The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-27
Committee Brings in Two Reports
But the Senate Declares Him
aBogus Member.
LOSEKAMP AT WORK
Gives Notice of a Bill for Free High
Schools-A Bill to Be introduced
to Repeal Anti-Gambling Law.
Tuesday-In the Senate.

and practically featureless today. Ihe
committee on privileges and elections
asked and was granted more time il
which to report upon the Geiger- White
side election contest. 1t is understood
that three precincts have been counted.
Senator Hoffman introduced a bill
providing that trade marks be regis.
tered by the secretary of state. CLARK
gave notice of the introduction of a bill
paying Sergeant-at-Arms Ponsford
500. go for expenses for his recent triI
to Kalispell, where he went to secure
the ballots cast in the last election to
be used in the contest at present before
the senate.
Upon motion of Whiteside senate bill
16 was recommitted to the committee
on judiciary.
In committee of the whole senate
bill /. which repeats the road law
passed by the last session, was con-
sidered. The bill passed the commit
tee with one section stricken out.
Clark's bill requiring that only taxpay-
ers should vote at an election upon the
proposition IF changing a county seat
came up for its third reading and
passed the senate with three dissenting
votes, Anderson, Connolly and Hannah.
In the House.
Four members of the house were
noted as being absent when the roll
was called this morning, the absentees
being Bonner, Luddy, Moran and War
rem.
Notices of bills were given as fol-
lows:
By Day, to confer certain powers
upon societies organized for the purpose
Of providing homes for homeless chill
dren, and upon county commissioners
and justices Of the peace in regard to
the care of INDECENT children also, a
bill relating to interest on judgments;
also, a bill relating to the levy Of writs
of attachment and garnishments.
By Crutchfeld, a bill to increase the
number of justices Of the supreme court
to five.
By Cooney, a bill changing the
boundary lines between the counties of
Meagher and Cascade.
By Bywater, a bill to legalize the
bonds of school district No. 5 of Flat
head county, Mont, which said bonds
were N May Z, 1898, voted to be is
sued by the qualified electors of said
district.
By Bennett, a bill relating to Ii
censes of builders and contractors.
The committees IN Judiciary, approp-
riations, rules and joint rules and
printing presented reports. H. BIS Z,
8 and 81, by Day, Stone and Normoyle.
respectively, were reported by the ju-
dietary committee with the recommen-
dalton that they be printed. and Fl. B.
4, by Truscott, relating to the bonds of
offices; Fl. B. 90, by Losekamp, relat-
ing to the exemption of property from
taxation; H. B. "a, by Losekamp, re-
latlng to the number Of preemptory ohal-
lenges Of witnesses; and Fl. B. ~, by
Hedges, relating to animals breaking
into enclosures surrounded by a legal
fence, were indefinitely postponed on
the recommendation Of the judiciary
committee. H. B. 10, by Murray, re-
lating to the appointment of admins
traitors, was reported by the judiciary
committee amended and recommended
for passage. H. B. 10, by Hedges, re-
lating to the driving Of stock inside en-.
closures without permission, was re-
ferred to the committee on agriculture
and stockgrowing at the request Of the
judiciary committee. Clifford's bill
relating to the sale Of liquor on credit
was ordered printed.
The committee on rules and Joint
rules recommended an amendment to
house rule 20, in order that the title of
H. B. Is, by Lamb, relating to the
number of judges and jury panels in
the district courts of the judicial dis
tricts of the state, might be amended
by striking out the words ''and jury
panels" and printed as amended. This
called forth some discussion, Mats
holding that the rule of the house
could not be changed without a days
notice and that therefore the matter
should go over until tomorrow. Mr..
Mats said that the house had no right
to change the title of a bill; that he
did not oppose the change which the
recommended, hnt that he
wished the alteration made in q legal
manner. Lamb insisted that the adop.
tion Of the report Of the committee be
voted on. Stephens came to the rescue
with ar amendment to the amendment
offered by Matts, moving that the
rules be suspended and the report Of
judiciary committee be accepted. |
This seemed TO meet with the approval
u the house and Stephens amendment
1Eevailed.
The appropriation committee reported
SEVERAL bills favosably. and the print.
rs COMMITTEES = number Of measures
DIRECTLY printed.
No hills were introduced.
u communication was received from
- sovesner sivin9 sstimatss of tho
Inount g msoassy needed tor tho equip