The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-07
BEASLEY HAS RETURNED
Apparently He Has Entirely Re-
covered From His Illness,
DAY OF ROUTINE WORK
Unusually Large Number of Notices
of Introduction of Bills-Debate
on the Rs-Apportionment
Bill-Bills introduced,
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Feb. 6.-Beasley's back. The
representative from Sweetgrass was in
his seat this afternoon and does not
look as if he had been seriously i'll. He
attracted but little attention, and
seemed pleased at that. Assistant
Chief Clerk Kennedy was in his place
to-day after serious illness of week.
There were several house members who
failed to respond to the roll call this
afternoon, most of them having been
delayed in their return from their home
visits. The number of notices given of
the Introduction of bills was larger than
usual, the members evidently having
spent a portion of the three days va
cation in preparing for their work. No
tees were given as follows:
Johnson-An act to prohibit the
dumping of coal and slack in the
streams of the state.
Potting-An act to repeal the political
code relating to the appointment of ap-
praisers by the county commissioners.
Day-An act to amend the code of
civil procedure, relative to appeals to
the supreme court.
law and enact a new one
Sweeney-An act to enable the state
to purchase 800 maps for the use of
schools and state offices.
Ways and means committee-An act
to provide revenue for the support of
the state government.
ways and means committee-An act
to repeal portion of the political code.
Lamb-An act to amend the political
code relating to licenses.
Ingersoll-An act to authorize the
disposition of joint mining property
where there are dissenting stockhold-
ers.
Magee-An act relating to the quar-
terly reports of county officers, JUS
tices of the peace, and constables.
Magee-An act relating to the taking
up and working of certain animals
without authority.
Day-An act to cure defects in deeds
and land transfers by administrators
executors and guardians.
An invitation to the members was re-
ceived from the Montana Horticultural
society to be present at the annual
meeting of the society at Hamilton The
receipt of the invitation was acknow-
lodged and as many of the members as
can leave will attend.
When the report of the standing COM
mittee on apportionment and represen-
tation was received, recommending the
passage of Burkes re-apportionment
bill, there was some discussion. Day
moved that consideration of the bill be
Indefinitely postponed, urging that there
is aconstitutionalp provision which makes
the basis of the apportionment the
census and that there can be no appor-
tionment without a census Burke ar
gued that the constitution, while it pro-
vides that there should be an appor-
tionment after censuslyears, it does not
mr. "a tI1nr>c mi No
other years. He added that the bill
had been prepared at the suggestion
of the governor, and that it was upon
the lines recommended by his excel
lency. Days motion was carried, and
the bill was shelved
The committee on irrigation report
ed for passage Phelps bill relative to
the appointment of commissioners in
water cases by the courts and the bill
was referred to the printing commit
tee.
The committee on military affairs
made burlesque report in the type
writer affair, which was ordered filed
The ways and means committee to
which was referred the bill increasing
the number of justices Of the supreme |
court to five, reported without recon-
mendation and it was ordered printed. |
The printing committee reported Is |
bills correctly printed and these were |
placed on general orders.
The ways and means committee re-
ported favorably upon house bills "A
and 49,, and these were referred to the
committee.
Hedges introduced a resolution as to
the disposal of the Doodle fund, but the
speaker declared the resolution ONT Of
order and it was not considered
Truscott introduced a resolution that
a committee of five be appointed to in
vestigate the methods of the Montana
Stockgrowers' association, and it was