The Daily Missoulian., 1909-01-27
ACT FOR DIRECT ELECTION OF
SENATORS RECOMMENDED
FOR PASSAGE.
MEASURE CAUSES DEBATE
Residents Of Carter Petition Legisla-
ture to Change Boundary Line So
as to Add Town to MissouIa County
Derry Of Missoua Gives Notice Of
Bill Authorizing This Change
Special to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Helena, Jan. 26.-As the house
pushed the democratic primary bill a
stage ahead in that body last week,
SO the senate in committee of the
whole today advanced the Donlan bill
for the expression of the popular
choice for United States senator, by a
strict party vote.
The bill came up late this afternoon,
and Senator Long of F'lathead took
occasion to make a long political
speech in opposition to it. The debate
was opened by Meyer, and Long fol-
lowed. The latter wanted to prolong
the debate, but the majority would not
permit it, and there was no discussion
save that INDUCED in by the two
named. The bill is now ready for third
reading and will go to the house be-
fore the Clayberg measure reaches the
senate.
Governor Norris sent another mes
sage to the legislature today, advising
1t Of the receipt of a warrant for $61,-
941.46 from the United States treas
urer, which represents Montana's
share Of the revenues derived from
the national forest reserves located in
Montana. Under the law authorizing
this payment this money must be util-
ized for the benefit Of the public
schools and public roads within the
counties where forest reserves are To-
Gated. The governor recommended the
passage of a law by the legislature di-
recting the distribution of this fund
to the several counties, and also the
distribution of the funds derived from
the same source for the years 1909
and 1910.
Bills Reported.
In the senate the following bills
reported from committees, the recon-
mendations adopted:
That Senate Bill No. 4S. relating to
the transfer of school district funds,
do pass; that Senate Bill No. 55, re-
lating to the sale of property for de-
delinquent taxes, do pass; that Sen
ate Bill No. 81, to prohibit pool rooms
and bookmaking, be printed; that SEN
ate Bill No. Al, relating to the prac-
tice of medicine in Montana, do pass
that House Bill No. 3, relating to vot-
ing machines in cities, be concurred
in; that Senate Bill No. 33, relating to
questions to be asked voters, do pass
that Senate Bill No, 35, being the same
as No. 33, be Indefinitely postponed.
The following bills We're introduced:
No SO, by committee on public
lands-For the conservation of the re-
sources of the state.
No. 60, by Romney-Relating to pio-
neer day.
Notice of bills were given as fol-
lows:
BY Everett-Concurrent resolution,
providing for the estimation of the
flow of the Missouri river and it's trib-
utaries in Montana; also relating to
the killing Of stock by railroads.
BY Long-For the creation of the
county of Cabinet, out of Flathead
BY Rae-Authorizing banks to pay
over trust funds, also prohibiting the
sale of intoxicants to Indians, habit
ual drunkards and minors.
BY Selway-Relating to the salarise
Of the inspector and deputy inspector
Of mines.
With Edwards in the chair, the SEN
ate in committee Of the whole consid-
cred a number of bills.
Considerable Debate.
The Donlan primary election bill was
among the measures considered, and
it caused considerable debate, the
speakers being Senator Meyer in ia
vor and Senator Long in opposition. It
was recommended for passage.
Other bills favorably acted upon
were No. s, relating to the election
and terms of office of senators and
representatives; No. 81, providing for
electric headlights on locomotives; No.
80, detaching Teton from the Eleventh
judicial district and auditing 1t to the
Eighth; No. "a, prohibiting the mar
riage of black and white persons or
the marriage of white and Japanese or
Chinese.
A sharp discussion was caused in
the house this morning when Bogart,
representative from Missoula county,
introduced a motion that two MEM
bers be added to the special commit
tee appointed by the speaker to in
vestigate the state lands, and that
such members be lawyers. The mo-
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