Antimbei of bills were read a third^time and passed. Among them were^a large number of appropriation bills^and also the following: Providing for^the appointment of a state examiner^Specifying the fees to be charged by^county clerks for filling instruments^to create the office of state land regis^ter; county printing bill;
Thewoman suffrage amendment^bill was killed without any debate^As soon as the clerk had read it by^title, Sligb moved that it be reported^for indefinite postponement. The mo^tion was seconded, and before the^vote was taken Brosnan spoke about^a minute, calling attention to the^fact that the hill did not give women^the ballot, but provided for the sub^mission of the question to the people,^and he thought that it was right the^whole state should have the oppor^^tunity to express its views upon the^matter. On a rising vote there were^four in favor of th^. measure, and 14^in favor of indefinite postponement^The bill to locate a state lair at Great^Falls was also indefinately postponed^The house bill providing that all^work done by counties and munici^polities except bridge work, bejdone by^day labor, was also ordered indefi^^nitely postponed. Senator Chandler^was among those who opposed the^wowan suffrage bill.
Inthe house Booth, from the^special committee to prepare a plan^for the printing and compilation of^the codes, introduced a bill making D^S. Wade the compiler and awarding^the contract to the Inter-Mountain^Publishing company at $8,555.
Thefollowing house bills were read^third time and passed: Repealing the^sections of the code relating to sales^by pawnbrokers; to authorizing -issue^of bonds for the normal school; defin^ing legal marriage and providing for^what shall constitute grounds for^divorce; punishing the defacement of^marks and brands; requiring 100^ballots for each 50 or fraction thereof;^providing for a commission to select^a site for a soldiers' home.
Thegovernor has signed Hedges'^bounty bill and it is now a law.
