The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-18
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
only One Interruption to the Routine
Work of the Day.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Jan. 17.-There was but one
interruption to the routine work of the
mouse this morning, and that did not
disturb for long. It was a discussion
as to the proper form of motion for the
receipt and adoption of a report from a
! committee The matter was referred
to the committee on rules for settle
ment. Notices for the introduction of
bills were given as follows:
Cooney-An act for the submission to
the voters of the state, an amendment
relative TO the legislative Department
Cllfford-An act to amend the law
preventing the sale of liquors on credit
Beasley-An act giving herders a lien
upon cattle, horses an other animals.
HedgeS-An act to provide for the
registration of land titles under the
Torrens system.
Crutchtield, chairman of the judiciary
committee, reported upon three bills.
II. 3. No. 3 was referred to the print
ing committee. Lndsay's building and
loan association bill was reported back
with the recommendation that
It's consideration be Indefinite
ly postponed. Hedges bill re-
lating to the fiscal year and the
filing of official reports, was reported
back with the recommendation that it
be printed, placed on general orders
and passed.
Bills were introduced as follows:
Wilson-An act creating the office of
state engineer, defining his duties and
fixing his compensation.
Wilson-An act tablishing a stand
ard of measure for water and defining
the miners inch.
FitzpatriclS-An act amending the DO
litical code relating to county officers.
This act gives an auditor to counties of
the fourth class. as we'll as to the first,
second and third classes.
Lindsay-An act providing for a spe-
cial tax for the payment of bounty
claims.
Watson-An act to encourage the
election of pulp and paper mill in the
state and to exempt the same from
taxation. This bill was at first referred
to the committee on manufactures but
afterWard was sent to the judiciary
committee, that it's constitutionality
might be determined
Phelps-An act providing for a boun-
ty upon wild animals and providing for
a special tax for the payment of the
same. This act fixes the bounty upon
wolves at S. and upon coyotes at 81.
1t is complete and is prepared with
a view of stopping the bounty frauds
of the last year or two.
: A communication received from the
governor contained the following esti-
mates of the expenses of the state Off
GERS for the ensuing year Governors
office, $1,000: secretary of state s. 600:
state treasurer, $5.435: state board of
equalization. '99, $2,325; state board
of equalization, 1900, $3.50; state aud
itor, $6,4GO; attorney general. $3.50;
commissioners of insane, $100; prison
commission expenses, $3.50: clerks of
said boards, $1,000: superintendent of
public instruction, A150; state exam
iner, $500; veterinary surgeon, $4 200;
commissioner of agriculture labor in
dustry, '99. s6,500 commissioner of ag-
riculture industry. 1900, $4,000; state
boiler inspector, S,T00; state mine in
spector, $6,050; for supreme court, $19,-
439; national guard. $4,250: board Of
pardons. $1,000; state furnishing board,
etc, $2,000 state law library, 50, 800;
state historical library, 81 250 for pub
lie printing, $500: printing Montana
reports, $1,S00; rental state offices, So
800; janitor state offices, 81 zoe; Incl
dental expenses direct or of experiment
station, $500; rewards, 81, 1000: requisi-
tfons, $1,000; salary county attorneys,
$19, 5000; one-half salary district
judges, $22 $50; total, $l62, 10000