The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-10
At THE STATE CAPITOL
The Montana solons Busy Them
selves With introducing
Numerous Bills.
ONE ON SEGREGATION
introduced by Gruwell That is LI
Great Interest and Importance
to Yellowstone County

The session Of the senate Monday af-
ternoon was busy one while it lasted,
considerable being done. There were
committee reports. the introduction Of
bills, some work in committee of the
whole, and the passage of some bills.
Senator Stanton introduced bill de-
fining what fellow servant is.
The corporation committee reported
adversely Senator Norris bill making
four cents per mile the maximum pas
senger rate in Montana. This report
was made at the request OF the author
of the bill He had secured from the
Oregon Short Line all the concessions
he desired and did not care to press the
matter further.
The judiciary committee recommen-
ded the printing OF the following bills:
S. B. 48, making rents due lien
upon personal property S. B. 81, abol-
ishing brokers license; s. B. 55, re-
pealing the law preventing creditors
from garnisheeing the salaries of off,
GERS or deputies; s. B. 53, creating a
board Of sinking fund commissioners.
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Clifford's bill relating to the sale Of
liquor on credit, and Rep. Lambs pro-
viding for a third district judge in
Silver Bow, favorably. Rep. Hedges
bill reducing the legal rate Of interest
was indefinitely postponed by the COM
mittee and substitute measure making
the law applicable to Judgements was
introduced.
Bills were introduced as follows:
S. B. 50, by Norris, to create the
Office Of assistant state land agent,
fixing his salary at $l,SOO.
s. B. 60, by Stanton, to define the
meaning of the term fellow servant
as applied to corporations and their en-
ployes, the bill providing that Any
person working for the company or cor.
poration is fellow servant with any
person working for the same company
or corporation, when he is not under
the direction. orders or control OF such
other person, and any person authorized
to direct, order or control any other
employe of the same corporation is a
vice principal as to such other e1nploye.
$. B. 81, by Norris. authorizing the
governor to correct any errors in the
deeds Of lands conveyed to the state for
the use Of public institutions.
s. B. 81, by the committee on educa-
tion, requiring school trustees to give
notice of school elections and to post
the names of candidates for school
trustees at least five days before each
election.
In the House.
I. The session Monady afternoon was
not very busy one. Notices Of many
bills were given, while the following
were introduced:
By Stapleton, III. B. l15, relating to
crimes against the public health and
safety.
By Kelly, G. F., II. b. 11e, relating
to Licenses.
By Truscott. H. B. 118, relating to
bonds Of county officers.
By More. H. B. III, for the submits
sion to the qualified electors Of the
state an amendment to the constitution
to the qualifications of county
of schools.
by hupnal, II. p. 1l9, relaGlng TO
the filing of affidavits showing that the
actual work and improvements on
mining claims has been done as re-
quired by the laws Of the United
States.
By Phelps, H. B. 100, to provide for
the payment of interest Oh the bonds
issued or to be issued pursuant to ex-
listing laws to aid in the establishment
and maintenance Of state buildings and
BY Truscott, H. ]. M. 2. relating to |
the Fort Peck Indian reservation.
A number Of senate measures which |
had passed the upper body and come to |
the house for consideration were read |
and referred to the various committees. |
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