The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01
THE TWELFTH ASSEMBLY.
First Veto Of The Session BY Gov.
Norris.

First Veto Of The Session BY Gov.
HELENA, Jan. 24.-So far as getting
the entire republican body together
the republican caucus last night was
q failure. OF the 48 republicans in
house and senate only 38 or 80 were
present. Those present decided to
support Carter for senator. It was
also voted to make party measures of
al! Legislation mentioned in the party's
stste platform. On these they will
vote as q unit. The nine or ten who
were absent have been voting "scat-
tering" since the beginning OF the
session. Among those not there we're
Senators McCone and Everett and
Representatives Tolman, Higgins and
Stevens.
The senatorial ballot tod ay resulted:
Carter 80; Walsh "a; Conrad Is; Scat.
tering II.
In the senate Christopher gave no.
tice of q bill relating to insurance
corpor ations and Stout of one empow.
ering the governor to remove county
officials who are derelict in their du.
ties. The senate then resolved itself
into committee of the whole with Nc
Carthy in the chair, and S. B. l3,
relative to the issuance OF transporta-
tion to certain state and county Off
cials, was taken up. An amendment
90 as to include sheriffs, deputy sher-
ifs, county commissioners and as
SCISSORS, was adopted, while one Offer
ed by Survant to strike out section 2
of the bill and another relating to
railroad fares, were lost.
Governor Norris notified the sen ate
that he had approved senate join,
memorial l, relating to the opening Of
the Crow reserv alton, and also sen ate
joint memorial 2, for the relief of set
tiers on the lower Yellowstone, bu1
that he had vetoed S. B. Is, relating
to an additional deputy boiler inspec'
tor. The governor commented upon
the fact that the bill was in accord ance
with request contained in his mes
sage, and furthermore, that although
the bill fixed the salary of the deput,
at 81, 400, he thought from the number
of applications he had received, tha,
the place could be filled by q compe
tent person at the present salary O.
800. He said, however, he woule
not take issue on this M after, but dis
approved the bill because 1t provided
that the present clerk to the boiler in
spector, the state mine inspector ant
the coal mine inspector would contns
his work exclusively to the first amet
officer, thereby necessitating q secont
clerk for the mining department at /,
cost of 1000 year or more. By I
vote of Is to II, the veto was sus
tanned.
One OF the biggest fights of the ses
sion will probably take place in tn
house some time this week when th
assembly in committee of the Who'll
considers Brady's bill, H. B. So, tt
submit to the electors the proposition
of amending the constitution to pre-
vide that mines shall no longer
assessed on their net proceeds, bu
shall be assessed on their value
Mining men insist that this value ca
only be obtained by process of di
vination, and that therefore the bill
absurd.
VIII atever the claims made for an
against the measure, it was reporte
for indefinite postponement by q ma
jority report of the ways and mean
committee. A minority report signe
by Woody, Donohue and Bern ard
recommended that the bill do pass
Word, chairman of the ways an
means committee, said be was anxiou
to have the bill considered in commi,
tee of the whole. and presumed there
fore, that to secure this, it would b
necessary to adopt the minority RI
port. Moody moved as q substitut
the adoption OF the minority report
and the substitute carried by q vot
OF SO to 81.
HELENA, Jan. 25.-Several measure
are being advanced toward enactmer
into law by the twelfth assembly, b,
quite q percentage OF bills is bein
rejected. The senate today passe
the house bill relative to first degre
assault and the house bill relative {
justice court appeals, and senate bill
q, Whiteside, and "a, Donlan, th
fret establishing . biological static
on Flathead lake, and the other re
lating to the expenses of district cou,
judges.
Among the bills introduced in th
senate today was one to provide fo
the prosecution of any persons foun
to be implicated as q result of the II
vestigation of the affairs Of the live
stock commission, now in progress