The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-05
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HELENA, Jan. 28.-Charges con
tanned In a6idavits made by iorme,
employees Of the state reform school q,
Miles City showing that q shocking
condition OF affairs existsin that insti
tuition will probably be investig ated by
the Legislature.
By the vote of Al to 80 the house
passed the Drinksrd lobbying bill on
third reading. Opponents OF the meas.
ure argued that the bill would not at.
feet big business, but that IL would
directly affect the interests Of the labor
unions and furthermore would pre-.
vent the constituents of members urg.
Ing the passage of bills IN which they
were financially interested.
The house concurred in the nate
amendment to 81. B. 20. by Kirchwing,
fixing the fee for marriage licenses.
The original bill provided for q fee OF
50, the senate reducing this to 81.
The report of the committee on mines
and mining recommending that q. B.
36, by King, submitting to the people
the question Of the amendment to the
constitution providing for the tax alton
OF mines, be indefinitely postponed,
was adopted.
A petition signed by q number OF
the residents OF Cascade county, pro-
testing against the enactment of a herd
law at this session, was read and
referred.
Among the bills introduced this
morning was one by Blake to exempt
honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors Of the war OF the rebellion.
the war with Spain, the Philippine
insurrection and the Boxer uprising
from the payment Of road and poll
taxes.
The senate passed bill by Duncan
relating to chsttal mortg ages, another
providing that 1t was necessary for
qualified electors to register for school
elections In districts OF third class.
house bills In which the senate con-
Cured were bill appropriating
money for the incidental expenses of
this session, two bills by Day relating
to the taking of acknowledgements,
another by Day relating to the validity
OF Instruments, and one by Working
relating to the filing Of vacancies in
county offices.
HELENA, Jan. 29.-Four senate and
five house bills passed the senate to.
day, including the bill creating WI
bsux county ont of q portion OF Dsw.
son county, that creating Phillips
county out of portions of Blaine and
Valley, stout's bill requiring railroad
companies to maintain suitable cross.
ing at the intersections of public
roads, and the bill by Ashbridge re.
lating to the sale of seeds.
The house bills in which the SEM ate
concurred were two bills by Day, re.
lating to acknowledgements, another
by Day relating to the validity OF in.
struments affecting real property now
recorded. and q bill by Working relat.
ing to vacancies in county Offices.
The standing committee on roads,
high ways and bridges recommended
that S. B. II. relating to the construc-
tion and repair OF bridges be indefn.
itely postponed, and that the joint
memorial relating to highways to con.
meet the capitals of the several states
with the national capital be passed.
The committee on judiciary recon-
mended for passage Duncan's bill
limiting the expenses incurred by the
state board OF examiners when away
from the capitol, Lsrson's bill relat.
ing to peremptory challenges of trial
jurors by the state in criminal actions;
the house bill by Higgins providing
for another Judge in the Fourth ju-
dicial district, after amending 1t to
provide that the new Judge shall have
his chambers at Thompson.
The committee on dairyiug recon.
LucuOCO Vu0v q LIZ SoS w SoSOug osC
dairying, be passed.
The morning session of the house
was devoted to the report OF standing
committees. Among the bills killed
were the following:
Blair, providing for the closing of
saloons on Sundays and from IL p. m.
to 6 q. m. on weekdays. Crippen,
Cuts and Martin opposed the bill on
the ground that the local option law
now on the statute books covered the
m after and was fair to every part OF
the state.
b. B. 107, Brewer, providing for the
loaning of school funds on farm mort
gages, was unfavorably reported by
the committee on education. Brewer
moved that the bill be re.refered to
the committee on state institutions.