The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-08

ing for the summoning of jurors by
registered mail, was concurred in by
the house.
HELENA, Feb. AT the opening of
the joint session today Nolan rose to
question of personal privilege and
read an extract from weekly paper
published 10 Helena, roasting the
Twelfth legislative assembly for its
inactivity, its slothfulness and its ex.
travag ance in the hiring of numerous
and inefficient committee clerks. Mol
an declared that the charges are
groundless and that the present as.
sembly will compare favorably with
any of it's predecessors. He had in.
formation from the governors Office
th at the present assembly to date has
perfected bills and resolutions to the
number of %, while the Eleventh as
sembly at the same ate had perfected
only five, and the Tenth only six.
Nolan declared that the reflections in
the paper we're entirely unwarranted.
| Two house and one senate bill were
killed and four senate bills passed in
the upper house today. House bill
l63 by Eliel, Furnishing the giving of
checks on banks where there were not
sufficient sums deposited to meet the
same; and house bill lS7 by Eliel, re.
quiring county boards to furnish JUS
tices with dockets, session laws and
codes were the house bills to be killed.
Senate bill l22 by George, relating to
mechanics liens. went the same route.
New bills were introduced in the sen.
ate today as follows:
S. B. 129, providing for the appoint.
ment of land examiners by county
commissioners.
l3O, relative to the apportionment of
school monies.
13l, providing for the removal of
assessors and members Of boards OF
equ aliza alton for delinquency.
1872, providing for the publication of
all ordinances and resolutions in the
nature of ordinances.
These bills passed the house on
third reading:
H. B. 1853, by Eliel-Amending law
7 relating to salaries of chiefs of police.
Substitute for H. B. Al, by commit
tee on livestock-Making bounty on
coyotes IS, on coyote pups %, on
, wolves 500 and on wolf cubs SO.
The committee ON livestock killed
F., the following bills and the house sus.
t tained it's action:
q. B. 156, by Tolman-Providing
that recorded brands on an animal
all be prima facie evidence of own.
ership.
286, by Bell-Appropriating money
for relief of A. j. Jullivan of Custer
county for horses slaughtered by state
9 veterin arian.
Substitute for H. B. 81, by Murray
. Prohibiting herding of livestock or
e possessory claims or within two miles
e of dwellings.
= The immense deposits of minera
: held by the railroa ads and classed or
y the assessment rolls with non.minera al
e lied lands are made subject to tax
alton by the provisions of a constitu
e tional amendment which a bill noticed
by Representative Dobell today pro
r poses for submission to the voters.
n The proposed amendment provide.
It not only for taxation of all mines ant
q claims at the price paid to the gov
It ernment for them, but for the taxatio,
r of all improvements and the annua
= net proceeds, az the constitution nov
j. provides.
IS HELENA, Fob. Elm the senatorial
q contest today the feature of creates
'e Importance was the very marked ad
q vance of Mr.. w. G.. Conrad in tn
y vote. For the first time Mr.. Conra,
q today tied Mr.. Walsh, each securing
l. 20 votes.
\. Another feature of interest was tn
If passage of q resolution introduced b.
d Senator Duncan in the joint assembly
:. after the senatorial vote had bee
10 taken. The resolution provides tha al
!. in the case of absentees in the joir
\. assembly, roll call may be demand
l. ed by Is members, and the sergeant.a al
arms of the senate and the sergeant
/. alarms of the house shall be INSTRUCT
a. ed to bring in all absentees, unles
II paired or previously excused, and tht
Ia no business shall be trans acted mt
q. this is done. The purpose of the rest
e luton IL to prevent vote being take
D. until the full membership is presen
le The republicans strenuously oppose
the adoption of the resolution.
10 In the senate today, George CAV
t. notice of bill relating to the righ,
"a of N au and iha eminent domain an