The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-02
THE STATE LAWMAKERS
Carleton's School Bill. in the
Senate.
MADE MINCE MEAT OF IT
All of the Bill Stricken Out Except Two
Sections-A County Division Pc
tition-Routine Work in
the House.
De MINCE MEAT OF IT
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Helena, Feb. 1.-The senate spent
most of its session to-day discussing
in committee of the whole, Anderson in
amend certain sections of the school
laws. Word was passed around hat
this bill emanated from Superintendent
of Public instruction Carleton, and a
majority of the senators made mince
meat of it. Section after section was
one time Senator Myers, chairman of
the committee on education, arose and
announced to the senators that they had
reached section for which he begged
their favorable consideration because it
was not suggestion from Superin-
tendent Carleton at all, but really was
the offspring of the committee on edu-
cation itself. This section provides that
Is days before school election the
clerk must post public notices, announc-
ing the time and place of the election,
and to post the names of all candi-
dates for school trustees at each polling
place at least five days before the cleo
tion Senator Clark thought this would
~ ei AiSAt III dLu lUWHS, out all
wrong in rural districts, where neglect
to comply might involve the district in
much litigation. Senator Norris called
attention to the fact that the school dis
trlct registration law, passed two years
ago, covered he ground in some respects
and at his suggestion the bill was re-
ferred back to the committee for fur
ther investigation. The only other Sec
tlons that were not stricken out was
q NV tVy ~,
tendent whose salary exceeds 81 900,
from teaching during the term of bis
ONCE and one requiring school trustees
TO employ no teacher who does not act
ually hold a certificate at the time of
such employment
In committee of the whole, Anderson
in the chair. senate bill No. 35, intro
duced by Riddell, was favorably con-
sidered. 1t amends the code of civil
procedure relating the liabilities and
compensation of executors. 1t provides:
When no compensation is provided by
the Will, or the executor renounces all
claim thereto, he must be allowed com
missions upon the amount of the whole
estate accounted for by him as fol-
lows: For the first $1,000 at the rate
of per cent: for all above that sum
not exceeding $4,000 at the rate of S
per cent; for all above $10,00O not ex-
ceeding $4,000, at the rate of 4 per
cent; and for all above $20,OO0 at the
rate of 2 per cent. If there be more
than one executor only one commits
sion must be allowed. The same COM
mission must be allowed to admnis-
traitors and public administrators. In
all such cases further allowance may,
be made as the court or, judge may
deem just and reasonable for any eX-
traordinary services. The total amount
of such extra allowance must not ex-
ceed the total amount of commission
allowed by this section"
Senate bill No. &c. introduced by
Clark, amending the civil code relat-
ing to negotiable instruments. provides:
"A negotiable instrument may contain
pledge Of collateral security, with the
authority to dispose thereof, also
provision for reasonable attorney fee,
or both"
senator HOFFMAN presented a petition
from certain citizens of Broadwater
county praying for the annexation to
Gallatin county of all that part of
Broadwater county south of the north
line of township 8 north.
Governor Smith sent in a batch of
appointments, most of them having
been made last year, w. w. Mcconnell
OF Helena was named as member of the
state board of education for the term
or four years, beginning February l,
1889, succeeding j. E. Klock. The "est
OF the appointments We're those made
during the interim since last ses-
sion: j. D. Eaton of Kalispell member
OF board of managers of Soldiers home
for the term ending March 1, 1901, sue
ceeding the late Lyman Loring, and
these members of the state board of
education: H. H. Grant, Grantsdale;
j. H. Hamilton Missoula; NJ ]. Gar
rett Fergus county, and j. G. Mckay,
Silver Bow county. These members of
the state board of stock commission
ers were appointed: Beaverhead, Mar
tin Barrett: Broadwater, T. J. Keene;
Cascade, Jacob Sieben: Carbon, ]. N.
Talman; Custer A. C. Catos; Choteau,
c. j. Mcnamara; Dawson. Charles
krug; Deer Lodge. John Bielenberg;
Fergus. S. S. Hobson; Flathead, James
A. Ford: Gallatin, V. A. Cockrill: Gran
lite, j. c.. Mcdonald; jefferson, John
Flaherty; Lewis and Clarke, j. T. Muir
ply; Madison, W. ]. Ennis; Meagher,
Len Lewis; Missoula. J. A. MCGOWAN;
Park, G. w. Wakefield; Ravalli, George
w. Ward; Sweetgrass, j. N. Kelly: Sill
yer Bow, Levi Cartier: Teton, w. X.
Flowerree; Valley, NJ. E. Miner: Yel-
lowstone, David Pratt.
All the appointments were confirmed
by the senate in open session.