The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-15
GB|ND|NG OUT THE LAWS
The House Wades Through a
Lot of Business.
BUT LITTLE DISCUSSION
dobson's Bill Reducing the Salaries Of
County Officers Indefinitely Post
poned by the Ssnate-Governor
Smiths Nominations
Special Dispatch to the Standard.


away with a lot of business when it
starts in to do So In committee of the
whole it waded through the biggest lot
bills that it has disposed of in any one
day. There was little discussion of any
of the measures except one. Campbelrs
senate bill, making it a misdemeanor to
steal rides on trains and investing con-
ductors. engineers or other persons in
charge of trains. with the power of
constables in the county through which
The train runs. There was determined
attempt made to defeat the purpose of
this bill. but it was carried through all
right, and the opposition finally ieided.
Aside from this, the sessions of the day
were not disturbed by any discussion or
debate.
When the house opened this morning,
the chaplain prayed for the success Of
Americans in the Philippines and for
the speedy recovery of the wounded SOL
der there. Day and Swindlehurst pre-
sented petitions, asking for the Gefeat
of the act to repeal the anti-gambling
law, and Ingersoll presented a protest
against the creation of Rosebud county.
There was but one notice given of the
introduction of bills, the ways and
means committee giving formal notice
of Its intention to introduce a bill to
amend the code relating to the assess
ment of property. The committee on
townships and counties reported favor
ably upon H. B. 1873, whch annexes a
portion of Meagher county to Cascade,
and the bill was ordered printed
House bills II and 81 and the substi-
tute for house bill SO We're reported
correctly engrossed and We're placed on
the calendar for third reading. The
committee on fish and game reported
H. B. 1876 with the following amendment
for passage:
Every person, who. during the next
two years, shall shoot or kill Or cause
to be shot or killed any
grouse. prairie chicken, fool hen,
sage hen or pheasant or part
ridge, shall be punishable by a fine of
not less than $25 nor more than $3.50 or
by Imprisonment in the county Jail not
to exceed three months nor less than
one month or by both fine and imprs-
onment, and by adding Chinese or Mon
golian pheasants after the word quail
in the same section
H. B. 129, which provides for the pay
ment of a license fee by nonresident
hunters, was favorably recommended
and was ordered printed.
The committee on the affairs of cities
reported unfavorably upon Stantons
senate bill for the Vacating of plated
ground and townsites and its consider
alton was indefinitely postponed. The
same committee recommended for pas
sage senate bill so, providing for the
meetings Of stockholders and directors,
Ind this was placed on general orders.
Hedges, as chairman of the
committee of the whole of yes
terday, reported that the committee
had stricken out the enacting clause of
the woman suffrage act and an effort
was made to have the bill recommitted,
but it was defeated. The report regard
Ing the other bills considered. was re-
ceived and these bills were ordered en-
crossed.
The following bills were introduced:
H. B. 146, by the committee on state
boards and officers without previous no.
tice, relating to the appointment and
qualification of deputy state treasurer,
deputy state auditors and deputy sec
rotary of state.
H. B. 147 by Hedges, relating to the
practice of osteopatt1y in Montana On
motion of Normoyle the rules were sus-
pended and the bill was read by title
only and referred to the committee on
international improvements.
H. B. Jas, by the ways and means |
committee, providing for a tax on direft |
and collateral inheritances.
H. B. 149, by Fine, abolishing the |
Office of reporter of the supreme court. |
S. B. 4S, creating liens on personal |
S. B. 55, relating to attachments.
S. B. 81, relating to attachments and |
s. B. 81, relating to licenses.
s. J. M. 3, relating to the throwing |
open of a portion of the Fort Peck res |
ervaticn was read and properly re-
ferred.
II ID
lien for stock herders, was placed on
its third reading and passed by vote
of 81 to 4.
Substitute No. / for house bill 36.
Cooney's bill, providing for the opera
ton of surety companies in the state,
was also passed by a vote of SO to 8.
H. B. Il, relating to the duties of
county attorneys, was passed unani- |
mously at the opening of the afternoon
session.
The speaker requested the clerk to |
read an invitation to the legislature
from the president of the state uniVer- |
sity to attend the dedication of the new
university buildings next Saturday. |
Stone supplemented the formal invita- |
ton by extending an invitation from
the citizens of Missoula, who will pro-
vide special train to leave here Satur-
day morning and reach MiSSoula at
noon. The clerk was instructed to ac-
knowledge the receipt of the invitation
and on motion of Woods it was decided
to adjourn Friday night and attend the
exercises at Missoula. 1t is probable
that most of the members will take the
trip, and many of them will be accom-
panied by their wives.
The steering committee made its first
report this morning, and its list was
the order of bills that the house had to !
consider in committee of the whole this !
Lamb of Silver Bow was in |
the chair and Ii senate bills and reso-
lutions We're disposed of.
Senate bill No. 9, relating to the re- |
noval Of county seats, was Indefinitely |
postponed.
Senate bill %, relating to the issue of
county bonds, was recommended for |
as We're the following:
S. B. 81, relating to pleadings in civil
actions.
s. B. "a relating to the fees of county
treasurerS.
S. 3. 10 (substitute), providing that
graduates of the State Normal school |
shall teach in the public schools of the |
state without examination.
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