The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-01

joint memorial praying congress to
ratify the Canadian reciprocity treaty,
as we'll as number of other memor.
ials, resolutions and bills on third
reading. Nolan's bank guarantee
measure was killed by the banking
committee, as was also Edwards bill
providing that interest paid on public
moneys shall go to the counties and
cities instead of to the incumbent of
office.
The drinking of intoxicauts on pas
senger trains, except in the dining or
buffet cars. is now misdemeanor,
Governor Norris having signed house
bill 2l4, providing for this.
Other bills approved by the chief
executive are:
n. B. %, Providing for payment to
Conley & McTague of 100000 for pro.
perty Within the walls of and djscent
to the state prison now in use by the
state.
Substitute for H. B. Al, by the CON-
mittee on livestock-Tbe bounty law,
which raises the bounty on wolves to
SIS for each scalp and on coyotes to
50 for each scalp.
HELENA, Feb. 27.-The FIVE joint
ballots taken by the twelfth assembly
today only succeeded in reducing the
size of the scattering column. II did
| - <l>o la
ing of the two leading democrat
candidates, except to drive their sup.
porters closely to the respective stand.
ards. The name of possible CON-
promise candidate was sprung by
Representative Byrnes of this county
He voted on the fret ballot today for
Judge W. T. Pigott of this city, for.
mer associate justice of the supreme
; court and continued voting for him
on all the later ballots.
On third reading today the senate
passed the commission form of gov.
| ernment measure and the conference
, committee compromise primary meas
ure, and as neither was amended II
means that they now go to Governor
Norris for his approval or rejection.
, The vote on the commission form o1
!. government measure was unanimous,
and while there was only one vote IL
opposition to the primary bill, sew
eral sen ators took occasion to declare
4 their support Of the measure was Civ
en- with reluctance because they feared
. nothing better would be available Al
e the present session.
e The senate also passed the house
: bill licensing sleeping cars and mum
, Der of other measures of lesser i'm
7 portance. The senate killed two bills
t one licensing itinerant medicine ven
e dors and the other to prevent the pay
9 ment of costs in actions at law by per
: sons other than those at interest il
the litigation.
. A new primary bill was introduced
D by Everett which provides for tn
q nominal of federal senators ant
l congressman, state and county official
}, by direct vote OF qualified electors.
: The senate concurred in the hous
e amendments to S. B. 66, relating t.
r the regulation of coal mining CON
panies, and also to those to S. B, 81
e respecting the creation of new couu
# ties. Senators Leighton and Evere,
Y explained the amendments as adopte
j. by the house. Mccarthy sought t
e haye the bill sent to conference, bu
e in vain.
If On third reading the following bill
were passed by the house:
/. a. B. 7S, Story, which changes th
e law governing examin ations by teact
,s ers for certificates.
y H. B. 27l, Nolan, appropri attn
=, S., 900 for a memorial tablet to Co
l. Sanders.
,s Fl. B. 200, Wheeler of Silver Bow
,e prohibiting the sale of toy pistols an
., regulating the sale of dangerous toyl
le H. b. l03, Blake, relative to tt
1t salary of directors of state fish hatcl
% cry.
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