The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-14
COMMITTEE OF FIVE WILL BE AP-
POINTED TO INVESTIGATE
LAND MATTERS.
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED
Special Investigators to Be Empow-
cred to Summon Witnesses and Take
Testimony-Clerkship Question Is
Again Before Representatives-Ten
Stenographers Are Employed.
Special to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Helena, Jan. 13.-Under a resolution
offered in the house today by Mitchell
Of Deer Lodge and unanimously adopt
ed the business of the state in connec-
tion with land grants is to be investi-
gated by special committee of five,
to be named by the speaker This
committee will be named tomorrow
The resolution under which the COM
mittee will act reads: Resolved, That
committee of five be appointed by
the speaker to examine evidence now
In the hands of the governor and the
state land board pertaining to the sale
of state lands, that said committee be
given full power to take evidence and
call witnesses and require the produc-
ton of papers and exhibits in all mat
ters pertaining to state lands and the
conduct of the state land office. Said
committee to report its findings and
recommendations to the house" This
was the most important business tran
sacted by the house, though it was in
session for two hours this morning, not
holding any session this afternoon.
The clerkship question was again to
the front, with the result that it was
discovered in the course of a debate
that the report of the house employees
committee yesterday, which it was sup
posed had been referred back to the
committee as a whole, had been adopt
ed in part and that 10 clerks had been
added to the payroll. Today two more
were added, making the net increase
in clerks in two days 12, and still
others. in prospect.
The house employees committee was
early to the front with a resolution
providing that chairmen of commit
tees could only employ such clerks as
had been regularly elected by the
house, and were not empowered to
employ such clerks of their
own voilition. A discussion fol-
lowed the presentation of the resolu-
tion and Ward chairman of the COM
mittee, during it's progress, asked to
be relieved Of his job, but later he re-
considered.
Hammond of Silver Bow declared
the resolution was in conflict with that
house rule which provided that chair
men of committees have the right to
select their clerks. Ward said that s
or 10 women clerks had been rushed in
by Silver Bow and there was nothing
for the Is clerks who had already been
employed, to do, because the Silver
Bow members had put others to work.
Gibson of Park said some chairmen had
exalted ideas of their positions and 1t
was well for them to understand that
they were ansWerable to the house
and could do nothing without its au-
thorty. Finally the resolution was
adopted by vote of 46 to 20 and also |
another mmendation of the COM |
mittee giving a. clerk to each of a mum. |
Der Of important committees and two |
to the printing committee. But that |
did not end the matter. Hayes of Cas-
cade said his couny had received moth
ing so far and he proposed the names
Of two women for clerks and they were
elected. Then Norton of Silver Bow
proposed two from his county but
Burke's motion that the nominations
be referred to the employees committee
was adopted There are now 27 clerks
on the house payroll.
Bills Presented.
The following bills We're itnroduced:
BY Clayberg-Relating to penalty for
statutory offense.
BY Clayberg-Relating to the crime
of larceny.
BY T. A. Cummings-To amend Sec
tions 1887, 1888 and 1895 of the re-
vised codes, relating to the soldiers
home.
BY Kilgallon-Appropriat for pay
ment of per diem and mileage of pres
idential electors Of 1908.
BY Kilgallon-To provide home for
nw,1 o~s~ 1n1 oi,,nr NJ |
under certain conditions to admit
etc.
Notices Given.
The following notices OF bills were
given:
Safely, Gallatin-Relating to quail
fications of teachers and the issuance !
of special certificates.
Murray, Beaverhead-To amend sec. =
lion 1894, revised codes, relating to the
exhibition of hides of slaughtered cat
lie by prohibiting that they shall be
slaughtered only on premises owned or v
by persons slaughtering same.
Swick, Deer Lodge-Regulating the
granting of new trials and reversals a
md setting aside of judgment in GRIM
nal cases.
Byrnes, Lewis and Clark-Relating
o the proof of corporation existence.
Duncan, Madison-Relating to the
of dams, dykes and en-
,ankments for purpose OF storing wa II
er and providing for the inspection /
hereof by state engineer, to provide t
penalties for violation and to repeal r
sections.
Norton, Silver Bow-To amend sec
ion 1857, article 8, chapter 8, title 3,
,art 4, relating to duties of City treas
lrers. ~
In the Senate. d
The first bill introduced in the SEN a
te that nv Edwards nrnvidinp for o