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Show "ANTI-TREATING" BILL UP IN MONTANA HELENA, Feb. 23. There was a joint session of the houses of the Legislature Legis-lature yesterday, and Washington's birthday was observed. The Senate tabled the resolution from the House providing for intercession in the tele- Shone strike here. The failure of the udieiary committee to report the bill having to do with the State Treasurer's Treas-urer's office, and making it a crime for him to put interest on public funds in his own pocket, provoked a great discussion. dis-cussion. The committee wss instructed to report favorably. McManus introduced intro-duced a freak measure designed to prevent pre-vent "treating," and fixing a fine and jail sentence for violation of its provisions. |