The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-10
THE LEGISLATIVE GRIND.
Bills Relating To Various Subjects
Are In The Hopper.

Bills Relating To Various Subjects
Are In The Hopper.
HELENA, Feb. 2.-The substitute
fish and game bill which, If passed,
will provide for closed season on
many of the game birds of the state
for five years, was reported to the
house this morning by the commit.
tee on fish and game and after
several amendments and much discus
zion by that body In committee of the
whole was passed. The bill as passed
l'ovides q closed season for five years
,grouse, prairie chickens, fool hen,.
20 hens, partridges, pheasants
X. k..deer. plover, field owl and turtle
doves.
1t fixes the open season for ducks
and other waterfowl from September
Is to January l. The open season on
elk and deer by the new measures as
fixed is October l to December l..
Heretofor the open season on deer has
lasted until December Is. Under the
provision of the substitute, one elk of
either sex may be killed in one season
by q hunter. The number of deer is
limited to three and mountain sheep
and mountain goat to one each. 1t
makes the open season on big game
between the same dates, October to
December l.
Cummings of Chouteau offered a
joint resolution requesting the Mon
tana delegation in congress to CO..
operate in bringing about, by the
present and next congress, such
reasonable appropriations for in.
ternal waterways improvement for the
purpose of navig alton, including the
Missouri river and her navigable
tributaries, as will be adequate to
effectaute substantial progress to such
improvements as soon in the future
as proper plans for such outlay can
be adopted.
Among the bills introduced in the
house were the following:
Misunderstanding the hours Of
labor of telephone operators in cities
and towns with population of more
than 1000.
Wood-To amend section 3118 re-.
lating to the salaries of deputy and
assistant county officers.
Wilmer-To amend section 1859 re-
lating to the seizure and sale of game
heads, and pelts, fish caught in viola.
tion of law.
Thompson-Providing penalty for
the desertion of herds of sheep by
herders or others.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES money
for the restoration of old Fort Ben
ton, referred to appropriation COM
mittee.
Connelly-Requiring corpor ations
to report delayed trains and provid-
ing the method thereof.
Norton-Relating to tree planting
on Arbor day.
Misunderstanding Shaw county from
Valley county.
In the senate, these bills were intro
duced:
Rae-Exempting absent corporation
directors from liability for debts in.
CURED unless they have authorized
them.
Tooley-Relating to judgments nj
justice and police courts. Permits
imprisonment in lieu of fines and
costs.
Observation-Disclosures of $1,000
for DR.. Ricketts, to continue spotted
fever investig alton two years.
Rae-Requiring the state bank ex.
aminer to submit reports on bank
institutions which are apparently in
solvent. to the governor and attorney
general.
DOMAINS pool room bill was this
afternoon passed by the senate in
committee of the whole, and will be
now engrossed and sent to the house
for concurrence. DOMAINS bill is
numbered Senate bill 81, and limits
race meetings to six days.
HELENA, 3.-Another investig alton
was launched in the house today when
that body adopted a motion, made by
Hammond of Silver Bow, by request,
to appoint committee to Investigate
the aft airs of the state prison and to
determine the amount due contr actors
Conley and McTague for property
owned by them at the penitentiary.
The motion empowers the committee
to subpoena Witnesses.
With hardly ripple and without
single amendment being offered, Fl. B.
No. 26, Clayberg's direct primary
measure, was recommended for pas
sage in committee of the whole today.
The republican members were passive,
this being in accordance with the
caucus decision.