Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-01-12
FOR A NEW COUNTY
Bill Introduced in the Legislature
to Divide Kootenai.
THE SESSION LACKED INTEREST
Disagree ment Over the GlairI,,anshif, o.
the Joint SassionS-t mmttees
of the Senate.

Boise. Jan. S.-The session of the
legislature today was devoid of any
thing of particular interest, though a
controversy arose over the presiding
officer at joint sessions. The senate
passed a concurrent resolution, naming
| the lieutenant governor as presiding
officer at joint conventions. The house
tabled the resolution but afterwards
took it up and amended ii by inserting
he name ot the speaker. The matter
was not settled when the houses ad-
journed
Some bills We're introduced III the SEN
ate, among them one by Browne TO re
1nit interest OH sales Gf school land
The following are the standing com
nttees OF the senate. announced today
By Liutenant Governor Mills:
Judiciary -2ierbower, Parkinson, Dew
y, Steen, Rres.
Finance Brown Cunningham Golden
Watt, Miller.
k}lles-Cunningham, Eierhower, Bees.
State affairs-Rounds, Golden, Day,
Rees, Boyce
Privileges and Observation-Disclosures
Robertson, Brown. Eieittield Hanrahan.
Irrigation and water rights-Cunnlng
ham, Smith, Parkinson, Rees, Hettied.
Education-Day, Smith Rees.
Agriculture and live stock-Smith, Par
kinson Miller.
Punblic lands-Day, Rounds Heittield,
lmmigra ton and laloo1-Watt, Dewey,
EjerboWer,
Corporations-Ro Robertson, Dewey. Myer
Watt, Hanrahan
Mines and minng-Dewey, Myer, Boyce
q al
Robertson, Golden, Heitfield, Boyce.
Counties and county boundaries-Par
kinson, Day. Smith, Watt, Steel
Military and Indian affairs-Smth
Watt, Hanrahan.
Public printing-Golden, Day. Miller.
Engrossed and enrolled hills-Rounds
NEer.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the house Mr.. Wyman Of Ada pre-
scented the first bill of the season, a
bill to repeal merchants license, He
also introduced mining bill, making
regula tions governing the location of
mining claims. 1t is copied after the
Colorado law.
Mr. Henry OF kootenai presented a
bill providing for the division OF koo-
tenai county and the creation of Bon
ners county out of the segregated por-
ton with Bonner's Ferry as the count
ty seat. The bill also provides for the
appointment by the governor Of officers
Of the proposed new county within 10
days after the approval of the measure.
The boundary lines Of the proposed
Bonner county is fixed as follows Com
mencinG at Il point on the boundary
line between Idaho and Montana, where
the channel of CIark's fork of the CO.
lumbia river intersects the same, thence
down the river along the channel there
of, in a northwesterly direction to Lake
Pend d'Oreille, thence along the north
deep water line of said lake to where the
waters thereof flow into and from the
Pend dOreille river, thence along the
channel of the said river to the west
boundary line of the state, thence north
along said boundary line to British Co
lumbia. thence east along the north
boundary line of Idaho to the northwest
boundary of Montana, thence along the
east boundary line of Idaho to the place
of beginning. The Indebtedness Of koo-
tenai county is to be apportoned be
tween the two counties by first deduct
ing all money on hand and the value of
all county property permanently located
all county property permanently lOcaed
in the proposed new county and then
dividing the remainder Of the indebted
ness between the two counties in pro
portion as the taxable property in each
county bears to the entire taxable prop
erty of the present county of kootenai,
taking as a basis the assessment OF