The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22


rbitr alton, and also for the purchase
of the property for not more than
$3.50, 900.
Standing committees swung the axe
this morning on thirteen bills. Four
of these bills, however, are covered in
the general appropriation or other
measures.
More money for the expenses OF the
legisl ature is needed, and Blackburn,
chairman OF the appropriations COM
mittee, introduced bill appropriat-
ing %. 900 additional for that purpose.
The first appropriation for this pur-
pose, early in the session, was total
of Sl1O, 900, but this ia an expensive
body and more is needed. Incidental.
ly, additional clerks are still being
added.
The committee of the whole in the
senate adopted an amendment to S.
B. l37, Everett, providing that here
after no school district shall be Great
ed unless it has an assessed valu alton
of at least $4,000
HELENA, Feb. 19.-All the legisla.
tive clocks were advanced halt hour
this morning in order that the joint
session might be earlier and the mem.
bers have time to get lunch and leave
for the red apple banquet at Mtssoula
on a special at 80 o o'clock. The bal.
lot was mere Formally and without
incident except that Whiteside re-
turned to Walsh after voting scatter
ing for some time. A mum Der of re-
publicans complimented Everett OF
Chouteau county, with their votes.
Bills carrying appropri ations for
the maintenance and operation of all
departments of the state government
and all state institutions were intro.
duced in the house today by DR..
Black burn, chairman of the committee
on appropriations. The bills, two in
number, carry appropriations of S2,.
7s3, Jas. With s285, 1919 IS previously
appropriated, and s5l, ,250 provided
for In other bills, the total appropria-
tions will aggreg ate So, 1l9, ,574.65.
; The first of the two bills carries a
total appropriation OF s1,0l9, $50 for
: the oper alton and m mainten ance during
i 1911 and 1912 of the executive, judi
e cial and legislative branches of the
government. The second bill carries
I appropriations aggreg ating 81, 1853, 495
q for the maintenance and opera alton of
Q all state institutions for 1911 and 1912.
: Governor Norris today approved
b S. B. 81, by Burling anne, creating the
i office of scaler of weights and meas
j. ures, which is designed to put out OF
+ business in Montana all false weights
i. and measures. He also approved H.
g B. lS1, increasing the salaries of un.
n der sheriff in first class counties.
o These make total of 81 bills, me-
). MORALS and resolutions that have re-
q ceived the approval OF the governor
! this session. Two other bills he vetoed
while two that he received were later
d recalled by the Legislature for correc
tion.
j., Governor Norris has now acted or
every measure that the legisl slative as
J.. sembly has sent to him.
HELENA, Feb. 2O.-In the senate
!. this morning nearly all of the session
was occupied in the committee of the
:. whole over S. B. 124, introduced BY
- Everett, the purpose of which bill il
, to place private banks under the su
peryision of the state examiner. Sew
eral OF the sen ators opposed the bill
and good many speeches were made
u 1t was finally recommended for pas
y sage in committee of the whole, ant
> the report was afterwards adopted
e over motion asking for its segrega
~ tion and reference to the general file
u After the opening exercises a com
u munication from Governor Norris wa
s. read, announcing his approval of S
u B. 81, creating the Office of scaler o
weights and measures, while on motion
a. of McCone, the senate reconsidere'
/. the vote by which it had passed tn
~ substitute for Il. B. 38, relating t,
- bounties, and it was re-referred to th
general AAe. Ou luOuAOu VI CVerett u
~ B. IL, relating to county seats, wa
- recalled for amendment, so that tn
" legislature may designate temporar
~ county seats when it creates new couu
lg ties.
TO BY vote of 81 to % the minorit
is report of committae on towns an
It., counties, which recommended for pas
sage the Donlan bill providing for tn
ed one o'clock closing of saloons, wa
q adopted by the house this afternoon
m Provision for the extension of th
a life of the joint committee appointe
is to investigate the aff airs OF the eta,
OF board of stock commissioners wa
made by the house this morning