The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-10
siding. House bills 43, 81 and II were
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siding. House bills 43, 81 and II were
taken up These bills which are, re-
spectively, to create the office of assist
ant land agent. to provide a prior lien
for herders and to define the duties of
county attorneys, We're passed by the
committee, which arose. Again a mo-
tion to adjourn was made and again it
was defeated. The session of the COM
mittee of the whole was resumed, this
time with Day in the chair. House bills
3s, l and SO were called up. Bill SO was
the act adopting the medical practice
law with regard to appeals from the
board of medical examiners and brought
up the first discussion of the afternoon
Hedges offered an amendment, which
exempted osteopaths from the operation
of the act and delivered a strong ad-
dress in support of the practitioners of
this school. The friends of the bill dis
cussed its provisions at length and the
supporters of the osteopaths upheld
their side of the argument. The result
was that the amendment was carried
by small margin Lewis, the father of
the bill, then moved that when the COM
mittee arise, 1t report the bill for in
definite DostDonement, as the amend
ment had destroyed its effect. This
motion called out the first tie vote of
the session. the result being 80 to 80.
! SIldlfilldH Lay utclu9u tile I1aLlGT ny
voting aye and the bill is on the shelf.
Then came house bill 10 and the hus-
tling began. This is bill that has the
effect of producing a greater differ
ence of opinion than any measure that
has been introduced this session. SHOW
lin who prepared the bill, maintained
that it prevented the dog-in- them man
gen policy in the management of min
ing properties, where there are co-oWn-
ers, less than all, to proceed with the
operation Of a mine without the con-
sent of the other owners, provided that
they must make an accounting of the
business. The opponents of the bill
argued that it offered an opportunity
for an owner of a small part of mine
to freeze out his partners, especially
If he is rich and they poor This diff
ference of opinion was honest, and the
discussion might have been, peaceably
settled had it not been for a misun-
derstanding at the outset. When the
title of the bill had been announced
Kupl1al moved that it be recommitted
to the committee on mines and mining
for improvement SO as to afford equal
protection to all co-owners. The chair,
man decided this motion out of order
at the time, as the bill had not been
read, but offered to recognize Mr.. Ku-
phal when the reading should be COM
pleted. This was where the trouble
started. There We're some who desir-
ed to offer an amendment to the bill,
and Shovlin, the father of the bill,
agreed to accept this amendment, as it
was satisfactory to him. When the
reading of the bill had been. finished,
the chairman recognized Kuphal and,
in the opinion Of most of those on the
floor, did not state that the reading of
the bill was Completed. The chair was,
however. positive that he had so an
nounced and overruled Stephens when
the latter made a point of order on the
matter Stephens tried twice more to
make the point, but was each time
overruled. This injected considerable
feeling into the debate. Kuphal was
recognized and made his motion for
recommitment Eversole moved as a
substitute that the bill be recommended
for passage Toole explained that there
was an amendment which it was de-
sired to offer, and many of the friends
of the bill Joined him in the wish that
an opportunity be afforded to offer
amendments. Eversole agreed to with
draw his motion if kuphal would with
draw his bill, the latter, through
misunderstanding, did not make such
an agreement till later. When he did
make it, Eversole had changed his mind
and, though it was urged by both sides
that both motions be defeated. in or
fered, Eversole's motion was decided
to have carried by vote of 35 to 80,
though this count was disputed. The
discussion that preceded the voting was
general, and was participated in by
Wilson, Toole Kelley, Stapleton, Ever
sole, Stephens and Stiff. The commit
tee then arose and a motion to ad-
journ was made and carried, Roll call
was demanded, and there was good
deal of foolishness over the balloting.
The motion prevailed and the house
adjourned.
After adjournment Finlen and Lock-
hart became involved in a discussion
in the rear of the hall, which led to
some hot words. Lockhart left the hall
at the request of the sergeant-at-arms
and Finlen was following, when Nc
Laughlin attempted to strike him from
behind with a chair Madden caught
the chair before it fell and trouble was
averted.