The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-01-14
IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Several Bills Introduced aud Many 9th.
ers Will Soon Follow.

HELENA, Jan. 8.-The legislature
did little today. At 2:10 o'clock to.
day Lieutenant Higgins called the sen.
ate to order. The attendance of SEN
ators was good, but that in the gal.
leries very slim. Chaplain Jord an
delivered short prayer, beseeching
divine blessing upon the sen ate, its
members, employees and their deliber-
ations. The journal was then read
and approved.
Sherlock introduced woman's suf-
frage bill, which was read for the first
time.
Albright gave notice of bill to
protect property of hunting clubs, and
after 25 minutes work the senate ad.
journed until II a. m. tomorrow.
The house opened at o'clock with
prayer, after which Hillman Flat.
head offered petition from the in.
mates of the soldiers home, asking
that their pensions be paid directly to
them. instead Of to the state.
The fellow servant bill appeared,
notice being given by Dempster of
Butte, fixing the liability OF corpora
tions. He will also introduce bill
prohibiting blacklisting.
Pearson has road superintendent
bill.
Swindlehurst offered bill on pro-
0f
one on fixing bounties on wild AMI.
mails and Faust one to regulate filing
leases and bills of sale.
Allen Deer Lodge) wanted good
copies of the governors message
but it aroused considerable objection.
Rice of Choteau objected on grounds
of economy. Allen said: 'Two
years ago 1900 copies were printed
and working on lines of economy
thought would make it 2,O0O." Ev.
erett of Choteau objected on the
ground that everyone had chance to
read the message in the newspapers.
1t was decided to print 1900 copies of
the message.
Notices of the intended introduction
OF bills were given as follows:
BY Tolman of Carbon, to define
more clearly what are legally estrays.
By Dempster of Silver Bow, to de.
termine the liability of railways in
case OF injury or death of employees,
and the relation of employees: also to
prohibit blacklisting.
Fifteen notices of bills to be intro.
duced were given in the house. They
related to many subjects. One will
make appropriations for the pay of
members; another is fellow servant
bill; another amends the bounty law:
another amends the law relating TO
election of road supervisors: another
seeks to repeal the law requiring the
publication OF the names of those who
pay license tax; another is to pre-.
vent the malicious tearing down of
fences: another provides penalty for
those who take up and ride animals
not their own.
Among the bills introduced was the
woman suffrage measure, Hilger's in.
itiative and referendum, and bill to
take a part of Silver Bow and annex
it to Deer Lodge county.
HELENA, Jan. 9.-The senate COM
mittees, which were appointed today
by the committee named for the pur.
pose, do not look we'll for the fusion
labor people. All the important posts
are safely in the hands OF the republi.
can members and those democrats
who are voting with them. The SEN
ate will get down to hard work Mon
day and some lively contests between
the two sides are looked for, as the
minority will stubbornly oppose all
moves made by the repu publicans.
The house today added a page to
its staff, making five now on the pay
roll. He was the choice of the Silver
Bow deleg alton. The additional ex.
pense was opposed by Rice and Ever.
EFT, of Choteau county. and several |
other members, but m ajority favored !
the proposition.
The house disposed of considerable
routine business, also excusing sever.
al members who had been called away.
Duggan gave notice of his local op-
ton gambling bill, giving cities au-
thority to regulate gambling within
three miles of their limits, and O'keefe
stated he would introduce a. bill re-
garding the payment of wages. The
committee on mileage reported the
amouats due the mem bers and the bill
was placed on its first reading. The
following bills were introduced:
No. BY Miller. Providing for
appeals from decision of county
boards of equalization upon valua.
tions placed upon taxable property.