The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-27
Wednesday-ID the Senate.

Wednesday-ID the Senate.
The session of the senate was brief
In committee of the whole Senator Nor
ris' bill permitting the lithographing Q
the signatures of county officers upol
coupons to county bonds was passed
The senate also finally passed the bill
repeating the road law of the last SEES
sion.
The judiciary committee reported ia
vorably on the passage of Senator Rid
dell's bill relating to the compensation
of executors and Senator Clark's bill il
relation to negotiable instruments.
Senator Hobson gave notice of a bill
amending the law in regard to levyins
a tax for stock inspection purposes, AM
Hannah Of a bill changing the law OF
the legal rate Of public printing.
The judiciary committee introduced
bill allowing County Clerk Therriaul
of Flathead county $122.20 expenses
for his trip to Helena in connection
with the Geiger- Whiteside election con,
test. 49,
Senator Hoffman introduced a bill tt
prevent the adulteration Of candy.
The committee on education intro.
duced a bill preventing county super
intendents from teaching school in
counties where the salary Of the super.
intendent amounts to ST., 900 or more
per annum
The committee on privileges and
elections did not make the expected re.
port in the Geiger- Whiteside contest.
When the committee does report the re.
port will be a divided one, SO that the
senate will have to settle the matter.
In the House.
The house received a petition from a
number of well-known citizens of the
state asking that a law be enacted per-
uniting o~esteopaths to practice their
profession in Montana. The petition
ers asked that the lawmakers place
themselves on a higher plane than the
opponents of the profession occupy,
"look forward to the verdict that future
generations will pronounce on oesteop-
athy, pass a liberal and just bill to
COW the needs of the hour, etc.
The following notices of bills were
given:
By Hedges, relating to state and
county officers diverting state or county
funds for any purpose other than that
for which the same are specifically APP
p%ropriated.
By Bywater, adding two additional
sections to the Political Code, regulat-
ing the 1e-arpraise ment Of state lands,
and providing for the purchase by lessee
of the state lands of the improvements
placed thereupon by prior ~lessees, APP
proved March 4, 1897, and providing
for the appraisement of improvements
on state lands in certain cases.
By Burke, to amend the Political
Code, relating to the election of school
trustees. by adding thereto six addi-
tional sections, with reference to the
election of school trustees, providing
for registration in certain districts, and
a compensation for school trustees in
certain districts, and repeating all acts
and parts of acts in conflict Herewith,
approved March 6, 1897, and to amend
sections 1898 and 1894 Of the Political
Code. relating to school trustees and
officers.
By Long, to prevent state and county
officers from charging or receiving mile
age or other compensation for travel
over the lines Of any railroad, railway,
stage or other transportation company,
in connection with the discharge of the
duties OF their respective offices, where
any such officer travels upon a pass. or
other evidence Of free transportation
issued to him by any of said companies !;
also, to require railroad, railway, stage
and other transportation companies to
lille with the secretary of state a list of
the names of all state and county off.
GERS to whom passes or other evidence
OF Tree transportation are given, and
providing penalty for failure to do SO.
By Hedges. relating to state, county
and municipal officers accepting or re-
ceiving wrongful compensation from
moneys or funds IN their hands.
BY Plotting, to extend and define the
boundaries of Lewis and Clarke and to
alter the boundaries Of Deer Lodge
county to conform thereto.
Il. b. ~. relating to county war.
rants, was reported back amended with
the recommendation that 1t pass, by the
committee on townships aud counties.
II. b. 40, relating to division Of
counties into districts and the election
OF commissioners In such districts, was
referred to the judiciary committee to
b perfected.
The following bills were introduced /:
BY bywater. MA net to legalise ths
bonds at school district No. 8, Fia,haad
bounty. which bonds were voted 10 bs
!asnsd BY the qualified electors Of said
listrict HAY z. isDs.
~ Day. u. II. "a. to eeafer certain
powers upos societies essAaised Coz
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