The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01

166 making an appropriation for the
livestock sanitary board.
The joint committee on investig alton
of the aft airs Of the livestock commits
sion will begin the examin alton of
witnesses next week. The committee
is awaiting an informal or partial re.
port from its counsel and accountant
the investiR alton at the Of
fee of the secretary.
HELENA, Jan. 28.-One of the prin-
cipal incidents of the session oday
was q message from the governor
vetoing the bill which raised the pay
of district judges from "a 900 to Is. 900
q year. The bill was vetoed on the
ground of economy. A veto cannot
be acted upon for "a hours, so this
bill will come up Monday.
The senate passed the following bills
and memorials:
Senate joint memorial No. I, asking
the United States to join the county
of Lincoln in putting bridges over the
Kootenai river At Troy and Libby.
10l, respecting the boiler inspection,
appointing boiler inspectors.
Is, commission form of government.
%, Edwards' anti-pass bill. This
bill has already been passed in the
senate and sent to the house, but was
returned 90 tn at Senator Conrow might
change his vote.
Bills were introduced as follows in
the senate:
100, putting the land in river beds
OF the state under the control Of the
state land commissioner.
ITO, aking incurable insanity one
of the grounds of divorce.
Ill, changing the bound aries be.
tween Missoula and Sanders counties.
1l2, relating to tax deeds.
lib, to leg alize bonds and warrants
issued for road. building purposes by
the counties.
ia, creating Marias county.
Senator Burlingame gave notice of
bill to pay q deficiency claim of j.
q. Calderhead.
Notices were given in the house of
several interesting bills. Two we're
noticed, one by Blackburn and one by
Jaco bson, each of which provides for
change in the term of state senator's
and representatives., the bills being
alike. The senatorial term is extend
ed to six years and term of represen-
tatives to four years. The occupants
of these positions are divided into two
classes, whose terms expire altern ate
ly. Blackburn also gave notice of a
bill to leugthen the terms of governor
and lieutenant governor to six years.
One of the most interesting incidents
in the house was the adoption of q re-
port indefinitely postponing bill No..
1877, giving the governor power to re.
move county officers who fail in their
duties, thus killing the bill.
After q warm fight in the house yes.
terday afternoon the bill providing
for q constitutional amendment chang
ing the method of taxing mines, was
defeated In committee of the whole.
The present constitution provides tn at
the mines shall be assessed on their
net proceeds, while 1t was proposed to
amend the constitution so that they
would be assessed as other property
HELENA, Jan. 30.-In the senate this
morning number of bills were passed
on third reading, including the follow.
ing:
SO, relative to the terms OF county
assessors and clerks.
ed insecticides.
40, regarding the sale and compesna
tion of clerks OF school boards.
3S, relating to transportation of pu'
pills inside school districts.
SO, livestock committee, providing
for the prosecution of any person who
may have embezzled from the estra ay
funds.
SO, relating to the examination o1
insurance companies by the insurance
commissioner.
40, relative to the qualifications o.
teachers.
| Is, regarding the summoning O.
jurors.
So. to require certifca ates for trained
nurses.
Senate joint memorial No. 6, TO,
the relief of settlers on irrigation pro
jects.
H. B. %, appropriation for immed
late needs of farmers institutes.
The following bills were introduced
in the senate:
lis, to pay deficiency claims of J
b. Calderhead and O. M. Holmes.
ll6, to establish DO ard of embalmeri
and undertakers.
In the hOuse thia m mornino tho q no L.