Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-09


The following bills were introduced
during the week:
IN THE SENATE
Senate Bill No. 66-Conrow-Amendng
the political code and providing that in
primary elections the voters must be
residents and legally qualified voters in
the precincts in which they vote at such
primaries
Senate Bill No. misunderstanding
that human remains must be inferred in
cemeteries, and requiring certificates of
the cause of death to be filed before
burial is made and providing penalties.
Senate Bill No. Observation-Disclosures
ing the act relating to the commissioner
Of agriculture and labor by increasing
the salary of the chief clerk to 81, 800.
Senate Bill No. 69-Warner-To protect
the cattle industry by providing that
among cattle running at large on public
ranges, there shall be one bull to every
fifty head of cattle and fixing the penalty
for the violation Of the act at fine of
not less than $50 nor more than 800 for
each offense, or not more than three
months imprisonment in the county Jail.
Senate Bill No. 70-COnnolly-To amend
tho penal code and providing for the ex
termination of Canada, Scotch or bull
thistes and wild foxtail, fixing as the
penalty for the violation of the act
fine of not less than IS or more than so,
and providing that railroad or other COM
panies who refuse to comply with the
law shall be subject to civil action for
the money expended by the board of road
supervisors in exterminating thistles on
lands held by those companies, the men
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same pay as men working on roads.
Senate Bill No. 71-Geiger-Providing
for uniform system Of road govern
mont.
Senate Bill No. 72-Meyer-Providng
property where the title is to remain
with the vendor until the purchase price
is paid.
Senate Bill No. 7s-Anderson-Provid-
ing for the establishment of farmers
Institutes and appropriating $4,000 for
their maintenance.
Senate Bill No. Observation-Disclosures a
general revision of the law relating to
assessments.
Senate Bill No. 76-Worden-Provid-
ing that rights by appropriation may be
acquired to water not heretofore appro-
pfiated, in streams in this state.
Senate Bill No. 77--Hoffman, for the
Judiciary Committee-Providing that
when the evidence in cases before a trial
judge is closed and there is an errone-
Gus verdict rendered by jury because of
tho failure of the judge to properly in
struct the jury, the supreme court may
remedy the error by compelling the trial
judge to set aside the verdict, thus
avoiding the necessity for a new trial.
IN THE HOUSE.
House Bill No. Neutrality-suspicious.
allng $685.. 81 for j. M. Page for services
as state land agent from August Is to
October Is, 1897.
House Bill No. 72-Murray-Prrohibit-
hg the sale or giving away of cigarettes
or cigarette papers, "s
House Bill No. Neutrality-suspicious.
ing railroads to keep on exhibition in
each county for thirty days the hides
of all live stock killed by trains and to
provide for the recovery of damages by
the owners of such stock.
House Bill No 74-Bielenberg-Ame
ing the present law in relation to the
recording of brands to make it opera
tive.
House Bill No. 5-Lehman-Changin
the statute of limitations on book ac-
counts from three to five years
House Bill No. 6-Lehman-Reauirin
banks having public moneys on deposit
, to pay interest and prohibiting the GUS
tom of county treasurers and the state
treasurer of collecting for their own use
and benefit of interest on such moneys.
,, House Bill No. misunderstanding
provision for the Investment of the per-
manent school fund, the permanent uni
yersity fund and all other funds in the
hands of the state treasurer, derived
from school land grants. by the purchase
Of county municipal and school district
bonds.
8 House Bill No. 7S-Conner of Ravalli-
Establishing state farmers institutes
and appropriating $500 a year therefor,
each institute held under the provisions
OF the act to be entitled to $50.
House Bill No. 79-Gilchrst-Cre
the offices of first and second attorney
general at a salary of s. 600 a year for
one and s1.s00 a year for the other.
House Bill No. Observation-Disclosures
ing the liquor license law to require all
persons, firms, corporations, clubs or So
cieties dealing in liquors to pay the Ii
ccnse at present prescribed for saloons
House Bill No. S1--Ferry--Requiring
employers to pay employees semi-month-
ly prohibiting the assignment of wages
not earned and prescribing a penalty for
violations fine not to exceed 5000
House Bill No. S2-Dixon-Providing
for the investment of the permanent
university fund. Whenever in the opin-
ion of the board of state land commits
sioners any part of the university bond
fund may be safely invested in good
public securities and the amount of
money reserved in the fund is sufficient
TO pay interest on outstanding bonds the
board may make offers to invest and
conduct the investment the same as
privaa individual would do, but may not
accept less than per cent interest nor
purchase securities that do not mature
before the first mortgage bonds become
payable.
House Bill No. Observation-Disclosures