The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-01

The following bills We're introduced
in the house this afternoon:
House Bill No. ~, by Lanstrum,
amending the compulsory education
law.
House bill No. So, by Mulroney, for
the appointment OF commissioners to
measure water.
House bill No. 81. by Cone, amend
ing the law relating to the close of the
fiscal year.
House bill No. SO, by Wood amend
ing the law relating to the appraise-
meme of state lands.
House bill No. 100, by Quigley,
abolishing the Office OF game warden.
HELENA, Jan. 26.-The senate this
afternoon in committee Of the whole
recommended for passage bill No. Is,
prohibiting the employment of child.
rem in mines. Senator Whippie was
in the chair while the bill was being
considered. The following bills were
introduced:
Senate Bill, by White-Relating to
classification of counties.
Senate Bill, by McLean-Relating
to issuance of licenses to retail liquor
dealers.
DOMAINS railroad commission bill
was ordered printed.
The bill regulating the liquor traffic
introduced few days ago in the
house, came to a sudden end this af.
ternoon when the report of the commit.
tee to which it had been referred was
adopted. The committee reported ad.
versely upon the measure, and the re.
port was adopted.
The committee on privileges and
elections reported favorably Cole.
mans bill providing for the use of
voting machines at elections. The re-
port was adopted.
In committee of the whole the house
killed senate bill No. 6, providing tor
the submission of constitutional
amendment changing the time of the
election of county superintendent of
schools from the fall to the spring.
The measure did not develop any
friends.
The substitute for House bills and
2, the initiative and referendum meas
ure which was defeated in the major.
ity report yesterday, was ordered
printed. The bills introduced were:
BY Mulroney, relating to the prac.
tice OF ostepathy.
BY O'Connor, regulating gambling
BY Cone, relating to the bonds OF
corporations.
BY Starr, relating to licenses for
professional men.
By Williams, relating to the inspec'
tion of boilers.
BY Johnston, providing for the pay
ment of expenses of district judges
called to hold court in other districts.
BY Wood, appropriating money for
the historical library.
BY Murray, for the appointment OF
an assistant land agent.
BY Wilson, relating to the liability
of corporations operating mines.
BY Wilson, relating to the better
protection of miners.
BY johnson, relating to the distri'
button of license money.
HELENA, Jan. 27.-When the two
houses met this afternoon at , O. clock
the impression was general that afte,
the trans action of the usual routine
business adjournment would be takcr
until Monday. The usual week enc
unrest was apparent. 1t has beer
agreed that the initiative and refereI
dun, Paradise county and semi.an
nual payment of taxes bills were tt
go over until next week.
New bills were introduced in the
senate today as follows:
BY Glidden, relating to the creation
of county agricultural fair commits
sions. Referred to committee on ag
riculture and manufactures.
BY Glidden. relating to examination
of applications for certificates to prac
tice medicine and surgery in the state
Referred to Judiciary committee.
BY Harper, relating to the estab
lishment and maintenance of free pub
lie libraries. Referred to libraries
committee.
Senate joint memorial No. ,, by
Mahon, for the opening of the For
Peck Indian reserv alton. Referred to
federal relations committee.
In the house, the following bill:
were introduced:
By Murray, imposing a tax on al,
male citizens between II aud so fol
general school purposes.
By Walker, amending the law re-
lating to the issue of school bonds.
By Coleman, compelling the filing
of notices of the assignment of wages