The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-02
In Committee of the Whole, the Measure With
Amendments, Is Recommended for Passage.
NUMEROUS Al TERAT|ONS SUBMITTED AND APPROVED
Features Which Strenuous Objection Has Been Raised Are
Eliminated by Changes Made by Legislators at the
Behest of Those Most Directly Affected
by the Proposed Measure.

I This amendment was adopted, Then
MacGinnis sent up an amendment to
section 8, which was adopted by ris-
ing vote of II to 9, providing that the
district board of commissioners may
contract with the owner or owners for
the completion of canals purchased by
the district.
In committee of the whole the house
this morning recommended for con-
currence the senate amendments to
H. b. No, so and H. b. No. 160, and
! the report was adopted. The house
had just finished the consideration of
senate bills on third reading when
Burke moved that the rules be sus-
pended and the two bills placed on
third reading for concurrence in the
senate amendments. Duncan objected
to placing No. 100 on third reading,
saying the people were not crying for
the passage of the bill. The roll call
on the suspension of the rules was
then taken. This requires a two
thirds vote and the motion was lost,
the vote being "a for to 27 against.
Burke then sent up report of the
steering committee placing the two
Point of Order.
Frank moved that the house re-
solve itself into committee of the
whole and the motion carried. War
rem was called to the chair Gibson
raised the point of order that under
the rules bills 80 and 100 could not be
considered because the joint steering
committee had not signed the report
placing them at the head of general
orders. The point was not passed
upon, except that Pierson contended
that the point should have been raised
before the house went into committee
of the whole.
H. B. No. 80 was first considered
and on motion of Shoemaker the COM
mittee recommended that the senate
amendment naming gas, water cleo
tricity, power, etc, as articles of
commerce, be concurred in. H. B. No.
100 was then considered and Pierson
moved that the committee report the
bill back to the house for concurrence
in the senate amendment stating that
nothing contained in the bill was
meant to repeal any of the sections
of H. B. 80. Duncan moved as a
substitute that the committee report the
bill back for indefinite postponement.
On motion of Frank the committee
then arose and the report was adopted.
Burke moved that the bills be con-
sidered engrossed and placed on third
reading. Duncan opposed such action
and when he demanded a roll call
Burke withdrew his motion.
Many Bills Killed.
A large number of bills were killed
on adverse committee reports this
morning, among them being house
concurrent resolution No 4, by Bo-
gart, requesting the state board Of
equalization to raise the assessments
of railroads for this year so per cent
over the assessment. last year. The
resolution was unfavorably reported by
the committee on railroads and trans
portation. Pierson, chairman of the
committee, said that it was not the
province of the Legislature to instruct
a constitutional board as to what it
should do; that the legislature should
confnc itself to it's own province.
The appropriation committee killed
a lot of bills, as the items in most cases
We're covered in the general appropria-
tion bill. Among them was No. 1913
erecting a law school at the state uni
versity, for furnishing a library build
| ing at the university. The committee
reported the bill appropriating money
for the state institutions. The appro-
| priation for the state university is
| $67,500 for maintenance and repairs
for 1909 and $500 for furnishing and
equiping a library building; for 1910
| the appropriation for the university is
| $4,000.
This afternoon in committee of the
whole H. B. No. 317 providing for the
reappointment of representatives in the
| Legislative assembly, was recommend
ed for indefinite postponement.
Bills Are Passed.
Senate bills pasesd on third reading:
No. 24-Making the state bureau of
agriculture labor and industry a pub
licity bureau in addition to it's other
duties.
No. 50-Relating to the duties of the
state mine inspector.
No. 49-Extending the limit for the
.
No. 51-Creating an examining board
| for applicants for positions in and
| about coal mines.
No. 52-Creating an insurance fund
| for coal mine employees who may be
| injured or killed, by taxing coal mined
1 cent ton.
| No. 76-Authorizing the purchase of
additional land near the agricultural
college costing S1S,S00.
No. 36-Relating to the expenses of
county assessors.
| Refuses to Concur.
| In the senate this afternoon the
house amendments to the Donlan pub
licity bill were presented and the SEN
ate refused to concur in them.
Presiding Officer Allen appointed as
members Of the conference committee
on the part of the senate Donlan, Nc
, Cone and Romney.
! Governor Norris returned to the SEN
, ate without his approval S. B. No. 80
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