Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-27
IN The lECIS-
LATIVE HALLS
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appOrtiOned as Reconnaissance see
fit. The districts urc permitted to is
u bonds, but an amendment limited
this right To districts having n prop
crty valuation of at least 100000. by
another amendment the law Of 1s95,
providing "A method for cUndemning
property for n roadway, was re-
enacted.
Geiger's bill for the publication Of
the assessment roll was killed in the
senate.
The Hedges osieOputhy bill vas
amended by the senate, before pass
age, so that osteopaths will be pro-
hlbited from attempting to practice
medicine or surgery.
The house has decided that the Is.
suing Uf bonds for the state institu-
tipus shall stop for the present ana
gillcd IA bill looking To the i%ssuuuceof
bonds for the state normal. Such n
large amount OF these bonds were
being placed that thestatccrcdit was
becoming impaired.
In u spirit of revenge the senate
bill providing for fire wardens was
killed. Since the appointment of n
steering committee there has been
less Fiction between the houses,
however, and this child's play has
stopped.
The kilgallon liquOrlicense bill will
be considerably amended by the sen
ute before that body approves 1t.
As it came from the houseit provided
that club bars should pay the same
license as saloons. This would close
nearly all the clubs Ia the state, and
the senator's won't have il that way.
Neither $4,000 or any other sum
will be appropriated by the state for
an exhibit at the Pan-American EN-
position at Buffalo next year. The
first demands Of the exposition peo-
pie were $4,000, but seeing they had
no chance they reduced 1t To $4,000
for n mineral exhibit, but the senate
said nit"
Representative Bcrkin. a sports
man, is going To try and get through
II new game law. The open season
will not be materially changed by its
provisions, but the killing of ante.
lope will he prohibited and the pos,
session Of any game be sufficient evil
ience 10 secure n conviction and the
imposition of the penalty.
A plan to steal five per cent moreoi
the licenses from the counties than il
now received by the state has been
evolved by the appropriations com.
mittee.
One bill which Is almost sure OF
passage Is that introduced by Ro.
land raising the salary Of the mem
bers OF the legislature to $40 per day
and their mileage to 20 cents. Ev'
cry one Of them ride on a pass but
that makes no Inference.
Hedges bill prohibiting saloons
from keeping open nights and Sun
days has been reported without rec
ommendatiun and his bill prohibit
the selling OF liqIor to minors ol
habitual drunliards for indefinit,
postponement. The reaso giveI
for the latter report is that the pres
ent law amply covers the subject
Bills changing the name of Deel
Lodge county to Daily county and
Powell county To Deer Lodge county
will probably pass this week.
Removing the circle from the bal
lot will receive attention in tn,
house tomorrow or Tuesday MS tn,
steering committee has set Ii ahead
: New bills being introduced nearly
every day, but unless they are very
meriturious or of such Il nature as t.
demand attention, they will not b.
troubled very much.
Gov. Toolc sent in his first vet,
Saturday, all other measures whicl
had reached him and been examined
having received his approval. TIL,
!, first To fall beneath the Ratchet wa
Mclntire's bill providing that in
mates Of the soldiers home SHOULD
: not here after be required to turi
/ over to the home two-thirds OF thei
pension as at present. Gov. Tool
| not only believed the measure IN
= constitutional AS 1t effected con
tracts already entered into by tn
> inmates, but he considered it unwise
, The inmates were being provide,
with every necessity by the state
= they were allowed to retain n suflicI
cnt portion for pin money" as I
! were, the state needed the assistanc
= anl it would lie better for the sol
dicrs Themselves. for il they had th
} whole amount most fl it would z,
! liquor. The governor was sustainc,
I and the hill il dead.
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Seven Years in Bed.
{ "Will wonders ever cease" inquir
= the friends 81 Mrs. l.. pease Of Law