The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-01-21
MONTANA LAW MAKERS.
First Two Weeks Of the Session Finds
Many Bills on the Calendar.

First Two Weeks Of the Session Finds
Many Bills on the Calendar.
| HELENA, Jan. 15.-Woman suffra ee
will have another chance in the sen.
ate. The workers for equal rights
have put in good labor since the bill
was knocked out yesterday and as a
result the judiciary committee has
agreed to give the subject a public
hearing on January 30.
Outside Of this action the session o1
! the senate was devoted to purely rou.
| tine II. .atters. Hoffman introduced q
bill providing for the teaching of Eng.
lish in the public schools, for course
of study devoted to the humane treat.
ment OF animals and one of ventila.
tion and hygiene.
Maddox introduced bill relating to
the liability of corporations for the
acts OF their etnploye s. 1t provides
that not more than $1,000 may be re.
covered as damages on account OF
an accident, and that notice of suit
for damages must be given within 60
days after the accident.
The house today added 10 clerks to
its list, making now a total of II, ex-
elusive of those elected on the first
day.
Lancaster of Ravalli presented a
huge petition in favor of the Sunday
closing 'of saloons. Fourteen bills
that were introduced yesterday were
read and referred, andsin addition II
new bills were introduced. Among
them was one by Dempster prohibit.
ing blacklisting; one by Higer reduc-
ing the tax for the sheep inspector
and detective fund from.h alf a mill to
a quarter of mill; one,by Axtell for
the incorporation into the constitution
OF the eight.hour law; one by Bray of
Lewis and Clarke, providing that all
applications for municipal franchises
shall be submitted to vote of the
people.
HELENA, Jan. l6.-In the house to-
day a petition was read urging the
Legislature to memorable congress to
open the Grow reservation. The petit
tion had many signers aud was re-
ferred to the committee on public
lands.
The house held short session this
morning, the appointment committee
recommending immediate action on
members salary and mileage bills,
which was quickly agreed to, but the
speaker ruled it out of order aud d.
rected that the bill first be sent to the
printing committee, which was done.
A number Of bills were read and re-
ferred, and nine new measures went in.
They We're as follows:
BY Gilman, relating to the safe
keeping of funds by county ,reasurers.
by Tolman, providing a pen atty for
dogging stock.
by Siles, authorizing county com.
missioners to provide public scales at
railway stations.
BY King, amending the law rela.
ting TO the state board of horticul-
turr.
Dy i.ui1a;Iuu.. i've bills amending
The achuU' laws. Que relates to city
school i'rrlntendenl, another to
county superintendents, another to
qualifications of members of the state
board Of education, another amends
the county institute law, and another
provides for the appointment of dep
uty state uperintendent of public in
a memorial was presented praying
congress to throw open to settlement
the northern part of the Grow rescr-
V alton and it went to a committee.
The senate was in an casy-going
mood again this morning, and after 20
minutes actual labor and prayer, con.
cluded to lay off until Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock. Although called to
meet at 10 o'clock it was 45 minutes
later before the gavel fell.
Following the usual preliminaries,
The public morals committee favorably |
Mahon's concealed weapon
bill.
MaddOx's professed measure, setting
aside 20 per cent. supreme court fees
20 use of law library, was also favor.
ably acted on.
HELENA, an. lS.-The most import
ant business that will be before the
senate the coming week will be the
election contests. Senator Cullen,
chairman of the committee, has said
hat when the papers in all of the con-
ests are before the committee they
vii be taken up and acted upon expe-
liliUusly. In the house the week
promises to be a lively one, if lot of