The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-05

able for Montana farmers, bond issue,
being taken care Of by the outside
money.
HELENA. Jan. 30.-Senate bill "a,
introduced BY Whiteside and designed
to bring about the consolid alton of the
state educational Institutions, was
killed In the senate this morning. BY
the adoption Of the majority report oi
the committee on education, which
recommended that the bill be indean.
itely postponed.
The Drinkard lobbying bill was
killed by the senate on committee re.
port by vote of 10 to 10.
The senate concurred in II. J. M. 2,
Stewart. ratifying the amendment to
the federal constitution providing for
the direct election OF senator's.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Abbott, to divide the state of Mon
tsna into two congressional districts.
Last year was the first time the people
had q chance to vote for more than
one representative In the house. The
state had not been divided into two
districts then, and the two were voted
on by the people of the whole state.
Senator Abbott proposes to cut the
state into two congressional districts.
In No. l he places the counties of Lin.
coin. Flathead. Sanders, Missoula,
Powell, Lewis and Clark, Ravalli,
Granite, Deer Lodge, Broad dw ater,
Jefferson, Beaverhead, Madison. Gal.
latin and Silver Bow.
In No. 2 the bill includes Teton,
Cascade, Choutesu, Hill, Blaine, Val.
ley. Dawson. Custer, Fergus, Meagher
Musselshell, Park, Rosebud, Sweet
Grace, Yellowstone, Big Horn and
Carbon.
The authors idea Is to divide the
state as nearly as possible into equal
voting districts, and incidentally to
make reasonably certain under proper
conditions that No. always will be
democratic.
The house this morning killed bills
on the adoption of committee reports,
while bills fsvorably reported included
McNally'e bill limiting the hours OF
labor of women employees to eight and
Crippen's bill to allow cities to install
lighting plauts. 1t also adopted the
joint rules OF the 18th assem- bly,, ex.
cept that rule relating to q steering
committee. Among the bills intro.
duced was an anti.cigarette measure
by the committee on public morals,
and one by Holt abolishing double
taxation OF mortgages. Harmon In.
troduced bill providing for the sub
mission of constitutional amendment
for the support OF state educational
institutions by the levying OF a direct
tax.
HELENA, Jan. 3l.-Immediately up.
on the death OF the Whiteside consoli.
dation bill Sen stor Leighton OF JET.
ferson county, by unanimous consent
introduced another consolid alton bill.
1t provides that the institutions shall
remain where they are now located,
but shall be operated as component
parts of the University of Montana, to
be under the supervision of the state
board OF education which is also en-
powered to appoint chancellor who
shall reside at Helena.
In the senate the committee on rail-
roads and transportation recommend.
ed that S. B. 95, by Abbott. relating to
prohibition and regulation of the is-
suauce of reduced or fee transporta.
tion. be passed; S. B. 81, by Stevene,
providing for summary method for
procuring right to erect grain ware.
houses and grain elevate on rail.
road rights-of-way. Among the bills
introduced we're the following:
S. B. No. l0l. by Selway-Provid-
ing that before declaring q quaran.
tine the veterinary shall exhibit to the
owner or person in charge q speci.
men of the parasite, under q micro.
scope or otherwise, for bis inspection.
S. B. Mo. 102, by Salway-Abolish.
ing the Office of bounty inspector and
providing In lieu thereof that the
sheriff and his deputies shall act as
bounty inspectors at the county seat.
After sharp fight waged by small
minority, the house today, in com.
m'ttee of the whole, recommended for
passage q. B. ITO by Crippen, pro.
viding for the submission of con.
stitutionsl amendment authorizing
cities to extend the limit of indebted
ness for the purpose of Installing
municipal lighting and gas plants.