The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-01-28
LAW MAKERS AT WORK.
Several Bills Rejected as Unnecessary for
the Welfare of the People.

Several Bills Rejected as Unnecessary for
the Welfare Of the People.
HELENA, Jan. 22.-By it's action
this morning the house indicated a
course in opposition to radical and
useless legislation Thus far the vari.
ous house committees have exercised
competent and careful supervision
over these bills with the result tn at
many of this sort have been killed,
the committee recommend ations al
ways meeting with the concurrence of
the lower house.
This morning the house killed the
anti-company store bill by adopting
the report of the corporation COM
mittee, and also a bill changing the
time for commencing actions at law
from one year to four after cause of
action arises.
Both these measures contempla ated
radical changes in the present laws.
Other bills killed were proposed con-
stitutional amendments, changing the
qualification of county superintend.
ants of public instruction, and chang
ing the manner of taking appeals from
the district court to the supreme court,
and another which would have per-
mitted the serving of summons upon
corpor ations by filing notice with the
secretary of state.
The following bills were favorably
reported and went to the printing COM
mittee:
Providing for the consolid alton of
three clerkships of state boards; pro-
viding a penalty for dumping refuse
in streams; repeating the driving of
stock over bridges; providing that
county commissioners may establish
public scales; amending the law reduc-
ing the mileage of sheriffs in trans.
porting prisoners to the penitentiary
or patients to the insane asylum, or
in serving papers, from 10 cents a
mile to 5 cents. This was Miller's
bill and originally provided for a
system of vouchers, but the committee
amended it by leaving out the voucher
feature.
Among the bills introduced was one
amending the law relating to lost and
unclaimed property; one amending the
farmers institute law, appropria ating
$4,000 instead of $1,000, as now; one
regulating the sale in Montana OF
prison made goods so they shall bear
label telling where they are made;
fellow servant bill by Pearson, and
bounty bill making the bounty on
wolves SIS, on coyotes, 3, and pups OF
both animals, So.
The senate held two hours session
today and in that time transacted a
lot of business and finally passed sew.
en- bills. The bills passed were as fol.
lows:
Authorizing the appointment of a
supreme court commission: three bills
relating to the Boulder deaf and dumb
asylum: bill changing the time when
corporations must file annual state
ments: amending the law relating to
sheep inspectors and their deputies:
fixing penalty for carrying concealed
weapons.
Auditor Calderhead having refused
to issue warrants for salary and mile
age to the senators whose seats were
contested, the senate adopted a reso'
luton expressing it as the sense ol
that body that the auditor should
forthwith pay the per diem and mile
age of the senators whose seats are
contested, according to the official pay
roll.
Anderson introduced a fish and
game bill and one relating to game
wardens. The bills make a great
many changes in the present laws anC
gives the game warden more power
and higher salary.
HELENA, Jan. 23.-The senate hello
a brief session this morning, conven
ing at 10 O'Clock and adjourning unit
O'Clock Monday afternoon, so as te
give the members chance to spenC
Sunday at home. Four bills were in
troduced by Conrad kohrs, relating
to the smelter smoke nuisance, defn
ing misdemeanor in connection
Herewith and providing the manner o
conviction aud method of collecting
damages for loss resulting therefrom
Senator Anderson's three game bills
were favorably reported by the com
mittee as was Senate bill %, relating
to the normal school of the state.
The fO]lOwinp hi ills were intrO6ure1