The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-07
Frlday-In the Senate.

Frlday-In the Senate.
Bills introduced in the senate were
as follows:
By the judiciary committee, amending
the law creating the state arid land
| commission, defining its duties, etc.,
empowering the commission to issue
bonds for construction of water sys-
tenn Of irrigation, said bonds to be a
charge against the water.
Committee on corporations. relating
to the meeting Of stockholders Of boards
or directors Of corporations. The stock
holders must meet in Montana, but the
board Of directors or boards of trustees
OF all corporations heretofore or here
after created may meet within or with
out the state providing that duplicate
copies of the proceedings of meeting
held outside the state be kept OIL file at
the principal Montana office
By Phillips. creating Powell county,
defining it's boundaries and altering the
boundaries Of Deer Lodge. Lewis and
Clarke and Flathead counties. The
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two years ago.
By Eggleston, changing the bound
aries of Deer Lodge and Lewis and
Clarke counties. The proposed change
will add to Lewis and Clarke the por-
tions Of Deer Lodge lying around Bald
Butte, Granite Butte. Lincoln and
other districts. whose residents have
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Lodge to be annexed to Lewis and
Clarke, because Of their present inacces-
sibility to Anaconda.
By Stanton, creating board Of sink
ing fund commissioners, to consist Of
the mayor Of the city or town clerk or
city treasurer, who, whenever there is
any money in the sinking fund, shall
have power to invest the same in the
manner prescribed by the bill.
By Myers, establishing and equipping
state normal school at the town of
|, Hamilton. The bill provides that
whenever the citizens of Hamilton
shall furnish townsite and bonus of
3d. 5000 the state board of education
shall segregate sufficient lands from the
present state normal school lands, upon
which bonds shall be issued in the sum
Of $40, 900, making $4,000 in all. for
the construction of the institution.
The institution shall in every way be
secondary to the normal school at
Dillon.
By Gruwell, providing for the crea-
tion of state arid land commission by
adding a section providing for the pur-
chase and reclamation of certain lands
in Yellowstone county by issuing bonds.
Senate joint memorial No. 8, by Ma
hon, memorializing congress for the
opening for settlement of portion of
the Fort Belknap Indian reservation
As the Torrens land bill introduced
in the house has been defeated and a
similar measure has been introduced in
the senate BY Anderson, it has been
deemed advisable for the appointment
Of commission by the governor to ad-
wise the next legislature as to the ad-
visibility of adopting the system.
Senator Norris accordingly introduced
a resolution to that effect.
Notices Of bills were given by Stan
ton relating to conditions under which
foreign corporations can transact busi-
ness in the state; by Stanton, defining
the legal meaning Of the term fellow
servant relating to the licensing of
travelling agents.
By Norris, authorizing the governor
to correct errors in the public land
fund.
By Norris, appointing an assistant
state land agent.
By Hannah. relating to liens for seree
vices.
In the House.
The house went into committee of
the whole this morning Immediately
after prayer and reading Of the journal, |
Day in the chair. A. substitute for |
senate bill 9, relating to registration of |
voters, was amended. leaving choice |
Of precincts where registry agents shall |
sit in the hands Of the county commits.
sioners; Normoyles' relating to Jurors
Tees; Hedges reducing the rate Of in.
terest on county warrants from 6 to 3 |
per cent, and Stones providing liens ON
raw logs. which was amended till a. II /
now stands II bears little resemblance
10 the original, were reported back with
recommendation that thay do pass.
The house judiciary committee has
decided that members Of the house who
commissions IN tho army w.
satsd their asats. They ass wheeler
tAla.). Oampbsll (Ill.). Colson (Ky.)
md Robbina (Pa.). Members serving
nn civil commissions arc held noe to
have forfeited their seats.
Col. James A.. 6sxton, commander,
|n.chisf At the Grand Army ot tins ~.
psolte. died Sunday mosnins as Gar.
aold hosnitnl In Wanhinneoa.