The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-25

similar measure was before it intro
duced by Kelly.
The committee on public morals re-
ported favorably on the bill by Work.
ing increasing the age of consent in
the crime of criminal assault from 16
to is years, ~. e.. .t.. s,.
The committee on education sent in
a request that 500 copies Of the edu-
%cational code commission report and
Dill be printed, which was ordered.
The same committee reported the
Higgins bill for the establishment Of
a forestry school n> connection with
the University of Montana, for pass
age.
Bills were introduced in the house
as follows:
BY Blake, H. b. 143, creating the
office Of Investment commissioner, and
giving him power to license invest
ment companies, and to investigate
their books.
BY Lovelace, II. B. 145, to make
members of the railroad commission
a~ppointive instead of elective.
By Carroll, H. B. 147, to provide that
III hunting anu liSliluS llceIStS shall
expire on the Goth of April, after their
issuance.
BY Murphy, H. B. 14S, providing a
warning card system for the protec-
ton of linemen, electricians or others
employed on electrical work, and regu-
lating the places, use and mainte-
nance of electric poles, cables and
other appliances of high voltage.
Notices Of Bills.
Amorrgs the notices of bills given,
were the f,AQwing:
BY Brewer, 1fas altering the bound
airy lines of Flathead, Missoula and
Sanders counties.
BY Mayfield, providing~for the par
tial support of women Whose<husbands
are insane, or in the state prise0.
By Mains. to remov the Montana
state fair from it's present location
and to fix its location at the city of
Great Falls, to provide for the pur-
chase of a site, and the improvements
thereof, and to appropriate moneys to
carry the act into effect.
BY Lovelace, to establish the lawful
standard ton and bushel for use I'M
this state.
BY Poulsson, to prevent the spread
of noXious weeds by threshing
machines n c~onveyances used in
threshing, and fixing a penalty for
any violation.
By Holt, to provide for the erection
of an orphans home near Miles City.
FavorabIy Reported.
The following bills were favorably
reported from the committee on towns
and counties:
H. B. 81, providing for the creation
of commissioners districts; H. B.. 80,
investment of sinking funds of coun-
ties, cities and schools Districts; II.
3. 6S, relating to salaries of court
stenographers; II. T. 121, making it
unlawful for vicious dogs to run at
large without be.ng muzzled.
The house finally passed the Har-
mon bill for the promotion of the live
stock industry in the state, and ad-
iourned until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
In the Senate.
The senate took up quite a good deal
of time on the bill by Duncan re-
curing that electors otherwise quail
fled, shall not be required to register
in order to vote at school elections in
school districts of the third class. The
enacting clause was stricken out in
committee of the whole, but later on
motion of duncan the bill was re-
ferred to the general files.
Leary's bill providing for the ap-
pointment of the warden of the state
prison by the governor for a term of
our years. at a salary of $4,000 a year,
was recommended for passage on mo-
ton of Senator stout Similar action
was taken on the Edwards bill relat-
ing to the Impeachment OF state and
judicial OFFICERS.
The committee on Judiciary recon-