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

tion of Mahon, who said he was not
satisfied with the measure and unless
amended would vote against it. Miles
said the bill should be killed outright,
1t having been altered in so many re.
spects that its author would not recog.
nize it.
Senate bill IS, for the compens alton
of legislative employees, was passed,
as was Senate bill 6s, relating to
branch railroad train service.
BY a straight party vote the house
railroad commission bill was con-
Cured in by the senate this afternoon.
The vote was 13 to 10.
The house in committee of the whole
this morning recommended for pas.
sage Brenuen's bill for ballot reform
and aimed at fusion, aud also house
bill 263, to pay claimants for diseased
cattle slaughtered at the order of the
state. The allowance of the dairymen
was raised from $1,000 to $4,000, the
full amount of the claim.
These bills were passed on third
reading:
S. B. 80, powers of guardian, unani.
nous.
Substitute for S. B. 45, to eradicate
scab, unanimous.
S. b. ~. amending section $3.50 of
the civil code relative to renewal of
mortgages.
S. B. s, amending section 4024 of
the political code relating to protest
of taxes. SO to -.
S. B. rs, amending the law relating
to inheritance tax.
S. B. 90. requiring state officers to
m axe semi-annual reports.
Only one bill was Introduced. That
was House bill 292, making the APP
preparation for the executive depart-
ment OF the government.
In a message sent to the house late
this afternoon, Governor Toole vetoed
the bill creating the Thirteenth judi.
cial district and naming Fred. H.
Hathorn as Judge. The veto was sus.
tained by a vote of 36 to 80. a two.
thirds majority being necessary to Sc,
it aside.
HELENA, Feb. 25.-There was no
session of the senate today but the
house put in a busy day, passing q
large number of bills, advanced from
general orders to third reading
great many more. passed one bill
over the governors veto, but failed
to SO act in another instance, and in.
cidentally sat down upon Representa-.
tive Lannin, who insisted upon taking
out OF its regular course the bill which
seeks to change the present peni,eu-
tiary system.
| A communication was received from
Governor Tooie, in which he returned
to the touse with hi. veto, House dill
81, appropriatiny S2222 900 for the er.c-
tion of additional buildings II. ,hr
state orphan home at Twin Bridges
on the ground that the s,ete's finances
did not warrant IL h an expenditure at
J this time.
The house witnessed most pathetic
sight when Bennett concluded his uG-
dress urging the house to pass over
the governor. veto the bill appro.
priating $222 900 for the further equip
ment aud OF additional buildings at
the state orphans home in Twin
I Bridges. He explained hi. vote at
some length from bankers stand
point, wherein he foand fault with the
action OF the governor in approving
the bill appropriating $4,000 to reim-
burse the bankers who advanced that
amount TO the state fair, and yet deny.
ing this appropriation for the or
phans.
"Better had we let the bankers wait
and not deny the orphans, said Ben.
nett.
'These l29 children are wards of
the state. They are not adequately
protected from fire and the additional
cottages proposed ia this bill are
urgently needed.
''Let US open our hearts, be you
democrats. fu>ionists or republicans.
This great state cannot afford to neg.
lect these helpless children.
Mr.. Bennett was visible affected.
his voice choking and ,ear, streaming
from his eyes. That this appeal did
not fall on deaf ears was evidenced
by the applause that greeted its con.
clusion. and the further fact that with
one exception every member Of the
house voted to override the governors
veto.
Several democrats explained their
votes, saying they did not wish TO vote
to override the governor. but the
cause was such a worthy one they felt
compelled to do so. Quig'y, who voted
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