The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-18
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in cities.
h. B. 81, inv valid ating transfers and
assignments of wages.
H. B. 95, defining the liabilities OF
railways for accidents to employees.
H. B. 96, to create law school at
the state univerity.
H. B. 81, relative to hours OF labor.
HELENA, Jan. 1.-THE Alley psss
bill permitting the issuance OF free
transportation to Legislators and sll
state officers was wiped out today in
the first storm of opposition that has
the house from the leth arQy
into which it has fallen. 1t was in the
OF the whole that the mea.
sure ran afoul. What appeared to be
LAUNDERING opposition at best grew to
such proportions that before consider
alton of the second clause of the bill
had been completed the measure met
an inglorious death when Representa-
tive Story Of Gallatin moved that the
clause the stricken out and
was sustained by the house on . viva
voce vote. -
The livestock committee favorably
reported house bill No. Is, appropri-
ating $50, 900 for the payment of out
standing bounty claims, and it will
now go to the appropri ations com.
mittee.
The livestock committee also report
ed for passage house bill No. 81,
which makes it unlawful to herd or
drive sheep on or within two miles Of
the possessory claim of another.
The house az ain delayed action on
the estray investigation matter.
Story again called the natter up and
said it was urgent that the investiga.
tion be started without delay or the
state might suffer further loss. The
stock commissioners and the senate,
he declared, were alike calling on the
house for action. He moved that the
bill be placed on it's third reading at
once under suspension of the rules.
HAS the bill been printed?" asked
the speaker.
Chairman Baker of the printing
committee said the bill had been print
ed and distributed to the members.
The hour was at hand for the joint
session and on a vote the house de-
cided to let the matter go over until
Monday.
Today's session of the senate was
we'll night featureless, the only busi.
ness OF Importance transacted being
the passage of three bills on third
reading. The bill introduced by Bur.
lingame providing for the creation of
the Office of scaler of weights and
measures was ordered printed and it
is expected that it will occasion more
or less debate when considered in CON-
mittee of the whole.
Favorable committee reports we're
made on the memorial to congress to
provide pleasure parks on irrig alton
projects and on the bills authorizing
an added clerk for the Carey land act
board; on Donlan's drastic white
slavery measure, and one to change
the boundary between Beaverhead and
Madison counties.
The legislature has now been in ses.
sion two weeks, and there have been
introduced total of 165 bills, sixty
of these being in the senate and los in
the house. The only bills that have
finally passed both branches are the
three bills appropristing money for
the payment of the expenses of the
session. The memorials to congress
have also been agreed to by both
houses, and q couple of joint resolu.
tions. Today the senate finally passed
three bills, but the house has not
reached that stage yet. It has killed
one or two bills in committee of the
whole, and the sen ate has killed one
or two and approved few others.
HELENA, Jan. 16.-The feature of
the joint balloting for United States
senator today was the casting of IL
republican votes for Lieut.. Governor
Allen. Senator Cockrill spoke in
justification of his vote for Conrad,
and Representatives Binnard and
Paul also spoke. Binnsrd appealed
to the Legislature to elect Q senator
and give up dallying. Paul paid q
tribute to the pioneers of the state,
especially to Conrad Kohrs, for whom
he voted.
The following bills were introduced
in the house:
H. B. 106, to change the name of the
Montana State Reform school to the
Montana State Industrial school.
107, relating to liability of employ.
ers for injuries to their employees.
10S, to create an additional Judge
for the Fourth judicial district.
100, to add drug hospital to the
state insane asylum for the treatment