The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-05
an amendment increasing the amount
to $50, 900.
HELENA. Feb. 27.-Tha Kiley bill

HELENA. Feb. 27.-The Kiley bill
patterned after the Fawley law in New
York, allowing l2-round boxing ex.
hibitions under the supervision of .
state commi ssioner, Was passed on
third reading In the house today By .
vote of a 10 26. Cookinehsm and
Pope led the fight sgainst tho bill on
the ground that It would tend to be de-
structive Of ideals. Cookinghsm
said he was . boxer, and challenged
anyone in the house to . friendly bout
but said he did not want professional
boxing.
On third reading the house concur.
red In or passed the following meas.
ures:
s. B. SO, Taylor. relating to liens
for service OF stsllions.
s. B. 81, Stevens, providing . sum-
mary method Of obtaining the right to
erect grain elevators on railroad
rights of way.
s. B. %, O'shea, providing that in.
terest At the rate OF q per cent shsll
be paid on deposits of public moneys.
Il. B. 234, committee on judiciary,
providing for the filing and renewal
of chattel mortg ages.
q. B. 28o, committee on fish and
game, amending the game laws.
q. B. No. 1876, by Durkan-Regulat-
ing appropriation of water for power
purposes.
The conference committee on S. B.
10, the Byrnes public utility bill, re-
ported unanimously recommending
that the house recede from its amend
ments. The house adopted the report
and concurred In the bill in iss origin
al form. There were 65 ayes and IL
noes. Those voting against the bill
insisted it was not such q measure as
the people wanted, and they could
best get their own measure BY initiat-
ing ii. Connor referred to the bill as
. "broken PROMISE"
The senate passed the house bill es-
tsblishing q. board of examiners for
the Brewer bill requiring
the registra alton OF farms and ranches,
and senate bills TO create Richland
county out Of portion OF Dawson
and Wheatland out OF portion of
Meagher and Musselshell, the White
side bill providing for sale Of property
for delinquent taxes, and one provid.
ing for the employment of six addi-
tional game wardens.
HELENA, Feb. 28.-Sen ator Donlan,
of Missouls, had the bill drafted which
was introduced in the house by Mains
for the remoV al of the state fair from
Helena to Great Falls, it developed
today, after the house had denied
Kings request to incorporate in the
journal an affidavit he made, charg-
ing that Word of Lewis and Clark had
him to introduce such . bill.
Word then stated that he was auth
orized by Senator Donlan TO say that
be had the bill drafted which was
given TO Senator Stevens, who, in
turn, handed it to Mains. After this
explanation the incident was declare
closed. Senator Donlsn zorro Dor ated
Mr.. Word.
The senate bills creating Wibaux
and Phillips counties were placed on
general orders by the house this morn.
ing, after it had rejected, by . vote OF
% to so. Holt's motion that the m after
of new counties be not considered
until after all platform measures had
passed both houses and been trans.
mitted to the governor. 1t is up now
to the steering committee to say when
they shall be considered.
A number of mem bers who voted in
favor of considering the bills at this
time reserved the right to vote az ainst
them when they came up, declaring
that they were opposed to the crea.
tion of new counties by special legis.
lation.
On third reading the house passed
H. B. 271, Murray. relating to the in.
spection OF steamboats,, and H. B. 36,
the Drinkard highway law.
Other bills passed on third reading
we're: II. B. 300, to regulate the sale
Of oil; II. B. 273, to compel hospitals
to receive oil patients; h. B. 270. pro.
viding for appointment of park com.
in cities of the second
class; n. B. 230, to prevent bond elec-
tions in the winter time; H. B. 2l3,
appropri alton for old Fort Benton.
On third reading the senate passed
H. B. "a, spogen, appropriating $50.
600 for an executive mansion; II. B.
81, McNslly, limiting the hours of EN-.
ployment of women: S. B. Is, fixing
the time in which the railroads shall
adjust and pay freight overcharges;
S. B. 1859, providing that moving pic
ture houses in towns of less than 1900
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