Stork,
chairman Of the committee on engross-
ment arose and said that in order To
hasten the work of the house, and a
all Of the engrossing slcrks were busy,
he had asked Mercer, the engrossing
clerk. to give him several hills 80 that
another committee clerk might engross
them and thus forward the work Of the
house. Mercer refused To let him have
the bills and Mr.. Stork wanted to know
whether the chairman or the clerk had
authority over the bills.
Stanton pf Cascade moved that II was
the sense of the house that the chair
man of the committee had authority
over the clerk and If. upon another re
quest, Mercer refused to give the bills
over he should I've forthwith discharged.
objection was made by Penwell Ia con-
sideration at that time and the motion
went over. The hint in the motion was
sufficient. however. and Chairman
Stork got his bills without further
trouble.
Morton's bill creating board of eN-
aminers for mine Inspectors was put
on its final passage and carried by a
vote Of - To L..
l.eehey's hospital bill prohibiting the
deduction of wages by employers was
defeated by vote Of 80 to 81.
Penwelrs hill extending and defining
the boundaries of Lewis and Clarke
county was given its third reading.
The hill passed by vote OF 80 to II.
and motion 10 reconsider was de-
feated.
The house went into committee OF the
whole with Stork In the chair The
ways and means committees hill IL
censing street railway. electric light
and telegraph companies was discussed
and favorably recommended for pas
sage.
The senate substitute for the house
building and loan bill was read az
length. 4 large number Of amend
mcnts were proposed. one of the must
important amendments adopted was
Perrine's, allowing anyone retiring
from the association To- do so and rc-
ceive back all money invested minus
loans to him and 10 per cent.
Watkins Of Fergus made an attack on