The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-15
spection of highways and bridges:
also H. B. l23, relating to special
road taxes.


Ten new bills were introduced this
afternoon, several of these being for
appropriations to meet deficiency
claims against the state. One of these
or for any one to give false informa-
tion to newspaper. The bill pro.
vides that, upon conviction, the guilty
party shall pay fine not exceeding
$500 or serve not more than one year
in the penitentiary or both.
HELENA, Feb. 9.-This. the 4Oth day
of the session, will be known as steer.
ing committee day, bill-murdering
committees being named on motion of
both houses. In the senate President
Norris named Maddox, Donlan,
Waite, Whipple and Durham, while
in the house Speaker Hedges appoint.
ed English, Weidemau, Brigham,
Wood and Dempster. In view of the
large number of bills before the as.
sembly, this committee, especially in
the house where the printing commit
tee is literally swamped with work,
will get busy at once and push forward
only the important bills yet pending.
In the senate this morning, the COM
mittee on agriculture aud manufac.
lures recommended for passage S. B.
No. 33, Glidden, amending the county
fair law slightly.
Senator Glidden's bill. relative to
the sale of liquors near railroad
camps and irrigation works, was
amended so as to include logging
camps, sawmills and strengthening
camps, and recommended for passage.
The law does not apply. however, to
cities aud towns.
The sem ate in committee of the whole
recommended for passage Senator
DOMAINS bill, which aims at radi-
cal reduction in the fees which may
be charged by district court stenogra-
piers, and it also adopted an amend
ment to Senator Harper's free public
library bill, permitting cities, when
their votes SO decide, to exceed the
levy of l mill on all taxable property
for that purpose.
In the house, the committee on rail.
ways and transportation reported with
a substitute for House Bills No. 13O
and 13l, relating to transportation by
railways.
The livestock and public ranges
committee already reported adversely
on the bill to punish the illegal brand.
ing OF animals, favorably on Senate
Bill No. II, providing for the gather.
ing and sale Of unknown strays, and
favorably House Bill No. l4S, relat-
ing to the duties of butchers in the
Strengthening of animals. These bills
were introduced:
Wyman, authorizing sheritfs and
chiefs OF police to take photographs of
prisoners arrested for crime.
Blake, amending section 1903 of the
political code relative to the closing
of schools during the sessions of coun.
ty institutes.
Mumbrue, authorizing the govern.
ment of the United States to appropri.
ate streams Of water.
Mumbrue, to promote the co.opera.
tion OF state aud national government
by appointment of an irrig ration COM
mission Of seven persons.
Leiper, eNempting water users as
sociations in conformity with the laws
of state and nation.
Appropriating money to certain
counties for money illegally collected.
Ross, Murray and Mcdonald were
appointed to draft resolutions relat-
ing to the bill introduced by Congress
man Dixon for $40 acres of land for
homestead entries.
HELENA, Feb. lO.-A raging snow
storm, the worst blizzard of the year,
kept visitors at home today, and de.
spite the fact that the gambling bill
the wOman's suffrage amendment and
a number of other important measures
were on general orders in the house,
there was not a dozen spectators in
when the two bodies were convened at
O'Clock this afternoon.
When the senate met this morning
the committee on stock.growing and
grazing reported substitute for SEN
ate bill 10, relating to the establish.
meat of a board of sheep commission
ers. The judiciary committees report
ed favorably senate bill SO, relating
to Inheritance tax: senate bill A., re-
newal OF mortgages: senate bill 80,
water commissioners. and senate bill
60, defining the duties and powers of
county commissioners.
The senate, by strict party vote,
passed on third reading Brenuen's
senate bill IS, to prevent fusion and
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