The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-10

passed and McCone's senate bill No.
IL, for submission to voters of con-
stitutional amendment, relative to tax
alton, was cOncurred In.
Cabinet is the name of q proposed
new county which is to be created in
the western portion of Flathead coun-
ty, If bill which Senator Long in.
troduced in the senate becomes q law.
It is proposed to divide the county on
the Horse Plains guide meridian, or
nearly so, following generally water
shed between the Flathead and the
Kootenai rivers.
The following bills were introduced
in the senate:
Sykes-Relating to the foreclosure
of chsttel mortg ages.
Donlan--Assessmen of sleeping,
buffet, parlor and dining cars.
Everett-Constitutional amendment
providing for taxation of mines and
mining claims the same as other pro-
perty.
Muf1ley-To regulate and control
telegraph and telephone companies,
increacing scope of the railroad COM
mission.
Muffley-Expenses of county asses.
sors.
Meyer-Teaching in public schools,
dangers of contagious diseases and
their preventatives.
HELENA, Feb. 4. - The governor
today signed the fifth bill which has
reached him. This was Senator Rom
ney's bill requiring commission mer-
chants to make reports of consign.
ments of Montana produce to the
consignors and producers, and also
to make reports of sales.
Nine bills we're killed in the house
this morning by committee reports,
among them Norton's bill relating to
classification of cities; Edwards
senate bill closing dance halls on
Sundays, and Edgerton's measure
providing for the annual free vaccin-
alton of pupils of the public schools.
The most important bill passed,
from the viewpoint of the hunters,
sportsmen and the Montana farmers
and stockmen, is the substitute for
House bills Nos. "a and 80, the fish
and game measure, which makes it
unlawful to kill any feathered game
except wild fowl, and which increases
the penalties over those of the present
law, for violations of the act. The
bill passed by q vote of As to 10.
In committee of the whole, this af-
ternoOn, the house threshed out the
merits and demerits of Edwards bill,
empowering county commissioners to
empls y special counsel and detectives
in criminal actions when cessary,
and finally recommended IL for pas
sage. 1t had the endorsement of the
stockmen, but was opposed on the
grounds that it was unconstitutional;
that laboring men would not get q
square deal; and that it was vicious
and took authority from sheriffs and
county attorneys. By a vote of 81 to
% it was recommended.
Among the bills introduced today
were the following:
Allen-Declaring it a misdemeanor
for a man and woman to associ ate
together for lewd and immoral pur-
poses.
Norton-To amend section 3242, re-
lating to police judges.
Hall-Restricting the sale of CO.
caine, opium and other drugs.
Edgerton-To amend sections 26sO
and 1852, relating to tax sales of real
property.
Misunderstanding a lien for seed
grain furnished. providing the method
of procedure, etc.
Bogart-To amend sections 213 and
2l4. relating to the salaries, expenses
and assistants to the state examiner.
Berkin-To amend section s4l6, re-
lating to gambling and gambling de-.
vices.
House joint resolution by Horton
Petitioning congress to open the Flat
head Indian reserv alton at the earliest
possible date.
House joint memorial, by Harbert-
Memorializing congress to pass the
Dixon bill, prohibiting the sale Of
liquor for period of 25 years within
the limits of what is now the Flathead
reserv alton. Referred to the judiciary
committee.
The senate this afternoon recon.
mended the passage of Meyers bill,
providing for state tax on every ton
of coal mined within the state, which
is to 60 to make fund from which
insurance shall be paid to injured
coal miners.
| HELENA. Feb. 5,-TWo important