The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-14
GOVERNOR HAS SIGNED
The Bill Increasing the Powers
Of the State Arid Land
Commission.
THAT DOODLE MONEY
Will Probably Be Put to Use After
All-May Be Sent to the
Montana Regiment.
Thursday-In the Senate.

Thursday-In the Senate.
The senate held busy session this
morning. Six bills were passed, some
business transacted in committee of the
whole and the usual routine business
gone through with. The senate steer
ing committee that is to work with a
like committee Of the house and gen.
orally expedite matters during the re-
mainder of the session was appointed.
Hobson' S salary bill was made spscial
order for Tuesday afternoon, when it
will be considered in committee Of the
whole.
The Judiciary committee recommends
ed for passage senate bills sc and 68.
Both were introduced by Myers. The
first relates to trials in justice courts
and the, second requires county treas
urers to publish verified lists Of Licenses
collected at least twice a year in the
official county papers. The committee
on towns and counties reported for
passage Anderson's S bill annexing por-
tion Of Meagher county to Cascade.
Gruwell presented a petition from resi-
dents Of Fergus county living in the
portion Of the county that the senator
proposes to have annexed to Yellow
stone, asking to have the bill enacted.
They ask to have all of Fergus county
lying south Of the north line of town
ship 9'north OF the Montana base line
segregated from Fergus and annexed to
Yellowstone. They represent that the
Musselshell is bad stream to ford as
must be done by them when going to
the present county seat at Lewistown !;
also that Billings is their trading point
and by far more convenient Of access
than Lewistown.
Courtney presented resolutions passed
by the Silver Bow Trades and Labor
assembly protesting against the enact-
ment into law Of the bill introduced by
Geiger repeating the present printing
law, requiring public printing to be
done in the state.
Stanton introduced a bill to prescribe
the conditions under which foreign cor
porations can do business in the state.
Upon motion Of CLARK senate bill 26,
Hobson' S bill reducing the salaries Of
county officers, was made a special
order for 2 p. m. Tuesday. The senate
transacted some business in committee
Of the whole. Myers in the chair.
Senate bill 48, BY Stanton. making
rent due lien upon personal property,
passed the committee after some amend
ment.
Mahon IS joint memorial in regard to
opening a portion of the Fort Peck reser-
walton also passed the committee.
The committee rose and on the third
reading Of bills the senate rassed the
following: Senate bill 38, relating to
special road taxes; SO, relating to kill
ing fool hens, prairie chickens. etc. ];
80, providing for the annual meetings
Of foreign corporations, and 43. the
educational bill, that was torn all to
pieces yesterday in committee Of the
whole. and concurrence in the substi-
tute for house bill 20, relating to the
legal rate of interest, and house bill 16,
establishing free kindergartens.
In the House.
In the house this morning the gam
bling bill, after an animated debate,
was ordered printed.
A number Of petitions were read,
signed by citizens and taxpayers Of
Park. Yellowstone, Beaverhead and
Lewis and CLARK counties. calling on
the members of the Sixth legislative
assembly to defeat the passage of the
gambling bill. Stookmen Of Yellow
stone county ask for $3 bounty on
coyotes and a $5 bounty on gray wolves
and urge an additional assessment on
stookmen to pay these bounties. Three
petitions were read urging the passage
of Cooney's and bill.
Losekamp gave notice Of q bill for
the relief Of troop A. M. N. q.
The committee on RAILROADS and trans
p0rtation recommended the indefinite
postponement Of H. B. SO. requiring
transportation companies to publish q
list Of the state and county officers tol
whom passes had been Issued.
The committee on education reported
. aubstitute for I.osekamp's bill "a. b.
60), providing for free county high
schools. and recommended that the sub.
atitute do pAee.
A number Of bills reported oosssctly
printed were PLACED oa general orders.
II. 3. III. creating the once ok chap.
lain Of thu state psnitentiasy. YVES
ordered printed. although The commit.
~ On Interpretations and nlanulaensss ,
had recommended IT. iudenntos posl.
ponsansnL u. r. 70. sspsAlina the j
hvoksEu' l!esnsess was 0sSessd printed.