The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-23
SENATE

After tnc uSual routine business
the senate yesterday listened to re-
ports from standing committees, as
follows:
The public lands committee, to
which was referred senate bill No.
20, relative to the investment of the
permanent school funds, recommend
ed its passage. The report was
adopted tnd the bill was referred 10
the printing committee.
The same committee reported fav-
orably senate bill No. 16, relative to
the malicious destruction of fences,
and it was likewise referred.
The committee on towns, counties
and muicipal corporations reported
in favor of the passage of senate bill
No. 2l. providing two university
scholarships in each county. which
was also referred to the printing
committee.
The same committee. however. rec
omendei the indefinite postpone
ment Of senate bill No. %, providing
for county high schools. and this re-
port was also concurred III.
The committee on education rec
commended the passage with slight
change in its title, of senate bill No.
II, relative to the course of study in
public schools. This measure is what
is known as the Rood humane bill.
and provides a ten-minute daily in
struction in public schools on hui
name treatment of dumb animals
The same committee also reported
favorably senate bill No 15 This
bill was amended slightly, and now
pl Divides that residents Of one school
district, upon payment of proper
fees, may attend school in other dis
tricts, instead of adjacent districts"
as provided in the original bill
The following bill was introduced:
No. 2S, by Waite, relating to the
wilful or malicious killing or maim-
ing of livestock. 1t was referred 10
the committee on stockgrowing and
grazing.
Senator Aldrich gave notice that
he would tomorrow or some future
day introduce a bill providing for the
appointment of the game warden his
deputies, and also defining their du-
ties, and embodyng several minor
changes in the present game law.
Upon motion of Senator Hoffman,
the senate then went into executive
session to consider the appointments
Of Governor 1oole. as announced in
his communication to the senate last
Thursday.
AS an evidence of the esteem IN
which it holds the democratic chief
justice Of the state, the democratic
senate declined to confirm the ap-
pointment Of w. r. C. Stewart of
Bozeman as Judge of the Ninth judi
cial district, to take the position
made vacant by the election of w.
l.. Holloway to the supreme bench.
The senate confirmed all the other
appointments made by the governor
since the seventh Legislative assem-
by adjourned two years ago. Four
teen senators voted against the con-
frmatiOn of Judge Stewart and II
voted to confirm the appointment.
Helena, Jan. 20.-Ihe senate held
but short session this afternoon.
but it was long enough for that body
to pass the bills appropriating money
for the per diem of the members and
attaches and for incidental expenses
of the session.
For the first time since the ses-
sion began, Senator Murray of Beav-
erhead was able to be in his seat,
and he was warmly greeted by his
colleagues.
Among the communications pre-
sented to the senate was one from
Secretary of State Hay, transmitting
the papers in the Rosebud senatorial
contest case. The papers went. to
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