Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-05
TWO DAYS MORE
REVIEW OF WORK DONE BY THE
LEGISLATURE.
TWENTY-FIVE BILLS PASSED.
How Bakers Carefully Planned SIAM
pede to Conrad Fell On Its Back
and Died.
TWENTY-FIVE BILLS PASSED.

Special Correspondence Inter Mountain
Helena, March 4.--Now that only three
more days of the legislative session re-
main. it will interest the people gener-
ally to learn what has been accomplish
ed by the fusionists during the 81 days
they have mostly spent in domestic
strife and imbibing Conner OF Cascades
high balls
AS has been stated previously in these
columns, the present Legislature will not
go on the historic page as deserving
credit SO much for what it has accom-
plished in the way of legislation as for
what it has accomplished in the way of
destroying vicious bills. Many proposed
measures there be that went down into
an untimely grave, and many fledgling
legislators there be also that wear crepe
for the typewriter productions of their
Gladstonian intellects.
Since the legislature first met 25 bills
have become laws. Twelve were printed
in the Inter Mountain last week; since
that list was published Governor Toole
has signed u more ana one has become
a law on account of the executive per-
hitting the statutory 10 days to elapse
without a veto.
The bills that have become laws are
as follows:
House bill No. Is, appropriating $4,000
for the payment of mileage and per
diem of legislators, and $4,000 for the
payment of officers and attaches. APP
proved January 10.
House bill No. !, the eight hour bill.
Approved February ..
House bill No. 46, amending the
weights and measures law to make the
short ton standard. Approved February
Ms his.
~ House bill, No. 25, providing for the
employment of check weighmen at coal
mines. Approved February 10.
House bill No. 12 authorizing the
trustees of school districts to repay
moneys borrowed and used for MAIN
tanning Of schools. This is one of the
school bills recommended by the state
convention of trustees. The trustees are
authorized to levy a special tax to be
certified to the county commissioners
in the usual manner to repay the money
| borrowed or to issue bonds instead. APP
proved February 10.
House bill No. 49, providing that JUS
| tees of the peace and cOnstables shall
give bonds before entering upon the
duties Of their offices. The bill is to cure
defects in the present law on the same
subject. Approved February 10.
Senate bill No. 8, creating the county
of Powell out of the northern portion
of Deer Lodge county. Approved jan
uary 81.
Senate bill No 81, creating the county
of Rosebud out of the ives tportion of
Custer county. Approved February IL.
Senate bill No. 10, providing that in
the trial of civil actions the charge to
the jury shall precede the argument by
counsel. Approved February Is.
Senate bill No. co. the same provision
in regard to the trial of criminal ac-
tions. Approved February Is.
Senate bill No. %, providing that in
filing and serving amended complaints
it shall be necessary to file and serve
only the amendments instead of the full
amended complaint. Approved February
Is.
Senate bill No. 5, Senator Courtney
bill allowing all honorably discharged
soldiers. sailors or marines veterans of
the civil war, the right to peddle. hawk,
vend and sell goods and to engage in the
business of auctioneering without pay
ing for the license required. The bill
provides that the license shall issue on
the presentation of the discharge. APP
proved February 81
Joint concurrent resolution No 2, re-
questing congress to call convention
for the purpose of proposing an amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States. which shall provide for the cleo
ton of United States senators by direct
vote of the people. Approved Febru-
airy 81.
House bill No. 3S~-To regulate the
practice of osteopathy and to license
osteopaths to practice and to establish
board of osteopathy examiners and
to punish persons violating this act. APP
proved February 26.
House bill No. Alto provide an ad-
ditional section to be numbered 1858 to
the political code concerning the duties
of the board of stock commissioners to
provide for the publication of moneys
received from the sale of estrays. APP
proved March g
House bill No. 55-For the submission
of constitutional amendment making
uniform the terms of county commits
sioners. providing that they shall take
office at the same time as other county
officers and serve for terms of six years
each. Approved February 26.
Senate Joint Memorial No Protest
ing against the enactment of a measurs
providing for the leasing of public lands