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towns and counties committee recon-
mended the printing Of the bill annex
ing a portion Of Deer Lodge to Flat
head.
The military committee recommend
ed p~ostponement of the joint resolution
giving the $50, 600 Doodle fund to che
First Montana as not in the province of
the legislature.
The mining committee recommended
concurrence in H. B. l (Shovlin' 81.
The senate concu1red in house
amendments to the bill admitting vet
Grams Of the Mexican war and Spanish
war to the soldiers home; the bill pre-
venting stealing rides on trains; fees
for naturalization papers and the bill
repeating the fee Of ST. on treasurer's
license and these measures will go to
the governor.
Tierney introduced a bill providing
for the creation Of a county board to
classify grazing, farming and meadow
lands in the different counties.
BY a vote taken upon the motion of
Riddell it. is evident that Powell conn-
ty advocates have control of the senate.
That bilF had been made a special order
for today. He moved that as a circu-
lar had been sprung yesterday by op-
ponents of the bill its friends should
have more time to prepare, since time
had been allowed opponents to get
ready for the fray. He accordingly
asked unanimous consent that the bill
be made a special order for Tuesday
afternoon. Eggleston opposed, saying
the circular had been around Helena
several days and there was no use de-
laying action longer. Riddell was sup
ported by fourteen senators and the bill
went over.
In committee Of the whole Stanton's
bill a%bolishing the Office Of supreme
court reporter was considered. The
bill passed the committee with amend
ment as to pay to he allowed justices
for reporting their cases. The original
bill made it 81, 300 per annum. AS
passed by the committee the justices
will receive $1,000 in addition to their
regular salary of 81, 600. Stanton and
Courtney favored the bill in speeches,
while Norris, Connolly and Hannah
opposed. Norris only objection was
the strained financial condition Of the
state. Otherwise he favored the bill.
The debate was animated and amusing
as the committee got wound up in a
parliamentary snarl. It finally got out
and the committee arose and the senate
adjourned until Monday morning at
II 80.
In the House.
The session of the house this morn
ing was featureless. Notices Of two
bills were given in the house. One by
Hutchinson to tax dogs in nnincorporat-
ed cities and towns. By Paul-General
appropriation bill. H~utchinson's bill
providing guardians may lease mining
claims was recommended for indefinite
postponement, but the report was re-
jected and the bill ordered printed.
Most Of the morning session was con-
sumed in reading the journal and re-
ports Of various committees. Day in
PRODUCED a resolution authorizing the
speaker to appoint a committee Of three
to examine and approve the minutes
daily, doing away with the reading Of
the journal the remainder Of the ses-
sion.
Stephens introduced a bill providing
for the disposal of the $50, 1000 in the
hands of the state treasurer. He shall
publish a notice in three papers, Hell
ena, Butte and Anaconda, that he has
the sum of $50, 600 currency to be held
till disposed Of by law. If unclaimed
at the end of twelve months said sum
shall become part of the general fund.
The house. in committee of the
whole, passed the bounty bill, fixing a
bounty Of So on wolves and SO each on
wolf pups and coyotes. The bill was
productive of considerable oratory,
Lindsay Of Dawson making the princi-
pal speech in it's favor. Paul said that
the stockmen of Beaverhead protested
against the bill almost to a man.