The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-17
IMPORTANT MEASURES.
Adverse Report On Myers Bill - The
Whiteside-G eiger Contest.
Special Dispatch to the Standard

| Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Jan. 16.-The senate was in
session less than an hour this morning
but it did some important work.. Sen
ator Myers bill creating a new judicial
| district out of Granite and Ravalli
| counties was reported adversely by the
judiciary committee and the report was
accepted with Senator Myers consent
| All the lawyers of Anaconda except
Judge Trippet favored the bill, which
would have the effect of making Deer
Lodge county a judicial district by it
self. But a flood of protests have been
i coming in from Granite, Ravalli and
| Missoula counties.
| The report of the committee on priv
| ileges and elections recommending as
| to the Geiger VS.. Whiteside contest
| that the ballots cast in Flathead county
| be brought to Helena and counted by
| the senate, was adopted The sergeant
| alarms will serve process on the
Flathead county clerk and recorder di-
recting him to bring the ballots here.
The recount will be conducted by the
senate in open session. This procedure
will be eminently fair to all concerned.
The special committee consisting of
Clark, Eggleston and Mckay appoint
ed to draft resolutions on the death
of ex-senator Metzel, reported the fol-
lowing, which were adopted
Whereas. 1t is with profound sorrow
and deep regret that the state. of Mon
tana has received the information of
the death of ev-State Senator Alexander
Metze1 of Madison county. and,
Whereas, Senator Alexander Met
Eel had been an honored and valued
member of this honorable body; be it
Resolved, That in the death of ex-
State Senator Alexander Metzel the
state has lost a man who had been an
honorable and fearless servant to her,
ftn Nv of MnI hac n-% n
valuable, upright, conservative and
public spirited citizen.
Resolved, That as a tribute to the
memory of said ex-senator Alexander
Metzel, and as a fitting recognition of
his services as a member of this body,
these resolutions be spread at length
upon the journal of the senate.
Resolved, That a copy of these res
olutions be forwarded to the family of
ex-senator Alexander Metzel.'
These bills were introduced:
BY Whiteside-Amending the law
governing the supervision of county Of
ficers who handle public moneys. This
bill requires the board OF county COM
missioners to make strict investigation
at least twice a year.
BY Whiteside-Appropria So
600 for building and equipping a hospit-
al in connection with the soldiers home
at Columbia Falls.
distribution of public school moneys $3.50
shall go to each district and the re-
mainder be apportioned according to
the number of children of school age.
BY Myers-Prohibting the following
of certain lines of business on Sunday.
This is the famous Sunday rest bill.
Myers introduced it by request. Near
~ every line of mercantile business
from dry goods to peanut stands is
specified under the prohibition The
bill, however, does not mention saloons.
The penalty for the first offense is a
fine of not less than $50 nor more than
$500; for subsequent offenses 5000 and
Imprisonment for from five to 80 days.
Tonight the senate committee on
corporations held an important meet
ing to discuss Stanton's bill holding
railroads responsible for damages in
ficted upon employees through the neg
ligence or carelessness of fellow en-
ployes. Mr.. Shores, representing the
Great Northern, and Mr.. Wallace. rep
resenting the Northern Pacific. appear
ed in opposition to the bill.