The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-29

| dl1ced house bill No. 1, making an
appropriation for the st. Louis fair.
After being read, the bill was refer
red to the committee that introduced
it, and was shortly afterward was re-
ferred back favorably and sent to the
printing committee.
Miller introduced house bill No. 2,
making an appropriation of $4,000
for the care of the capitol grounds
and the maintenance of the state
capitol. This went to the committee
on appropriation and the committee
reported back a substitute following
the lines from the governors mes
sage. This was also sent to the
printing committee. Conner, chair
man of the committee on appropria-
tions, introduced house bill No. 3,
making an appropriation of $500 for
the incidental expenses of the ses-
sion. 1t was sent to the printing
committee.
The house then took a recess until
o'clock, in order to give the print
ers time to turn out the bills.
| At the afternoon session, Everett
of the printing committee, reported
back the fair bill as correctly printed,
and on motion Of King, suspending
all rules. the house went into COM
mittee of the whole. The bill was
read only by title and ordered favor
ably reported. At 2:15 o'clock the
bill was placed on it's final passage
and went through by unanimous vote.
Later house bills Nos. 2 and were
reported from the printing commit
tee, and were considered in commit
tee of the whole and passed unani-
mously.
Cannon Of Flathead asked unani-
nous consent to introduce a resolu-
ton, and it was granted. The resolu-
ton recited that, believing in the nee
essity Of creating a railroad commits
sion as recommended by the COVER
nor at the regular session, the gov
ernor was asked to extend the power
of the extra session so as to enable
the legislature to pass a railway
commission bill Without debate,
the resolution was adopted.
Governor Toole sent in a communi-
cation informing the legislature that
the painting of the driving of the
golden spike had been received, and
that it was through the generosity of
the Northern Pacific railroad the
painting had come into possession of
the state. A concurrent resolution
was adopted thanking President Mel
len of the railroad company. About
o'clock the house took a recess I'M
til s p. m.
This evening the governor sent a
message to the house in answer to
Cannons resolution, in connection
in connection with the railroad COM
mission bill, in which he said, as the
session had been called for two spe-
Gifted purposes, about which all the
people had been informed, it would
not be just to ask the members to
take up another, important though it
might be. Shortly before 10 o'clock
both bills were engrossed and signed
and the house adjourned.
The president of the senate, J. T.
Murray, called that body promptly
together at 10 o'clock, and there were
but two absentees, Bourne of Chou
teau, and Cullen of Dawson. The
officers of the senate were also on
hand, and they included Secretary
X. X Stout, Assistant Secretary C.
F. Woodwork, Sergeant at arms J.
G. Grant, Doorkeeper John Cain,
Chaplain w. M. Jordan, Journal
Clerk D. J. Whaley, Committee Clerk
Mrs F. B. Thompson and Pages Ed
die Waite, Albert Nickel and James
Donovan Chief Justice Brantley,
administered the oath to Senator J.
H. Bailey of Sweet Grass, the sue
cessor of Senator J. N. Kelly, and
the new senator was put on all the
standing committees of which Sena-
tor Kelly had been "a member.
After passing a concurrent resolu-
ton thanking the Northern Pacific
for the picture Of the golden spike
driving, the senate took recess un.
, til 2 o'clock. At the afternoon SEES
sion the fair bill came over and was
pushed through in quick time. Raj
ston made a speech favoring the bill
and it was the only one made during
the day on the bill in either house.
The house not having the other
bills ready, the senate took a recess
until s o. m. At the evening session
the senate passed house bills Nos.
and 8, and adjourned at $50 o'clock
The st. Louis fair bill passed by
the legislature differs somewhat from
mat introduced at the regular ses
sion. 1t provides for an appropria
ton of $4,000 for the st. Louis fair
and $4,000 for the Portland fair
The bill provides for the erection Of
building at ST. Louis. but does moi
specify what it shall cost. Nor does
the measure in any way hamper the
commissioners. The commission i: