The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-09
ROSEBUD COUNTY BILL
It Was Reported Adversely by
the Committee.
BUSINESS is INCREASING
The House Put in Two Sessions of Hard
Work General Orders Piling Up.
Carleton's Bill Amanded
in the Senate.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Feb. S.--The house put in
two shifts to-day and got through with
a lot Of work The only incident in the
proceedings that attracted much atten-
ton was the report of the committee
on townships and counties, which was
adverse to the Rosebud county bill In
gersoll moved that the report be adopt
ed Marcyes, the father of the bill,
moved as substitute that the bill be
ordered printed. There were 25 votes in
favor of the substitute motion, and that
number being sufficient to order printed,
the bill was referred to the printing
committee. Marcyes, at the opening of
the session, presented two petitions in
support of the Rosebud county scheme.
Woods presented a petition from Ra-
valli county asking that the gambling
license law be defeated. Cooney pre-
sented petition asking for the segre-
CATION of a portion of Meagher county
and it's annexation to Cascade.
Notices of the introduction of bills
We're given as follows:
By Lamb--A bill for an act entitled
IL
inebriates by counties and prescribing
rules governing the same.
By Gillette-A bill for an act to an
mex a portion of Choteau county to the
county of Cascade and to alter the
boundaries of said counties to conform
thereto.
By Cooney-A bill for an act entitled
an act to amend subdivision IS of sec
tion 1890 of the political code relating
TO town and city printing.
The judiciary committee reported that
house bill 3 had been corrected as to
title and it was transmitted to the
senate The committee of the whole
reported S. B. IL with amendments and
S. b, 40 with the recommendation for
concurrence.
The committee on townships anu
counties reported adversely upon the
Rosebud county bill, but it was ordered
printed.
The committee on ed,2a.tion reported
favorablys upon Norris .seEate bill as
to graduates from the State Normal
school teaching without examination.
The bill was placed upon general or
ders This committee also reported that
requests had been made fer the ap-
pointment of special committees to
visit the state institutions and asked
the house to take some action in the
matter No action was taken, how
ever.
The COMMITTEES on internal improve
ments recommended that Days bill for
the protection of people living below
dams be printed, and it was so cr-
dered.
The committee on interpretations and
manufacturers reported faVorab,y II. B.
1872 and S. 3. a..
One bill was introduced to-day as fol-
lows:
ii NyT,
for an act to annex portion of Meagh-
er county to the county of Cascade and
to alter the boundaries of said counties
to conform thereto.
Three bills were given a third read
ing and placed upon their final pas
sage as follows:
IT. b. "a. Nornoyle's measure, regu-
lating Jurors fees.
R. B. = -Appropriatins money for
the relief of Messrs. Cooper and Rick
man for their expenses two years ago
in their senatorial contests.
Hedges bill (41) reducing the interest
on county warrants to per cent.
stones bill tS) providing a lien upon
logs and lumber.
Gihson's bill (25) appropriat!ng money
for the payment of J. M. Page for ser
vices rendered as state land agent.
Senate bill 6, relating to registration
of voters.
Senate bill 49. relating to the arid land
commission and irrigation bonds.
THE house went into committee of the
whole this afternoon with Toole in the
chair. House bill so, relating to county
officers and adding an auditor to the
list for fourth-Class counties, was rec
commended for passage.
Senate bill II, relating to alias sum-
mons, was the subject of considerable
discussion on the part Of the attorneys
of the house and was finally recon-
mended for passage. after it had re-
ceived several amendments.
Senate bill S. relating to chattel mort
cages, introduced by Senator Norris
called forth another protracted dis
cussion from the lawyers. and by the
time they had finished amending it, the
bill was thought TO be SO distigUred that
it was not worth passage, and it was
killed in committee.
AS soon as the committee arose, the
house adjourned for tho day.
The house is working rapidly these
days, and there is little friction in the
consideration of the measures that are
being considered.
The bills that We're passed this aft
ernoon had practically no opposition.
Normoves juror fee bill and stones
saw log bill We're unanimously passed
and the largest number of votes against
any of the other measures was five,
which were recorded against the bill
fa. the relief Of Messrs. Cooper and
Hickman. The IG4-le2s is niliDg L.
on the general orders, however, and
double sessions will be necessary soon.