The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-21

and compelling. railroads to put in
connections with a rival road at every
crossing level or overhead was
amended often. This brought forth a
lot of discussion hit was passed.
The discussion over the raising of
the salaries of the house employees was
prolonged and ended by raising the
reading clerk, sergeant-at-arms and
chief clerk.
H. B. SO, appropriating money from
county funds to pay part of the salary
of the county agricultural instructor.
passed.
H. r. Is, allowing the payment of
taxes twice yearly. carried after dis
cussion and amendments consuming an
hour.
The committee then arose to meet
at 10 a. m. tomorrow.
In the Senate.
In the senate the bill by Muffly to
create the Fourteenth judicial district
out of Meagher and Broadwater coun-
ties was finally passed by a vote Of
IS to 8.
The senate also passed the following:
s. b. 80, by Brownlce-ReuuirinG
certain additional work upon the part
Of county assessors: II, II. l47, by Car
roll, providing that hunting and fish
ing licenses shall expire on April 30
of each year: II. ]. M. No. /, petition
ing congress for the relief of settlers
on the Lower Yellowstone reclamation
project. and Fl. j. NJ. No. 5. relating to
suspended entries on the Flathead res
erNatiOn.
In committee of the whole quite n
erist of measures were recommended
for passage. n will probably be
passed tomorrow.
II. h. 125, by Crippen. relating to
witnesses, which was yesterday recon-
mended for indefinite postponcment,
was today reconsidered and rercferrcl.
The committee on judiciary recon-
mendod non-concurrence in H. b. 90,
by Day, prohibiting infliction of leWd
or ~lascivious acts upon the bodies Of
children. and II. r. 50, by Glenn, relat-
ing to special terms of court and the
transfer of cases. II recommended for
passage II. b. 16a, by the judiciary
committee. an act to amend the laws
relating to the recovery of eSchcated
property, and S. Il. 1854, by Duncan,
relating to the fees of county clerks;
S. r. 1875, by Muffly, relating to the
crime of forceable entry and dctainor,
and s. b. 1GG, by Duncan, relating to
evidence Of Lalsc ]pretense.
The committee on counties, towns
and municipal corporations recon-
mended that II. B. $50, by Brewer,
altering the boundaries of Flathead,
Missoula and Sanders counties, be
~concurrcd in as amended, and that s
-. As, by LearN, creating the county
of Whcatland out Of Mcagl1er, Sweet
grass and Musselshell. be passed as
amended.
The committee on public lands rec
commended that S. j. NJ. No. 3, by
Abbott. relating to the prevention Of
forest fires, do pass.
The committee on fish and game
recommended that II, b., rs, by May
field, providing that aliens must pay
n gun license, be c]oncurred in, and
that II. Il. 1871, by the appropriations
committee. authorizing the payment Of
certain bounty claims, be concurrod in.
and that Fl. b. 1911, by the appro-
priations committee, authorizing the
pay lltnl OF certain bounty claims, De
c~Oncurred in.
The committee on apportiOnmcnt
and representation recommended that
s. b. 80, by Abbott, dividing the state
into two congressional districts, do
pass.
S. II. 10, by Byrncs, the public util-
ity measure which came back from the
hOuSe With several amendments. was
referred to the committee on corpora =
tons other than municipal for con
sideration.
h senatc then adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 1880.