The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
were introduced today:


Senate bill No. 8, by Donlan, pro-
viding for the annotated compilation
of the constitution and laws Of Mon.
tana. Under this bill the work is to
be done by the state law librarian.
who is 10 receive as extra compensa.
ton of 81, 500 year and is to have
clerk at 1900 a year. Referred to
a committee on judiciary.
Senate bill No. 10, by Waite, re.
latiug to the assessment of mortgage
Referred to the committee on finance
and claims.
Three bills were passed today by the
house and tomorrow morning they will
be transmitted to the senate. They
were the fellow servant bill, and the
bill appropriating money for the in
cidental expenses of the house, and the
one appropriating money to pay the
mileage and per diem of members and
attaches.
Bill No. 5, the fellow servant bill,
was introduced by Ross. and is "to
determine the liability of persons or
corporations operating railways in
Montana for damages sustained by
employees, and to declare void con.
tracts restricting such liability.'
| Bill No. 13 makes an appropriation
of S12, 1000, or so much thereof as may
be necessary for mileage and per diem
of the members and officers.
Bill No. IA makes an appropriation
of S45, 900, or so much thereof as may
be necessary for the incidental expen-
ses of the session.
Speaker Hedges gave out his COM
mittee appointments and just as soon
as they were announced five commit
tees were given authority to employ
clerks.
HELENA, Jan. l3.-Two ballots were
taken in joint assembly on United
States senator today, Senator Carter
receiving 40 votes on each ballot, a
gain of one over yesterdays ballot.
Everett, who voted yesterday for Man.
tie, voted for Carter today. The
changes in the two ballots were. al
most wholly of the complimentary
, votes.
; The senate this afternoon passed
without debate or opposition Ross
fellow-servant bill, also known a:
House Dill NO. D. The bill, having
passed the house yesterday, will nov
! be enrolled, and should reach tht
; speaker and the president of the sen
} ate for their signatures in a shor
> time. 1t is not expected that Govern
or Toole will delay signing the bill
. so that the Ross bill promises to b.
> the first one to become law at thu
present session of the legislature.
The senate also passed the two ap
. preparation bills passed by the house
> yesterday. The bills provide for tht
payment of mileage to the lawmaker:
, and for incidental expenses of the ses
, sion. Neither caused any debate.
In committee of the whole the ate
, recommended for passage Mahon'.
; bill providing for the election o
county uperintendents in the spring
instead of at general elections in tn,
: fall.
The house was in session for tn,
! greater part of two hours this morn
ing, and in that time great deal 0
routine work was disposed of. TIL,
, committee on house employees repor,
ed the grouping of committees to
clerkships. The report, which wa
adopted, authorizes the appointmen
of six committee clerks. Bills wer,
introduced as follows:
i. By Brigham-Relatlng to the aban
doument of children
BY Mumbrue-Amending the com
pulsory education law to permit per
mits to be issued in certain cases.
!, By Hewett-Providing an appropri
) alton for building a, the school fol
the deaf aud blind.
, BY Sales-Providing an appropria a.
, tion for building for the agricul
tural college at BOzeman.
, BY Vandyck-Relative to bounties
on wild animals.
> BY Canoll-Providingf for the Great
ing of railway commission.
HELENA, Jan. l4.-Thomas H. Car
ter today came within six votes of az
} election, which is the closest he has
: yet been to the coveted honor. AS a
matter of fact, three men voted for
Carter today who not previously vo.
ted for him. These were three rail.
road men-Brigham, Rose and San.
ders. These representatives had de-
clined to vote for Carter until such
time as the fellow.servant bill should
have been passed. AS this bill has
passed the house Thursday and the
senat Friday, the three cast their