The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08
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HELENA, Feb. 2.-In the sen ate this
afternoon the committee on public
morals recommended concurrence in
House Bill No. 55, relating to the sale
of Intoxicating liquors. The com.
mittee on labor aud capital favorably
reported House Bill No. 26, for the
better protection of street railway
employees.
The following bills were read first
and second time and referred:
House Bill 47-Relating to weighing
of coal mined by miners.
House Bill IL, by Glidden-Relat.
ing to sales of intoxicating liquors
near railroad camps and irrig alton
works.
House Bill AZ, by Mahon-Compell-
ing freight and passenger facilities at
towns of less than 100 inhabitants.
Senate Bill 43, by Donlan-Relat-
Ing to district court stenographers.
Senator Martin offered a concur.
rent resolution providing for a joint
committee to agree on a readjustment
of salaries of county officers.
Martien and Ralston spoke in sup.
port of the motion, but it was lost by
q vote of to 8.
In the house today it was voted to
reconsider the vote Of yesterday by
whith house bill No l., for the initia.
tive and referendum was lost. The
reconsideration was, however, an.
availing, the vote on the bill today
being As to 25, lacking three of the
two.thirds requisite for passage. The
following bills were introduced;
House Bill No. 1222, Bennett, amend.
ing the law pertaining to divorce and
remarrying.
No. 123, Linderman, fixing rates
for transportation of passengers in
Montana.
No. l34, Coleman, amending section
4702 of the political code relative to
salaries of deputies and classi6ca.
tion.
No. 135, Coleman, providing for Sc.
lection of candidates by popular vote
and relating to elections.
No. 137, Sewell, crnelty to animal
No. 12S, Buck, protection to fish,
birds and game.
No. 139, Dempster, establishing
board of architectural examiner.
No. lao, Dempster, restraining cer'
tain persons from acting as attorneys
at law.
HELENA, Feb. 3.-All that remains
to complete the creation of the county
of Sanders out of a portion of the terri
tory of Missoula county is the sign ature
of the governor. The bill passed the
house Wednesday, without opposition
and today passed the senat without q
dissenting vote. Less than 10 minutes
were consumed in consideration il
committee OF the whole, and in the tina
action upon the measure by the
senate this morning.
The judiciary committee reported
favorably on senate bill No. s, relat
Ing to the protesting of taxes, with al
amendment; favorably on senate bill
NO. 30, prescribing the powers and
duties of guardians; favorably on sen.
ate bill No. 43, relating to the dutie.
of stenographers in the district courts
The committee on public morals re-
ported favorably senate bill on the
sale of Intoxicating liquors, near The
scene of a railroad building, and The
committee on stock growing and graz
ing recommended a suitable measure
for senate No. II, defining Lawful
fences.
The report of the joint Legislative
committee appointed to visit Deer
Lodge and investigate the charges
made by Ex.Convict Tom O'Brien o1
mism management of the affairs Of the
penitentiary by the contractors, Con.
ley & McTague, was read in the house
this evening. The report was a com.
plete refutation of the charges made
by O'Brien.
Cones bill in relation to the assess
ment of mortgages met with Objec.
tions from Everett, of Chou.eau, who
declared that its becoming law
would relieve only the money lenders
and deprive the counties of taxes on
$4,000, 900 of assessable property in
the state The motion to strike out
the enacting clause of the bill carried
by vote of 81 to %.
BY unanimous vote the house adopt.
ed house concurrent resolution No. 3,
by Canoll, requesting congress to
amend the interstate commerce law so
as to increase the powers of the inter.
state commerce commission. The fol.
| lowing bills We're introduced
Mulroney, to secure safety for rail.
road passengers.