The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-28
SPECIAL SESSION
CALLED TOORDER
State Legislature Convenes Consider Matter of Providing
Funds for Use of Monana-Made Material In Con-
struction of Wings to the Capitol.

Helena, Dec. a7.-tSreclal) )-Judging
hotel Iobbies tonight. ii would not be
surprising II tomorrow the legislature
should adopt a joint resolution ex-
pressing confidence I'm the work of the
state board OF examiners in connection
with the capitol wings. and adjourn
sine die. leaving the board to carry
on the work as IL has planned. This
sentiment not to make any changes
in the law undoubtedly preGlominates
in the senate tonight. and while house
members are not So outspokea, "A poll
would undoubtedly show a prepander-
ance In the direction indicated in that
body.
The Billings boosters" have changed
their plan of campaign since arriy-
ing here. and now announce that they
do not care whether Columbus stone
is used, but what they want is Mon
tana stone. produced anywhere in the
state. What the members of the leg
islature fear is. If they interfere on
the stone question. they will then have
to attempt to satisfy the owners of the
cement plant at Trident, and the iron
men of Butte or Helena and numerous
otHef prospective hiahsFs iAF idfulSh-
ing materials.
State Printing Law.
Tonight the local typographi .al
union sent "A communication to the
governor asking that he send in "A
special message to the legislature rec
ommending the amendment of the
state printing law by inserting a
clause fixing penalty for violation
of the statute which forhids the send
ing of binding. blank hnoi manufacs
turing or printing out of the state
This amendment tn the law was de-
feated at the regular session. and the
legislators do not care To have tn con-
slider ii now. Serving without pay.
many taken away from their business
At the close of the year. the majority
are anxious tonight 10 drop the whole
matter and leave the responsibility for
the construction Of tine CAPITOL wings
where the legislature put ii originally
on the state board of examiners.
The senate will hold caucus tom ar
row morning in an endeayor To decide
what action ii will take.
1t was reported tonight that a bill
will he introduced. To pay the members
and attaches for their attendance.
curtailment.
The special committee held "A meeting
this evening. and il was said after /
it had adjourned that it would prob t
ably report in faTnc nf curtailment
of tho plans for the wings. 81 as II
enable the board of examiners Il cam
plete them inside the appropriation Of /
s5oa.0a0 ana use Montana stone.
The session tonight lasted four hours
and many arguments in favor of Mon
tana stane were presented. President +.
Selviage. of the Billings Chamber af
Commerce: ". Il George nf Billings: I
S. Gens6erger af Butte. George Glover
and \. II. Archibald nj Great Falls:
all spoke in favor of the use of Mon /
tana stone. Mr. Archibald said the +
reason the Bedford quarries were able
To nnaerol1 the Montana Quarrymen.
was because they furnished 10 points
west af the Mississippi. stone below
second class quality. all The first and
second class finding market in Sew ]
York and on the Atlantic coast. lie
said the policy nj the Bedford people
was 10 nndrrhid quarries in other f.
states in an endeayor to close them.
NJ. 4. Jacobs Of tEae Columbus quar-
ries, said when his company gave
Governor Norris a price nj from s. 10
a.a5 a cubic foot. il was with the
idea the wings would follow the gem
eral plan of the other building but
the specifications showed 50 columns.
pilasters and other hand work. which
are not in the main building. He said /
his company was willing To test the !.