The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-24
the house adjourned till II O'Clock
n onday-In the Senate.

Yonqay-In h senate.
Iii When The seenats convened this morn
ling a number 81 coimnmittee reports
We're read recommending the passage
Of senate measures; also bills correctly
engrossed ordered to third reading.
These biAls were. introduced.
BY Rillat, S. b. So, relating to the
liabilities and compensation Of exc
cutors.
BY CLARK, s. b. Sc, relating to nego-
4 table instruments.
By Cullen, s. B, 81, providing for
dividing Of counties into districts and
the election Of county commissioners
from said districts.
By Mahon, S. B. 3S, providing for
collection of special road tax.
By Mahon, s. B. 80, to provide fur
ther protection to birds fur bearing ami
mails and fish.
BY Whiteside. S. B. 40, relating to
disposal Of exhibits Of money now in
the hands of the state treasurer. This
bill provides that the $50, 900 be given
to the children's home and that there
be this inscription in granite over the
door: Dedicated to Purity in Poll
tics"
These notices Of bills were given:
BY Hoffman, relating to the record
ing Of trade marks.
By Anderson, changing the boundary
line between the counties of Cascade
and Meagber.
In committee of the whole, Whiteside
in the chair, s. B. 8 was taken up.
When the committee rose the bill was
recommended for passage. The report
was adopted. S. B. 5, II and Is were
read third time and passed.
Worden then introduced a resolution
excusing Whiteside from attendance at
the afternoon session of the senate.
Whiteside stated that he did not care
to be insulted; that he had intended to
request that he be excused from attend
ance on the senate during the recount
ing Of the ballots of Flathead county.
Worden Withdrew his resolution and
Whiteside was excused.
The senate then recessed till II AS
and on resuming repaired to the hall Of
the house for the joint assembly. After
the vote for senator had been taken and
the senate had returned a recess was
taken till 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
When the senate met this afternoon
Clerk and Recorder Therriault of Flat
head county was present with the bal
lots and ballot boxes Of the November
election. These he turned over to the
senate stating that they were the COM
plete returns from his county with the
exception of one precinct, Spring Prairie
No. II, where Is votes were cast.
Worden offered a resolution to the
effect that the recount and n of
the votes in the Geiger-W hiteside con-
test be referred to the committee on
election and privileges with authority
to make a recount and and
determine the result and report at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning. The senate
then adjourned until 10 O'Clock tomor.
row.
In the House.
When the house met this morning
notices of the following bills were
given:
By the appropriation committee, to
cover deficiency appropriations as
enumerated in a communication from
the governor, dated Jan. ID.
By Hutchinson, to allow the heirs Of
deceased persons to bond and lease min
ing claims.
By Black, to amend the Political
Code relating to city and town cleo
lions.
By O'Brien, appropriating $40, 600
Of the "boodle fund.- now in the hands
of the state treasurer for the purpose of
completing the state orphans home. in
accordance with the original plans and
specifications.
The committee Oh education reported
H. B. 16, providing for the establish
ment of free kindergartens in the pub
lie schools, amending same slightly and
with recommendation that, as amend
ed, it be printed and passed. On mo
tion of Crutchfeld the report was
adopted.
These bills were introduced: I'll
H. B. 40, by Hedges, relating to the
collection Of property taxes; referred tc
ways and means committee.
Fl. B. SO, by Toole, relative to the
right of suffrage. referred to the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
H. B. 81, by Beasley, for the protec.
ton of sheepherders, referred to ju.
dietary committee.
Fl. B. So, by Lindsay, relating to the
organization, regulation and inspection
of loan associations, referred to com.
mittee on judiciary. On motion of Mr..
Crutchfield this bill was later referred
to the committee on corporations.
At the close of the joint session, or
motion Of Lindsay, the house adjourned
till II o'clock tomorrow morning.
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