Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-06

raise money for any public improve.
ment: relating to the redemption Of
real property; relating To n bounty
OF one cent a pound ON sugar manu-
factured in Montana from beets
grown In Montana; creating the Of
fee of coal mine Inspector; relating
to skeep Inspectors and their depu-
ties; Geiger's road bill:providing that
transcripts OF appeals need not he
printed; lcgallzing a $780, 900 bond Is
sue of Cascade county; authorizing
county commissioner to letcontracts
for printing and stationery to houses
outside the state; reappOrtionment
bill; the biased Judge bill (No. 81
House bills passed by the senate
were: ApprOpriating money for the
deaf, dumb and blind asylum at
Boulder; praying for the opening OF
certain lands in the government re-
serve In Teton county; a similar
measure concerning lands In Flat
head county; relating to primary
elections; the liquor license hill; re-
lating to the Investment Of funds ac-
cruing from the sale and lease ui ag-
rlcultural college lands.
The house has done even less busi
ness. Only one measure originating
IN the house has been passed-kil-
gallons bill removing the circle from
the ballot. Senate bills have pre-
cedsnco over house bills and M the
house has to do so much talkiag and
fighting 1t Is even more than they can
do to keep abreast OF that order Of
business. Tie senate bills passed are
as follows: Creating park commits
sion in cities OF the first class; pro-
viding for publication three times in
stead Of four Of the notice of terms of
the district court; requiring the more
specific publication of delinquent
taxes; permitting surety companies
to furnish bonds for no taries; provid-
ing for the publication ofmonrys col
ilected for occupation licenses.
The apportionmentm measure passed
by the senate provides for representa-
tion as follows: Beaverhead, >; Broad.
water, ]; Carbon, ,; Cascade, {; Cho.
teau. 8; Custer, /; Daw' son, /; Deer
Lodge. A; Fergus, .; Flathead, 3; Gal
latin, 3; Granite. l; Jefferson, .; Lewis
and Clarke, 5; Madison, 9: Meagher,
!; Missolla, 4: Park, .; Powell, l.;
Ravalli, 9; Rosebud. |; Silver Bow, -;
Sweet Grass. /: Teton, /; Valley, |;
Yellowstone. .; total, 81.
Club members In the senate secured
an amendment to the liquor license
bill cxemptlng their bars from it's pro-
visions and the house agreed to this
later. The bill makes little changein
the present law except as regards
liability for liquor license.
Granting bounty for the raising
of sugar beets and the manufacture
of sugar thereirom was almost too
much for some house members to
comprehend and Conner Of Cascade
got funny. In opposing the bill he
said: ~ have "a rancher friend In
Cascade county who Is experimenting
with new kind OF hay. have an
other rancher friend In Fergus who IL
trying to Introduce new shearing
machine. Now, think it would be
"A good thing to give a bounty Oh
hay. Ny Fergus county friend would
like bounty, too"
Stull quickly and effectively rejoin.
ed: "After the remarks OF the gentle
man from Cascade | should like to
suggest that there be II bouaty also
on hay seeds"
The senate got the worst OF 1t In
both conferences up to date, finally
having to recede and let the house
have its way. The Newton bill, put
ting the $4,000 Of Doodle money In
the school fund was accepted and the
senate amendments to the mechanics
lien bill were also dropped.
Senator Kennedy's bill changing
the compensation to he allowed ex.
eeutOrs was killed In the house.
For q little while Thursday It look.
ed as II the senate substitute for the
Tierney gambling bill was going to
to be summarily shelved by the
house. The judiciary committee had
reported Ia favor of indefinite post
ponement and this action was all but
approved. The day folio wing it was
resurrected aud the bill sent to the
steering committee. 1t may see the
light OF day again and II may not,
but 1t will not become u law-that
much IL almost certain.
II the senate agrees the people OF
Montana will have an opportunity
CONTINUED on Sixth pHge.)