The Butte inter mountain., 1903-01-20
Upper House Reports Favor
ably on Matter of Commits
sion as Recommended. {
THREE MEN ARE TO HOLD
OFFICE FOR FOUR YEARS
Shall Be Directly Under the Power OF
the Justices and May Be Removed at
Any Time-Education Of Deaf, Dumb
and Blind iscussed-What's Com
ing Up in the Montana Senate.
SPECIAL TO rnr rNrrp MOUNTAIN.

Helena, Jan. 2o.--The first bill to pass
the senate was that providing for the ap-
pointment OF a supreme court commission.
II was taken up by the upper house. in
committee Of the whole yesterday after
noon, and after reading was reported
iavorably Tor passage without objection
or amendment
This is one OF the most important bills
before the present legislature and was
drawn with the idea of relieving the APP
pellate tribunal OF the state of the over
burdened condition OF its docket.
The provisions of the bill are that the
Judges OF the supreme court shall name
three persons OF legal training and worth,
to assist the court in the performance of
its duties and 10 be governed by the rules
and regulations to which the court is now
subject These commissioners are to hold
Office for four years and are to receive an
annual salary of $4,000, the same paid
the justices OF the court. At the expira-
ton of their term OF office the act be-
comes null.
Can't Practice Law.
These commissioners are TO be at all
times under the direction OF the justices
and may be removed at any time; they
are also required to take the same oath
as is administered to the justices and
lowed to practice law.
These commissioners will hear such
cases as may he referred TO them and
report their findings To the supreme court.
who may or may not be guided by such
findings. There is a provision OF the bill
providing Tor the appointment OF a secre-
tary at salary OF 5000 per month. and
other clerical help may be employed by
the justices The expenses OF the COM
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court fund.
The senate also passed to third read
ing three bills relating to the asylum Tor
the deaf dumb and blind. One OF these
makes the education OF children coming
under either OF these classihcations COM
pusory. while another provides penalty
TO be fixed against school district clerks
who fail TO report the census OF afflicted
children TO the proper state officials. The
third bill changes the name OF the asylum
to the school for the deaf, blind and
dumb"
Other Bills Passed. .n
Other bills nassed by the senate sit
ting as committee of the whole. were:
BY MISUNDERSTANDING that all cor
porations shall within twenty days after
the last day OF December file with the
secretary of state a report of that corpora
ton. giving the names of the stockholders,
amount Of stock held by each, liabilities
and assets etc. The present law requires
this report 10 be made July /.
BY Anderson--Requiring sheep inspect
ors 10 promptly inspect flocks rep p1rted TO
them: to personally superintend the dip
ping and treatment of affected sheep, and
fixing the compensation OF the inspectors
at $S a day while actually employed. and
also providing for the employment of vet
Urinary surgeons at the same rate
By Mahon-Making il misdemeanor
to carry concealed weapon, and proyid-
ing for a fine of from $50 to $500.
All of these bills were referred to the
committee on engrossment
Maddox Has Two Coming.
Senator Maddox has two bills which
he gave notice would be introduced, one
providing for an extension of the time
for beginning actions at law and another
taxing the capital stock OF corporations.
Three bills were introduced in the sem
ate yesterday. as follows
Senate Bill No 2o-By Whipple, pro-
viding for the investment Of school and
land funds
Senate Bill No. 2I-By Donlan. giving
to each county two scholarships in the
state university.
Senate Bill No. 22-By Ralston. amend
ing the act relating to free county high
schools and providing for the election OF
trustees, etc.
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