The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-03-04

soldiers home: the managers of the
home to provide for the accommoda a.
tion, and admit the wives of the in
m ates.
Providing for the compens alton of
officers during the pendency of a con.
test for their positions.
Providing that convicts. shall be
taken to the state prison by peniten-
tiary guards instead of by sheriffs.
Amending the law relating to the re-
newal of chattel mortgages. Provid.
ing that the entomologist of the expert
ment station sh all be the state entomol-
ogist and voting an appropriation for
his expenses.
HELENA, March 2.-The senate to-.
day killed the railway commission
bill, after long debate. The only
advocate the bill appeared to have in
the sen ate was Senator Kennedy. The
sen ate also passed the bill annexing a
portion Of Silver Bow county to Deer
Lodge county.
Substitute for S. 8. No. Il, COM
monty known as the change Of Judge
bill, under which the supreme court
may designate a Judge to hold court
in district other than his own, is
now a law, the bill having been filed
by Gov. Joseph X. Toole with Secre.
tary of State George NJ. Hays. There
was the belief on the part of some
friends of the measure that the gov
ernor would veto the bill, and during
the afternoon rumor gained cur.
rency to the effect that the governors $
veto was about to be transmitted to
the senate. Gov. Toole did not ap.
prove the bill. Instead he filed com.
munication with the measure in which
he stated his views regarding the bill.
These We're, in short, that while grave
constitutional objections to the valid.
ity of the bill had been urged upon
him, he was not satisfied that it was a
proper case for the exercise of the veto
power.
In the house the Pelletier bill to pay
sheriffs for the transportation of pris.
oners to the penitentiary came up for
final passage today, Miller made a
motion to strike out the amounts ap.
propriated to the various sheriffs and
add section to the effect tn at, If it is
found the amounts are Justly due, they
shall be paid, if it is found the state is
liable for them. Pelletier and Rice
opposed the motion, the latter saying
that, if adopted, it would kill the bill.
The Miller motion was defeated and
the bill went through as it passed the
committee of the whole.
At the morning session a petition
was presented against the passage of
a license gambling law, signed by
Rev. Bovard and Isl others.
The following bills were passed: To
amend the board of medical examiners
law so as to have appeals heard by
juries composed of physicians, and
not laymen; to require surety compa-
nies TO deposit securities with the state
treasurer: to establish uniform laws
regarding negotiable instruments;
amending the registration law SO as
to require registration once every two
years, and allowing voters to be sworn
in; to pay sheriffs for transporting
prisoners to the state prison $2l, IT..
40: to reduce the salary of justices OF
the peace from 81, 500 to 81, 500 per an.
mum; providing for uniform style OF
special ballot; to prohibit payment
for public printing done outside the
state; providing for the payment of a
license of $500 in each county by ped.
dlers Of agricultural implements and
ranges; providing for the licensing OF
express companies and common car
riers.
The house held long night session
this evening and took the Farmer Ii
cense gambling bill in committee o1
the whole aud killed it by striking ou'
the enacting clause. The vote was 3
to %. The Dwight committee also
made its report on the gambling in
vestigation 1t was to the effect tn
gambling was being carried on openly
and notoriously all over the state tc
the knowledge of officials, whose duty
it is to suppress it. The committee
recommended that an investigation
committee, composed of senator's, be
appointed and introduced bill tc
that effect, but the bill was killed by {
vote of 80 to l3