The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-03
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
CONCLUDES ITS SESSIONS
Both Branches Adjourned Sine De-Body Has Been a
Conservative and Economical 0ne-Business Has
Been Transacted Expeditiously Some of the Most
Important Measures Adopted Yesterdays Proceed
Resolutions of Thanks.

in. The amendment adds 1915 to the ap-
preparation for the payment of supreme
court reporter for the months of Decem-
Der, January and February. The joint
committee appointed for the purpose of
fixing a time for adjournment. recon-
mended:
First-That the house recess at 6
o'clock and do business thereafter, ex-
cept reading reports of enrolling COM
mittee signing of bills by the speaker
and acting on such business as NAV be
communicated from the senate.
Second-That the house re-assemble
at 8 p. m. to receive reports of the en-
rolling committee and communications
from the senate, and when all bills have
been enrolled and signed by the speak,
er, the house shall adjourn sine die.
Third-That the senate shall remain
in session a sufficient length of time
after p. m. to dispose of all house bust
ness completed by the house and or
dered transferred to the senate prev
ious to p. m.
Fourth-That the senate shall take up
no business except house business after
4 p. m.
Fifth-That the senate shall re-Rssem-
BILE at p. m. to receive reports of the
enrolling committee, communications
from the house, and in order to permit
the president to Sign the bills.
Sixth-That both house and senate
shall adjourn cine die as soon after 8
p m. as all bills have been reported
back from the enrolling committee and
signed by the president.
On third reading of bills. all of the
bills considered in committee of the
whole yesterday were taken up and
passed, except s. r. rs. introduced by
Geiger. relating to the location of min
ing claims, which was defeated by a
vote of 81 to 50.
Wilson spoke against the bill.
In committee of the whole, with Kel-
ley of Silver Bow in the chair. the
house considered the following bills:
Substitute for S. B. 9S, granting a
franchise to the Butte State Fair asso-
citation, concurrence recommended: S.
B. 94. permitting physicians to COM
pound drugs, concurrence recommend
ed; S. B. 104, extending the right Of em-
inent domain, concurrence recommend
ed; substitute for s. 3. 81, relating to
bank associations and state banks, con-
currence recommended; S. B. SO, annex
ing the northern portion of Deer Lodge
county to Flathead county, amended
and concurrence recommended!
The committee then arose and the
chairman made immediate report. Up
on resuming. these bills were read in
the house a third time and passed.
The house again went into committee
of the whole with Kelley of Silver Bow
in the chair. H. B. 1l6. amending the
license law, occupied all of the remain
der of the session of the afternoon. The
bill was amended as to the retail liquor
license section, making the licenses
practically as at present.
Two hours were epent in this discus
sion, and Just before o'clock a mo-
ton carried which struck out the enact
ing clause of the bill, which has been
the cause of much contention for two
weeks. This was the last new business
transacted by the house.