The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-15
WILL OF THE PEOPLE is CARRIED
OUT WITHOUT A DISSENT
ING VOTE.
RONALD HIGGINS LOSES
Resolution to Danish Fres Phone Is
R~eoonsidered and Repudiated-Free
Service Again Prevaiis-Whiteside
Will Introduce the Bill for Console
dation.

Helena, Jan. 14.-Abiding by the
will of the people. expressed at the
general election in November, both
houses of the legislature today elected
as United States senator from Mon
tana. the Honorable r. j. Walsh.
The vote was unanimous In both
houses. Several' members of the
lower house, when voting, rose and
paid high tributes to Mr.. Walsh.
From the house but two legislators
We're absent. In the senate there w
not an empty seat.
Walsh received the votes OF the
holdover senators as well as those
who had signed statement No /. He
also received the vote of Representa-
tive Meadors of Dawson, who was un-
pledged.
Shortly after the communication
from the governor was received GER
tifying the vote cast for United States
mate in November, Day of Lewis
and Clark, in the house. made Il
speech putting the name of Il. J.
Walsh before the assembly and ehlo-
giving the ability and character of the
candidate.
In the senate the name Of Walsh
was placed before that body by Tom
Stout of Fergus. In a long and
flowery Grafton Senator Stout paid
glowing tribute to Walsh. The MEM
bors as they voted said little or moth
ing until Whiteside of Flathead was
called upon. Whiteside was ahe
chosen spokesman for the body. He
spoke at some length on tho ability
OF Walsh.
AS Donlan OF Missoula voted for
| Walsh there was u round of APP
plause given and along with It from
some quarters, CAME laughter.
Tomorrow both houses meet In joint
session to ratify the election II Mr..
Walsh.
Following an announcement of the
vote the n adjourned until 10; 80
tomorrow morning.
In today's session seven bills were
introduced in the senate and notice
was given OF three.
Rocky Boy.
A communication received by Gov
crnor Stewart from Walter L. Fisher,
secretary of tho department of the
interior. in response to the governors
message relating to the Rocky Boy
Indians. was read. In his communi-
cation Mr.. Fisher enclosed II recon-
mendation which he had submitted to
the department urging that the, Rocky
Boy tribe % cared for at the aban-
doned Fort Assinniboine, and such
farming implements be purchased for
them as necessary to put them In a
condition where they can be self sup
porting.
Senator Whiteside of Flathead, has
given notice OF q bill providing for the
consolidation of the. educational fnsti-
tutions Of the state.
In the House.
The house this morning did very
little business. Practically the whole
morning vas wasted, largely through
ignorance of parliamentary procedure.
Finally the house decided that it did
naming the committees from the floor
Of the house, but wanted the speaker
to continue naming them. The
house settled this point on an amend
ment offered by Durham, Cascade, to
the senate resolution introduced by
Edwards, providing for an investiga-
ton of the alleged discrimination by
the railroads in rate on wheat ship
mcnts to eastern markets. The
amendment directed the speaker to
name as the house members Of the
probing committee K~irschwing OF
Cascade. Rhoades of Flathead. and
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