The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-01

No. 10. relating to the soldiers home,
and the house, by a vote of 81 to %,
failed to pass it over his veto.
S. B. No. 81. relating to corpora.
tions, was adversely reported by the
judiciary committee, aud the report
was adopted.
The house substitute for senate bill
No. 10, relating to compensation of
sheritfs, was placed on its final pass
age. Linderman moved that the en-.
acting clause be stricken out, which
prevailed, by vote of 81 to 26.
H. 8. No. al, for the better safety
OF passengers on trains: h. b. No.
19l, relating to the attend ance of
teachers at institutes: H. B. No. 263,
appropriating money to pay the claims
OF dairymen whose cattle were killed
by the state, and H. B. No. 247, relat.
ing to the compens alton of the attaches
of the Ninth Legislative assembly were
passed.
HELENA, Feb. 27.--In the senate this
afternoon Martien made protest
against delay of the printing com.
mittee on Senate bill 50. defining the
qualitic ations OF coal mine inspector,
but his motion ordering report
theron was lost, 13 to 8.
In committee of the whole Senate
bill 70, relating to the deposit of state
monies, was reported for indefinite
postponement by a vote of l3 to6.
Shannon's bill, providing for semi.
monthly payment Of employees, was
upon substitute motion of Donlan re-
ported for indefinite postponement,
thus preventing vote on Tewey's
motion that it be favorably reported.
This kills Shannon's bill.
Lanstrum resolution requesting
Governor Toole 70 allow the railroad
commission bill to become law in
order that the supreme court might
determine the cousti,utionality of the
action of the Legislature in naming the
commissioners, met with an unex-
pected death in the republican senate
this forenoon when, by vote Of II to
!, it was laid on the table.
Leiper's initiative and referendum
bill was read a first and second time
in the senate and referred to the Judi
ciary committee.
The senate through adverse com.
mittee reports killed several house
and senate bills. |, also REJECTED the
house amendment to Bremen. anti.
fusion bill, which provided that
voters should place ,Ae:r initials On
the detachable stubs. i, heinr held
that this would Illustrate the purpose
OF the Australian ballot sy-tem.
The major portion ot .ilr morning
session ct The house ~a. devoted to
a report o: the proceedings Of com.
mitlec OF the whole Saturday. .'ne
priucirle struggle was Ovc. .ur uuup.
tiDn OF the recommendations of the
committee tt.a: the uhstitut, OF house.
bills Nos. lUi and 10, providing for
the repeal of the merchants and pro.
tessionai Licenses be indtini,ely post.
poEeu. Finally the report with ref
ereuce to this bill wa, changed SO
thai it was recommended for passage.
The house also ;mended the bill so
that the state will receive b instead
Of % per cent of the fees derived un.
der the general license system pro-
viIed in the bill.
BY a vote of ~ to ~ the measure
providing for d constitutional amend.
ment relating to boards of equaliza.
tiou w'as defeated, it requiring three
votes more for the necessary two
thirds.
\ message was received from the
governor, announcing his disappro-
val of house bill 80, making an ap.
preparation for the school for the
deaf and dumb at Boulder. TheIgov.
ernor gave as Il reason for his action
that the revenues Of the state are in.
sufficient to warrant appropriation.
The veto was referred TO the COM
nittee on ways and means to deter.
nine the condition Of the states tiuau.
les.