Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-17
LEGISLATURE HAD
BUSY SESSION
POWELL COUNTY HAS MAJORITY IN
THE SENATE-THE DOODLE
FUND.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Helena, Feb. Ex-senator Geiger's bill
providing for state control of the pen-
tentiary was indefinitely postponed by
the senate today.
The committee on public buildings
made a majority and minority report
The former signed by all but two men,
bers of the committe recommended indefi-
mite postponement. The latter recon-
mended printing the bill with an amend
ment reducing the pay of matron and
chaplain. The majority report was
adopted.
The judiciary committee indefinitely
postponed Wordens bill relating to sale
of personal property for taxes. Towns
and counties recommended printing of
the bill annexing portion of Deer Lodge
to Flathead
The military committee recommended
postponement of the joint resolution Civ
ing $50, 900 Doodle fund to the First Mon
tana as not in the province of the legis-
lature.
The mining committee recommended
concurrence i'm II. Il. No. (Shovlin's).
The senate concurred in house amend
ments to the bill admitting veterans of
the Mexican war and Spanish war to the
l soldiers home; the bill preventing steal
ing rides on trains; fees for naturaHza-
ton papers and the bill repeating the fee
of 81 on treasurers license and these
measures will go to the governor.
Tierney introduced a bill providing for
the creation of a county board to classify
grazing, farming and meadow lands IN
the different counties.
By vote taken upon the motion or
Riddell it is evident that Powell county
advocates have control of the senate.
That bill had been made a special order
for today He moved that as circular
had been sprung yesterday by opponents
! of the bill it's friends should have more
| time to prepare since time had been al
lowed opponents to get ready for the
! fray. He accordingly asked unanimous
consent that the bill be made a speciat
! order for Tuesday afternoon. Eggleston
opposed. saving the circular had been
/ around Helena several days and there
was no use delaying action longer. nd
dell was supported by fourteen senators
| and the bill went over.
In committee of the whole Stantons s
bill abolshing the office of supreme court
/ reporter was considered. The bill passed
the committee with amendment as to pay
| to be allowed justices for reporting their
cases The original bill made 1t $500 per
annum. AS passed by the committee the
justices will receive 81 800 in addition to
| their regular salary of $4,000 Stanton
and Courtney favored the bill IN speeches
while Norris, Connolly and Hannah op-
posed. Norris only objection was the
| strained financial condition of the state.
! otherwise he favored the bill The debate
was animated and amusing as the COM
mittee got wound up in parliamentary
snarl 1t finally got out and the COM
mttee arose and the senate ADJOURNED
until Monday morning at 1l:30 num-
ber of senators expect 10 go to MISSOURI
tomorrow morning along with the house
members to witness the dedication of the
Montana University new buildings.
The session of the house this morning
was featureless. Notices of two bills
were given in the house. One by Hutch
| inson to tax dogs in unlncorporated cities
and towns. BY Paul-General appro-
priation bill Hutchinson's bill providing
| guardians may lease mining claims was
recommended for indefinite postpone
| ment but the report was rejected ana
| the bill ordered printed.
| Most Of the morning session was con-
sumed in reading the journal and reports
| of various committees. Day introduced
| a resolution authorizing the speaker TO
! appoint a committee OF three to examine
! and approve the minutes daily, dong
away with the reading of the journal the
| rest of the session.
| Stephens introduced a bill providing for
the disposal of the 100000 in the hands Of
the state treasurer. He shall publish a
notice in three papers Helena, Butte and
Anaconda that he has the sum of $50, 900
| currency to be held till disposed of by
| law. If unclaimed at the end of twelve
| months said sum shall become part of the
| geenral fund. The house is quite busy
this afternoon.