The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-08

the supreme court justices from three
to five. The bill was amended yester.
day 80 that the names are left blank,
but it provides that while the governor
shall appoint, the appointces shall
not be members of the same political
party.
House bill III, by Linderman, pro-
viding for the assessment of property
failed of passage. The bill involved
a constitutional amendment providing
tor the assessment of the franchise,
roadway and rails of all railroads in
the state by the county assessors, the
rolling stock of the roads to be as.
sessed by the state board Of equaliza-
tion. The measure received 46 votes,
two short of the necessary two.thirds
for passage.
The house was somewhat disposed
to indulge in fun at the morning ses.
sion. Dempster recalled the plea of
state poverty, made by Everett Of
Chouteau last evening on the occasion
OF the consideration OF the appropria.
tion for the maintenance Of state In.
stitutions, by the introduction of a
resolution appropriating $4,000. 900
for the relief of the poverty stricken
inhabitants of Chouteau county.
Everett retorted by giving notice Of
his intention to introduce bill ap
propriating $50 for the relief of Demp.
ster's landlady.
BY a vote of 56 to 8, the house over.
rode Governor Toole's veto of house
bill 80, appropriating money for the
improvements at the deaf and blind
institute at Boulder, the governors
message having been reported back
from the ways and means committee.
In committee of the whole Waite's
primary election measure was recon-
mended for passage without opposi.
ton. Johnston's apportionment bill
failed of passage by vote of 36 to %.
1t provided for membership of 6S,
instead of p as at present. Coleman's
primary election bill was defeated by
vote of 36 to %. The house also
receded from its amendments to Bren.
mems anti fusion bill providing that
voters should place their initials on
the detachable stub and the bill will
now go to the governor.
HELENA, March 2.-On this the last
day of the session, the sen ate cheerful
ly resumed its favorite pastime-the
slaughter of house bills. The finance
committee of the senate recommended
concurrence in the bill appropriating
moneys for the mainten ance of various
state institutions, amended so as to
make the reductions recommended by
the house committee and changed by
the lower body in committee of the
whole. The report was adopted.
On the statement of Senator White
that the state was in better financial
condition than it was two years ago,
the senate proved to be quite liberal
in raising the amounts. He said that
up the present time the Legislature had
not appropriated one.half the amount
of money that was appropriated by
the Eighth session, which gave $751;
600 to H. L. Frank and $50, 900 for the
St. Louis exposition.
BY unanimous vote the senate passed
house bills Nos. 81 and 80, appropri.
ations for the orphans home and the
deaf and blind institute, respectively,
over the governors veto.
The substitute for house bill No.
1856, providing for the giving of bonds
to insure the safekeeping of public
funds, and house bill No. 1919. pro-
viding for the publication of the laws
of the Ninth assembly, were killed on
adverse committee reports.
The following were concurred in:
House substitute for senate bill As,
regulating foreign corporations doing
the tiremen' 5 disability fund bill: 226,
relating TO the use of moneys in the
bond fund: Dos, changing the name of
the Musselshell river to Sacajawea:
l76, the meat and milk inspection bill:
262, stock inspection and indemnity
| fund.
House bill 269, appropriating sl.O46
for bounty claims, was killed.
The governor this afternoon sent to
the house, without his signature, house
bill 263, the bill appropriatiug $4,000
for the relief of dairymen for losses
sustained as the result Of the slaugh-
ter of cattle because of tuberculosis
affection. The governor in his veto
message stated that he believed the
appraisal Of the stock condemned and
slaughtered fair one, but held that
under the law there was no authority
for paying the amount appropriated
from the general fund in the state