The river press., 1903-01-28
IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
of $4,000 Made to Pay
the Expenses Of Law Making.

ate just fifteen minutes to place upon
final passage house bills Nos. l6 and
II, carrying appropriations of $40, 900
for the per diem of members and Incl.
dental expenses of the eighth legisla-
tive assembly. Both bills were passed
by unanimous vote, except that SEN
ator Kelly voted in the negative on
house bill No. l6, providing for salar-
les of members and employees of the
two houses. The members will re.
ceive their mileage and two weeks pay
at $6 per diem.
| The secretary of state transmitted
final testimony in the contest case of
Lane vs.. Hopkins, which was referred
to the committee on elections. The
following bills were introduced:
Senate bill %, Murray-Changjng
regulation governing state norm al
| schools.
S. B. No. 25-Maddox-Relating to
capital stock Of corporations not sub.
ject to taxation.
S. B. No. 26-Donlan-Permi
graduates of state university to be-
come school teachers without further
examination.
S. B. No. 27-Donlan-Providi
how streets and alleys may be closed.
Notices of three bills were given in
the house this morning, one by Heffer-
lin, providing for lien for rent by
landlords. One by Word, providing
for the publication of laws and one by
Benson, providing for the regulation
Of foreign corporations.
Miller's bill for the reduction of
fees of sheriffs for board of prisoners
from 80 cents to 40 cents per day, was
indefinitely postponed by vote of ~ to
%.
Fourteen bills were introduced in
the house, one by Hetferlin, amending
the law relating to irrigation taking
about half an hour to read.
A bill which will, when it becomes a
law, stop the colonization of voters in
Montana, was introduced in the house
by Connor of Ravalli this morning
and given its first reading. The bill
is an amendment to the existing law
on the qualifications of voters. 1t
makes 80 days residence in county
necessary before a ballot can be cast.
A republican caucus was called
after the noon adjournment for the
purpose of considering contested cleo.
ton cases. The repub blican caucus
decided to go ahead with the Silver
Bow contests and the committee on
privileges and and elections reported
to the house recommending that the
contest be heard and that witnesses be
sent for. Chairman Rice stated that
the testimony will be heard as expedi-
tiously as possible. No vote was
taken by the caucus, but it was agreed
that when the committee made it's re.
commend ations the republican mem.
bers of the house should vote for the
inquiry and authorize the necessary
expenses incident to summoning wit.
nesses and taking testimony. The
right Of the Silver Bow fusionists to
their seats will consequently be passed
upon by the house.
HELENA, January Ex-senator MUIR
ray attended the session of the senate
yesterday afternoon for the first time.
He is in very feeble condition and
did not occupy his seat in the senate
cham ber, but reclined on a couch in
the lobby, upon which a pillow had
been placed for his head. The senate
spent most of its time in executive ses-
sion considering the appointments
sent in by the governor. Among those
under consideration was that of w. r.
G. Stewart Of Bozeman, appointed to
succeed Judge Holloway. 1t was ru-
mored after the session til at this nomi-
nation had not been confirmed, though
no official report was made. A mum.
ber of bills were reported favorably
from committees and ordered printed.
Waite introduced a bill designed to
prevent willful and malicious kill
ing of live stock or the placing of
poison on the ranges.
Senator Anderson gave notice that
he would tomorrow or some futul e
day introduce bill providing for the
appointment Of the game warden, his
deputies, and also defining their du.
ties, and embodying several minor
changes in the present game law.
The Silver Bow election case came
before the house today on the report of
the committee of privileges and cleo
tions which stated that the committee
had decided that contest was legally
before it and asked that the petition
starting the contest be read. Report
was adopted unanimously.
Several bills were reported from
committees and ordered printed. The
only unfavorable report was on a bill