Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07
THE VOTE FOR SENATOR.
SHORT TERM.
Helena, Feb. :, 1901,
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Special to Inter Mountain,

'pOSA0A " Inter mountain.
Helena, Feb. 1.-The senatorial situa-
ton today is decidedly interesting.
Frank and MacGinnis men are both
working hard. Frank reached the high.
water mark today with % votes. while
A1acGinnis lost six.
HOFFMAN and Connolly both entered
me Butte mans kraal, and the belief
that ne VIII be elected soon is now very
strong. Indeed. the opposition to him
had spasm today. fearing he would re-
.ceive a majority on the twentieth ballot.
r. G. Sullivan. of Silver Bow, was given
seven complim entaries.
In the house this morning Corbett an
pointed committee to investigate the
insane asylum and penitentary as fol-
lows Bielenberg, Newberry, Urquhart.
Metlin. Mennier.
Notice of bills.-By Adkins; two
amending the statute of limitations
Notwithstanding for the forfeiture
TO the state of the $50. O00 bride money"
now in the state treasury, the same to
go to the school fund.
The committee on townships and coun-
ties reported favorably regarding the
leasing of county poor farms for a per-
fsf. of two years. The same committees
recommended the indefinite postpone
ment of the bill changing the boundar-
les of Granite and Missoula counties.
The committee on ways and means
recommended the passage of the bill ap-
pointing a Montana state board of conn
missioners to the Pan American expo
sition.
The judiciary committee reported IA
Vorably the bin providing for the pay
ment OF interest on public funds held in
bank Oh deposit: Lehman's bill extend
ing the statute limitations on book ac-
counts from three to five years: Gill
chrlsts Dill increasing the supreme court
by two justices. with an amendment pro-,
viding that neither be of the same po..
litical faith; a bin providing for an ad Il
ditional deputy county attorney in Silver,
Bow. -
The public instructions committee con z
Cured in the report of the appropriations
committee appropriating $42 1000 for the
deaf and dumb asylum. All these reIt
ports We're adopted. ?
The committee of the whole recon-
mended the passage of DiXOn's fellow
servant bill, and look no action on
Richardson's fellow servant bill A keen
rivalry exists between the two men as
to who shall be the father of the bill.
Richardson managed to get his bill sent
to the printing committee with Dixon's.
Jensens bill allowing school districts
to levy special taxes was read a third
time and passed. Metlin voted no.
Bills were introduced as follows By
Gilchrist, three: Regulating the busi-
ness of stock and mutual insurance COM
panies; allowing executions from justice
courts to be sent to sheriffs in other
counties; regulating fire insurance COM
panies.
BY Bakar-Allowing the treveling ex-
Denses of county assessors.
BY Conner of Observation-Disclosures re-
ceivers to be appointed for corporations
failing to file reports or elect trustees
or directors for three years.
The house adjourned to 2:3O p. m.
In the senate this morning there was
n heated debate over kennedy's bill
regarding the right of eminent domain
and taking away the right of condem-
nation from corporations 1T was de-
feated in committee of the whole by
vote of 10 to 3.
The committee of the whole recon-
mended the passage of the bill relating
to high schools
Bills introduced: