The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-01-26

married to an American oma and
has a son in the national guard.
In the senate S. B. 81, by Smith,
compelling road vehicles to have lights
has been killed on an adverse COM
mittee report, while in the house Fl
bills have met the knife. Those
killed in the house include H. B. g.
by Jensen, permitting cities to tax
for band purposes; H. B. II, by Bent,
regulating hours of employment for
women; H. B. y, by Bernard, cutting
down the number of representatives;
H. B. 13, by Bernard, relating to fur
nishing ballots; H. B. rs, by Gould,
women; H. B. 10, by Johnson, amend
ment exempting mortgages from tax
alton; H. B. 21, by DENIAL, reducing
width of highways; H. B. q, by Spain,
proiding for only one cross in voting
for presidential electors; H. B. 80, by
Demel, prohibiting livestock from run
ming at large within three miles of
city limits; H. B. "a, by S%timpert,
making county liable for injuries sus-
tanned on public highways; H. B. IS,
by Rainey, regulating the practice of
barbering; H. B. 80, by Fishbaugh, re-
lating to the calling of grand %juries;
H. B. "A, by Murray, making Satur-
day afternoon a half holiday; H. B.
Sc, by Baldwin, requiring payment of
taxes before recording deed; H. B. 81,
by CARL, increasing school tax levy
above 10 mills; H. B. 50, by Jones, re-
pealing section 1890, codes of 1907;
H. B. Ga, by Harbert, permitting ex-
tention of city limits; II. B. So, by
Griffin, relating to nominations for
school trustees; H. B. 60. by Griffin,
regulating sales of realty under mort
cages; H. B. rs, by Dodds and Ber-
nard, changing compensation Of city
clerks.
The house passed resolution in
memory of Admiral Dewey and Colo
mel W. +. Cody buffalo Bill).
So far the principal work has been
done in committees. The senate is
ahead of the house in it's work. There
are some very interesting discussions
promised during the next few weeks,
on some of the more important meas
ures, probably this week, on such bills
as the ones doing away with the dep
uty sealers of weights and measures,
lobbyists, excess state employees, es-
tablishing bonding, hail and fire in
departments, limiting interest
to ten per cent; establishment of d
state industrial school; school for
girls, equalizing the burden of taxa
ton so that all industries shall bear
their just portion of the cost OF con
Quoting the government; dividing the
state into congressional districts;
amending state farm loan law, chang
ing grain inspection law, amending
primary law and other important
measures. Bills on most of the sub
jects have been reported out by the
committees.
A careful reading of the 149 bills
so far introduced will show that most
OF them are on minor matters o. in
terest to only a few, with only about
fifteen or twenty measures of fuada-
mental importance. In all of he I'M
portant measures it will be found chat
the questions of taxation, economy,
efficiency and better government loom
large. Moving along progressive lines
as laid down in the declaration of
principal made at the opening of the
senate by the majority leader it is
certain that the legislature will enact
ONE very beneficial laws. So far it
is moving with prudence and care.
For the purpose of furthering the
cause of good roads and better high
ways in Montana, Senator Charles H.
Williams of Powell county, introduced
a bill directing the state railroad COM
mission to make a rate of one ent per
mile for the transportation Of prison.
ers in the state penitentiary to vari-
Gus parts Of the state for work on the
roads. This measure passed the sem
ate last Saturday on final reading and
is now under consideration in the
house. 1t received the support of the
solid Republican majority.
The railroads are not opposing the
measure and, in fact, have done every
thing they could to aid in transport
ing prisoners to the scene of road
work, even making up special trains.
There has been a doubt, however, as
to whether there was authority for
granting such a low rate. The bill. it
is claimed, will be of especial benefit
to counties in the extreme northern
and eastern portions of the state, as
it will reduce the cost of taking pris-
oners there to a sum that will enable
the county commissioners to use them.
During the past few years prison.
ers at Deer Lodge have worked on