The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1901-02-27
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Must Soon End-No Senator Yet
Bills that Have Passed.

The legislature must ad journ Thurs
day March Thence there are but seven
more working days during which it
must do an immense amount of work.
A short term senator is to be elect
ed. Who it will he is as much of an
enigma as in the beginning.
All of the appropriation bills will
have to be considered, and number
OF other measures that are of general
interest. Some of the most important
bills of general interest are vet in
committee, and others are hung up in
one house or the other, but principally
in the lower body.
So far the legislature has passed
and the governor has signed Il bills.
This is the list of new laws up to
date.
House bill No. IS, appropriating s+,,-
900 for the payment Of mileage and
per diem of Legislators, and SIS, 900 for
the payment of officers and attaches.
Approved Jan. 19.
House bill No. l, the 8 hour bill.
Approved Feb. ?.
House bill No. 46, amending the
weights and measures law to make the
short ton standard. Approved Feb.
18.
House bill No. Is, providing for the
employmentof check weighmen at coal
mines Approved Feb. 10.
House bill No. II, authorizing the
the trustees of school districts to. re-
pay moneys borrowed and used fol the
snsaintaiaing of schools. This is one
Of the school bills recommended by the
state convention of trustees. The truis.
tees are authorized to levy a special
tax to be certified to the county CON-
missioners in the usual manner to re-
pay the money borrowed or issue bonds
instead. Approved Feb. le.
House bill No. %, providing that JUS
tices of the peace and constabl es shall
give bonds before entering upon the
duties of their offices. The bill is to
cure defects in the present law on the
same subject. Approved February
f9.
Senate bill No. 3. creating the coun-
ty OF Powell out of the northern por-
ton of Deer Lodge county. Approved
Jan. u.
Senate bill M. u, creating tie
county of Rosebud out of the west por.
ton Of Custer county. Approved
February Al. !,
Senate bill No. 10, providing that in
trial of civil actions the charge, to the
jury shall Precede the argument by
counsel. Approved Feb. IS.
Senate bill No. 20, the same provi-
sion in regard to the trial of criminal
actions. Approved Feb. Is.
Senate bill No. %, provided that in
filing and serving amended com plants
it shall be necessary to file and serve
only the amendments instead of the
full amended complaint. Approved
Feb. Is.
Senate bill No. S, Senator Court
ney's bill allowing all honorably dis
charged soldiers, sailors or marines,
veterans of the civil war, the right to
peddle, hawk, vend and sell goods 10
engage in the business Of auctioneer-
ing without paving for the license re-
quired. The bill provides that the
license shall issue on the presentatie I,
Of the discharge. Approved Feb.
q.
Joint concurrent resolution No. -
requesting congress to call con
vention for the purpose of proro sing
an amendment to the constitution ot
the United States which shall provide
for the election of United States sena-
tors by direct vote of the people. Ap-
proved Feb. p.
One bill passed both houses and was
vetoed by the governor, and the veto
was sustained. That was the bill
repeating the law under tile terms Of
which inmates of soldiers homes pay
a portion of their pension money to
the home.
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