The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-11
ly about three weeks to transact ali
the business that usually comes up at

ly about three weeks to transact ali
the business that usually comes up at
q session,
The three measures were introduced
yesterday morning by Woody, unsni-
nous consent to their Introduction
without previous notice being secured.
They were read first and second time
and referred to the committee on ap.
preparations. At the afternoon ses.
sion the committee reported them back
with the recommend alton that they do
pass. The report was adopted.
Neither the senate nor house met to.
day until this afternoon, and the time
In both was largely consumed in read
ing notices of the introd uction of bills
and in the introduction of bills. In
the senate the special committee to
name the standing committees made
its report, and it was adopted.
1t is said there will be Is county
division schemes before the legisla.
ture. Representative Wheeler of Cas-.
cade county, will introduce q bill to
create new county from Cascade and
Chouteau counties, which will be
named after Marcus Daily. This pro.
posed new county will have q popula-
tion of about 1000 people and the
total assessed valuation will be some.
thing over $1,000, 600. The intention
is to make Belt the county seat.
The game bill which Senator Ed.
wards will introduce in the senate
will change the open season which is
now from October to November to
September to Octo Der l.
The Gallatin county mem bers will
introduce bill asking the creation
of a game reserve north of the Vel.
lowstone park. This is for the pro.
lection of the elk which are common
in that section in the winter.
HELENA, Jan. 6.-Both houses OF
the legislature were in session this
morning, and both adjourned at noon
until 2 o'clock Monday. The legisla-
tors drew their first weeks pay tod ay /.
The compens alton of enators and
representatives was raised to $40 q
day at the last session of the legisla-
ture, and payment vas made ia accord.
snce with the new law.
The estimate of state officials for
legislative expenses aggregate about
sl0O, 900. Bills passed yesterday pro.
vide about s1l0, 900 for these expenses,
so there will be plenty of cash for all
purposes. This is the first time that
Legislators have been paid the first
week of the session.
The result of the wrangle yesterday
in the house over the appointment of
committee clerks was embodied in a
resolution today providing that no
more committee clerks shall be ap.
pointed except upon the recommends.
tion OF the committee on employees.
Four young lady stenogr aphers were
appointed this morning. They are
Miss Edna McKeon of Neihart, Mics
Katie O'Connell, Miss Agnes Drew,
and Miss Elizabeth Preischman.
The following bills were introduced
in the house this morning:
II. B. 20, Moore of Valley county,
to create Blake county.
H. B. p, Gillis, relating to fire de.
partments and the state indemnity
fund.
H. B. %, Bell, for the selection OF
another Judge for the 14th judicial
district.
H. B. %, Donohue, to create the
county OF Wibaux.
In the senate the following bills were
introduced:
S. B. "a, to pay the expenses of
judges when they act outside their own
district.
S. B. 25, Christopher, providing for
free employment bureaus In styles.
S. 3. 26, Whiteside, relating to
farmers ins titutes.
S. B. p, Cockrill, providing for the
punishment of wife deserters.
S. B. %, Edwards, prohibiting free
transportations on railways.
S. B. 20, Edwards, relating to cities.
County Division Schemes.
HELENA, Jan. mo lees than if-