The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-18
PROPOSING new LAWS.

WI OOuVVO IVc" e0vVOs
Large Number Of Bills Introduced In
Twelfth Assembly.
HELENA, Jan. 10. - Speaker Nc.
Dowell announced his selection of
standing committees in the house late
yesterday afternoon. Wheeler of
Belt, who was supposed to have been
slated for the Craftsmanship of the
committee on new counties, is not
even given membership on this com.
mittee. which does not sugur we'll for
the creation of the proposed new
county of DAILY; particularly in light
of the fact that Hayes of Cascade
county, who is openly opposed to the
creation of this new county, is named
chairman of the committee.
The following bills were introduced
In the house today:
h. B. AZ aud 43, regulating the sale
of butter and regulating the sale of
bread.
b. 3. A and As, referring to ap-
peals from various courts, and relat.
ing to transfer of public school pu.
pile.
H. B. 46, relating to abstr actors
forms.
q. B. Al, regulating the practice of
law.
H. B. AZ, regarding public school
physicians.
II. B. 40, for the transfer of $50, 900
to pay bounties to stockmen.
H. B. so, relating to fishing regula.
tions.
H. B. 81, So and So, relating to as.
sault in the fret degree; payment of
road taxes. and punishment of men
who desert their wives and families.
H. B. 81, relating to the practice of
law.
The following bills were introduced
ia the senate:
S. B. IS, to limit the creation Of
new counties in Montana.
S. B. 36, regarding water appro.
priations.
S. B. 81, to raise the salaries of the
governor and other state officers.
S. B. %, 80, 40 and Al, regarding
the transfer of public school funds;
the division of public school funds;
regulating the attenda ance of pupils;
relating to warrants of school dis.
tricts.
S. B. AZ, providing for increase Of
salary of secretary of state board of
health.
Representative Kirschwing, of Cas-
cade county, wants to end the state
asylum difficulty by locating an estab-
lishment of this kind at Great Falls,
and he introduced in the house late
yesterday afternoon a bill to that ef-
feet, and providing an appropriation
OF $500, 900 for that purpose.
HELENA, Jan. 11.-Indications are
that the election OF q United States
nator by the legislature of Montana
will be long drawn out proceeding
and that no choice will be made for q
protracted period. The legislature
met in joint session today and cast its
second ballot for senator. The result
of the ballot differed but little from
yesterdays vote. The balloting in
joint session aroused considerable
interest, but no excitement, owing to
the conviction that it would produce
no result.
Today's session of the senate was
exceedingly brief, but in that time it
managed to clear its general order
and third reading calendar, the meas
ures passed being those relating to
the Grow reservation opening, the re-
lief of settlers on the lower Yellow.
stone project and the prayer for the
right to elect senators by direct vote.
The committee on stockgrowing
submitted favorable report on Nc.
Cones bill-No. 34-providing for the
disposition of funds received from the
sale of estrays, while the rules COM
mittee submitted report adopting the
rules OF the eleventh senate, with
slight amendment in phraseology
only, and this report was adopted.
Bills were introduced as follows:
S. B. No. A, Edw srds-To prevent
surety companies from requiring On
indemnity from those for whom they
stand sponsor.
s. B. N. As. Edwsrds-Relating to
the duties and compens alton of clerks
of school districts.
S. B. No. As, Everett-Ceding to the
national government jurisdiction over
Glacier park.
These bills were introduced In the
house:
a. B. IS, relating to the sale of H.
quor to minors, habitual drunkards
and others.
b. B. Sc, governing school war.