The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-20
A DELUGE OF BILLS.
Legislative Assembly Has Plenty Of
Work In Prospect

the Introduction of bills at any legis-
lative session we're broken today,
when seven were introduced in the
sem ate and % in the house. Notices
were given of others.
The house was the busy place to-
day. A short scrap was precipitated
on the report of the committee on
house employees, recommending the
employment of ten additional clerks,
making the total payroll about forty
members. Pierson said clerk was q
'useless nament for sixty days."
while King declared the house had
done nothing since it began business
except to put clerks on the payroll.
The report was sent back to the com.
mittee for further consideration.
A resolution was adopted instruct.
ing the chief clerk to prepare a chart
twice week showing the position o1
all house and senate bills in the
house. Bills introduced in the house
today:
Whaley-To amend section 6342,
Revised code of 1907; relating to jury
lists.
Whaley-To amend section 1852,
1858, 85S5, Revised codes, relating to
carrying concealed weapons.
Allen-To secure lien to mech han-
les, iaborers, horseshoers and others
Frank-Appropriation for payment
of claim of julius Barney.
Berkin-Providing for the placing
of paddle wheels in all streams and at
the intakes of bitches.
Duncan-To amend law relating to
water appropriations in adjudicated
streams.
Harbet-To prohibit livestock from
running at large in any county
or portion of any county in which
three.fourths of the lands are under
fence, excepting in certain cases and
providing penalty for enforcement of
the act.
Wood-To amend sections 2O54 and
2055, Revised codes, relating to the
letting OF contracts by county com.
missioners and relating to the county
poor.
Burke-To amend certain portions
of the revised code OF civil procedure
relating to stenographers of the dis.
trict court, their duties, qualifications
and compensation.
Hunter-Act fixing compens alton of
county commissioners and providing
that they shall occupy their entire
time in the performance of the duties
OF their Office.
Brewster-Defining the word "es.
tray" providing for the disposition
OF estrays, etc.
A number of bills were introduced
In the sen ate as follows:
McCone, relating to the sale of
mortg aged property.
Meyer, relating to new trials.
Mccarthy, to establish Legislative
reference bureau.
Donlan, increasing the pay of state
officers.
Donlan, referring to the state bu-
reau OF labor, agriculture and com.
merce.
Everett, fixing the mileage of state
and county officers, witnesses and
jurors at five cents mile on the rail.
road and at ten cents on stages and
other conveyances.
Senate bill 26, relating to school
moneys and their tranfer from one
school district to another. This bill
provides that children attending
school in one district may be trans.
ferred to another and that a portion of
the funds of the original district may
be transferred to the other district.
HELENA, Jan. 13.-An investig alton
into proceedings of the state land
Office was launched today in the house
of representatives by b. G. Mitchell
representative from Deer Lodge.
Mr.. Mitchell filed written motion
that the speaker appoint a committee
of five to examine the evidence in the
i 40VuCoN CooC INV IA VIC u0OuS OI LQ0
governor, and giving it power to
summon and examine witnesses and
to investigate the conduct of the land
Office. The committee shall report it's
findings to the house during the pre-
sent session.
The turmoil concerning the lands
was brought up by the filing of com.
plant last summer on behalf of a
number of residents of Flathead coun-
ty, who alleged that the sale of large
tract of state timber land in that dis.
trict to local lumber company was
not to the best interests of the state.
of graft we're made and
it was asserted that the same land
was worth more than half million
more than the lumber company had