Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-16
THEIR WORK
IS FINISHED
The Special Session Of the Legislature
Adjourns, All Business Having
Been Completed.
RALsToN MEMORIAL is KILLED
A Very Harmonious Session Through
out-The Members Of the House
Form an Association.

Helena, Dec. 1l.-The eXtraorulnary
session of the eighth legislative as
sembly, which met December /, finish
ed its labors today and adjourned
sine die at noon. There was little fol
either house to do when they met al
IL o'clock in the morning. All the
bills had been passed and there only
remained the Ralston memorial re
Iating to the segregation of public
lands by the government for the sen
ate to act upon.
The senate acted by killing the
measure. on motion of Ralston.
There are two or three bills yet to
be signed by the speaker of the house
and the president of the senate and
that was all the business.
There were eight bills introduced
in the house, and of that number
three were identical measures, all re-
lating to the submission of a consti
tutional amendment on the child labor
law and the eight-hour law. A sub
stitute for these three bills was pass
ed.
There were three judicial bills in
troduced in the house, two being sub
stitutes presented by the judiciary
committee, one OF these amending
the law relating to the disqualification
of judges, and the other amending
the law relating to change of venue
in civil actions. The third judicial
bill was introduced by MacGinniss,
and sought to amend the law relat.
ing to the power of the supreme court
in equity cases. The first two have
becons laws. while the MacGinniss
bill WAS killed in the house.
Another house bill that became a
law was that appropriating $4,000
for the expense of the session.
The last house bill to be passed
was that making an appropriation OF
$1,000 for a stenographer in the OF.
fee of the state superintendent OF
public instruction.
Four bills were introduced in the
senate and of that number two be-
came laws. One was the Hoffman
bill relating to the powers of the SUI
preme court in equity cases. and the
other was the Meyer bill, providing
for the payment of COTS where there
was change of venue,
In the Senate.
When the senate met this morning
at IL o'clock there was good attend
ance. The house amendment to the
Ralston memorial was not concurred
in and that ended the business ex-
cept the signing of two bills by the
president. This was all done shortly
before noon, and then a committee
was appointed to notify the house
that the senate was ready to adjourn.
Shortly after the house committee
made the same announcement In the
senate, the governor was notified and
then came the end.
Before adjournment, the following
resolution, introduced by Kennedy,
was adopted.
Whereas, the venerable senator
from Powell county, Hon. Conrad
Kohrs.. has been prevented from at
tending upon this second extraordl
nary session of the Eighth legislative
assembly by prolonged and serious
illness, and,
Whereas, Senator Kohrs is held in
the highest personal regard by ev-
cry one OF his colleagues In the sen
ate. who have great admiration for
his many sterling qualities as a citi-
zen, and representative of the peo-
pie. therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the sympathy OF
the senate be- and the same Is here
by respectfully extended to Senator
Kohrs, accompanied by the earnest
hope that he may speedily recover his
health and return to Montana. where
he Is so much beloved"
In the House.
When the house met at ii o'clock
there were few spectators. The pay
roll was ready and the members drew
their warrants for eleven days SER
vice. After the routine opening and
prayer by Chaplain Raleigh, there
was wait until the journal of Thurs
day was completed. During that time
Linderman, of Madison, suggested
that the members of the house form
some sort of an organization and ad-
yanced the idea that after the final
adjournment the members meet and
see what was the sentiment on the
question.
Conner, of Ravalli, endorsed the
suggestion. II do not believe that |
have ever seen body" said the men,
ber from Ravalli. where there has
been such a strong personal feeling
and where such strong attachments
have been formed. heartily endorse
the idea of forming some sort of an
organization. | suggest that We elect
president, who shall also be the
secretary. and his duty will be to
keep track of the members"
Rice also indorsed the idea. There
is no person in the house." he said,
"but for whom have the kindest OF
sentiments, and | believe that feeling
is shared by all of the members. The
suggestion that the addresses OF the
members be kept so that they can be
corresponded with is a good one."
Conner suggested that at the end
of two or three years there could be
a reunion OF the members.
Beaudry, of Deer Lodge, also in
dorsed the sentiment, and said that
a reunion at the end of three or five
years would be a pleasant event.
Lynch, of Silver Bow. also favored
the plan.
About 1880 the speaker signed sen.
ate bill No. 4. the Meyer bill, and at