The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-02-11

H. B. 1888, by Mullins-Regulating
railway fares and freight rates, and
preventing discrimination.
H. B. No. l89-Whitely-Providine g
for election instead of appointment o1
inspector of mines.
H. B. No. 19O-Labor committee
Providing for stamp to mark home.
made goods.
H. B. No. 19l-Atfairs of Cities
Committee-Regulating manner OF
commencing action against cities in
case OF personal injury.
H. B. No. l92-Faust-Dividing
counties into commissioners districts.
H. B. No. Acknowledgment OF
warrants issued by state arid land
commission.
H. B. No. 194-Regulating wages OF
employees and their hours at state cap.
itol.
H. 3. No. l95-W itely-Amending
law on state inspection of mines.
HELENA, Feb. 1.-THE house tod ay
killed the bill adding to the powers of
the state horticultural board and also
the Sunday closing bill. 1t revived
the sheritfs' deficiency claims and re-
ferred the bill providing for their pay
ment to the judiciary committee. A
brief debate just before adjournment
resulted in this.
Gov. Toole has affixed his signature
to house bill No. SO, which does away
with boards of appraisers. of real
estate and leaves the assessment of
real estate entirely in the hands of the
| assessors. The measure was passed
in the nick of time, as Monday is the
date upon which the district Judge
makes the appointment of appraisers.
The following bills were introduced
in the house today:
II. B. No. 1876, by the committee on
library-Appropriating the money for
the state historical library.
H. B. No. 1917, by Hilger-Providing
for the appointment of deputy state
treasurer, deputy secretary of state,
deputy auditor and deputy superinten-
dent of public instruction.
H. B. No. 1913, by committee on ways
and means-Relating to county assess.
ors.
H. B. No. 1919, by committee on ways
and means-Concerning the assess
ment of bank stock.
H. B. No. 200, by Lanstrum-Re-
quiring the publication of tax rolls.
H. B. No. POL, by Allen-Amending
the election law.
H. B. No. 202, by Woodworth-Re.
lating to the state normal school.
H. B. No. 203, by Lynch-Amend.
ing the law relating to pawn brokers.
H. B. No. 204, by Wood-Limiting
the time in which actions may be
brought.
H. B. No. POS, by Wood-Amend-
ing the law relating to county audi
tors.
H. B. No. 2o6, by Wilson Cascade J
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deputy county clerks and assistants.
The committee on appropriations
introduced twenty-one bills making
appropriations for deficiency claims
in various departments of the state
governments.
Five weeks of the legislative session
have passed and the net result is 295
bills introduced in the house and SEN
ate, of which 227 are house bills and
6o senate measures. Of that number
just four bills have become laws.
They are the two appropriation bills
passed the second week of the session,
the bill appropriating $57, 7,23S to pay
the Montana Building company, and
the bill repeating the law requiring
the appointment of county boards of
appraisers. But what the Legislature
has failed to do in the way of making
laws it has to some extent made up in
its ability at killing them. A score
or more bills have been killed, and
there are many more marked for
slaughter in committees.
HELENA, Feb. 9.-The thirty-ifth
day of the session was devoted by the
house to first and second reading of
general deficiency bills introduced by
the appropriation committee. These
bills provide for the payment Of claims
incurred by nearly all of the state in
stitutions, and many of the state Of
ficers, and some are for minor claims
of various kinds.
Besides the regular bills, Hilger, of
Fergus, introduced a joint resolution
asking congress to call a constitution
al convention of the state SO as to
amend the federal constitution, max
ing the election of United States sen.
ators by popular vote. The resolu-
ton, under these rules, went over and
will be acted upon tomorrow.