The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-24

mite pDStpOnement OF the Dill and that
of the minority urged the passage of
| the bill as a benefit to the entire state.
| The majority report was adopted but
| the fight will come up again to-morraw
when senate bill so reaches the house,
as this bill covers the same subject and
has been passed by the senate.
The committee on judiciary recon-
mended that H. B. 15S. relating to the
formation of corporations, be printed;
and that S. B. so, granting separate
trials to defendants; H. B. 122 relat-
ing to county appraisers, and H. B.
1I3, relating to summoning trial Jurors
by registered mail, be Indefinitely post
poned. The committee on engrossment
asked permission to employ two more
clerks and the request was granted
H. j. M. 6. relative to the building of
reservoirs for the reclamation of Ger
tain arid lands, was favorably report
ed back from the committee on fed
eral relations.
H. B. ia was indefinitely postponed
on recommendation of the judiciary
| committee, which gave notice that
substitute for the bill would be intro
duced.
S. B. 30 abolshing the office Of SUI
preme court reporter, was recommend
| ed for concurrence and placed on gem
| eral orders.
| The reports Of the committee of the
| whole relative to the bills under con-
sideration yesterday was adopted. and
the following bills were then intro-
| duced:
Substitute for H. B. ia, by commit
tee on judiciary, to have mine cages
cased in.
H. B. 1S1, without previous notice
by Lindsay, to prevent the removal Of
| sheep from one county to another in
the state without a certificate of health
from the deputy sheep inspector.
H. B. 152. by Hedges, authorizing the
1nl of Ia
construction of the capitol building.
substituting granite for sandstone and
permitting certain changes to be made
in the existing contract.
II. B. 1S3, by Clifford. without pre-
vlous notice. relating to ring prize
hghtng and boxing matches
Fl: 3. 1874 by Lamb-Relating to pub
| lie improvements in cities and towns
Under first reading of bills the senate
substitute for S B. "a. relating to jur-
ofs fees, was read as were also S. b.
81, relating to the filing of contracts
5. p. 81, extending the time of liens
for services: S. B. Sc. relating to civil
actions; 5. p. 49, relating to value of
| property destroyed by fire: S. J. M g.
/ TO remove distractions in Kootenai
| river.
\ The committee on agriculture and
| stockgroWing recommended that S. b.
#! 45. relating to a tax levy for stock IN
spection, do pass: that II. B. III. relat-
ing to killing diseased stock, be indefi-
\ nitely postponed, and that H. B. 1TS,
taxing dogs do pass.
/ Fl. B. 43, creating a deputy state land
/ register was returned from the senate
amendments cutting the salary from
I $l.SOo to $1,000 a year, and as amended
the bill was concurred in Ey vote Of
46 to Is. Cooney, Crutehfield, Galwey
T Kelley, Kelly. Lamb, Lewis, Lindsay,
Lumley. Marcyes. Mclaughlin, Mcleod.
Murray, Phelps, Plotting voting against
the amendment: 'r
The house then took q recess till 2:3O
o'clock this. afternoon sJs which time
business was resumed. Reports were
received from the enrolling and en-
crossing committees and the house went
at once into committee of the whole
with Stapleton in the chair The ses-
sion. of the committee was an active
i one and 10 bills and resolutions We're
disposed of. There was little or no de-
bates on any of the measures consid-
| cred. except on the road laws and one
of the appropriation bills. Both of theee
bills passed. The opposition to the road
tax law was led by Day, who opposed
two of its provisions, the section MAX
ing persons liable to road tax, even
if the labor is performed by others,
provided that notice has been given,
and the other section compelling COM
panies and individuals employing men
to hold out from the wages the amount
of the road tax The frat of these sec
tions was dropped and the other was
retained. An attempt was then made to
strike out the enacting clause. but was
unsuccessful Day then tried to have
the section restored that he had strick-
en- out, but this, too, failed and the bill
was recommended for passage, as
amended. The other. debate occurred
upon the bill appropriating money for
the payment of persons engaged in TAX
! ing the evidence in The Gaze of the state
| against Booth and Wines in the dis
barment proceeding. This was opposed
by Day. Losekamp, Walsh and others.
who urged that the state should not be
required to pay this bill. Stiff and Kel-
ley made good arguments for the BILL
which was finally recommended for
t passage. House joint memorial No. f.
) relating to the mining law. was recon-
1 mended for indefinite postponement.
1 The enacting clause was stricken from
= H. B. 145. which was 10 appropriate .
money for the payment of officers and
: men of the Billings troop while waiting
to be mustered into service of the Unit
ed States. H. B. 70 repeating a sec
ton of the license law, was indefinitely
postponed on the ground that the same
subject is covered by senate bill 81. The
following bills We're favoraby conefd-
cred by the committee:
, s. j. NJ, 4, relating to grazing priv
ileges on forest reserves.
S. B. %, relating to the covering
shafts and cuts near roads and high
ways: S b. 81, to enable the governor
to correct defects in deeds of land
transferred to the state; S. B. 81, re-
pealing section 406l of the political code,
relating to licenses; house substitute
for S. B. 3S, relating to the collection of
road taxes; S. B. Il and H. B. 1873, an
. neXing portions of Meagher county to
Cascade; house resolution ), relating to
the election of senators by direct vote;
H. B. 1856. appropriation of 1884 for serv-
ices in the case of the State vs. Booth
and Wines: Fl. b. 157, approprating
money to Sheriff Cavlnaugh for the
, transportation of prisoners; II. B. los.
appropriating money for the payment
for services in connection with the east
, ern penitentiaFy; H. B. Isl. relating to
! the fees of the secretary of state.
/ n'rlnrll thu nmnlittae arose and