The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-03
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Seven Bills Were Put Upon Their Final
Passage.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Feb. 2.-The house, still with
out the presence of Beasley, succeeded
this morning in getting through with a
lot of work. Seven house bills and senate
| joint memorial were read third time
and passed, there being no serious op-
position to any of them. The bills that
We're passed were the free kindergar-
ten bill; Days hotel keepers lien bill;
Murray's billregarding the appointment
| OF administrators: Lambs bill inereas-
| ing the number of judgas in the Silver
Bow district court; Walsh's bill for
| the relief of Ex-Sheriff Fransham;s Cliff
.ford's bill repeating the law relating 10
the sale of liquor on credit; and the bill
| Of o'Brien appropriating $1,000 for The
| orphans home. All Of these were dis
| posed of as rapidly as the clerk could
read them and call the roll there being
no discussion Of any of them.
When the house convened this morn
ing, Day presented a petition from the
residents of the region below the Mis-
souri, river dam, praying for Legislation
that will protect them from the posi-
BILE devastation resulting from the
breaking of the dam. The petition was
referred to the committee on interna-
tional improvements to which Days bill
| in regard to this matter was yesterday
referred. The following notices of the.
| introduction of bills We're given:
Kelly-An act amending the political
code, relating to licenses.
Phelps-An act to provide for the pay
ment Of interest on bonds for the state
institutions.
Truscott--A joint memorial relating
to the opening of the Fort Peck reser-
walton.
Truscott-An act relating to the bonds
of county officers.
More-An act for the submission of
an amendment TO the constitution, re-
lating to the qualifications of county
superintendent.
But one bill was introduced, and that
by the judiciary committee. 1t pro-
vides for an increase to five of the num-
Der of justices of the supreme court.
The comittee on military affairs re-
ported unfavorably upon the bill re-
lating to the admission of Mexican
| war veterans to the Soldiers home, and
this report was adopted. Later, how
ever upon motion of Day, the action
was reconsidered, and the bill was
ordered printed.
The judiciary committee reported as
follows upon several of the bills that
have been under consideration: ~
H. B. 40, dividing counties into dis
tricts and providing for the election
of county commissioners of such dis
tricts was reported to be unconstitu-
tional, and its indefinite postponement
recommended.
H. b. 46, relating to state treasurers
was amended and recommended, as
amended, to be printed.
H. B. g. relating to the compensation
of witnesses in courts, not of record
and coroner's jurors, amended to allow
fees to persons living outside of 10
mile limit, and ordered printed.
H. B. 70, exempting private banks
from paying a license, was, on request,
referred to the ways and means COM
mittee.
H. B. 10S, prescribing a limitation of
one year for the recovery of placer
claims, was recommended to pass and
referred to the printing committee.
S. B. 10, creating boards of municipal
commissioners for cities, was indefinite
ly postponed. .
S. B. 81, relating to pleadings in civil
actions, was concurred in and placed
on general orders.
S. B. 10, creating a board of municipal
service commissioners to have the man
agement and control of police and fire
departments, was indefinitely postponed
on recommendation of the COMMITTEES.
The committee on townships and
counties reported favorably upon sem
ate bill No. 8, relating to the removal
of county seats, and senate bill No. 81,
IeidtlIS 10 tlle lSSuiiiS VI CUuIilS DoIuS.
Senate bill No. "a was recommended
for indefinite postponement. The COM
inittee on state lands reported house
bill No. 65 with the recommendation
that it be indefinitely postponed
The committee on education reported
favorably on the bill legalizing the
bonds of school district No. of Flat
head county. The same committee re-
ported that the typewriting machine in
its room is no good and asked for rem
edy.
After the third reading and passage
of the bills mentioned above the house
adjourned till o'clock, when it met
the senate in joint session.
After the conclusion of the joint ses-
sion the house adjourned.