The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-01-20
HOUSE NAMES COMMITTEE TO
INVESTIGATE PEN.
IN FAVOR OF MONUMENT
Committee Appointed in Senate to
Draft Resolutions on Death of
Senator Buford.

Helena, Jan. 18.-The house this
great prerogative-thalt of talking.
The first matter that precipitated ar
gument was the introduction of the
joint resolution which was adopted by
the senate late yesterday afternoon,
providing for the appointment of
committee representing both houses
to Investigate charges recently made
of mismanagement of affairs at the
state penitentiary at Deer Lodge.
The argument wais over the question
of the disposition of the matter by the
house and the number of members
that should represent khe house ON the
committee. Wyman of Silver Bow
wanted three representatives on the
committee and O'Connor of Broad
water five. The question was finally
settled, and three members, Lanstrum,
Carriher and O'Connor, named to act
with the senate committee.
| A request made by the judiciary
committee for an additional clerk and
stenpgrapher brought out another
feverish argument. 1t was claimed
for the committee that that body was
being overworked; that lit had in Its
hands now more than half the mea>
sures that have been introduced, III
the house to date and that its work
| IN o1,o inO xuaU
Coleman of Silver Bow contended that
another clerk amid stenographer were
necessary. Johnston of Yellowstone
and Everett of Chouteau thought the
committees present clerical force was
adequate to its needs and objected
vigorously to the proposition Demp-
ster pleaded for the employment of
an additional clerk and stenographer-
Lanstrum of Lewis and Clarke in
terjected the remark that the house
committees at this session now had
almost twice the number of attaches
as the last session. He was OF the
opinion that at the present moment
good many of 1.-The committee clerks
were either idle or doing fancy work.
He pleaded for an economical expen-
diture of the peoples money.
The motion as made was defeated,
but motion later to allow the COM
mittee on judiciary an additional clerk
was carried.
Bill Will Be Printed.
The disposition OF house bill No. 25,
providing for the expenses of sheriffS
in transferring prisoners, also brought
out deal of discussion. The bill cuts
the mileage of sheriffs from 10 cents
to five cents mile. After consider
able argument the bill was ordered
printed after It had been adversely re-
ported by the Judiciary committee.
A motion by Kennedy of Silver Bow
that hereafter all bills introduced i'm
: the house be referred to the judiciary
committee before being considered by
committee of the whole was laid on
: the table.
A motion that ALL the railway COM
Z mission bills before the house be-
printed prevailed.
Notices of bids were read as fol
lows:
By MISUNDERSTANDING a board OF
railway commissioners.
By Canoll-Joint resolution for
: memorial ito congress to amend the
interstate commerce laws.
i BY Dempster-Bill for punishment
of wife bealters.
By Jonhston-Relating to the duties
. OF district clerks.
BY Providing for licensing
> professional men.
: By Starz-To create a board OF
y meat and milk inspectors.
By Blankenship-R Relating to the
registration of qualified electors.
Senate.
The joint committee of the house
9 and senate reported favorably on the
. resolution for the creation of a statue
9 of Thomas Francis Meagher in front
of the capitol building.
Senate bill No. II, providing for the
= issuing of bonds to the amount Or