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

bill wen. through the house by vote
of 40 to 13.
The climax OF the evening session
was the governors veto of house bill
81, providing for two addition al JUS
tices of the supreme court. After the
house had sustained the veto, its &C.
tion was reconsidered and finally by a
vote of Al to II, the house overrOde
the veto and passed the bill. Its fate
In the senate, however, was far differ.
ent. as, by vote of 20 to 4, that body
sustained the veto.
Another feature Of the night session
was the action of the legislature in re-
ceding from its action in disallowing
the claims of the sheritfs for transpor.
tation Of prisoners and insane patients
during the last two years. The senate
resurrected the bill, but amended it
by reducing the claims about one.half
and the house concurred in the amend.
ment.
HELENA, March Sit was nearly 6
o'clock this morning when Lieutenant
Governor Norris announced: "The
motion is carried and the senate
stands adjourned sine die.
simultaneously Speaker Hedges
made similar announcement in the
house, and the ninth legislat as.
sembly was no more. Practically no
bus ines- had been transacted for four
and one.half hours in either body.
The feature of the night was the
fact that the entire corps of commit.
tee clerks was forced to get busy-for
the first time during the session. One
of the bills alone, relating to drain
age, carried $50 pages and the work
entailed upon the committee clerks for
the night was shock sufficient to last
over until the next session.
One feature of the night session was
the defeat of the bill adding two
Judges to the supreme court. the gov.
ernOr sending back the bill with his
veto, and the house sustaining the
same, and then reconsidering and
passing the bill over the veto by
vote of IA to II. In the senate, how.
ever, the bill went to defeat most de.
cidedly, the veto being upheld by a
vote of 20 to 4.
Another feature of the night session
was the action of the legislature ia
receding from its action in disallow.
ing the claims of the sheriffs. for the
transportation of prisoners and in-
sane patients during the last two
years. The senate resurrccted the
bill, but amended it by reducing the
claims by about one-half and the
house cOucurred in the amendment.
House bill Ill, to protect railway
employees, was killed in committee Vt
the whole. The following bills w-re
passed on third reading: ID. Is 23l,
relating to drainage: 2222 ratilyiug
the issuance Of bonds under the Carey
land grant: l35, allowing auditor, "a
tirstclass counties 20 appoint $50 DE-.
puties at 81 POO IL y,.a1: SOL, llc..,lny
peddlrr> auG tra.ciln- merchants: 2J4
to enable the stat. board OF luuI ctin-
missiOners to iuvc>.! at water SUI
plies for irrigaiiou: 10. iimit alton .:
civil actions.
House bill 22}22. to protect owners of
horses aud -cAu.e their inspec Ion. ana
H. B. 2l2, 10 provide for the pee.
tion Of cattle being removed from the
state, We're killed on committee rec.
omneud alton.
Both presiding officers were paid
highly complimentary tributes in
resolutions which were adopted 10y
unanimous vote. Both res ponded in
happy vein.
1t shortly before 6 O'Clock before
all of the enrolled bills were signed
by the presiding officers of both houses
in open session.