The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-03
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, March 2.-The house of the
Sixth legislative assembly adjourned to-
| day sine die, after busy day. This
! house has made the remarka BILE rec
the necessity of but a single night ses-
| sion--that of tonight. The night ses-
sion was devoted, according to the reso-
| lutions of the afternoon, to the con-
| sideration of senate amendments to
house bills. There were but three of
| these and all were concurred in. The
| long wait for the return of enrolled bills
| for signature was relieved by consider
able pleasantly, various members oc-
| cupying the chair in mock committee Of
the whole, while Tommy Hughes of
Anaconda and Lester Booker of Helena,
two Of the pages. took a turn with the
| gavel. A mandolin club was present
| and contributed much to the entertain
| ment of the members and their large
crowd of guests.
| One of the pleasantest incidents of the
| entire session was the presentatio to
| Speaker Stiff of a handsome gold watch
| by the house members. The presenta-
pro tenn. Lamb and was a complete sur
prise to the recipient, who responded
| feelngly. The watch was presented
| by house members regardless of fac
| 'tions or party, and it is a splendid trib-
ute ito Mr.. Stiff. Before adjourning the
| house passed resolutions of thanks and
appreciation. addressed to the speaker,
Chief Clerk Craig, Sergeant -at Arms
| Wegner and their assistants.
The first strictly marty vote of the
session was cast in the house this morn
| ing, the senate resolution in regard to
paying debts in silver being the subject
of the vote. The minority report Was
supported by the republicans, and their
| 10 votes were the only ones cast for that
side of the question.
Chaplain Warren opened the last
| days session with the following
| prayer:
Our Father who art in heaven, we
thank Thee for the daily blessings
showered upon us and for Thy loving
kindness extended to all Thy creatures.
We thank Thee that the lives of the
members of the Sixth legislature of our
great state have been preserved to this
day. In the close of this legislative ses-
sion we desire, o Lord, to ask Thy
blessings upon the work of Thy serv-
ants. the members of this house, in so
far as their acts accord with the prin-
been made and if we have grieved
Thee. we humbly ask Thy fatherly for
giveneSS, Is We are soon to part, per-
haps never to meet again till we meet
at the judgment. We most humbly pray
Thy blessings to be upon the members
of this house and upon their homes and
loved ones. Bless our great state and
all of our Institutions and our country.
Lead us in the ways of righteousness
and truth, and. in the end of life. save
us all through our saviour. Jesus Christ.
Amen
Three resolutions We're presented as
follows:
BY Gallwey-Extending the thanks of
the members to the Butte Miner. Inter
Mountain, Butte Times and the Ana
conda Standard for their generosity in
supplying copies of the papers to the
members free of charge.
By Paul-Asking that Mr. Ponds
name be put on the pay roll of the
house from Feb. to the present
time.
BY Notwithstanding the secretary
of state to mail to each member copies
of the house and senate journal and
bound volume of the laws enacted by
this assembly.
A communication was received from
the governor stating that he had signed
Shovlin's co-tenant bill and Stephens
bill relating to the sale and appraisal
of state lands.
Cullen's joint memorial, by which the
woes and wrongs of the impecuniouS
are to be righted, was reported back
from the committee on federal rea-
tions, a majority and minority report
being filed. The former recommended
concurrence in the memorial, while the
latter, signed by Hedges. opposed it.
The majority report was adopted and
both were spread at length on the jour
nal.
The speaker signed S. B. &C, relating
to the place of trial of actions in JUS
tees courts: S. b. Sc. relating to at
taching before a debt is due; S. B. 81,
relating to the filing of contracts: S.
B. so, abolishing the office of supreme
court reporter and increasing the sal
aries of the justices; senate substitute
for II. B. "a. relating to jurors fees.
and Losekamp's free county high school
bill.
committee of three. consisting of
Crutchfeld. Sweeney and Lindsay was
appointed to meet a like committee
from the senate to fix upon the hour for
adjournment.
s. r. :. relatin" to the building of
home for the feeble minded. and n. r.
1872. nrovidng for the issuance of addi-
tional capitol bonds. We're indefinitely
postponed.
Under suspension of the rules, H. B.
1SS and 1885, relating to the constit,1-
tional amendments before the people
last fall. We're considered. ensrossed and
placed on the calendar for third read
ing.
The amendments made in the senate
to house substitute for S B. 3S, relating
to special road tax, and H. B. 1873, leg
alizing prize fighting. were concurred
in, as was substitute for Fl. B. 3, relat-
ing to the election of road supervisors
S. B. 101, fixing the COMPENSATION OF
justices, and S. B. 65. reducing legal
rate of printing were read and referred
to the proper committees and the house
recessed till . O'clock
When the house resumed. the senate
amendment to H. r. 166, apprOpriatn
F,r Ia