The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-15
BILLS PASSED BY HOUSE
Creating Wheatland and Car
ter Counties-Mine In
spector Abolished.

Helena, Feb. 14.--(Staff Core
spondence 1.-The following bills were
today placed upon third reading and
passed by the house
S. B. 3S by Jones. establishing the
county of Wheatland; S. =. IS by
Oliver creating Carter county; S. b.
II by Edwards. relating to public
markets: H. b. 1872 by Mcmahon,
abolishing the offices of state coal
mine inspector and devolvfng their
duties on the Industrial accident
board; H. B. 239 by Stimpert. prohib-
iting unfair competition in buying and
selling of any commodity; H. b. 245
by Eaton. providing for the number OF
times notices must be published: II.
b. 145 by Duffy. placing DINNERS on
all motor-dTfven vehicles of motor
! cycles. II. b. 221 by Husser, provid-
ing for 81 marriage license zee; Fl. b.
24o by Charles Anderson. authorizing
the teaching Of elementary agriculture
in elementary schools; II. r. 247 by
kemais, establishing high schools in
| counties not having such schools and
| fixing the limit of tax ut three mills
for support Of such schools. Fl. r.
go by Gullidge. changing dates Of
school year and dates when schtN re-
ports shall be made; II. Il. iaS by
kehoe, licensing OF architects: III. h.
III by committee on fairs. providing
for county fair commissions. tax and
| rules governing commissioners; II. Il.
lo4 by Grimes, refunding to Silver
Bow county money enormously paid
| into the state treasury and Fl. B. 246
by Eaton. defining mileage to be col
locted by witnesses from another state
or county.
.! To General Orders.
The following bills were advanced
to general orders by reports of the
standing committees
II. p. 1923 by Page, date for expira
ton of saloon licenses: s. y. 80 by
oliver, providing for plugging of oil
and gas wells when same have been
abandoned; II. b. $40 by Gould and
II. b. 34a by Gould. fixing license tax
| on express companies and corpora
tons. ordered printed and sent back
to ways and means committee: Fl. B.
| 80 by Griffin, relating to sale of real
| estate: s. B. 80 by Jones. relating to
| instruments to be recorded by county
| clerks; II. 3. 203 by Crowley. inspec-
ton OF dairies:aH. B. 27s by Cotter
concerning the valuation OF benefit
|
J. NJ. by Kemmis. permitting the
! Northern Pacific Railway company to
exchange lands in eastern part of the
state: :. B. 33 by Stevens providing
for cleaning and coopering of box ears
! by railroad companies; II. B. 291 by
! Eaton, adding another rural school in
spoctor. II. p. 225 by Harmon, re-
| 2arain& contracts for basal and sup
| Elementary text books and II. =. 263
| by Harbard, Holt, Mason and White.
| providing for safe investment of the
state permanent common school fund.
Committee Reports.
Standing committees reported fa-
V"rably on the following bills:
H. b. l19 by Belden. providing for
| normal school at Lewistown; Fl. B.
2S3, permitting six day race meets
and pari mutuel betting at county
fairs; II. h. 3is. to seniorce prohibit
ton when law becomes effective; r.
| r. 126 by Jones, relating to recording
! Of stock killed by railroads and II. B.
| 2s2 by Bernard. providing for build
| ing of stock yards by railroad com.
panies.
| II. h. 227 by Lewis, providing for
| probate commissioners to relieve con-
gested conditions and II. b. a37 by
| Charles Anderson. relating TO headings
were killed by unfavorable reports.
Mothers Pension.
The judiciary committee today re-
| ported favorabiy on a substitute
! mothers pension bill Two measures
! have been introduced on this subject
one by IIatheway and Mason and the
| other by Murray The new bin is n