The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-03-05
REVIEW OF
THE WEEK
Large Amount OF Business
Transacted.
MANY BILLS PASSED
The Session Will Come To Close
Thursday BY Constitutional
Limitation.
MANY BILLS PASSED

Many important bill were consider
ed by the seventh Legislative assem-
bly, during the week, and next week
will see the wind up of all legislation
and the adjournment of what has in
some respects been notable legiS-
lative session, says the Helena Her.
aid.
The developments in the senatorial
fight during tn week lent interest to
the contest despite Tie enforced dead
lock and next week will see no abate-
ment of interest in the balloting. For
three days the struggle over senate
bill No. 81 over-shadowed the sena-
torial contest.
in strife over bill NO. 81, and the
senate held four sessions. anticipat-
ing that the measure would be re-
turne>. with the endorsement of the
lower house, that 1T might be immed-
lately sent to the governor.
Early in the week Representative
Stull entered in vigorous protest
when the report of the insane asy-
lum investigating committee was
submitted, but his colleagues thought
the committee had given the charges
preferred by Mr.. Stull full consider
alton and was inclined to abide by
it's report.
Senator Stanton's meat and milk
inspection bill, prescribing sanitary
rules and requirements for dairies
and meat markets, as we'll as requir-
ing the inspection OF food products,
in cities of 5000 people and over, was
passed by the senate and sent to the
lower branch. The house committee
to which the bill was referred, re-
ported it back with the recommends
ton that it pass and the Hedges bill
and one other pOstponement. The
bill is now on general orders.
Summary disposition was made of
Representative Donaldson's bill pro-
posing that all executions take place
at the penitentiary at Deer Lodge in
stead of at the county seat of the
county where the crime was commit
ted. The bill passed the house and
the senate disposed of it by decis-
i've vote. The impression in the
senate, inspired by legal advices from
the barrlster members of that body,
was that the law would be inopera-
tive as the prison officials had a con-
tract running until 1908, and it would
not be possible for the legislature to
legislate a new clause into this con-
tract or enforce any new condition
that was not named in the origial
instrument.
The senate passed the bill creating
the twelfth judicial district of Cho-
teau and Valley counties and the
same day appointed j. w. Tattan, of
Il ort Benton, as Judge. A caucus
of democratic members of the senate
was held during the noon recess on
Monday to determine whether they
would confirm Judge Tattan's ap-
pointment. The meeting dcided to
stand by the action OF the governor.
In both houses of the legislature
a joint concurrent resolution was in
troduced calling upon the state board
of education to investigate. the advis-
ability of consolidating the various
state institutions at one place and
submit a report at the succeeding
session of the legislature.
Two bills were introduced by the
appropriations committee on Monday
appropriating more than $1,100,0OO
with which to run all branches of
the state government, and the state
and the senate on Wednesday killed
senate bill No. 10, relating to in
functions, designed to repeal house
bill No. 1872, of the sixth legislative
assembly.
Senator Hoffman's bill giving a
bounty of one cent per pound for
every pound of sugar manufactured
from native Montana beets, was pass
ed. Senator Hoffman declared that
a company with large capital was
contemplating the erection of a $4OO,-
900 if the bill passed. The measure
carries with it no appropriation. but
merely gives assurance that the boun-
ty will be paid.
Representative Kilgallan's bill pro-
viding for an additional county at
torney in Silver Bow county was
passed on Wednesday, as we'll as a
bill directing the investment of money
derived from the sale of agricultural
college lands.
Two important bills were introduced
in the senate Thursday. The first
was presented by Senator Hoffman,
creating forestry, game and fish
commission. The bill provides for
commission of three members to be
appointed by the governor to serve
without compensation except per diem
and mileage for the actual time en-
pioyed. and the selection by the COM
mission of a chief game warden at
a salary of $1,000. and deputy war
dens at $1,000 per year. The bill also
makes many changes in the game
laws and imposes a tax of 81 upon
resident hunters. and a tax of $40
upon nonresident hunters.
The committee on public buildings