The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-08
PRIMARY MEASURE KILLED

PRIMARY MEASURE KILLED
State Senate Defeats Bill Introduced !
BY Everett.
HELENA, Feb. 27.-In the sen ate this
morning the full committee on privil.
eyes and elections, to which was re-
ferred senate substitute No. 200, the
general primary bill, yesterday re.
ported by the joint primary conference
making two reports, ma.
jority aud minority report. The ma.
jority report, signed by sen ators Sur
want, Mcdonnell and Lesry, recon-
mended the postponement of the bill;
the minority report by Everett, rec.
commended its passage.
Motions were made for the adoption
of each report, and Senator's George,
Meyer and Everett spoke very briefly
In favor of the minority report.
Meyer said that this was the last
chance to get general primary bill
and reminded the senate of the pledges
Of both political parties for such .
law. The debate was shut of by q
motion made by Cockrill to table both
reports. This motion was carried by
q vote of Is to 10, and that disposed,
at least for the present, of the general
primary bill in the SEM ate.
The senate concurred in the house
amendments to S. B. IS, the bill pro-
viding for the creation of new coun-
ties. by vote of the people residing
in the proposed new county, and it
went to the governor for his sign ature.
BY vote of fourteen to four, the
senate passed the bill requiring the
closing OF saloons between the hours
of midnight Saturday and two O'Clock
Sunday afternoon, and the measure
tr ransmitted to the house for its con-
currence or rejection. Kessler deliv.
cred q somewhat extended address
against the bill, doubling the ability
of the peace officers to bring about its
enforcement.
After numerous amendments, the
house finally passed two general ap.
preparation bills. Generally speak
ing. these amendments raised the pay
of somebody. The biggest increase in
salaries was to the secretary of the
ssate fair, who was raised from 81 200
to $1,000. The deputy mine inspector
got an increase OF $500, to s2,4O0, the
clerk of the publicity department o1
the department of labor and agricul
ture was raised $500, to s2,10O, and
80 on through the list.
HELENA, March 1.-The ballot TO,
United States Gen ator today was
m parked by gain for Mr.. Conrad a
the expense of Mr.. Walsh. The vote
for Walsh on the five ballots was 20
and the vote for Conrad was p, %, %
% and 26.
The vote for Carter on the five bal
lots was Al, the vote being the same al
yesterday. The republicans who die
not vote for Carter were McCone IL
the senate and higgins and Tolman IL
the house.
In the senate this morning an effor
was made to reconsider senate substi
tute No. 200, the general primary bill
which was tabled yesterday. Duncan
moved that the bill be placed on gen
eral file for consideration. This mo
tion was supported by Everett, Georg
and Meyer, and those who spok
against it were Mccarthy and Muffley
The motion to reconsider was defea,
ed and the bill was killed by vote O
10 to II.
Everett said there was a general de
mand throughout the state for the pas
sage of such q bill and that ever
member of the senate came here boos,
Ing for just such measure. He as
serted that both party platforms call
ed for such q measure and wanted t
know If they we're inserted to cate
suckers" or if they were there i
\ good faith.
Mccarthy interposed an interrogs
ton as to why Everett had oppose
H. B. l, the so.called Oregon meas
ure, to which Everett replied that th
: house bill was sham and fraud an
7 not the Oregon measure at all; ths
: with the exception of two statement
+ by the legislative candidates it wa
4 the Wisconsin law. he said unde
the Oregon law the voter must ind
cate his party organization and ais
that colored ballots were used. VI
J.. der the house bill there would be o
8 way of telling how person voted