The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-17
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to define his duties and provide for his

TOR, TO designate his qualifications and
TO define his duties and provide for his
compensation
BY Hedges: H. B. No. GA bill for
an act to amend section 1853 of chapter
IL Of part 8 of title of the political
| code, relating to animals breaking into
enclosures surrounded by a legal fence.
Ihe governor this morning transmit
ted to the house the informal ton that
he had signed H. B. No. G. the appro-
pr1ation bill for the per diem of mem
brrs and attaches of the assembly. His
excellency also sent for the considera-
tion of the house a list of the defic-
lency bills that this legislature will
have to take care of. The deficiency
for 1895 and 1896 amounts to $1734.99.
The items of this bill were covered by
appropriations made by the last legis-
lature, which have since been declared
unconstitutional For 1897 and 1896 the
deficiency amounts to $65, ,391 81 and in
ciudes bills from the various state in
stltutlons, mileage of sheriffs in the
transportation of prisoners, expenses
incurred by the various appointive Off
GERS OF the State-yeterinarian boiler
inspector, land agent and cierks-public
printing and costs of courts, as well as
a small item for refunded taxes. The
reason given for the non-payment OF
most OF these items is that no appro-
prlat1on was made for them, but in
some instances the appropriation made
was insufficient to meet the expenses
incurred and hence the deficiency. The
governor urged that the house take
up the consideration of these bills al
the earliest opportunity, in order that
the last days of the session may not
be clogged with such matters, when
they are needed for more important
matters.
There seems to be a disposition on
hn rf Of
business of the session with all possible
celebrity, and the business is not accunn-
u1ating as it has in some instances. The
committees are already at work upol
the matters that have been referred to
them, and it will not be many days
before the house is at business in ear
nest
Several of the house committees held
lengthy sessions this afternoon The
Judiciary committee has a large num-
ber of bills in it's hands and the attor-
neys who compose this committee had
an argumentative session in their
room from 3 o'clock this afternoon til
nearly dinner time 1t is expected that
this committee will have some work
for the house in a day or two. The
committee on federal relations had to
consider this afternoon the joint res
olution, prepared by Hedges of Fergus
county, which places Montana on rec
ord as in favor of expansion and as in-
dorsing the administration policy in re-
gard to the Philippines. The appropria-
tions committee has had before it the
deficiency bills. reported to the house
this morning by the governor, and the
education committee has been looking
into the kindergarten bill referred to it
Saturday Tonight the committeeaon
corporations Of the senate is listening
to the arguments of the railway rep
resentatives in regard to the employers
liability act. All in all, it has been ore
of the busiest days of the session for
the members Of both house and senate