The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-19
IN THE SENATE.
Bill Relating to the Examination of
witnesses Favorably Reported.

Witnesses Favorably Reported.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Jan. 1S.-The senate resolved
Itself into committee of the whole this
morning with Eggleston in the chair
TO consider senate bill No a. introduce
ed by the committee on judiciary It
amends the political code relating to
the examination of witnesses before
any committee of the legislative assem-
bly,, and it provides that mo statement
made, or oral testimony given, by
any person before any committee of
the legislative assembly shall be COM
petent evidence in any criminal pro-
ceding against such person; nor can
any witness refuse to testify to any
fact, or. to produce any paper touch
ing which he is examined, for the rea-
son that his testimony or the produce
tlon OF such paper would tend to dis
grace him or render him, infamous.
Nothing in this section exempts any
witness from prosecution and punish
ment for perjury committed by him on
such examination"
On motion of Whiteside the bill was
reported back favorably
The committee of the whole also
considered senate joint memorial No.
!, introduced by Cullen. 1t reads:
To the Honorable, the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Unit
ed States, in Congress Assembled:
Whereas, Owing to the fact that
the Indians resident upon reservations
within the state of Montana are al
lowed to and do habitualIy make a
practice of leaving their reservations
in large numbers and roaming over
the country and in and through set
tied and cultivated portions of the
state, to the terror and annoyance of
the people Of Montana and to the
wholesale and useless destruction of
the game of the state, such Indians
are continual menace to the peace
of the people of Montana and the pres
ervation of the game of the state, and
commit numerous depredations and
violations of law and disturbance of
families and communities and useless
ly slaughter and destroy every year
great quantities of game; and,
Whereas, 1t is impracticable and
often impossible for the civil authori-
ties of Montana to prevent or punish
such acts by such Indians and an at
tempt so to do would be attended by
great and unjustfiable cost and ex-
pense; therefore be it
resolved, That we, your memorial
lists. the legislative assembly of the
state of Montana, respectfully repre-
sent that we ask the congress of the
United States to enact proper and eff
fective legislation to prevent all of
such acts by Indians in the state of
Montana, and to make it unlawful for
indians resident upon reservations in
the state of Montana to ever at any
time or for any purpose leave or be
found off their reservations and to en-
act such measures as will stringently
enforce such legislation
1T is by us further resolved that the
secretary of state of Montana be, and
he is hereby ordered to furnish a COPY
OF this memorial to each of our sem
ators and representatives in congress-"
The joint memorial. on motion of
Campbell, was reported back favorably,
Stanton introduced senate bill No. q.
providing that the fees for naturali-
cation papers shall be IS for first pa
pers and IS for the second. Norris in
troduced a bill amending the law in
relation to the issuance and execution |
of county bonds. Stanton introduced
his direct legislation bill, or the in
itiative and referendum.