The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-01
ASSEMBLY GETS BUSY.
Last Week of Legislative Session
Presents important Program.

HELENA, Feb. 22.-Resolutions of |
coincidence on the death of Mrs. W.
G. Conrad we're presented in the joint
assembly today by the special com.
mittee consisting of Representative
Nolan, Senator Meyer and Represen-
tative Dobell. The resolutions were
adopted by a rising vote.
In the nate today on third reading
the following bills were passed:
H. B. II, organization Of temporary
county seats.
II. B. "a, the pure food and drug
bill.
H. B. 80, levying stock tax for the
inspection of stock.
S. B. 124, department of banking
and superintendent of banking, put.
ting priv ate banks under state SUPER
vision.
H. B. %, the military bill.
S. B. liz, to place state lands under
irrigation provision like the Carey
land act.
S. B. 173, regulating building and
loan associations.
The bill by which the Montana State
Fair, heretofore quasi-state institu-
tion, becomes full state institution,
under the Jurisdiction exclusively of
state officers, is now ready for the
signature of the governor. The bill
IS. B. No. ST., introduced by Don.
Ian, was unanimously concurred in on
third reading of the house this morn.
ing, and was Immediately sent back to
the senate which accepted the house
amendments, and as soon as enrolled
and signed by the presiding officers OF
both houses, it will be sent to Govern.
or Norris.
This bill was endorsed by Governor
Norris in his biennial message. It.,
with the reapportionment bill signed
by Governor Norris yesterday, are
the only two bills endorsed by him
that have successfully run the gaunt-
let of both houses to date.
In committee of the whole yesterday
with Tolman in the chair, the house
concurred In senate amendments to
H. B. Al by Herbold, the bounty bill.
The senate amendments reduced the
bounty on grown wolves from $40 per
scalp to sl5 per scalp, and on grown
coyotes from S5 per scalp to 50 pei
scalp.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to H. B. No. Al, increas'
ing the bounty on wolves and coyotes
H. B. No. Ill, relating to contract
sales; H.'B. No. 153, relating to sal.
ary of chief of police.
HELENA, Feb. pa resolution de.
claring it to be the sense of the Twelfth
assembly that Northern Pacific agri
cultural lands, now being withheld
from settlement by that company
should be assessed at q valuation o.
not less than $40 an acre, was intro
duced in the house this morning b,
Representative Vaughn.
DR.. Donohue introduced H. j. M
No. 10, praying congress to call .
special session of congress immedi
ately after March 4, to have the tariff
duties removed from the necessitie'
of life. 1t was referred to the commit
tee on public relations.
A message was received In the hOus
from Governor Norris announcing
that he had signed the following hous
bills:
No. 81, allowing school trustees t.
transport pupils to schools, or t.
close a school in one district and SEN
the pupils to another.
No. 81, limiting the terms of cit
school trustees to three years.
No. 81, providing for the appoint
ment of water commissioners.
No. 122, relative to the duties of th
state university president and chang
ing the date of the annual report G
the university.
No. 172, concerning the time of cor
tract made by county commissioner
for the care of the poor.
On third residing the house passe
AAefeAlewieS bills: -
Il. B. 242, reg garding the salaries {
the secretary and deputies of the hr
name society.
q. b. las, providing for the estal
lishment of lighting districts.
n. B. 164, concerning the levying {
taxes.
H. B. 2e3, appropriation for fire
high schools.
81. B. 253, concerning the poweri
terms of life, etc., of corporations.
The governor announced to the ser
ate that he had signed S. B. SO, prt
viding for the registr alton OF birth
A committee report killed S. r. 1S
relating to commercial banking. Tt
subject is covered in another bill.
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