Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-03-07
Legislative Proceedings.
The following is summary of the
legislative proceedings for the week:
WEDNESDAY FEB. q.

legislative prOcoo0lngS Tor the week.
WEDNESDAY FEB q.
In the senate. 1
A short session Of the committee of
the whole was held with Senator Wor.
den in the chair. Two amendments
were made to the Kilgallan liquor license
bill, one providing that the law should
not 60 into effect until 60 days after the
passage of the bill, and a second reduc
ing the tax on oleomargarine from three
to one cent.
Senator Hoffman's S bill giving bounty
Of one cent per pound on sugar manu-
factured from native Montana beets
was passed by vote of 16 to 6. The bill
carries with 1t no appropriation, but
merely provides for the payment of a
bounty after the projected plant is
erected.
In the house.
Senate bill No. 70, requiring the publ
cation OF lists Of strays, was indefinitely
postponed on the recommendation of the
committee on agriculture and stock, as
similar bill had already been passed by
the house.
The following senate bills were read
the third time.
Senate bill No u, by Myers, requiring
the more specific publication of delin.
quent tax lists. Ayes, 43; nays. 13.
In committee of the whole, Swindel-
hurst in the chair, the house passed to
the consideration of senate bill No. 10,
prohibiting the grazing of stock on
streams on the public domain longer
than "a hours. On motion of Faust, the
committee determined to recommend
that the enacting clause be stricken out.
House bill No. 50, KiIgallan's
measure, eliminating the circle from
the ballot, was favorably recommended
without amendment.
A report was submitted by the com.
mittee on irrigation and water rights
recommending that the senate meat and
milk inspection bill be passed as sub
stitute for the Hedges bill, and that the
ThOroughman bill be indefinitely post
pOned.
THURSDAY FEB 49,
In the senate.
The bill introduced several days age
by Senator Anderson, giving increased
power to sheep inspectors, was recon-
mended for passage.
The following new bill were intro
duced:
Senate bill No. l12, by the committee
on public buildings, authorizing the SUB
mission to the people of the state of al
amendment proposing to increase thu
tax levy to enable the state to acquire
its own insane asylum buildings. Re
ferred to the committee on printing.
Senate bill No. l13, by Hoffman %,
request,) making a number OF change.
in the game law. Referred to the com
mittee Oh game and fish.
In the house.
The house cOncurred in the amend
ment to house bill No. 80, Kilgallan's
license bill. The amendment excluding
social clubs from the provisions of the
liquor license law was concurred in by a
vote of Sc too
The amendments reducing the tax On
oleomargarine from three cents to one
cent and providing that the law shall
not go into effect until 90 days after the
bill is signed were concurred in by q
vote of IS to l.
Senate bill No. 80, Hoffman's bill pro
viding for bounty on sugar manufac
tured from Montana grown beets, wa.
read the first time. Jensen moved thai
the bill be indefinitely postponed. Tools
opposed the motion,
On the recommendation of the judici
ary committee the house indefinitely
postponed senate bill No. "a, the substi
tute for the Tierney gambling bill. Tht
report was adopted without debate.
The committee on privileges and elec
tions reported house bill No. so, by Dee
| designed to prevent the coercion of vOt
ers at the polls by providing for tn,
confiscation OF the property of offenders
without recommendation. The bill wal
sent to the steering committee.
The Kllgallan bill eliminating the cir
Gle from the official ballot was passed or
third reading by vote of go tol
Speaker COrbett annOuu ced that hi
had just signed house bill No. As, Shan
ley's bill providing for the publication
OF lists of strays shipped out of th'
state.