The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17

ing county commissioners to employ
special detectives, which was killed in
the house by close vote yesterday
His motion to reconsider was laid on
the table by vote of % to 26.
Connelly's resolution, petitioning
congress to open the Crow reserva.
tion, was made a special order in the
house this morning, and was recon-
mended for passage in committee of
the whole.
MacGinniss' bill, providing for the
appointment of school physicians,
was recommended for passage. The
committee on fairs of cities reported
substitute bill for Gray's measure,
providing for the submission to the
voters of an amendment to the consti.
tuition relating the indebtedness of
cities, and recommended the substi.
tute for passage.
Burke's bill, providing for the com.
pletion of the Anaconda fishlh atchery,
appropriates $50, 1925 for that purpose.
Rarbert introduced q bill providing
for non-partisan nomin ations for ju.
dicial and educational offices.
HELENA, Feb. 11.-Early closing OF
saloons was the principal subject OF
consideration in the house this morn
ing. The judiciary committee report
ed Harbert's bill closing the saloons
of the state from l O'Clock until G
o'clock a. m. with the recomend alton
that it pass, as amended by the report.
Christler's publicity bill came up in
committee of the whole this afternoon,
and it's author talked for 30 minutes
to packedg alleries. 1t was recommend
ed for passage, on motion of Hutch
inson. After the house had heard the
report, the bill was considered, en-.
crossed, placed on final reading and
passed by vote of IS to IL.
There was some discussion as to
where the state exhibit hall should be
located, the matter finally being left
to the board of control to settle at it's
first meeting. The bill goes to the
senate tomorrow.
One bill previously killed in the
house was revived and placed on gen.
eral orders today, and will come be-
fore the house again soon. 1t is
Gray's bill to require butter man.
ufacturers to label all packages OF
butter with the exact weight of the
package, There was consider able
argument induced by the motion to
reconsider.
Four bills were killed by committee
reports, one of them, Arnett's bill
creating Shaw county from Valley
county. Among the bills reported for
passage were Connolly's bill requiring
railroads to report late rains, Hayes
bill restricting the sales of opium,
and Byrnes' bill to punish fraud in
the sales of blasting powder.
The following house bills were in.
troduced
M MdA"cil- - cu dUlo VOIeFS 10 VOte
by mail.
Smith-Regulating and restraining
the practice of midwifery and provid.
ing penalties for violation of act.
Smith--Requiring persons who treat
communicable diseases to make re-
port to the health officers.
Duncan-To amend section 622O, re.
lating to the service of summons by
public alton.
Norton-To impose on contractors
on state buildings and state works
certain conditions as to labor and
wages. Provides that none but union
men shall be employed, only union
scales paid, and that the contractor
shall conform to the rules and regula'
tions of the union.
Pierson-To amend section 2O65 to
provide for the suitable burial oi
deceased soldiers, sailors and ma.
rines.
Connelly-To provide for the COM
mission plan of government for cities
of the first and second class.
Woody-Appropriating $500 for
furnishing the library building of the
state university.
BY committee on railroads and
Observation-Disclosures the
board of railroad commissioners to
ascertain the value of railroad pro.
perty in Montana.
Saaey-To amend section 301 relat-
ing to the catching of fish for specula.
tive purposes, for market or for sale.
Misunderstanding to the duties of
surveyors; defining their powers and
duties and fixing their compens alton.
Wilhalm-To prevent frauds by