The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-10

free kindergartens. The stock growing
committee reported favorably Hobson's
bill providing for q tax levy for stock
inspection purposes. III committee Of
the whole with Senator Mckay in the
chair the committee on education g
measure in regard to employing teach
e1s Is. B. 43) was referred back to the
general file Cullen's bill districting
counties for the election Of county COM
missioners was defeated by close mar
gin. Senate bill 20 has been reached,
q measure receiving that number hav-
ing been introduced by Senator Myers
today. Thus far Senators Meyers and
Stanton head the LIST as senatorial bill
introducers. Senator Hannah intro
duced his bill changing the law in re-
gard to county printing. Another bill
that will interest newspapers was intro
duced by Senator Meyers. It requires
the county treasurer to publish in the
official county paper at least twice a
year a verified list of the licenses col
lected. This law was in force before
the codes went into effect.
Senator Anderson by unanimous con-
sent was given permission to introduce
q bill segregating portion Of Meagher
county lying south Of Stanford and at
taching it to Cascade.
In the House.
Several petitions were read ID the
house this morning, one from residents
OF Carbon county protesting against
the throwing of coal slack in streams
and stating that through the careless
ness Of the Rocky Fork Coal company,
Rock creek was in lamentable condi-
tion, that much damage was being done
to agricultural lands in the vicinity of
which accumulated in irrigating bitches !;
the statement was also made that fish
i'll Rock creek were being rapidly ex-
terminated for this same cause. Tie
petition was referred to the proper COM
mittee and later Representative John
son introduced bill to prohibit the de-
posit Of coal slack in streams. Two
petitions, drawn up BY residents Of
Ravalli county and East Helena re-
spectively, urge the Legislature not to
repeal the anti-gambling bill Resi-
dents of Sweet Grass county pray for a
bounty of $3 on coyotes and All increase
of the bounty on gray wolves to So, re-
commenting an additional assessment
upon stockmen to pay the bounties.
The committee on interpretations and
manufactures reported back Ell. B. SO,
relating to the org anization of building
and loan ,and Fl. B. 70, relating to the
sole corporations, with favorable recon-
mendations. The judiciary committee
reported batch of bills with recon-
mendation that they pass They were:
So, preventing officials with passes from
drawing mileage; 81 preventing officers
from drawing interest on funds in their
care; 55, relating to interest on judg-
ments; S. B. 80, relating to stealing
rides on trains; Sc, relating to attach
ments; Sc, relating to the diversion of
county funds, introduced by Hedges,
was indefinitely postponed.
A number of bills were reported back
by the printing committee and placed
on general orders. The bill extending
the boundaries of Lewis and Clarke
county was favorably reported.
Woods, without previous notice, in
troduced bill. These bills were intro
duced:
By Sweeney, to purchase 800 maps
for state and school purposes. By Pot
ting, a bill in regard to county apprai-
Eers. By johnson, to prohibit the de-
posit or dumping Of coal slack or debris
in the streams Of water in this state.
BY Day, relating to the supreme court,
also, to cure defects in deeds and con-
veyanoes heretofore made to real proper
ty that are defective in execution or ac-
knowledgement, and to cure defects in
judicial sales Of real property, and sales
Of lands and personal property by exe-
,utors, administrators and guardians.
By Magee, relating to quarterly reports
If county officers; also providing PEN
atty for taking up, riding and working
horses, without due authority. By |
Hedges relating to the collection of |
taxes and providing for the
sale of all real property to the state,
lpon which taxes have been delinquent.
By Bywater, relating to protection of
game and fish, and issuing permits to
,unt and fish in the state; prescribing
penalties for violations and the provi-
lions thereof, and enacting other provi-
lions relating thereto, and providing pc
lalties for violation thereof. By
Woods, relating to teachers institutes.
By Lamb. relating to Licenses. By In
!ersoll, to authorize and regulate the
disposition Of the property of mining
and the protection Of dis
enting stockholders.