The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-15
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CElVE THEIR PAY.
LAND COMM |TTEE NAMED
Speaker Mcdowell Names Mer,b.rx AZ
Special Body to Investigate Affairs
Of Board Handlino Public Domair
numerous Bills introduced and No.
tces Of Others Given.
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Helena, Jan. 1.-THE ghost viii.
walk for the members of the eleventh
legislative assembly tomorrow, and also
Tor the employees Of both houses. The
house passed today three bills. making
appropriations for salaries and ex-
pcnses of the session, the senate fol-
lowed suit, and it is the belief that by
noon tomorrow the pay checks will be
distributed. The three bills carry an
aggregate appropriation of $50. 900. In
addition to passing three bills the
house killed one, that OF Kflgallon,
providing that judge may appoint an
attorney upon application when a
county attorney fails to prosecute or
is derelict in his duty. This died on
a committee report.
Speaker Mcdowell appointed the
special committee which Is to inyesti-
gate the land business of the state. II
is composed of Cluston, Cascade;
Mitchell. Deer Lodge; Whaley, Broad
water; Eliel, Beaverhead, and Shoot
maker, Lewis and Clark.
Both houses will meet in the morn
ing and win adjourn until Monday AFT
ernoon.
In the senate. In addition to passing
the three appropriation bills, a num-
Der of bills were reported from COM
those favorably reported were:
Excepting mortgages on real and per
sonal property from taxation, requir-
ing commission merchants to make
prompt accountings to shippers of ag-
ricultural and horticultural products,
relative to the sale Of mortgaged prop
erty and its removal from counties
The bills relating tp the disqualifica-
tion of judges, that creating the office
of state sheriff and that relating to
new trials in criminal cases were or
dered printed.
Members Added.
Cowgirl and Selway were added to
the committee on irrigation and Ed
wards and Rae to that on livestock
The following bills were introduced:
McCone-Relating to banks and es-
pecially conversion from state to ma
tional institutions.
BY Cowgill-Detaching Teton from
the Eleventh and adding it to the
Eighth judicial district and providing
two judges for the Eighth district.
By Cockreil-Providing for system of
'ural registration, avoiding the seeur-
ng Of transfers.
BY Muffley-Prohibitin marriage
between whites and negroes or Chinese
md Japanese.
BY Meyer-Relating to annual re-
,orts of domestic corporations.
Selway gave notice of a bill at
aching jefferson to the First Judicial
district, leaving Beaverhead and Madi-
on comprising the Fifth.
In the house two more employees
we're added without any protest or dis
ussion, and two others who were on
he rolls were assigned. The new en-
loyes are Sweet Carlow and II. Aver
l. assigned to the printing committee.
he livestock committee was increased
y the addition Of Whaley and Brewa-
er.
Bills Introduced.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Edgerton-Act to abolish Carey
ct board and to provide that the state
card Of land commissioners shall per-
orm the duties heretofore performed
y said board and defining its duties
nd the duties Of the state engineer in
with said board.
BY Gray-To empower county COM
lissioners to employ suitable person
, examine and report on property
hich has escaped taxation.
BY McCoy--RelatiHg to pSoclama-
ons of elections by the governor.
BY Murray-Relating to the exhibi-
on of hides of slaughtered cattle by
-oviding that they shall be slaugh-
red only on premises owned or Oecu-
ed by person slaughtering same.
BY Groff--Authorizing counties to
instruct and operate public ferries.
BY Duncan-Providing that sureties
all state, county and other officials
lall be given by bonding companies.
By Notwithstanding the law re-
ting to the election of directors of
rigation districts
Notices of Bills.
The following notices of bills were
ven:
Amend section 5S1s,
vised codes, relating to loggers
ms.
Gray--To amend section s315, relat-
e TO the disqualification of juries.
Hall--An act granting and giving TO
e council of any Incorporated city or
Wn power to fix and establish reas-
able rates and charges for gas, cleo
C or other light. and electric or
her power sold within its limits.
declare the 18th day of
bruary in each year to be a legal
liday, to be known and designated
"Lincoln's birthday"
Shoemaker-To provide for an ex-
iination by the commissioner or In
rance of all insurance companies. In
iding surety companies, organized
der the laws of this state or or
nized under the laws of any other
tie or territory, or foreign country.
d to provide for the expenses in
rred in making such examinations