The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-30
COMMITTEES FROM LEGiSLA-
TURE AND BOARD OF EXAM
INERs IN CONFERENCE.
MIDNIGHT SESSIONS HELD
Both Branches Of Lawmakins Body
and State Officials Are Striving to
Effect Compromise on the Capitol
Wings Problem.

Helena. Dec. 29.-tSpeciai)-At mid
night there is conference in prog
ress between the state board of ex-
aminers and a committee from the
senate and the house to see If a
compromise cannot be arranged and
definite action taken on the state
house wings. This is the last resort
and unless an agreement is reached
the session will end with nothing ac-
complished.
During the evening Governor Norris
sent message TO both houses re-
questing that in fairness to the board
of examiners some definite action be
taken"
The senate. after tmo-hour de-
bate between Senator Long on one
side and Messrs. Meyers and Everett
on the other. rejected the house bill
appropriating 100000 for the use of
Montana stone in the wings. The
vote stood II to g. those who voted for
the rejection of the bill being. Cow
gill. Donlan, Edwards. Everett. Fair
banks. Metcalf, Meyer. McCone, Ne
Donnell, Selway. Sykes and Tooley.
AhcSG WHO SOtcu iOT the reception OF
the bill were Amin. Cockrell. Havi-
land kessler. Long. Muffly. Mccarthy,
Romney and Sanders.
Earlier In the evening the senate
vote of 15 to killed the house reso-
luton which was along the same lines
as the bill. The house passed reso
luton by Lowney providing for the
payment of per diem to members and
attaches. The vote was n to a. 1t
also passed resolution by Eliel de-
clarinK that only those members who
had not agreed to serve without pay
could honorably demand compensa-
ton.
From the Butte Building Trades
i council was received a telegram by
the senate declaring for Montana ma
terial. which was made at fair
plants.
Day Session.
During, the day all the interest cen
tered in the house. where the stone
question was up i'm a practical way.
The ways and means committee made
two reports on the MacGinniss reso-
luton relating to the use of stone I'm
the capitol wings. The majority re-
port, which required that the contract
or advertise for stone auafried and
prepared In Montana. and that the
state board of examiners reimburse
the contractor for the difference in
the stone used over that originally
selected. was adopted. The report also |
eommends the state board for refus- /
ing to permit a efficiency and indorsed |
its action in doing the best possible |
under the circumstances. Later the |
house indefinitely postponed the Ed |
wards resolution. In committee of the |
whole the auarrymen were given the |
opportunity to make their talks for
Montana stone.
The committee on appropriations. to .
which had been referred the bill max
ing an additional appropriation of |
100000 for the capitol wings. present
ed two reports.
Majority Report. !
The majority report recommended
that house bill No. J, by MacGinniss,
be passed and amended. The first
amendment extended the time for the
completing of the structure from jan
uary l. 1911. to September. 1911 The
second amendment provided that the
additional 100000 the bill provided
Tor should be expended only in case
granite were used in the wings.
The third amendment provided that
II $6o0.oO0 We're insufficient to con-
struct the wings of granite. the sleo.-
o0O should not be available.
This report was signed by kilgallan
tSilver Bow. Owen House lGallatin),
Metzef tBeaserhead. Burke deer
Lodge). Hunter tcusIer). Eliel (Beay-
erheadl. Shoemaker Lewis and
Clark, and William tJefferson1
The Minority.
The minority report. signed bs
Woody tMissoula). and Cluston tCas-
cade). recommended the bill for pass
age after being amended SO as to
provide that the wings of the capitol
should be constructed of granite. or
other suitable building stone procured
in Montana. and further provided that
every Montana quarryman should have
the opportunity TO submit samples
and 10 bid on the work. 1t also ex-
tended the time Of completion to Sep
temher. 1911.
Kilgallon moved the adoption of the
majority report. and Woody. as a
substitute. the adoption of the mi
nority report.
Pferson advocated the adoption of
Inc minority report. as il permitted
every building stone in the state TO
have chance. while the majority re-
port limited the stone to granite es-
and unless granite could be
used at cost OF not 10 exceed sioa.-
200. it meant that things would be as- ,
aeiiy as they are At present.