The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22
IN THE TWELFTH ASSEMBLY
Montana Law Makers Devote Time
To important Measures.

Montana Law Makers Devote Time
To Important Measures.
HELENA, Feb. 14.-One of the fea-
lures of today's session was the re-
ceipt of message from Governor
Norris, urging the members of the
assembly to pass the bills he had
hitherto recommended. The message
said ia part:
"Having in mind the near approach
to the close of the session and the
large amount of important Legislation
undisposed of, it seems advisable to
refer to recommend ations made in
previous messages. There ia yet time
for the consider alton of all legisla-
tion of a general nature. OF the As
bills and resolutions passed by the
assembly and transmitted to the exc.
cutive Office, up to the present time
only few can be justly considered as
OF general interest and public concern.
BY far the larger number of measures
of statewide importance are now pend.
Ing before the assembly.
"Permit me to especially urge that
during the rem ainder of the session
you individually and collectively
make every effort to adv ance for con.
sideration and speedy action all the
legislation of general interest to the
voov,1o ~ Mo~<o~o
In the house today, three bills we're
adversely reported by standing com.
mittees, but the house rejected the ad-
verse report on II. B. No. PIG, by
Whaley, providing that interest on
county funds shall go to counties in.
stead of the treasurer. When the COM
mittee on banks and banking received
the bill for postponement, Whaley
moved as a substitute that the bill be
printed and placed on general orders.
Roll call was dem anded and the SUBJ
stitute motion carried by a vote of 33
to 81. Nine members did not vote.
The house adopted the report of the
committee on horticulture, killing H.
B. No. 354, by Higgins, for sub.ex'
perimental station in Missoula coun-
ty; and that of the committee on new
counties killing H. B. No. PIG, by
Tolman, providing for a method OF
organic alton for new counties.
After amending H. B. No. 224, by
Gray, creating Lake county; and H
B. No. ia, by Nelson, creating Card
we'll county, the committee on new
counties recommended that the bills
be printed. The reports were adopted
In the senate, on third reading
these bills were passed or concurred
in as the case may be:
II. B. No. 17l-Filing contract notes
H. B. No. 86-Loan shark or wage
assignment measure.
S. B. No. 93-Creating juvenile
courts.
S. B. No. 119-Appropriation TO,
purchase of insane asylum.
S. B. No. 145-Providiug for th'
appointment of a commission to deter
mine the value OF the insane asylum
that it may be taken over thereunde
by the state. George alone voted il
the negative.
S. b. No. 141-Providing for th
convening of grand juries in al
counties at least once year.
HELENA, Feb. 15.-The committe
consisting of Eliel of Beaverhead
Wheeler of Silver Bow, and Ebert O
Park, appointed yesterday to motif.
the governor that the house received
the message in the same spirit il
which it was sent and that it woul'
willingly consider the measures re
ferred to by him, reported. Mr.. Ellie
said the governor stated he was par
ticularly interested in the enactmen
of good road law, the creation of
tax commission, the bill reorganizin
the state fair, the lieu land measure
and the bill for the prevention of for
est fires. A written report will be file
later.
The following bills were concurre
in on third reading:
S. B. No. 46, Ceding jurisdictio
of Glacier park to the national go,
ernment.
S. B. No. 81, providing for II
creation of the Office of state scaler 5,
weights and measure.
S. B. No. 16, providing for the sal
OF prison made goods.
J.J. Nj. No. 4, petitioning for Il
establishment of pleasure parks Q
irrig alton projects.
s. j. M. No. 6, petitioning congre
for the relief of settlers on irrig attic
projects east OF the Rocky moul
tains.
Favorable report was made tn
morning in the house by the commi