Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-01
WORK OF THE
LEGISLATURE
School Law Bill Was Very
Much Amended.
GOVERNORS APPOIN1EES
We're All Confirmed By the Senate
Bills Introduced in Both Houses
--NOtices Given.
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Helena, Feb both houses got down
to business this morning and before noon
had succeeded in transacting consider
able business. The senate spent a large
part of the morning considering in COM
mitttee of the whole Sena te Bill No. 43,
introduced by the committee on educa-
ton, which makes number of changes
in the existing school laws as to county
institutes, eXamina tions, school elections,
etc. The bill struck the senate as being
in very incomplete form and an effort
was made to recommt the BILL The COM
mittee on education objected and de-
manded that the senate consider the bill,
/ and let the committee know what it con-
sudered bad and what good features were
accepta BILE.
The senate decided to consider the bill,
and it proved to be the most fruitful
theme of discussion of any bill yet con-
sidered in committee of the whole. BY
the time the senate got through with
the bill the authors would hardly know it.
Sections 2, 3, 5 and were stricken out,
practically vtiating the measure, after
which it was recommitted.
The committee of the whole also passed
Riddell's bill in regard to the compensa-
ton of executors, and a bill in regard
to negotiable instruments.
/ Hoffman introduced petition to segre-
gate from Broadwater and join to Gal
latin a small portion of Eastern Broad
water that is inconvenient of access from
, Townsend.
I Some appointments were received from
the governor and confirmed in open ses-
sion The majority Of the appointments
We're members of the state board of stock
commissioners for the two years ending
1 February II, as follows:
/ Beaverhead, Martin Barrett; Broad
water, T. ]. Keene; Cascade, Jacob Sci
ben; Carbon, j. N. Talman; Custer, O.
c. Gallo; Choteau, G. J. Mcnamara; Daw-
son, Charles King; Deer Lodge, John Bic
lenberg; Fergus S. S. Hobson; Flathead,
James "A. Ford; Gallatin, V. A. Cockrill;
Granite, J. G. Mcdonald; jefferson, John
Flaherty; Lewis and Clarke, John II.
Murphy; Madison, w. j. Ennis; Meagher,
Len Lewis; Missoula, J. A. MCGOWAN;
Park, G. w. Wakefield; Ravalli, G. w.
! Ward; Sweet Grass, j. N. Kelly; Silver
Bow, Levi, Cartier; Teton, w. K. Flow
cree; Valley, M. E. Milner; Yellowstone,
David Pratt.
| N. W. Mcconnell of Helena was named
DIS Il lelflDeT OIL the Stdle DOafQ OF eQu-
cation for the term of four years, be-
ginning February /, 1899, succeeding j. f.
klock. The balance of the appointments
1 Were those made during the interim
since the last senate, J. D. Eaton of Kali
1 lspell, member of the board of managers
of the soldiers home, for the term end
! ing March l, 1901, succeeding the late
| Lyman Lorring and these members of
the state board of education H. H.
! Grant, Grantsdale: j. II. Hamilton, Mis-
soula: NJ. J. Jarret Fergus county, and
J. G. Mckay. Silver Bow
Senator Phillips introduced his bill fix
ing the maximum rate of transportation
! of coal in Montana. 1t makes the maxi
mum rate as follows: For the first so
miles or fraction thereof, Is cents per
| ton; over so and under 100 miles, 81 per
| ton; from 100 miles to $50, 81 20 per ton:
$50 and 200 miles, 81 80; from 200 to 800
miles, $3.50; any distance over 500 miles
81 10 per ton The bill was referred to
the committee on corporations other than
municipal.
The house in committee of the whole
this morning dismissed the senate Joint
memorial No. 1, preventing Indians
from leaving the reservation.
Murray's bill relating to the appoint
ment of administrators for estates of
deceased persons, Clifford's bill relating
to the sale of liquors on credit, Lambs
bill relating to the number of judges in
the district court of judicial districts,
Walshs bill appropria ting money for the
relief of Sheriff w. j. Fransham of CAL
latin county for money expended by him,
and O'Brien's bill appropria ting $11 900
for the State Orphans home were all re-
ported back and passage recommended
Bills, notices of which We're given yes
terday, We're introduced and an afternoon
session held.
| The house held a short session this af-
ternoon at which the report Of the COM
mittee of the whole on bills considered
this morning was received and adopted.
The committee recommended that bills all
pass. Adjourned till 1890 tomorrow