The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-08
LAST MAD SESSION OF THiR-
TENTH ASSEMBLY DID
LOTS OF BUSINESS
COMPENSATION IS DEAD
Appropriation for State Fair stirs Up
Higgins and Fight Is Led--Says It
Is Drain on Treasury--Six Hundred
and Twelve Bills introduced as To-
tai of Both Houses.
(Staff Correspondence


Helena, March 7,-Even though now
the Thirteenth assembly is Il matter
of history, there were some incidents
and scenes IN the closing hours which
will bear recording. 1t was shortly
after a. IN, when the house took up
the consideration of s. r. 175, pro-
viding for the reimbursement of
moneys advanced to pay for addi-
tional grounds for the state fair
This bill caused a sharp conflict, as
sharp probably as any of the last
days battles. Higgins led the fight
and pointed out the fact that the state
fair was a constant drain on the
treasury He alleged that 1t was get
ting too much money in the appro~
priation bill and that this bill was
merely an adjunct to the general ap-
preparation, although 1t was paying for
land already bought. The fight gave
promise of being "A rehash of all of
the state fair removal conflict when
Murray of Cascade asked that the bat
tie be stopped and that the bill be
passed, This motion prevailed
The next disturbing element came on
the question of the passage of the APP
preparation bill which carried the
money for the fair. The bin was
passed by the house and transmitted
to the senate. Here many amenG-
ments to the state fair items were put
upon the bill and the aggregate sum
for the fair was about $4,000 after
the senate got through The amend
ments We're brought back in the house
for concurrence. This was "A siFUal
for another fight. The members were
all standing and crowding into the
main aisle. Higgins also led this
fight. The amendments were rejected
and a conference with a committee
from the senate was asked, This con-
ference reported some amendments re-
| ducing the amount given the fair by
the senate. This was not satisfactory
to the senate and another conference
was asked After three conferences
an agreement was finally reached.
| Higgins and his followers had sue
ceeded in having the fair appropria-
| ton cut down materially. While the
amount set aside for the fair was still
too high to suit many of the house.
still the report of the third conference
| WIS atteblSA as Il compromise.
This. II. b. 421, was the last meas
ure passed. The bin as amended gives
| the fair $4,000, $500 each year for
bettermcnts and $4,000 each year for
| maintenance,
Al 5: 05 n. M the house took a recess
/ subject to the call of the chair. He
called them for / o'clock in the morn
-, ing. At that hour the house and sem
ate met and the enrolled bills were
signed by the speaker of the house
and president of the senate.
Compensation Dead.
An attempt was made to bring to
life the compensation bill, but it was
defeated.
With a record of Gle bills introduced
and 2l0 reaching the office OF Gov
ernor Stewart, the Thirteenth legisla
tive assembly adjourned this noon sine
die. The senate adjourned at 1928
and tho house at "a.
Lacking three bills. one-half of all
those passed reached Governor Stew
art this morning. The sixtieth legs-
lative day lot bills were sent to him.
TWO years ago Governor Norris re-
ceived 10 bills the last day,
, In the senate 1S4 bills We're intro
duced and II reached the governor
These include memorials and resolu-
tions.
In the house 42S bills were intro
| Continued on Page Six