Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-20
COMPANY
STORE BILL
CULLEN'S MEASURE PASSED BY
SENATE THIS AFTERNOON.
LEGISLATURE HARD AT WORK
A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF
BILLS DISPOSED OF AT
TODAY's SESSION.
NO RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Stanton's Measure Relating to Foreign
Corporations in Montana Favor
ably Reported.
THE VOTE FOR SENATOR.
SHOnT TERM.
Thrty-First Ballot.
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Helena, Feb. 2O.-Judge Clancy received
his solitary vote again To-Day and Senator
J. NJ. Kennedy was made conspicuous in
the same way. They marked the only
variations in the vaudeville stunt which
had been furnished the public for ten
days.
This forenoon the senate was busily
engaged in the consideration of Cullens
company store bill and the house in con-
sideration OF the bill permitting banks
to loan money on personal property.
In the senate this morning, three petit
ions from Yellowstone county We're read,
asking for $4,000 appropriation to build
a bridge.
A petition from merchants and profess
sional men of Anaconda FOR the passage
of Cullen's store bill was presented.
Hoffman introduced bill providing
for the payment of bounty on sugar
manufactured in the state from beets
grown in the state. 1t was referred to
the judiciary committee.
In the house this morning, owing to
the illness of Speaker Corbett, the chair
was occupied by Baker. Notices of bills
We're given as follows:
BY Hedges, to pay extra legislative
session is concluded
BY Dixon, fixing the amount to be paid
sheriffs for the board of prisoners at
80 instead of so cents, the bill not to APP
ply to present sherffs.
BY Dixon. fixing the rate of mileage
to he paid sheriffs, witnesses, jurors and
all state and county officers at 5 instead
of 10 cents, the bill not to apply to pres
ent officers.
BY Sullivan of Lewis and Clark. for the
protection of patrons of custom smelters.
BY Metlen. for the issuance of $4,000
second mortgage bonds for the purpose of
building dormitory for the State Nor
NAL school.
The judiciary committee reported ia
vorably with amendments the chldren's
home finding society bill: favorably the
bill in relation to terms of district courts.
For indefinite postponemert, the bill!
abolishing county boards Of realty ap-
praisers.
Favorably, Stanton's bill providing the
manner in which foreign corporations
may do business in this state; favorably,
with an amendment the bill relating to
reports OF corporations; without recon-
mendation, the bill prohibiting mining
companies from engaging in the store
Donaldson made a fight for his bill,
Toole and Stull being opposed to it on
the grounds that the time is not ripe
for such commission, and that the rail-
roads are assisting too much in devel-
oping the resources of the state to be
handicapped by adverse legislation. On
motion of Toole the report was adopted.
The insurance committee recommended
that Gilchrist's two insurance bills do
not pass. Chairman Swindlehurst ex-
planned that the bills Disseminated
against American companies by fixing
too high rates.
The report was adopted.
The labor committee recommended
for passage Clarks bill for constitu-
tional amendments regarding labor, and
also reported a substitute for Ferry's
bill providing for the payment of min
ers and other employees twice a month.
The report was adopted.
The committee on internal improve
ments recommended concurrence in the
senate bill prssTiding for taxation of
live stock brought into the state for
grazing purposes.
Berkins' bill prohibiting the grazing
of sheep near Incorporated towns. and
Bielenbergs bill requiring railway COM
panies to exhibit the hides of animals
killed along their tracks, was Indefin-
itely postponed on recommendation of
the committee on agriculture and stock.
! Newton's 100000 bride money" bill
was passed by the house and concurred
in by the senate after amending it so
that the money will go into the general
instead of school fund, caused a pro-
1Onged debate. 1t was decided to appoint
a conference committee on the measure
The senate amendments to Hedges
ostopathy bill providing for the tuition
in high schools of pupils living in dis
tlicts where there are no high schools,
was read twice and referred.
Cullen's company store bill caused a
debate in the senate committee of the
whole this afternoon. Stanton was for
the pOstpOnement of the bill and HObsOn
and Myers of Ravilli. were the chief OPP
pOnents. BY a vote of 13 to 10 the bill
was recommended for adoption at 1853
| p. m.
The Cullen company store bill was
| read a third time and passed the senate
| at 1851 p. NJ. by vote of Is to s. Geiger
| and Mclean not voting. The bill is sure
to pass the house,