The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-02
REVIEW OF SESSION SHOWS
EIGHT BILLS AND TWO RESO-
LUTlONS PASSED.
MUCH WASTED EFFORT
Three Hundred Thirty three Measures
Introduced and Fifty-one Defeated
the Most Important Acts of the
Thirteenth Legislature.
(Staff Correspondeuce.)

Helena, Feb 1.-The close of the
fourth week of the Thirteenth general
assembly Of Montana finds a record
made up Of 1888 bills introduced, 81 de-
feated and eight passed and signed by
the governor. OF this number Ito bills
have been introduced in the senate. OF
which one became a law and IA were
killed. OF the 223 house bills intro
duced, 81 have been killed and seven
passed. In addition, one senate joint
resolution and one house joint reso-
luton have been passed.
OF the eight bills passed, but one.
that by Senator Stout submitting the
Woman's suffrage amendment to n
vote of the people, may be said to be
Of general interest. Three of the other
bills passed We're for the incidental
and other expenses of the legislature.
TWO others by DAY related TO the
form of acknowledgements by corpora
tions. The other bin passed was by
Working and provides that persons
appointed to till vacancies in county
offices shall hold only until the next
general election. The senate joint
resolution, by Edwards, provides for
an investigation Of freight rates on
farm products. The house joint reso-
luton, by Jewell, provides for an in
vestigaton Of the Carey land act
board and Of reclamation service oper-
ations.
House Bills.
OF the 81 house bins and IA senate
bills that have been killed during the
session, the following are the most
important:
The bills for fish hatchories in Mis-
sonla and Sweet grass counties; for
the establishment and maintenance OF
free night schools in certain school
districts: for the payment of interest
on deposits of public moneys by conn-
ty and city troaSurcrs; prohibiting the
issuance of transportation, by rail
roads in exchange for newspaper ad
vertising; to regulate lobbying; for
the protection of game, increasing the
penalties; for the closing Of saloons
at II o'clock, and ON sundays, for
the repeal of the existing law regard
ing the organization, management and
control OF police departments of cities
and towns. The foregoing We're all
house bills.
In the senate the slaughter included
the following: The George public
utilities act for submitting an amend
ment to the constitution providing
that bills shall not he introduced IN
the legislature after the iOth day; for
a safety appliances act ana increasing
the powers of the railroad commits
sion; providing for the semi annual
payment Of taxes at the option Of the
property owners; to consolidate the
Montana educational installations.
Bitterly Fought Bills.
Two of the most important meas
ure6, and ones that will be of Wide
spread benefit in this state, are the
anti DISCRIMINATION bills introduced
by Senator Larson of Teton, which
are now before the governor. The bills
were bitterly fought, especially after
they had gotten from the senate into
the house, by tho lObblcs representing
the lumber companies, creamery cen
tralizcrS and other big concerns deal
ing in farm products, because the
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