The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-07
(Staff Correspondence.)

1 tIons, has ust passed the house and
(Staff Correspondence
Helena, March 7, 3 a. NIT viii
probably be late when the Thirteenth
assembly gets to breakfast this tt'ri-
daN) morning. After a day which Tor
violence and high tension has not been
equaled since the famous session Of
1899 the house succeeded in gaining Il
tactical victory over the reactionary
senators, to the extent that the steer
ing committee yielded to the will OF the
lower branch and placed the compen-
sation bill ahead of the appropriation
measures The house, in a bitter de-
bate, discussed this bill and then
passed it. 1t was rushed to the sem
ate and. on DOMAINS motion, was re-
fused consideration. This settled the
prospects for a compensation measure
in this session and platform pledges
We're shot to pieces.
Having eaSed its conscience, the
house resumed consideration of the ap-
preparation bills, which had been
tabled earlier in the day. These Were
passed and sent to the senate. There
We're no changes made in the univer-
sity appropriation. The figures stand
as they We're revised by the committee
on appropriations. Interesting incl
dents of the later hours of the night
We're the farewell speech of Whiteside
in the senate and the senate's vote
of confidence in the Flathead senator.
and in the house the presentation of
a watch to the speaker and another
to the clerk.
House Morning Session.
The house recessed this morning I'M
mediately after communications from
the senate We're read to allow the
democratic majority to go into eau
Gus to decide upon a program with
reference to compensation legislation,
the Durham water power bin and the
general appropriation bills. together
with the order in which these should
be considered. The caucus began at
TO-: 80 and lasted until 12:45. when it
| adjourned, without the members hav-
ing been able to reach an agreement
1t was stated by a member who at
tended the caucus that failure to reach
| an agreement would result in a fill
| buster il such were necessary to hold
| back the two general appropriation
| bills until action was taken on the
compensation and water power bills.
| Preceding the afternoon session the
| air was full Of rumors as to the course
! to be pursued by the democrats who
| wanted to pass an effective compen-
sation bill. 1t was known the demo-
Gratis in their caucus had hard time
| to agree upon any plan of action
There were many suggestions of 4
| filibuster.
Vote Trading.
A report was received from the COM
mittee appointed to Investigate the
rumor of vote trading going on In the
! house and senate. The report was a
| WhiteWash for the members of the
assembly, 1t stated that although sew
eral witnesses before the committee
! had testified to hearing of trades,
! still there was no tangible evidence
upon which to convict any one. The
| house members returned a minority
report. The senate members turned
in the majority report which criti-
c;Zed Collins for asking for the in
vestigation.
read from Cults which stated that he
die not, on March 4, from the floor OF
the house, in his statement, mean to
accuse Crippen OF individual vote
trading.
The question was on the adoption of
the minority and majority reports. A
discussion was started but cut short
by a motion to file all of the reports
and statements with the clerk. This
vas done. The incident is closed.
AS soon as the speaker raped for
order the progressives asked permis
sion to be excused in order to caucus
AS result the progressives In the
house agreed to stand by the demo-
Gratis in the matter of a decent com
pensation bill and thus refuse to con-
slider any of the appropriation bills
before such an act had been passed
by the senate.
| The committee on labor report was
the cause of much discussion. There
were minority and majority reports
, The majority recommended for pass
, age II. b. 427, O. bill which is a good
or rather fair, compensation act
which while not what Is desired b,
laDor, Is u plil "llSIi llle idpoi lePie
sentatives here would be willing t
accept rather than be without any ac
at all. The minority report, signe
by Blake and Lennon, recommends
for passage IS. B. Isl, which is sup
; posed to be a compensation act but
= very obnoxious to those having a
. interest in the workingman, as wa
: brought out in the debate on the adop
: ton of the minority report.
C Absolutely No Good.
n Day spoke in favor of S. b. 1S1, say
. ing that he desired to have the bill
the committee of the whole and thel