The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-11
MONTANA LAW MAKERS.
A WEEKLY SUMMARY OF WORK
OF THE NINTH LE0lSLA.
TIVE ASSEMBLY.
Some Of the Measures that Will be Added
to Montana Statutes.

HELENA, Jan. 3.-With the reading
of the governors message to the SEN
ate and house this afternoon the ninth
legislative assembly smay ,.be said to
have entered upon the real business
of the session. The next important
business will be the appointment OF
the committees and the apportionment
of the message. While the message
is unusually short it contains mum.
her OF recommended ations that will be
the subject o: work lfor the various
committees in due time.
Both houses were opened a:2 o'clock
this afternoon. Senator Maddox
moved that committee of three be
appointed to act with similar COM
mittee for the house in the selection of
a postmaster for both bodies. Mad
dox of Cascade, Mccarthy of Gala
tin anI Sherlock of jefferson were
named as the senate's committee.
Senator Whipple of Broadwater in.
troduced a resolution on the death Of
the late Senator James Hopkins Of
Rosebud, who died about six months
ago. The resolution was framed by q
committee appointed on the first day
of the session. Senator Hopkins was
one of the most popular members of
the eighth legislative assembly, and
the resolutions expressed the appre.
citation of his character and the re.
grets of his fellow lawn akers at his
untimely death.
In the house today, the following
notices of bills were given:
BY Lanstrum-Providing for the
submission of an initiative and refer.
endum amendment.
ByDempster-Providing for the sub.
mission of an initiative and referen.
dunn amendment; to protect certain
street car employees from the inclem-
encies of weather.
BY Donald-To amend the law
relating to the liability OF railroads
for the killing of stock.
BY Williams-Amending the law re-
lating to coal mine inspection.
By Kennedy-Providing for the cre'
alton of a railroad commission.
By MacGinniss-To regulate pri-
mary elections.
By Mulroney-Providing for the
creation of railway commission.
BY Canoll-Providing for the cre'
alton OF railway commission.
1t is not probable Speaker Hedges
will have his committees ready for
several days, though he said today he
would make his selections as soon as
possible.
HELENA, Jan. 1.-THE senate was
in session about half an hour. No
tices of bills to be introduced by Sen
ators Whipple, Bremen and White
were read. The bills to be intro
duced relate to the semi-annual pay.
ment of taxes, by Whipple: a railway
and warehouse commission, by Bren-
men, and for provision for the
erection of an addition to the main
building of the Dillon normal col.
lege, by White.
Lanstrum, of Lewis and Clarke, has
the honor of being the father of house
bill No. l, which had its first reading
this afternoon. 1t is an initiative and
referendum measure and provides for
the initiative on petition of per
cent. of the voters.
House Bill No. ,, by Dempster--
Providing for submission of initia'
tive and referendum amendment. The
provisions are the same as the Lans-
trum bill.
House bill No. }, by Williams
Amending the law relating to the
qualification of the state coal mine
inspector. 1T amends the present law
by making the requirements mini
mum age limit of 30 years and 10
years practical experience in the bust.
ness.
House bill No. 4, by Mcdonald
Amending the law relating to stock
killed by the railroads. 1t provides
that where the railroads do not fence
their right of way, they are response
ble for stock killed and they must
keep record at the county seat in
which the stock is killed if the rail-
road connects with the county seat OF
government.
The following notices of bills were
given:
By Mulroney-Relating to ballots
used in all elections except school
elections and prohibiting candid ate $
name from appearing more than once
thereon. This measure in aimed
against fusion.
By Shaunon-Prov:ding for the
semi.monthly payment OF employees by
corporations.
By Rosa fellow servant law.