Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-22
to the people shall proceed with those
conferences to which l have been lnvit-
PROBABLY GO TO
GOVERNOR TODAY
INGERSCLL,S FAMOUS BILL IS
PASSED BY THE SENATE
OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
Special to the Inter Mountain.

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Helena, Feb. 22.-Despite Washington's
birthday both houses met and got right
down to business. House Bill No. 1872,
Ingersoll's famous bill regulating the
sale of mining property, which has at
tracted more attention than almost any
other measure, continues on Its RAPID
journey TO the governor. The senate
committee on corporations reported the
bill favorably this morning. The rules
We're suspended and the order of busl-
ness advanced so that the senate could
go into committee of the whole. With
Senator Norris in the chair, the bill was
considered by committee of the whole
without amendments being offered The
committee arose and the senate accepted
the committee of the whole report by a
vote of 19 to 8, Hannah, Connolly ana
! Warner voting in the negative. The
rules were again suspended and the bill
| placed on it's final passage. 1T was con-
Cured in by a vote of % to 2, Hannah
and CONNOLLY voting in the negative.
The bill was sent to the house and will
probably reach the governor before night.
1t is believed he will approve it.
The regular order was resumed. The
committee on counties and towns recon-
mended the passage of HOffmans bill,
| annexing a portion of Broadwater in the
vicinity of Three Forks, to Gallatin
county.
The corporations committee reported a
substitute for Gaigers bill establishing
| a state fair at Butte and a substitute fo:
Hannahs reducing the legal rate of
printing.
The finance and claims committee re-
ported a substitute for the Norris bill re.
lating to state banks and trust com.
| panies.
The public libraries committee recon.
mended the passage of Senator Court
ney's bill relating to a public librarian.
But one bill was introduced. 1t was by
Stanton and changes the laws in regard
to police magistrates by allowing then
fees in criminal cases, the same as allow
ed justices of the peace. The bill limits
their salaries as follows: First-class
cities, $4,000; second-class cities, 1000
third-class cities, $400.
President Spriggs appointed Campbell
Stanton and Worden on the conference
committee to meet the committee from
the mousse TO act upon senate Dill lo pre-
venting tramps from riding on trains. A
lot of house appropriation bills We're reat
and then the senate adjourned till g
Reading Of senate bills and the hearins
of two committee reports and acting or
bills on third reading comprised about al
the house proceedings this morning
Hedges gave notice of bill providing fo1
innocculation of wolves with certain fata
diseases and then turning them loose
upon the range with a view of killing al
wolves coming in contact. Lindsay in
troduced a bill providing for sale of liquor
under certain conditions and Boylen {
bill relating to proceedings in bastardy
The bill creating the office of state engi
neer was defeated on final passage by :
vote of 81 to 80. Ingersoll's bill regulat
ing irirgating bitches also failed of pass
age. Days bill relating to appeals to
supreme court passed unanimously. This
afternoon the house went into gene. a
orders.