The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-30
LAW MAKERS ARE BUSY.
Members Of Legislature Criticize
Governor and Game Warden.

HELENA, Jan. 24.-Representative
Cutler, of Silver Bow, introduced a
resolution in the house this morning
calling on Governor Toole for infor.
nation concerning the failure of the
police officers to enforce the gambling
law in Helena. 1t asks why the gamb-
ling law is a dead letter at the CAPT.
tai. Mr.. Cutler stated that he had no
desire to create q sensation or refec.
ton on any one, but that he felt the
legislature was entitled to the infor.
nation the resolution demanded. Ac.
cording to the rules of the house, the
resolution will have to lie over a day
and will be considered tomorrow. In
all probability it will indicate how the
house feels on the gambling question.
A lively time was stirred up in the
house by Representative Miller, of
Park, who delivered q caustic criti.
cism upon public officers who spend
more money than the appropr alton
calls for, and then call upon the leg
islature to pay deficiency claims. He
introduced a resolution calling on
Game and Fish Warden Scott to in.
form the house what his official report
cost. Miller held a copy of the report
In his hands.
ut has been suggested that a check
ho mt nm aeHOorc uDh0 c,,ond ro0vo
than the law warrants" he said,
land l hold here the official report of
the game warden. We have here a
magnificent picture on the first page
of the warden himself. Everybody
knows he is q handsome man. He
probably knows it himself, and we
are glad to see his picture in the
book. But there are eighty-five cuts
in this report and the tax payers have
to pay for them. / would like to
know what they cost. / feel it is my
duty in justice to the state to protest
against the publication of such re.
ports. Here is a fine picture of a rab.
bit drive. This must be interesting to
all the farmers of the state. Here is
a lovely picture of the state fisheries
under the palms. Here is a picture
of a DOS swimming a stream. That
is a marvellous thing, but We have to
pay the freight"
The following bills were passed by
the house this morning and sem to the
senate:
House bill No. 90, appropriating
So, 1901 to pay the public printers.
House bill No. 81, appropriating
So, 4S5. 10 to pay the orphans home de.
ticiency.
In the senate this morning the fol-
lowing bills we're noticed:
Haviland, to license gambling.
Mussley, to require boards to be
put up at crossroads.
Senate bill No. 9 was passed and
sent to the house. The bill grants the
state board of education power to re.
woke q life diploma and issue a TEN
porary certificate.
The senate in committee of the whole
passed two house bills. The bills will
be engrossed and read again, after
which they will become laws. One Of
the bills creates the thirteenth judicial
district out of the counties of Rose
bud, Carbon and Yellowstone. The
other fixes the time when public Off
GERS shall take oaths.
HELENA, Jan. 25. - Senator Nc
Leans strict anti-gambling bill was
killed by the senator's today. and
Senator Whites anti-pass bill also
met an untimely end, both being in
definitely postponed. The senate con
tented itself with this execution ant
adjourned without much other bust
nees.
The house, however, was in q tur
moil of heated debate for more tina.
an hour, and for Q time much per
sonalty and considerable party poll
tics we're injected into the discussion
OF Miller's resolution inquiring as t.
the cost of producing the report o
State Game w arden Scott.
Out of the tumult and confusion
Scott emerged e%xonerated OF the charg
Of extravaganza and honored with
warm expression OF approval fror
republicans and democrats, althoug'
the formal resolution OF approval Of
fered by Allen was defeated, the res
son given being that 1t was not necee
sary, Is Scott had already bee
cleared of the charge OF extra az ance
Miller's resolution was innoceu
and proper, but the members OF
jected to his remarks, made whe
presenting the resolution, and the
were made the subject of the debatt
Two notices of bills to be intro
duced were presented in the senat
this morning as follows: McCarth!
prohibiting child labor: White, reg'
lating registration for school ele'
tions. The following bills were IL