The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-13


medicine.
By Lynch Compelling city coun-
ellis annually to fix the rates to be
charged for gas. electric light, water,
power, street car transportation and
like charges within the municipality.
BY Notwithstanding certain per-
sons practicing before justice and po-
lice courts.
BY Lynch-Requiring owners of
public utilities to file annually with
the county clerk reports showing
their receipts, disbursements and net
profits.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for
the states exhibit at the st. Louis
exposition came back this morning
from the appropriations committee,
with the recommendation that it do
pass.
The committee On state boards and
officers reported back Millers bill,
limiting the sessions Of county COM
missioners, with a material change,
which Miller apparently overlooked.
county commissioners be limited to
65 days a year in their sessions. The
committee changed the wording to
read Not to exceed 20 days in each
month in each quarter for the three
higher classes of counties. Miller,
perhaps, overlooked the words 'in
each month";" for he moved the adop-
ton of the report and it was adopted.
The military committee brought
back the act to admit disabled miners
to the soldiers home, with the
recommendation that it be sent to
the judiciary committee. The recon-
mendatiOn prevailed.
The house, on recommendation of
the committee, killed the bill provid-
ing for the travelling expenses of
county assessors
Favorable reports on these bills
were received:
S. B. 2O-Enlarging the powers of
state officers regarding the invest
ment of state permanent funds in
municipal securities.
S. B. 23-Relating to the state nor
NAL school.
H. B. 161-Appropriation to pay the
State Publishing company for an old
| deficiency bill, which did not pass
| the assembly.
H. B. 195-Providing for the cleo
ton of the state mining inspector.
| H. B. 197-Providing deputies for
state officers.
| H. B. 1856, relating to elections.
H. B. 1S6-To pay $50 each to the
secretary of the senate and the chief
clerk of the house for extra services.
The mining committee recommend
ed that the bill providing for the cleo
ton of the inspector of coal mines be
printed and put on general orders
Hilger's joint resolution. asking
congress to call a convention of the
states to recast the constitution and
provide for the election of senators
by direct vote of the people, had
two readings this morning and went
to the committee on federal relations.
New bills were introduced as fol
lows in the house:
No 233, Williams. constitutional
amendment relative to clerks of dis
trict court.
No 234, Williams, constitutional
amendment relative to consolidation
of county offices.
No. 235. Harrison, constitutional
amendment relative to public debt.
No. 236, Rice. to amend political
code.
No 237 Everett, to fix maximum
charge for transportation of coal by
railroads.
! No. 23S. Lynch, defining duties OF
county boards of equalization and
assessors.
No. 229 Bray of Rosebud. to amend
law or inspection of horses.
No. 240. Live stock and ranges com
mittee, to amend law on inspection
of stock.
No. PAL, Flaherty, to amend law or
, inspection of horses.
No. PAP. Miller, to provide for war
den at penitentiary and for employ
ment of prisoners.
No. 243. Mines and mining commit
tee, 10 dueNu law OA inspector "
mines.
No. 244, mines and mining commit
tee. to amend law on cages in mines
No. 245. Lanstrum, providing TO
insane asylum.
Helena Feb. lin the senate yes
terday, after the disposal of the usua
I routine business, the following re
ports were heard:
acknowledgements that sen
ate bill No. 60 relating to state banks
: be passed: that house bill No. %, re
lating to arson, be not concurred in
similar measure having passed tn
senate: the indefinite postponemen
8 of senate bill No. GA, empowering
county commissioners to loan idl
= funds: that substitute for house bil