The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-23
ELEVEN BILLS PASSED
House Too Busy to Observe
Washington's Birthday.
TO INOCULATE WOLVES
Hedges Wants Infectious Diseases Spread
Among the Pests OF Stcckmen-The
Powell County Bill Is Be-
yond Resurrection.
specjal D;snateb to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena. Feb. 22--The house observed
Washingtons birthday by devoting its
time strictly to the transaction of the
business of the state and succeeded in
disposing of II bills on final passage
and the same number in committee of
the whole Losekamp made repeated
efforts to secure some recognition by
the house of the Father of his Country,
but was only partially successful. He
wanted Washington speech but the
members were too busy and there was
no speech. The chaplain made reference
to the day in his opening prayer. immed-
lately after which Losekamp made an eff
fort to secure an adjournment, but his
motion was defeated. Hedges gave no.
tice of the introduction of bill APP
propriating money for the state veter-
marian to inoculate wolves and coyotes
with infectious diseases,
The committee on state institutions re-
ported back S. B. 81, to correct errors
in deeds of conveyance of property to
that it pass, and it was placed on gen
eral orders.
s. B. 81, repeating brokers' licenses,
was recommended for passage by the
ways and means committee and placed
on general orders.
Two bills were introduced:
H. B. 175, by Lindsay relating to the
sale of intoxicating drinks.
H. B. 1870, by Boylan relating to pro-
;,,ox onto r1H
Lindsay and Marcyes made inquiry as
to the location of the road bills and
the Rosebud county bill, respectively,
and Chairman Mats of the steering
committee, enlightened them. A lively
debate was occasioned by the report of
the committee on Irrigation in reference
to the dumping of coal slack in streams.
The bill was recommended for indetin-
lite postpOnement, but Johnson, who in
troduced it, succeeded in getting it
printed.
The following bills We're defeated on
their final passage:
H. B. co. relative to the fixing of
water rates by county commissioners,
and H. B. 81, relative to eXtortiOn and
other abuses by canal and irrigation
companies.
The following were read third time
H. B. 1874. relating to APP
peals to the supreme court: H.
B, IS, annexing portion of
Deer Lodge county to Lewis and Clarke
county; H. B. 70, the deficiency appro-
priation for the i}enitentiary; II. B.
113, amending the arid land law; Fl. B
3S, amending the medical law: II. B.
106, providing for the appointment by
ure and divide water: H. B. 70, relat-
ing to sole corporations; II. B. As, re-
lating to the appraisal and sale of state
lands.
H. B. 2S, creating the Office of state
engineer, was defeated at the morning
session, the vote being 80 to 80.
AT the afternoon session a reconsid-
GRAFTON was had, and the bill passed
by a vote of So to 49, An effort was
made to adjourn after these bills had
been considered. but it was defeated
The house then went into committee
of the whole with Lamb in the chair
Marcyes having declined to preside. The
following bills We're considered by the
committee of the whole:
S. B. As, amending the school law
enacting a clause stricken out: S. B.
g. appropriating money for assistant
sergeant-at- arms Kelly, passed. S. B.
r. appropriating money for Senator
Geiger, passed: s. B. 81, relating to the
nomination and election of school trus-
tees, passed; S. B. 36, relating to ne
gotiable instruments, passed. senate
substitute for H. 3. 20, relating to the
legal rate of interest; passed; H. ]. NJ
l, relating to the Fort Peck reservation
passed; Fl. J. NJ. 2, indefinitely post
poned, and S. ]. NJ. 3, relating to the
same object, the Fort Peck reservation
was passed: H. B. So relating to build
ing and loan associations, passed: H
b. l20, relating to interest on state
bonds. passed: H. B. 81, relating tC
homeless children, passed. There was
no debate except in regard to H. B. 81
Upon this bill the discussion was gen.
eral. but the bill finally passed the com.
mittee all right
At 4:20 the committee arose to report
progress while the speaker received g
communication from the senate Lose.
kamp then renewed his motion for a re
cess and secured one, the condition
being that Mats, of Deer Lodge, should
deliver an address upon the
life and example of Washing.
ton. Mr.. Mats did not thinl
it proper to attempt any impromptl
speech and other members also declined
The house then resumed and Toole re-
ported for the conference committee il
regard to the amendments to the hobo
bill. The house concurred in the amend
ments and the committee of the whole
resumed. AT $50 the house adjourned