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lected for less distance than five
miles. The bill was concurred in as
amended.
prohibiting the carrying of concealed
weapons, was again up, after having
been killed several days ago, Allen
Offering an amendment making the
law apply to partially concealed
weapons as well. This was adopted,
and he offered another, giving judges
of district courts the right to permit
persons to carry weapons.
House bill No. 1877, providing for
the annexation of portion of Fergus
county to Yellowstone, was ordered
favorably reported after the bill hal
been amended by Hilger. Hilger
said the amendments had been
agreed upon between the Yellowstone
men and the Fergus men. AS the bill
is amended Yellowstone county will
pay Fergus county for the money
expended on bridges in the district
that is annexed.
House bill No. 173, providing for
the representation of Montana at the
st. Louis fair went through without
an amendment, though several were
offered Miller offered one taking out
the appropriation of $4,000 for the
a Montana building at the fair, hold
ing that the state did not need any
h,,;l he
lost
Miller then offered another amend
ment, cutting the appropriation from
S35 900 to $4,000, arguing that that
was plenty, and that owing to the
calls made upon the Legislature from
the state institutions, $4,000 was all
that could be spared for st. Louis.
Rice also opposed this amendment
The member from Lewis and Clarke
is most anxious to cut this appropria-
ton down. said Rice, because the
state has not the money. But he did
not say anything of the sort when he
tried to cut off, by repeating the =
cense law. an income of $185,O0O
from the state.'
The amendment was lost, as was
one by Lynch, to increase the appro-
priation to $4,000.
House bill No. 113, relating to the
duties Of the board of horticulture,
created some debate. 1t carried an
appropriation of $4,000 for this year
and the same for next year, the
money to be used in fighting fruit
pests Conner offered an amendment
! cutting the appropriation to $4,000
| for each year. Rice suggested thai
the horticulturists pay for their own
| protection, as did the cattle and
sheep men, and that to do it tax OF
10 cents be laid on every box of ap-
pies. But the suggestion was not
taken seriously, and the Conner
amendment was lost, and the bill was
ordered favorably reported.
House bill No. 263. introduced by
Stapleton, providing for a bureau OF
child and animal protection, was also
the subject of discussion. Everett
fought the bill from start to finish
and called it a grating. measure He
|
out. Lanstrum and Stapleton both
defended the bill. and SO did Miller
Lanstrum said he did not think
there was a man in Montana who was
as ignorant of the work of such bu
reaus as the member from Chotea,
showed himself to be.
The motion of Everett was lost
and so was the one by Self to Gu
the salary of the secretary from
81 200 fixed in the bill to $500. Ev
erett tried to cut the salary alto
gether. but failed.
House bill No. 152, by Bever, re
pealing the present law governing
toll roads and bridges and puttin
into force the law which allows the
to be established, was ordered fay
orably reported.
Substitute for house bills Nos. 10
and 116 had a rocky time. 1t is tn
bounty bill agreed upon by the liv
l stock men. Johnson offered a
f amendment to the bill making tn
: bounty payable by the counties il
: stead of by the state. as now and a
a proposed by the bill. much to the SUI
prise and disgust of Rice, who wa
the champion of the measure. TIL
S johnson amendment carried. Befor
n more damage could be done to tn
d measure, the committee arose, lea7
j. ing the bill to be acted upon later.
/. Many other bills were acted upc
in committee of the whole.
a The following bills were read til
t third time and passed:
g Commissioners road bill.
3 Appropriating $6,034.43 to pa
claims against the state norm;