The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-09
WORK WAITS UNTIL COMMIT
TEES ARE NAMED.
WILL SlDETRACK CONTESTS
Fusicnists Will Endeavor to Prevent
Consideration by Senate of Sill
yer Bow Contest.

Helena, Jan. 1.-THE legislature has
not yet begun to take things serious
ly. The senators are more inclined
to sleep late than the house mem,
bers. Two o'clock seems early enough
for the upper house to get togther
the excuse being that nothing car
be done until the committees are
named, which will probably be done
Friday or Saturday.
The house is doing a little better,
having met early today, but after a
brief sitting it adjourned till tomor.
row afternoon. Here also members
say they are waiting for committee
appointments, although in the matter
of bills they have made a good start.
After the reading of the governors
message yesterday afternoon, the
house remained in session only for a
few moments. DR.. Miller of Lewis
and Clarke was the first to give no
tice of his intention to introduce a
bill. The proposed measure, which
DR.. Miller gave warning of, will pro-
vide for the payment of expenses of
sheriffs for the transportation of pris-
oners and insane persons and for serv-
ing processes of the various state
courts.
Bills of which notice was given to-
day are:
By Cannon-To encourage and aid
agricultural associations.
By Brownlee-To amend the penal
code relating to arson.
By Lanstrom-To amend the code
fixing the powers and duties of the
medical examiners.
By Miller-To do away with the
county board of appraisers and CIV
ing their duties to assessors; regulat-
ing appeals from decisions CT the
county board of equalization.
By Self-Amending the code relat-
ing to mileage.
By Allen-To determine the bound
aries of Deer Lodge and Silver Bow
counties, taking from the latter an
assessed valuation of $150,000 on the
Deer Lodge side of mountain range.
By Beaudry-Prescribing the meth
DDS of labor unions.
By Schwend-An initiative and
referendum bill.
By Morrissey-A direct legislation
bill.
By Miller-Reducing the number of
deputies allowed county officers.
By Bray of Lewis and Clarke-To
amend the law COVER ming boiler in
spection.
Dr.. Miller presented his bill, of
which he gave notice yesterday, pro-
viding for the repeal o. the law tax
ing professional men, which includes
lawyers, dentists, doctors, ETC., and
another removing tax on business
men; also a bill limiting counties of
10000 population or under to n dis
trict judge.
In relation to his proposed measure,
allowing sheriff's mileage and ex-
penses, it is provided that such Of
fcers shall be reimbursed by the
county or state for actual OUTLAWS
made and a penalty is fixed for the
fraudulent collection of moneys so
expended. This bill will most likely
be replaced by another reducing the
mileage, at present allowed, peace Of
ficers.
In the Senate.
The senate met at 2 o'clock and
transacted only routine business, re-
ceiving communications and appoint
ing minor committees on mileage and
selection of postmaster.
The committee on mileage imme-
diately reported the amount due the
various members at 10 cents a mile to
and from Helena and warrants were
ordered for the respective sums to be
paid at once.
An attempt will be made to side
track the Gilchrist VS.. Tewey contest
on an Interpretation of the statute
requiring evidence to be taken before
justices of the peace. Clerk Roberts
of Silver Bow county refused to ap-
point justices for the purpose and
the f%usionists are now going to try to
keep the cotest from being consider
ed by the senate.
The senate adjourned until tomor-
row afternoon at 2:45 p. m.