Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-02-18

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grades of certificates instead ofcreat
ing an additional fourth grade a
proposed. As amended nocertificat
shall be granted unless the applican
be found proficient in reading, pen
manship, orthography, writtel
: arithmetic, mental arithmetic, geog
raphy. English grammer physiolog!
and hygiene, United States history
and theory and practice of teaching
In addition tn the foregoing appli
cants must pass satisfactory cxami
J nations in civics of the United Statel
and of Montana, physical geography
and elementary algebra to be en-
titled to a second grade certificat,
and also in American literature
natural philosophy and plane geome
try to be entitled to first grade
certificate.
The committee ON elections and
privileges reported favorably Sena-
tor Chandler's bill to provide that
voters who have not removed their
residence need not reregister within
eight years
The senate adopted a resolution
declaring that during the last ten
days of the session no bills should be
introduced in that body except by
unanimous consent and that this
time should be given to considera-
ton of house measures. This action
was rendered necessary in order that
| Appropriation bills might have due
consideration, all such bills origi-
mating in the house.
Three joint memorials were con-
CURED in, one asking that senator's
be elected by direct vote of the peo-
pie, asking that the government
take charge of the Pacific railroads
and another asking the establish
ment of government savings banks.
Senator Chandler was the only MEM
ber casting a negative vote upon the
first, one of five voting against the
second. The third was adopted
unanimously.
The senators having refunded their
excess mileage the house has decided
to do the same, the amount being
withheld from their pay last week.
Among bills fayorably reported by
the house in committee of the whole
were:
The bill introduced by Mr.. Lindsey,
OF Dawson, which provides that in
counties having an assessed valua-
tion less that $4,000, ,0O0, the assessor
shall make the apprsisment (H. B.
No. 81 Under the present law all
counties of the class named are
assessed by three persons appointed
by the court.
Mr.. Leehey's bill (H. B. No. 56)
providing for the submission of a
constitutional amendment which
makes the terms of county commits
sioners elected at the last general
election expire the first Monday in
January, 1903, SO that the intent of
the constitution in regard to one
commissioner holding over shall be
carried out.
1t now seems probably that the
bureau OF agriculture, labor and in
dustry will live. The senate has
passed a bill abolishing the office but
seems inclined to change its mind
and to make a modest appropria-
ton for it's maintenance. This
change of front is said to be because
OF the, discovery that while the con-
stitution gives the legislature. power
to create the Office that instrument
does not confer the power to abolish
| it.
Senator Hannah's salary bill,
week, has been modified by that
gentleman and in it's present form
will pass the senate. The substitute
follows the same system of progress
ing by $500 from one class to the
next through the counties, but it
begins a little higher, County treas
urers are given 800 more in every
county, sheriffs $500 more, court
clerks $500 more, county attorneys
$500 more, and an addition. of 300
to thesalaries Of county superintend-
ents of schools.
The bill originally saved the tax
payers $63, 200 a year. The amended
schedule adds an even $1,000 to the
salary list OF each county, making a
saving to the taxpayers OF only $685.
900 instead.
| Friday the esenate passed Chambers
bill providing for real estate trans
fers on the Torrens system, II this
measure becomes a law titles will be
passed upon by the district courts
by petition and thereafter. the title to
such property will be guaranteed by
the state. Chambers bill RENE
dies the objections to it made by the
supreme court of illinois, when that
court declared such a law unconsti
tutional last year. The vote stood
10 to =.
In conmittee of the whole the
senate considered and fsvorably re
ported upon the educational bill in
troduced by Senator Watt, aftel
amending it by inserting provision
that no teachers' institutes shall b,
held between June i and Sept. 1. ans
by striking out sections five and six
Section Ave provided against ''snaI
candidates." at school elections, b,
requiring the publication OF the nam,
of the candidate for school truste'
at least three times prior to election
day. The provision, it was argued
would be inapplicabls to small dis