The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-24

After transacting little more busi-
| ness the order Of business was again adj
vanced and the bill placed on its final
passage 1t was concurred in by vote
Of % to 2, Hannah and Connolly vot-
ing in the negative. The bill was then
returned to the house.
Senator Cullen moved that recess
be taken until p. m.
The committee on towns and counties
recommended the passage Of Senator
Hoffman's bill, IS. B. 81, annexing a
part of Broadwater county to Gallatin
county.
The committee on education recon-
mended that Fl. B. 63, providing poll
ing places at school elections, be
placed on the general file.
The committee on corporations other
than municipal reported on several
bills. as follows: s. B. 98, granting a
franchise for state fair to be held at
Butte, indefinitely postponed and a
substitute bill reported with the recon-
mendation that it do pass; S. B. IS,
reducing legal rate Of printing, in
definitely postponed. and substitute
bill reported: H. B. 1872, regulating
the sale of mining property, favorably
! reported with the recommendation that
it do pass.
The committee on finance and claims
reported a substitute for S. b. 81, by
Norris relating TO state banks, and rec
commended that the same do pass.
The public library committee report
ed fayorably upon Senator Conrtney's s
bill relating to public Libraries.
But one bill was introduced. 1t was
by Senator Stanton, s. B. llO1, by re-
quest. and relates TO the salary and
compensation of police judges. The
bill changes the present law by allow
ing the police magistrate the same fees
i'll criminal actions as justices Of the
peace. The bill provides as follows:
Section 1. That section 4765, chap
ter III, article II, title III, part " of
the Political Code be amended to read
as follows:
"Section 4765. The annual salary
and compensation Of police judges must
be fixed by ordinance, and in city of
the first class must not exceed, for all
services rendered. two thousand dol
lars: in a city Of the second class must
not exceed one thousand dollars, and in
a city Of the third class must not ex,
ceed four hundred dollars, and, in ad-
1ition thereto, police judge is entitled
to receive in all civil cases and in all
criminal actions or proceedings arising
under the criminal laws Of the state,
when acting as a Justice Of the peace or
committing magistrate, the fees which
are now, or may hereafter be allowed
justices Of the peace. y
The Powell county bill has gone the
way Of many another good measure.
This afternoon Senator Riddell de-
clined to press his motion for recon
sideration. AS this motion must have
been made today and was not, the bill
is dead
Fl. B. 1872 has gone to the governor
for his approval.
In the House.
But two bills were introduced in the
house today: H. B. 175, by Lindsay.
relating to the sale Of Intoxicating
drinks. II. B. 1870, by Boylan, relating
to proceedings in bastardy cases.
Lindsay asked what had become Of
the road bills which had been sent to
the committee on highways. It was
nearing the end of the session, the bills
were important ones and ne would like
some information in regard to them.
Marcyes said he would like to make
an inquiry concerning his Rosebud
county bill. as be was anxious to know
why it had not been placed on general
orders
Replying to Lindsay's question,
Matts said that substitute for Fl. B. s,
road law, was yesterday placed on
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