The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-21

ly. Then Wheatland count will also
emerge, to join Wibaux and Clay
counties already in the house. The
votes these three counties can COM
mand, added to the votes of the Silver
Bow delegation, will very probably
suffice to put them through.
The house was both entertained and
instructed today by Professor Thomas
Shaw upon invitation, who delivered
a 30-minute lecture on dry farming.
The bill granting The members or
the state board of examiners $15 a day
for travelling expenses when absent
from the capital on official business
was knocked higher thar the prOver-
bal kite by the house comlnitte of the
! whole. When the section a%ppropri-.
ating this sum for the travelling eX-
penses was read, kirschWing spoke
against it. He insisted that $15 was
too much for the state to pay, and
added that if the section passed, the
state. might expect to see the state
board Of examiners on the road a
great deal of the time. Day spoke in
favor of the bill, saying that $15 was
not too much. mir then pointed
out that the present law gave the ex-
aminers all of the. travelling expenses
actually incurred. He thought hat
enough. and therefore moved nom
concurrence. The motion was then
put to a vote and carried, Al to %.
Thus were the clods of earth put on
Senator DOMAINS bill providing junk
citing expenses of the state board of
examiners.
Senate joint memorial No. 8 passed
the house. Thus has the house done
it's best to have the capitals Of various
states connected with Washington, D..
c., by a paved highway.
Tax Commission
There was considerable discussion
over II. b, 105, by Lovelacc to create
a tax commission, his commission
under the bin to consist Of the state
board of equalization together with a
tax expert. Also the bill provides
that each county shall have a board of
appraisers appointed by the state
board, which shall appraise all prop
erty to be taxed. The bill passed
with some amendments.
A blue sky" law was also passed
today. This law regulates the sale of
stock by corporations, and is known
as H. B. 325.
House bill 3, by Higgins, establish
ing a school of forestry at the Uni
versity of Montana, and appropriatins
6 1000 q year for the same, Went
through the mouse on the jump. There
were no amendments offered and only
one dissenting vote. This came from
Conner of Libby, the socialist party
Of the house.
Fou minor appropriation bills were
passed as were: S. b. No. 43 Ny
: Croft, fixing closed season on elk in
western Montana until 1918, and re-
;. ducing number of elk, sheep and Other
big game hat can be killed.
S. b. No. "a, by Larson, establishing
game preserve at headWaters of Sur
river.
S. b. No. 81, by Stevens, to allow
electors residing more than five miles
l from cities, to vote at nearest polling
place. Killed.
t to storage and safe keeping of thu
records of the Grand Army of thu
Republic.
If the house and senate act as fav-
orablv on ~Cookingham's divorce bill
DIS ulu TIE JuultIdIS CtiIllllllltt, tlltIt
will be no more unprosecuted divorce
actions in Montana, nor will divorces
remarry for a period of six months
! after the severance of martial ties. II
addition to fixing a time limitation
the bill provides that the county at,
torney must defend all undefended ac.
tons for divorce.
After killing five bills yesterda,
and two.today, providing for the pay,
ment of interest on deposits of public
moneys, the house committee on bank,
and banking recommended concur
renee in S. b. 30, by O'Shea, providing
for payment of interest at the rat
of 2 L. per cent.
The committee on public utilities
favorably reported S. b. No. As, by
D%onlan, giving the state board o.
: equalization control over county
boards of equalization and the power
r to raise or decrease assessments.
Prescott's bill giving the state rail.
road commission power to prosecute
cases before the interstate commerce