The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-06
DIRECT PRIMARY BILL is AP.
PROVED BY A STRICT PARTY
BALLOT OF IS TO 26.
THE DONLAN ACT KILLED
During Consideration of Proposed Pool
room law Colt Offers Amendment
Prohibiting Betting Of Any Sort on
Racing in Montana-Provokes Fiery
Debate In Committee Of Whole.
Special to The Daily Missoulian.

| Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Helena, Feb. 5.-Possibly with a
| view to having important subjects off
| their minds before enjoying the hos
| pitalty of the people of Bozeman, the
| house today, by the strict party vote
| of 35 to 26, passed the Clayberg pri-
| mary bill and by a vote of 40 to 13 a
substitute for two other anti -poolroom
| bills. This done, the house adjourned
until Monday afternoon, majority of
| the members leaving on the afternoon
| and night trains for Bozeman.
The democratic majority also killed,
on an adverse committee report, the
Donlan primary bill, by the party vote
| of "a to 25. Before this act was done
| there was a call of the house, many
! of the republicans having gone into
| the committee rooms.
During the consideration of the
poolroom bill in committee of the
| whole Colt (SWeetgrass) offered an
| amendment to it which absolutely pro-
| hibited any betting in Montana.
King (Silver Bow was on his feet
| in an instant in OPPOSITION. Friends
of this bill will consider no amend
| ments at ALL said King. For five
| weeks it has been considered by
| committee of attorneys who rank
| among the most brilliant and capable
| in the state. Any amendments offered
| are in the way of jokers and the
| friends of the measure should not per-
| NIT it."
Ward jumped to his feet Mr..
Chairman, intended to keep still and
to not say a word concerning this bill,
| but in view of what the gentleman
| from Silver Bow has said about the
attorneys who have been considering
| the measure I wish to- state that Mr..
| Scallon has sent kilograms here say
ing this bill is unconstitutional"
"ShoW us, show u.s." were the cries
which echoed through the house.
Burke has one in his pocket"
| yelled the gentleman from Cascade,
pointing at the Deer Lodge member.
| "Pierson has one in his pocket" he
| continued, swinging around and indi-
| eating the lawyer from Carbon coun-
| ty. Then he sat down. The cries of
| "show u.s. subsidized.
Colt arose and explained that he had
offered the amendment in good faith
| and that if wagering on results of
wrong always.
| Berkin offered an amendment ex-
tending the limit of racing from IA to
| 80 days, explaining that he had talked
| with many Butte business men who
favored the longer period and that he
| did not think that IA days would be
| long enough for race meet In Butte.
Frank arose and said that the IA
tv,fO t1,n tnt of a
request Of over 700 business, profess
sional and laboring men of Butte, be-
cause the interests of the city were
| injured last year. Croft offered an
amendment reducing the period of rae
ing from IA to days.
Amedments Lost.
Both amendments were lost. Smith
| (Fergus) moved that the COM
| mittee arise to recommend the bill
! for passage. O,Donnell moved 1t do
not pass, but his motion was stricken
out on a point Of order Smiths mo-
| tion prevailed. When the house had
| reconvened Frank moved that the bill
| be considered engrossed and placed on
| third reading. The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 26, by Clayberg, the
| direct primary law, was then placed
| on third reading. 1t took Assistant
| Chief Clerk Ashbr nearly an hnur TO
| read the measure, which is the long
est which has been introduced in the
| house. Members slipped out by ones
| and twos, but most Of the democrats
were back in their seats when the
roll was called. Gray raised the
point Of a quorum. There was
quorum present and then McGinniss,
| indorsed by the democratic members,
demanded a call of the house, saying
he wanted to place the republicans on
record. The sergeant at arms rounded
up the absentees and the roll was
| called.
| On committee reports the following
bills were killed: House Bill No. 221,
relating to the liabilities of employers
| for injuries to employees; House Bill
| No. 23O. amending the law relating to
executions; House Bill No. 116, relat-
| ing to the compensation of water
commissioners; Senate Bill No. 9, re-
| latlng 10 the election of federal sena-
| tors.
| Bills Introduced.
House bills introduced today were:
NO. Gfo, ny Tiei ooIi--I loViuihS loi
| the assessment of livestock, the crea-
tion of a migratory stock fund and
| the collection and distribution of taxes.
| No. 224, by Gray-Relating to the
disposition of funds in the hands Of
| the state treasurer.
No. 245, by Frank-To provide for
bipartisan nominations for judicial
| offices.
| No. 246, by McCoy-Appropriati
| s6,O15 for the relief of persons in Gal
| latin county for diseased horses
slaughtered by deputy veterinarians.
No. 247. by Norton-To amend sec
ton 3245, relating to salaries of
chiefs of police in cities.
No. 24s, by Christler-Appropriat
$3.50 to D. F. Kinzie for services rem