The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-02-25

Dut no mileage is to be collected for a
less distance than FIVE miles. The bill
was concurred in as amended.
The Mahon bill, senate bill No. IL,
prohibiting the carrying of concealed
weapons, was up again after having
been killed several days ago, Allen
Offering an amendment making the
law apply to partially concealed wea-
pons as we'll. This was adopted and
he offered another giving judges OF
district courts the right to permit per-
sons to carry weapons.
The following bills were introduced:
H. B. No. 30S-Affairs of cities
Amending law on license moneys.
Il. B. No. 3U9--Aff airs of cities
Saloon licenses in cities.
II. B. No. 3l0-Cannon-On live
stock killed by railroads.
H. B. No. 311-Linderman- con-
demnation of lands.
H. B. No. 3l2-Lynch-Payment OF
stenographer in Colbert will case.
H. B. No. 313-Beaudry-Payment
of constables.
H. B. No. 3l4 Rice Amending
classification of counties.
H. B. No. 3l5-Rice-On salaries
and compens alton of county officers.
H. B. No. 3l6--Rice-Amending Law
on deputies of county officers.
HELENA, Feb. 23.-The senate held
a routine session this afternoon, lis
tening to the reading of bills and
passing a number. A petition was
presented by Mahon from the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, pro.
testing against the passage of the
house fellow servant bill, declaring it
was nstitutional.
Murray introduced bill providing
for the appointment of a commissioner
of water rights to measure water
where the rights of parties have been
adjudicated by courts.
The most important bill introduced
was by Whipple, providing for an
apportionment and representation.
The bill cuts the total membership OF
the house from Y to So, and provides
for one representative for each 5000
of population, of each county, or
fractional part thereof in excess OF
1,50O.
In the house, the following bills
were introduced today:
By Wood, to protect trade against
unlawful restraint.
By Stapleton, amending the law re-
lating to injunctions.
By Faust by request to prevent
the sale of liquor within certain dis
tances of school houses.
By Swindlehurst, to regulate insur-
ance companies.
BY Faust, to extend the bound aries
of Powell county and make the boun-
daries of Lewis and Clarke conform
thereto.
By committee on appropri alton,
making appropriation for the execu-
tive and judicial departments for two
years.
The following reports were made by
committees and adopted:
BY ways and means, H. B. No. 300,
amending the laws relating to licenses
OF retail liquor men, favorably.
H. B. No. 3l5, fixing the salaries of
county officers, favorab]y.
H. B. No. 3l4, amending the law
concerning the classification of coun-
ties, favorably.
H. B. No. 3l6, fixing the number Of
deputies in county offices, favorably.
The committee on state lands made
a favorable report on H. B. No. POI,
providing for a deputy register of the
state land Office.
Senate bill No. 2, creating su-
preme court commission, became law
at 2:1O O'Clock this afternoon without
the governors signature.
This measure provides for the Gre
alton OF supreme court commission,
to consist Of three members, who shall
De appointed by the supreme court,
and also makes an allowance of 5000 a
month for clerical assistance. The
members are to serve four years and
at the expiration Of this time the com.
mission goes out of existence, unless
some future Legislation shall make
make provision for its continuance,
.
OOO a year each.
Robbed By Confidence Men.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 23.-Mike Shaun