The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-29
LAWMAKERS AT WORK.

Wv sVus "NesSO VVSUu~
Bill For soIidation Of Educationa
Institutions introduced.
HELENA, Jan. 21.-with but two
votes in the neg alive, the state senate
today passed the bill submitting "a
voters at the next general election oi
an amendment giving women the bal.
lot.
In the house two resolutions for In.
vestigstions we're passed. One pro.
vides for an investig of the al
legged extravag ance Of the reclama-
tion service in this state, and the other
for an investig alton of the work of the
Carey land act board. An attempt to
eliminate from the rules the provision
providing for the appointment of a
steering committee met with failure.
Among the bills in the senate was
one to provide residence for the gov.
ernor and another to increase the
salary of the chief executive. In the
house Brewer introduced q bill to
allow loans of the funds of state edu.
cstional institutions on farm mortga-
ges.
The senate yesterday afternoon
adopted joint resolution offered by
Donlau, calling upon the railroad
commission to make full report of
all business done by it during the last
six years.
A communication was received yes
terday from the Helena Trades and
Labor assembly protesting against
the enactment, in any form, of q
workman's compensation act.
In the senate, Stevens introduced q
bill relating to grain warehouses,
grain elevators. and grain inspection.
O'Shes.-To provide for semi. IN.
nual payment OF property taxes at the
option Of the taxpayers.
A bill was introduced in the house
by Amin for submission to the quail.
fed electors OF the state of Montana
of an amendment of section 3 OF article
IL of the constitution OF the state Of
Montana, relating to revenue and
taxation and the method of taxing
mines and mining claims and prop.
erty.
HELENA, Jan. 22.-The bill for the
consolidation of the state educationa al
institutions was introduced in the
senate this morning by Whiteside,
just before adjournment.
The bill provides for submission to
the voters at the next general election
of the question of the issuance of
81 900, 900 worth of bonds for the pur.
pose of securing not less than 1000
acres of land and erecting and furnish.
ing the buildings. 1t provides for the
appointment by the governor, after
the next general election, of q CON-
mission of five men to be selected from
the presidents and expresidents of the
foremost universities of the United
States, none of whom shall be resi-.
dents of Montana, to select the loca.
tion of the consolidated university.
Among the bills introduced in the
senate were the following:
MacKenzie-To repeal all the pres
ent improvement district laws and
en- act new ones as desired by mayors
association.
Stevens-Providing SUNNI ary meth.
cd for procuring right to erect grain
warehouses or grain elev ators on all
road right of way.
Stevens - Relating to erection of
platforms by railroads.
Groff-To regulate the manufacture
of dairy products and provide dairy
commissioners.
The committee on railroads favor
ably reported S. B. so by Stevens, re-
lating to grain elevators and provid-
ing for their inspection and supervi.
sion. 1t reported substitute for S.
B. l6 by Stout compelling railroads
to plank all railway crossings.
In the house. the woman's suffrage
bill was received from the senate,
read the first and second times, and
referred to the committee on privi.
leges and elections.
Word introduced one of the bills
called for in the democratic platform,
providing for the regulation OF public
utilities.
The committee on education intro.
duced bill, drafted by the educa.
tional code commission, for the codifi-
cation OF the school laws of the state,
anef?cpe introduced bill providing
llo5r lie ply sicsl exsmin alton of appli-
csnts for marriage licenses.
A communica alton was read from the
women's clubs OF Helena endorsing
n. B. IS, by Working, increasing the
age of consent from 16 to 16years. A
commune alton was also received and
raad siuned nv Y2 at0ckmen Dr0test.