The Daily Missoulian., 1913-03-02

priation of $4,000 to complete pay
ment for the expenses of the session.
This bill would not be covered by
section one of rule 35, of the rules of
| the house. This rue provides: No
bill for the appropriation of money,
| except for the expenses of the state
| government, shall be introduced with
| in 10 days of the close of the session
except by unanimous consent. This
/ rule shall not be suspended"
AS Muffly's pet bill would of neces-
sity carry an appropriation for the
salary Of the judge and for other ex-
penses, it's reintroduction would be at
tended with insurmountable difficult
les No possible stretch of rule So
could include as expenses of state
government, an appropriation for the
department. of that government that
had no previous existence SO that all
of the trading and swapping and hold
ing back of house bills i'm the senate,
and no importuning of the senate
bosses, can avail to re- habilitate this
political debt paying scheme from the
Cults Wreckage.
Several very worthy measures which
but for the precpitate zeal of the gem
tltlifili IIofIl silver DOW, Wbutu nave
become laws, are also included among
the debris.
Representative Ezekiels of Silver
Bow this morning scathingly arraigned
the modern mother. In explaining his
! vote on the anti cigarette bill Fze
kiels contrasted the home of 40 years
ago to that of today. The former was
shown to be away to the good
"The women of the present time are
engaged in other things than looking
after their families, and these other
things require considerable time" re-
marked Mr.. Ezekiels. You seldom
find the mother at home today. She's
out playing bridge or attending a
sewing guild. The children are on the
streets, the girls are out at night and
the boys run the streets all the time"
The bill went through by a vote of
81 to 16. Crippen of Yellowstone and
Eliel of Beaverhead, who originally
opposed the measure voted for it, ex-
planning sufficient evidence had been
presented to them to convince them
the cigarette habit was a grave menace
to the boys of the state. Eliel re-
marked that if THE women We're suffi-
ciently interested in the matter to
have the bill passed, they no doubt
would be sufficiently interested to see
to it's enforcement.
Tho Boxing Bill.
The kiley boxing bill was amended
in the senate. The amendment raised
the number of rounds allowed form
- to 90 The bill was later considered
in the committee of the whole and
recommended for passage, although an
effort was made to have it not con-
CURED in and segregated from the re-
port. Twenty-Five bills We're passed
by the senate in the committee of the
whole in about an hour. This is the
record so far this session.
The senate passed H. B. 300, to in
crease the rate of taxation for a period
support of the state educational insti-
tutions.
Bills Passed in the House.
Bills passed on third reading in the
house:
S. b. 127, by Duncan, relating to the
distribution of estates of deceased per-
sons.
S. 3. 115, by committee on finance
and claims, to permit common carriers
| to carry free or at reduced rates GER
tain classes of property and pas
sengers Henley was the only member
voting no.
III. B. 72 by Kelly full crew law.
H. B. 1876, by Tighe, relating to ex-
emption of real estate sold on eNecu-
tion.
H. B. 175, by Stewart, defining boun-
daries of Gallatin county.
f. b. 357, by labor committee, pro-
viding for erection of electric poles
and the safeguarding of electrical en-
ployes.
H. B. 247, by Kemmis, relating to
adjustment of assets and liabilities be-
tween old and new counties.
H. B. 23O, by Crismas, creating and
establishing a standard size apple box
H B. 231, by Crismas, requiring all
persons selling nursery stock to OBJ
tain a license from the state.
H. b. 297, by Elel, authorizing rail-
road commission to order installation
of track scales at Incorporated towns
where there are stations.
H. B. 1T. by Murray, relating to
salaries of mayors and aldermen.
II. Is, IJS, Dy CoiIlllilllte Oh IupilS
morals anti cigarette measure.
H. b. 360, by Hustead, appropriating
money for additional buildings for
state orphans home at Twin Bridges.
II. B. 240. authorizing taxidermists
to sell mounted heads.
Fl. B. 245, by Crismas, to prohibit
importation of diseased tubers and
nursery stock into Montana.
Fl. B. 302, by Sickler, to regulate
slaughter of cattle.
Il II. B. 1858, by Prescott, prohibiting
railroad comm ssioners from engaging
in other business and empowering
commission to prosecute cases before
interstate commerce commission.
The committee on federal relations
reported for concurrence S. J. M. No.
e. by Mckenzie, asking congress to in-
crease the amount of land on the Fort
Assinniboine reservation to be given
the state for an agricultural or