The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-25

forest game preserve.
The Oregon primary law was favor.
ably reported in the house today by
conn ittee.
Woody gave notice of bill to
change the name of Ravalli county to
Red Mcintosh county.
HELENA, January 20.-Mr. Walsh
gained one more vote in the senator
ial ballot today, bringing his total up
to IS, number fixed by many politi.
clans as the maximum mum Der of votes
that Mr.. Walsh will receive. Lissner,
who showed to the will of the major.
ity" for two days, slipped back today
into the fold OF the minority and voted
for Conrad. Republican today COM
plimented Colonel T. c. Marshall of
Missoula.
The following bills were passed by
the senate:
S. B. 4,creating Musselshell county:
80, exempting soldiers and sailors
from taxation for property under $500
valuation; So, white slave bill; joint
memorial No. 4, asking congress to
make San Francisco the place for the
holding of the Panama exposition;
joint memorial No. 5, asking congress
to put pleasure grounds on irrigation
projects.
The following bills were introduced
In the house:
II. B. l54, commission form of gov
ernment.
1855, to prohibit the use of false
names and providing pen alties.
1856, for the recording of marks and
brands.
157. providing for substitution and
exchange of water irrig alton.
158, providing for an exhibit OF
| Montana at Panama exposition at
San Francisco.
l59, to prohibit corporations en-.
gagged in the manufacture of matted
beverages from aiding others to sell
their beverages.
160, relating to tax on direct and
collateral inheritances.
16l, providing for the admission in
evidence of confessions of the accused
in criminal cases.
1852, requiring railway corpora ations
to equip locomotives with some deyice
to prevent the emission of fire and
sparks.
1853, to punish the giving of checks
and drafts on any bank or depository
when the person drawing the check,
ETC., has not sufficient funds or credi,
for payment of the check.
I64, relating to writs of attachment.
l65, appropriation for engineering
buildings at agricultural college.
l66, providing money for the con.
tinuance of the work of the state live.
stock sanitary board.
l67, authorizing the Montana Chill.
dren's Home society to take from the
orphans home dependent children and
place in carefully selected homes.
168, authorizing the trustees o.
school districts to purchase play
grounds.
l69, providing that aliens shall pay
game license.
There will be no election in Custe,
county TO select representative to fl
the vacancy caused by the death of w
d. Terrett. The Custer county boart
of commissioners is in the city, ant
though it is mand atory upon it to pro
vide for a special election, no penalt.
attaches If the board fails to maxi
provision, so the commissioners in
tend to let the election go by default
The chief reason is because of tn,
heavy expense entailed upon the coun
ty, and the general opposition of tn
taxpayers in Custer county to be com
PEELED to shoulder it.
HELENA, Jan. 2l.-One of the fea
lures of the senatorial balloting tod a,
was the large complimentary vote fol
Congressman Pray, thirteen votes be
ing cast in his favor.
In the senate there was q little dis
cussion as to the proposed change!
in the liquor law. The judiciary com
mittee reported favorably on senat'
bill, 33, which limits the number O
retail liquor licenses which may b.
issued In any place. It also recon
mends for killing Georges house bill
30, which places in the hands of th
; county commissioners to decide whe,
license shall be granted in place
outside OF incorporated cities ant
towns.
The bill creating Musselshell count,
was passed on third reading. A tele
gram was received from the ROUNDUP
Commercial club thanking the sena
tors for their favorable action.
Senate bill 32, exempting propert,
of old soldiers from taxation, passed
on final reading by twenty to six