The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION,
Helena Gossip Says Governor Toolt
VIII Not Sign Measure.

HELENA, Feb. 2.-The opinion pre-
walls in the capital that Governor
Toole will lot sign the railroad COM
mission bill since the republicans
have designated thr commissioners.
Already the members especially in-
terestea in the bill are trying to con.
centrate on some plan of action 10 the
event that the governor vetoes the
measure or refuses to sign it. There
is a disposition on the part of q num-
Der, should the presen. bill fail 20 be-
come a law, to support another, which
leaves the appointment of the cosamis-
m~issioners to the governor. 1t Is gem
orally conceded that the republicans
would not be strong enough to pass
the bill oEer the governors veto, for
they are not entirely unanimous" on
the bill. Governor Toole has not re-
coded from the stand he originally
took-that the appointment of the
commission should be left to the Chief
executive.
AS agreed upon by the republican
majority, the commission will be COM
posed of B. T. Stanton OF Bozema n,
E. a. Morley of Bate, and Nathan
Godfrey of Helena, all republicans.
MIR. Godfrey was chosen by the house
and Mr.. Stanton by the senate. Later
the house added Mr.. Morley to the
board at a caucus held late yesterday
afternoon. Today the opinion seems
to be that the governor will not veto the
measure merely because the republi.
cans have seen fit to name all three of
the members. 1t is believed by macy
that the governor would disapprove
of the measure had the assembly ap-
pointed one OF v two democrats,
for he believes that the appointments
should be made by the chief executive
by virtue of his Office.
Senator Miles Ronney of Ravalli
county, will introduce a measure Mon
day, or some early day in the coming
week, to establish a home for INDECENT
pioneers. The Rayalli sen ator pro.
poses an appropri alton Of S8, 900 with
which to erect a building At Columbia
Falls in connection with the state sol.
diers' home, and $4,000 a year for
maintenance. AS contemplated, the
home would be under the board OIL
managers that controls the soldiers
home and it would accommod ate Is, OF
30 pioneers. Senator Romney stated
today that he had not fully deter
mined on the conditions under which
pioneers might be admitted to thu
proposed home. His idea ia that Their,
are q number OF deserving pioneer'
who took q prominent part in the up
building of the state in othar days
now destituss and for whom the stat
should provide.
The fourth week Of the session close
with only 81 bills introduced in tn
upper house as compared with, 204 i
the lower house. 1t is not expecte
the century mark will be passed in til
senate. In the bill introducing lin
the senators never keep pace with th
house. OF course the house has to il
troduce more bills from the fact tn.
all OF the appropriation bills an
;. those creating originate
that body. Some senator's have II
troduced but one or two. bills. Sem
tor Cardwell has yet to be heard fro
a. q bill introducer. The venerab
lawmaker, who has seen service
many Legislative bodies in the sta
and territory. Mr.. Cardwell prob
. bly, keeps as closely in touch wi
Legislation as any one, but he rare
& has anything to say beyond voting.
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