The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-11

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tablishment of state boards of health
in counties and incorporated cities.
BY Berry-For the registration Of
births and deaths.
BY Co]eman-Authorizi the EN-.
ploymcnt OF automatic voting ma.
chimes.
BY McDon ald-For an additional
district Judge in Silver Bow county.
BY Misunderstanding to the for.
nation of sanitary associations.
BY Starz-For geological survey
of Montana.
HELENA, Jan. 5.-The senate held a
Commute session this afternoon. No.
tice of the introduction of q railway
commission bill was given by Senator
Martien of Lewis and Clarke.
Senator Miles of Park gave notice
of bill to permit appeals to the dis.
trict court from the action of the
county board of equaliz alton in as
sessing property.
Senator Glidden of Carbon gave
notice of bill intended to regulate
interest charges.
Senator William j. Bremen of
Flathead, the author of railway and
warehouse commission bill soon to be
introduced in the senate, was asked
last night to give some of the main
provisions of his measure. He had
little to say beyond that the bill in the
main follows that of Minnesota, which
is said to have worked very satisfac-
torily in that state the past few years.
The house was in session for little
more than an hour today, but the ses.
sion was long enough for number of
bills to be thrown into the hopper.
The following notices of the introduc.
ton of bills were given:
Vandyke, to amend the bounty law.
Sales, authorizing county commits.
sioners to provide public weighing
scales.
Sanden, amending the license law.
O'Connor, for the creation of a state
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O'Connor, for the prevention and
eradication of scabies among live.
stock.
Shannon, providing for the opera.
tion of mines when they are closed by
injunction or restraining order.
Hillmar, relating to the employment
of inmates of the state soldiers home.
Sullivan, Lewis and Clarke, to con-
serve the health of female employees in
hotels and elsewhere.
Wilson, amending the law relating
to the bureau of child and amin al pro-
lection.
Wilson, to provide for the incident
al expenses of the legislative assem-.
bly,.
Wilson, making an appropriation
for per diem and mileage.
Williams, creating board to ex-
anime applicants for the position OF
inspector of underground mines.
Brigham, amending the law relating
to public improvements in cities and
towns.
Walker, amending the law relating
to the issue OF school bonds.
House bill No. 5, by Ross, fellow
servant bill.
House bill No. 6, by O'Connor, re.
ducing the number of judges in Lewis
and Clarke to one, to take effect after
the terms of the presenl incum bents
expire.
House bill No. :. by Lanstrum.
amending the law relating to the state
board of health.
House bill No. s. by Berry, pro.
viding for the registration of births
and deaths.
HELENA. Jan. 6.--The first week OF
the session is practically at an end,
and the lawmakers cannot point with
pride to any marvellous amount of
work performed. The introduction Of
u few bills IN the house, chief of
which are those providing for direct
legislation, were the most important
events of the week. so far as the rou-
tine was concerned. The senate ad.
journed after brief session until ;
o'clock Monday afternoon, and the
house followed suit little later.
1t is now pretty we'll understood
there will be 10 caucus on United
States senator among the republicans
before Tuesday night. Las. nights
conference developed the fact that bal.
loting the first day will be confined to
no one in particular, and it is pretty
certain that several "favorite sons"
will be honored by few votes at the
joint session Tuesday.
Notice of two bills was given in
the senate by Bremen of Flathead.
One will provide for the organization
and regulation of cemetery associa-
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