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be excused. and Booth suggested that they

be excused. and Booth suggested that they
oil be included and excused.
Love this morning introduced bill re-
lating to the creation of new counties.
Under its provisions new counties can
only be created when they can show an
assessed valuation of SS,00000O, and pro-
viding that they leave the old county with
n like valuation, and majority OF the
residents within the proposed new county
petition for its creation.
The committee on enrolment reported
and the speaker signed the two house bills
providing for the creation of Carbon and
Sweet Grass counties.
Other bills to pass were as follows: No.
81. permitting corporations to increase
the number of their trustees; 1Si, con-
cern lng charges by county treasurers Tor
the seizure of personal property; 2l3, con-
cernIng tho oath and naturalization OF
electors; 2lO, for the pro- Jection of fish
and game; 22l, to prevent the setting OF
wood and timber fires; go, relating to ie-
gal fences 235. regulating the saleiof oleo-
margarine and butterine; 23S, concerning
the duties of public administrators; 2o9,
an act to authorize certain funding bonds
issued by counties in Montana; 29i, re-
lating to tho dlsbursing of state funds by
county and state treasurers; 3d., relm-
bursing Granite county for Transporting
prisoners to the state reform school; ol9,
fixing the rate of interest OH contracts
unless specified; 305. defining the age OF
consent.
House bill 21O TO protect game and fish,
was knocked out-ayes 2l, noes %. Her
shey changed his vote and gave notice OF
a reconsideration.
House bill 25l. relating to ballots for
voting, was defeated-ayes "a. noes 81.
The house convened promptly at :
o'clock and listened to a large number of
committee reports. Governor Richards
sent in a message to the effect that the
school of mines bill, in which an error
was discovered, might be referred to gem
eral orders. The president of the senate,
! however. sent in n communication to the
effect that he considered it illegal to with
| draw his signature. A new bill covering
| the same ground was promptly introduced
/ and will be passed before the close of the
/ session.
House bill No. 339, to enable Granite
county to pay for the rent of county build
! iugs and supplies, was called up by
Lesser, who moved to take it out of the
| hands of the committee and indefinitely
pos pone it. This mo.ion prevailed after
some argument.
On motion of Love, house bill No. PSI
| Cook, in reference to the ballot law,
! providing that a voter can vote straight
party ticket with one mark. was reconsid
cred and passed, 80 to 21. House bill No
POS, Aud, relating to the col
lection of personal taxes passed
and the same action was taken
on 229, Reser, concerning contracts FOL
taking care of the poor, and senate bill
46, Flowerree's bill, for the erection of {
state capitol Senate bill 13, Leonard, re
lating to building and loan associations
passed by a vote of 80 to %, but was re
considered on motion of Love and will b'
slightly amended. Senate bill 81, Metzel
relating to the publication of certain doc
uments; senate bill 81, Greene, for the
erection of suitable buildings for the dea
and dumb school; senate bill 81, Power
for the manner of payment of, or selec
ton and plating of state lands. als'
passed.
The governor sent in a second message
advising the house that the title to certain
lands decided to the orphans home were
faulty.
The house then indefinitely postponed
senate bill 81, for n soldiers home a
Glendive.
The house resolved itself into commit
tee of the whole. Williams in the chair.
House bill l67, Bennett, providing tina
there could he no change of a county sea
except at the request of two-thirds of tbs
taxpayers, was Indefinitely postponed.
House bill 35i, Paschal, to provide 70
| the payment of interest on state Lane
grant warrants, was recommended 70
passage. House bill So, Cooper, for al
appropriation, was also favorable consid
! | ~
the redemption and foreclosures, was in
definitely postponed, after which th'
house took a recess until s p. m.