The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10

and conference committee composed
OF three senator's was appointed to
confer with q conference committee
from the house.
The house today passed the general
appropriation bill.
The senate recommended in commit
tee of tAs whole the Mccarthy meas
ure which provides for the employ
ment of convicts on state roads.
In the house the report of the joint
committee on the state fair investiga.
tion was submitted to the Legislature.
It was found that there had been no
misappropriation Of funds, but that
the business methods employed have
been very lax. The committee re-
commended for the institution q COM
plete and accurate system of keeping
accounts.
The following bills were passed on
third reading by the house:
Harbert-Requesting congress to
pass the Dixon bill prohibiting the
sale OF liquor on the Flathead reserva.
tion for period OF Is years.
Committee on fish and game -
Amending game laws to permit bird
shooting during October.
Berry-Authorizing public admins.
traitors to require statements from cor
porations and others having property
of deceased persons in their possession
when estates are worth not to exceed
5000.
Gray-Relating to the disposition
of funds in the hands of the state
treasurer and design ating the deposit
tories and the rate of interest.
Christler - Appropriating $3.50 to
pay the meat and milk inspectors in
Chouteau county.
Byrnes-Imposing license tax on
sleeping car companies operating in
Montana.
Mac Ginnis-To punish the giving
of checks or drafts on banks wherein
persons giving checks or drafts have
not sufficient funds to meet the obliga-
tiOn.
MacGinniss-To punish the use of
false statements TO obtain credit.
Rae-Relating to the duties of the
state bank examiner.
Bills passed in the senate on third
reading were:
/ House bills-Division OF cities and
towns into wards; assessment Of live.
stock: estray horses, mules and asses;
authorizing bond issue to redeem those
educational issues declared illegal by
the supreme court: payment of taxes
under protest; permitting sale of fish
from priv ate lakes, after being amen.
ded to except trout and require the
deposit Of a certain number of fry
therein annually; relating to delayed
trains; to prohibit the sale of cocaine;
relating to Billings polytechnic in.
stitute land sale.
Senate bills-Providing for the con.
struction of state road by convicts;
enlarging the powers OF the railroad
commission.
HELENA, March 4.-The last day of
the Eleventh assembly was marked by
the passage of more bills, almost,
than have been passed during the
other SO days, and it was also marked
by bitter short scraps. The name of
the attorney general was raised in the
house today upon several occasions,
and the house Immediately proceeded
to vote against what it was said he
desired.
The senate retreated from it's posi-
tion on senate bill IS, relating to the
formation Of irrig alton districts, and
being satisfied the house would stand
for nothing less than its amendments,
the senate this morning concurred in
them unanimously.
The Lincoln county bill was recon.
mended for passage by the house this
afternoon by q vote of 80 to II. This
was the bill which Senator Long
championed and which Fred Whiteside
fought bitterly. Shaw county was
killed by q vote of "a to 20.
The last hours were marked by
much romping in the intervals while
the assembly awaited for bills to be
enrolled. There were songs and skits
and other byplays. During one of
these intervals in the house Represent
alive Christler, on behalf of the house,
presented Speaker Mcdowell with q
handsome gold watch. The speaker
was strongly moved by the token of
esteem, and he heartily thanked the
members. In the senate Lieutenant
Governor Allen was presented with
beautiful diamond ring, the gift of