The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-02-10
MlssouLA MEMBER FORCES RE-
PORT FROM REApPoRTloN.
MENT COMMITTEE.
TO Be GIVEN TODAY
Chairman DobeiI is Told to Have His
Body Ready for Business This Morn.
ins-Says They Have Been Waiting
on New County BiIls-Both Parties
May Get Together on Primaries.

Helena, Feb. 9.--tSpecial )-Three
important things happened ut the cap
ttol today Representative Higgins
started movement that forced the
house to pass a motion to require the
committee on apportionment and rep
resentation to report senate DILL No
!. by George. relating to the member
ship of the house; Conrad got more
votes than Walsh, and Representative
story asked for strict enforcement
OF the rules of the house to keep out
lobbyists. stating that he had seen an
cx-convict at work among the mem
bers.
A lively debate followed the intro
duction of the Higgins resolution.
Anti Walsh men worked Industrious
ly to bring about Just the condition
that followed the ballot on the senator
ship. The Conrad men" are now
saying that Walsh should practice
what his friends have been preaching
Retire In favor Of the man that Is In
tho Lead The situation, 80 far as
the democrats are concerned. h re-
versed. The Conrad increase does not
mean that Conrad ~ more popular
than he was at the beginning Of the
contest, but that the anti-Walsh men
have organized a formidable opposi-
tion and shot to pieces his legitimate
ana honest support The sfreWdest
sort OF politics Is being played against
the Helena lawyer. A master hand
that took hold 10 days ago has never
faltered for moment, and will not
until 1t is all over.
Higgins Motion.
Under the head of Motions and
Resolutions" Mr.. Higgins offered the
following: II move that the commit
tee on apportionment and representa-
tion fbe ordered to retire from the hall
of the house for the consideration OF
senate bill No. ] and report back To
the house upon said bill within half
an hour
This brought Representative Dobell,
chairman of the committee In question
to his feet.
THE committee on apportionment
and representation" said he, rs doing
its oest under the circumstances, The
new county schemes must be settled
before we can pass lntelligently upon
this bill. ! have issued call for a
meeting of the committee today We
want to have fair bill when We do
report"
Our constitution" said Mr.. Higgins
"provides that the representation o1
counties In this legislature shall DC
reapportioned every 10 years, upon
the basis of the population as estab-
lished by the federal census. This
provision is mandatory and we have
taken an oath to obey the mandates
OF the constitution,
"rhis matter has been agitated fol
years and 1t is a question upon whicf
all of us are informed. The submis-
sion of this bill Is a matter of form
We are as familiar with 1t now as WI
will be- later 1t was passed by thu
senate some time ago and our minds
are made up on 1t, and not one vot'
will ne affected by the report of th'
committee.
This bill was introduced in the sen
ate early In the session and we hav'
been dilly- -dalying with 1t up to tn
present time. This Is question o
utmost importance and we should ae
upon IT, consider 1t reflection
upon this house. on its sincerity AM
industry, that the matter has not beel
disposed of long before this"
Il think the committee should b
permitted to take its time" declares
Representative Eliel. "This is some