The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-26
THE MIssoULAN, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20. 1918.
SOL0NS PUT IN VERY
BUSY DAY
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utilities bill. This bill was amended
in the house and the amendments
We're not agreed to by the senate. The
committee will thresh the matter out.
The house representative or the COM
mittee are Day. Mcmahon, Eliel, Jor-
dan of Flathead and Stewart.
The gears on the house legislation
mill have beer changed somewhat.
The house. dreaded fast today and the
wheels of legislation really moved
faster than at any time since the
opening day. TWenty-eight bills were
passed through the committee of the.
, whole during the afternoon session.
In the house this morning not a no.
tice or a standing committee report
was received, for the. first time in
many days. Substitute H. b. so, by
Stevens, regulating grain elevators
and providing for grain inspection,
was concurred in, as was S. B. 142, by
Muffly, relating to compensation of
certain legislative employees. and SEN
ate amendments to H. b. rs, by Grip
amendments to II. +. 1875, by
pen. relating to witnesses, and H.. B..
$50, by Brewer, altering the boundary
ines of Flathead, Missoula and San
ders counties.
H. b, 237, by Norton, to exempt ron
Sunday closing public parks or places
Of outdoor amusement where liquor is
not sold, and where good order is
maintained. and where such parks are
located outside the city limits of any
city or town, where no admission is
charged, was killed in committee of
the whole, Walker presiding. Norton
explained that the bill was designed to
permit Columbia gardens at Butte to
be operated on Sunday, and also an
other place proposed to be established
near MiSsOula. He said Columbia
gardens now completes with another
place where liquor is sold, and he as
serted the bill would be in the inter-
ests of good morals, rather than OPP
posed to it.
After Ezekiels of Silver Bow and
Pope Of Yellowstone had spoken
against the passage of the bill, Norton
remarked that it is a peculiar condi-
ton that confronts us, when we. have
representatives Of the liquor interests
and Of the church, standing shoulder
to shoulder
~ "''o 'E1p'''' tit bIIl, ana
Pope's motion that the enacting clause
be stricken out, was adopted.
Hospital Bill.
A long debate was precipitated over
the consideration of II. B. 273, by
Sweet, to compel hospitals that are
exempt from taxation to accept the
patients Of all licensed physicians.
Crippen moved it be recommended for
passage Day moved as a substitute
that it be reported unfavorably.
DR.. GRAPHICAL and DR.. Clark. both
house members, advocated the passage
of the bill, as did Higgins, Kelly and
Working. CUTS said he was in favor
of the bill but it was too broad in its
language and would include osteopaths
n chiropractics. Not to pass the
bill, declared it's advocates would be
favoring class Legislation.
When the substitute motion was put
and Walker declared it carried there
was an uproar, and cries for division.
The presiding officer later declared he
had made. a mistake, declared the SUBJ
stitute lost, and the original motion
recommending the bill for passage
adopted.
a lively debate took place when II.
{. POI, prohibiting trusts n con
spiracieS, was before the committee of
the whole in the afternoon session. It
was pointed out that this bill, if en-
acted, includes labor union as trusts
and any attempt to gain a concession
is labelled q conspiracy and the union
can be punished for striking. This
was brought out by Cults in a de-
cision of the supreme court of New
York where a similar law is in force
However. the bill passed.
Bills Recommended.
Among the bills which were recon-
mended for passage are Fl. B.. 239, pro-
htbiting bond elections in the winter
time; II. b. 30S, relating to the protec-
ton of street car employees; II. b. 1927,
prohibiting the running of saloons
where other business Is carried on:
II. Il. 206, providing for a deputy coal