Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-02-11

the evidence tends to show that in
some instances the conduct of said
Judge L. w. Harvey has been such as
is not becoming, a person occupying
such an important and honorable DO.
sition as that of district Judge, yet in
our judgment the evidence Is not suf-
ficient to justify a recommendation
that probable cause exists for impeach-
ment Of said Judge on the ground OF
~malfeasance in office.
Therefore, your committee recon.
mends that further consideration of
said resolution ne indefinitely post.
poned."
The house was unprepared for such
a report, especially a unanimous re-
port as this, and before few members
realized what was Transporting, the re-
port wa adopted, reconsideration NOV.
ed and defeated and the drunken judge
was let of with a censurr, little less
than a white wash. There are many
rumors of how the thing happened but
no light o~btainablc.
Recovering from this sensation the
house undertook 10 stop the proposed
gambling investigation, n member
sarcastically saying that 1T too, would
probably he a farce" but none of the
mining %millionaires appeared interest.
ed in gambling and the investigation
will proceed.
The senate having yesterday defeat
ed the woman suffrage bill, the mem
bers OF the house today evidently felt
safe in passing it and in committee OF
the whole the vote IN Its favor was
80 to %.
The following bills were read a third
time and concurred in or passed:
Senate bill. 10 make the education Of
the deaf and blind compulsory.
Senate bill, TO change the name OF
the Montana deaf and dumb asylum.
House bill, defining what is arson.
House bill a%ppropriating money to
complete buildings at the University
of Montana.
The following were killed:
Amending the law concerning claims
against the state; TO prevent the ma.
licious cutting OF fences, for the re-
peal of the milk and meat inspection
law; to prevent wrongs to children and
establish a bureau of child and animal
protection; regulating the manufacture
and sale of drugs and food products.
Faust introduced a bill providing for
the division OF counties into three COM
missioner districts, each commissioner
to be a resident of the district from
which he is elected.
A freak bill" introduced by Null
Inns would admit disabled miners to
the soldiers home. Regardless of its
merits. Mullins does not seem to know
that the home is, partially at least,
under federal control.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported that it had had under consid.
GRAFTON the claims of the sheriffs, and
il had determined not to report in ia.
for OF them, leaving it to the courts to
say whether the state or the counties
should pay the claims.
The woman suffrage bin will not
down and the yote of yesterday
was reconsidered today by the senate
and the bill will De amended to pro-
vide for the vote on the amendment
being taken on a separate ballot.
Thus changed there is a faint pos
sibility of its passing.
Might had another inning over
right today and the democrats sum-
marily removed Brennan. republican,
from the committee on appointments
and put Mahon, democrat, in his place.
although the democrats already had a
majority OF two to one on that com.
mittee.
The senate passed the house bill
providing for the repeal of the law for
the appointment Of county boards of
appraisers. by a voteo t "A to 10.
A number Of bills were passed.
among them Maddox's employers liza.
bility act. the Anderson game bills.
and the bill comforting upon the 81,
preme court exclusive jurisdiction in
disbarment cases. The senate adj.
journed until Monday afternoon.