The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

IN The STATE LEGISLATURE.
Introduction Of Bills Is the Principal
Feature Of Sessions.
HELENA, Jan. 19.-The sen ate this
morning in committee of the whole
considered q number of bills and rec
commended for passage Romney's bill
appropriating q, 900 for the family Of
the late G fame Warden Peyton, recently
killed by Indians. It also recommend.
ed the passage of McCone's bill pro.
viding for the submission to voters of
q constitutional amendment fixing q
new rate of taxation.
The senate devoted large part of
its time to listening to q discussion of
the merits and dement's of the Meyer
bill relating to appeals in criminal
cases. The speakers we're the author
OF the bill, and Senator Long. The
bill was finally made q special order
for Thursday.
In the house today the total of the
bills introduced passed the 100 mark
and the notices given of others to
come will before the end of the week
easily bring the grand total up to
half hundred more. The house
passed one bill, that adopting the re-.
vised codes.
The following bills were introduced:
Burke-Providing for the visit of
sherifs twice year to retail liquor
dealing establishments.
Kilg gallon-To prevent the assign
ment of wages.
Kilgallon-Appropriating s3l, ,006 to
pay deficiency claim of Mitchell &
Mussigbrod.
Pierson-To pay the expenses of
judges who hold court outside of their
own district.
Gray-Providing for the state in
spection of grain, for the creation of
the state grain inspector, and the
making of an appropriation to pay
expense of the same.
Gray-Amending section 1912 of the
revised codes relating to the change
of corporate names.
Notwithstanding for fire drills
in schools.
Smith Amending the revised codes
relating to indecent exposure and ex-
hibition of indecent pictures.
Smith-Amending section 1886 of
the revised codes relating to rape.
Safley-Rel ating the qualification
of teachers.
Crouch-Empowering city councils
to regulate the fares and style of cars
of street car companies.
King-Providing punishment for
those who sell pools or make wagers
without having secured license.
King-Relating to the care of ins ane
persons addicted to the use of drugs.
HELENA, Jan. 21.-Three measures
designed to empower cities to regulate
the charges of public utility corpora.
tions operating within their limits
were killed in the house today, fol-
lowing the adverse report of the CON-
mittee upon the aft airs of cities. The
vote in support of the committees re.
port, that the measures be not passed,
was practically unanimous.
In recommending that these bills do
not pass, the committee upon the af-
fairs of cities took the stand that
the time had not arrived when the
powers of cities should be extended in
this direction, and that no public de.
mand had been made in any city in
Montana asking that such legislation
be enacted. The report stated that no
public interests were being threatened
and inasmuch as there has been no
complaint from any of the Montana
cities, 1t was deemed advisable that
the measures be killed.
In q resolution presented by Repre-
sentative Warren, an investig alton of
the financial condition of the state
fair is asked. The action has been
anticipated for some time, and the
matter will be placed in the hands of
a committee to be appointed by the
speaker. While the resolution was
made in all seriousness, none of the
legislato believe there will be any
scandal developed in connection with
the management of the fair associa.
ton.
Aside from the three public utility
bills, the house killed House bill 6s,
by Duncan, relating to dams and re.
quiring the state engineer to inspect
them. The committee on irrig alton
recommended that the bill he not
passed and the action of the house
followed.
A vote of thanks was rendered to
the state forestry commission ap.
pointed by the governor last summer