The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-03
canal district at price not exceeding
81 an acre.
Thnrsday-In the Senate.

The last day Of the Sixth legislative
session finds the upper house of the
Montana legislature in a happy frame
of mind. The grave senators in cele-
bration of the end of their labors or the
session indulged III a number of
amenities this morning.
| Some messages were read from the
governor and the house. Governor
Smith Uniformed the senate that he had
| signed Fl. B. 30, relating to the legal
rate Of interest: s. B. %. relating to
exposed mining shafts: S. B. g.. au-
thorizing the governor to correct mis-
takes and misdescriptions il deeds con-
veying property; S. B. So, providing
for the nomination Of candidates for
school trustees; S. B. 63, appropriating
money for the assistant sergeant at
arms; s. B. II, annexing portion of
| MeaRher to Cascade; S. B. II, ap-
propriating money for the relief of r.
H.Geiger; S. ]. M. 8. asking for the
| opening of a portion Of the Fort Peck
Indian reservation; S. j. M. relating
to pasturing animals on the forest re-
serves; S. ]. M. 4 asking that Lieuten-
ant Colonel Wallace be promoted to a
brigadier generalsbip.
Senator Norris presented concurrent
resolution for the appointment of a
joint committee Of both houses to re-
port upon a time for adjournment.
The resolution prevailed and the chair
appointed Senators Norris, Riddell and
| Hobson
| Senator Haunah raised the point of
order that no previous notice had been
given. The chair ruled that where the
rules We're not to be changed no pre-
vious notice was necessary. Subse-
quently Senator Norris announced that
as he had given notice yesterday Of his
| intention to make a motion to amend
rule by striking out the portion re-
| latiDg to the introduction and passage
Of bill the same day, he would pres
ent it today. The motion prevailed.
| There being nothing further for the
senate to do, a recess was taken until
O'Clock this afternoon.
The senate this afternoon adopted the
report of the joint committee relative
to adjournment the same as adopted in
the house.
A lot Of bills were then read the first
time.
In the House.
This, the sixtieth and last dav of the
Sixth legislative assembly, was ushered
in with sunshine and balmy breezes
Little business Of Importance was trans
acted in the house up to the noon hour.
A communication was received from
the governor stating that no had signed
Shovlin's co-tenant bill and Stephens
bill relating to the sale and appraisal
of state lands.
Cnllen's joint memorial by which
the woes and wrongs Of the impecu-
nious are to be righted was reported
back from the committee OIL federal re-
lations, a majority and minority report
being filed.
The speaker signed s. B. Sc, relating
to the place Of trial of actions in JUS
tices' courts s. B. 86, relating to at
taching before debt is due: S. B. 81,
relating to the filing Of contracts; S. B.
l 80. abolishing the Office Of supreme
court reporter and increasing the sal
aries of the justices: senate substitute
for H. B. 81, relating to jurors fees,
and Losekamp's free county high school
bill.
| A committee of three, consisting of
Crutchfield, Sweeney and Lindsay, was
appointed to meet like committee
from the senate to fix upon the hour for
adjournment.
S. B. 7, relating to the building of a
home for the feeble minded, and Fl. B.
| 1879, providing for the issuance Of addi-
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