The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-30
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Special to The Daily Mlssoullan.
Helena, Jan. 29.-Unanimously the
house this morning adopted resolu-
ton offered by Mitchell. Deer Lodge
expunging from the records OF the
bo,se the "uncalled for attack" on AT
tornev General Galen in the resolution
introduced by Hall yesterday anu
which was laid on the taDie, oiree''ne
IN state treasurer to bring suit
AGAINST Mr.. Galen for the recovery oi
s1o ooo alleged to have been unlaWtuily
received nv that officer because OF the
fact as the resolution charged, tha'
he violated the constitution IN assulli- :
ine the office when he was not ye. 'o
wears of age The resolution was llii-
mediately adopted, Hall. the author ol
Yesterdays resolution not Votlng ole
u,av or the other Cheering broke OUT
uban the resolution was adopted. II
follows:
"Re it resolved, That the uncailed
for attack made on Attorney General
Calen by the gentleman from Lewis
and Clark county be stricken from ''''
records of the house.
1.-THE prevailing sentiment aiioi's
most of our members seems TO De anu
"a Of a sympathetic nature with our
attorney general, who has filled MS OIL
fee with the greatest efficiency. ano'
therefore. I ask the house to unanl-
nouslv consent to this resolution ana
vote the resolution of yesterday, the
2Sth. be stricken from the RECORDS OIL
the house, :.
The first fight in the house on dl-
rect primary bills took place lhis
morning when the committee on prlVl-
leges and elections presented majority
and minority reports on three bills IN
troduced by Mccoy.
McCov. the authors OF the bills, de-
ciared there was nothing political in
them. but that the minority was at
tempting to inject partisansmp lh'o
them. He said that 1t would do no
good to pass one bill and XIII the
others. that one needed the assistance
of the others to be of any account he
said the three bills were needed to
make DOMAINS direct primary measure
work.
The three bills that caused the dis
cussion and were recommended Tor
passage are: No. 49, providing for the
direct election of senators; NO. "A, 10
amend the law relating to forms Oh
election ballots, and No. So, by Mccoy,
to amend section 1161, relating to
proclamations of election by the gov
ernor
The minority report on the bills were
signed by the republican members OF
the committee-Edgerton, Colt and
Cummings. The majority report was
signed by the democratic members.
Motion Is Lost.
The substitute motion of Edgerton
to adopt the minority report indefi-
nitely postponing the bills was lost by
a strict party vote of 90 for and IS
against.
Aside from notices Of bills and the
introduction of others, the house trans
acted no business except to adopt the
reports of the standing committees.
Among the bills that were favorably
reported was that of Mitchell prohibit
Ing the sale Of cigarettes, which now
goes to the printing committee. and
the senate bill for the submission of a
constitutional amendment relating to
taxation for state purposes.
The house land investigating COM
mittee held its first meeting today,
did but little business, Edward Dickey
and G. H. Grubb being the only wit
nesses, and they testified to having
written letters to Governor Norris and
the papers about the methods in
vogue. The hearing will be continued
tomorrow.
Both the house and senate adjourned
until Monday afternoon.
Bills Are Passed.
On third reading these bills were
passed.:
No. SO-Lehrkind: Designating the
state auditor as commissioner of in
surance ex-officio.
No. 31-Norton: Designating Octo-
ber 12 as Columbus day, and making
1t legal holiday.
No. 38-Duncan: Relating to the
manner and method of making water
appropriations.
No. 40-Wood Relating to the let
ting of contracts by county boards
for the care of the poor: the bill ex-
tends the contracts from one years
time to three.
Senate Bill No. 2S-Romney: Relat-
ing to accountings by commission mer-
chants to farmers and others from
whom they buy produce was concurred
in.
By the adoption Of the committee re-
ports these bills were killed:
Exempting licensed undertakers from
acting as Jurors, and that relating to
the election Of officers of cities of
first and second-class.
Bills Introduced.
Bills introduced today:
No. 174-Duncan: To amend section
1884. relating to the oaths taken by
attorneys under admission to practice
No. 175-Whaley: To amend section