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

amend 1t. tflppeh spoke against the
bill saying that the bin was absolute
ly no good and the laboring men had
better be without Il compensation act
than to accept the one offered by the
senate. Blake gave a history of all
the compensation acts which had been
acted upon by Montana legislatures
and said that if the bin offered by the
senate We're not adopted all of the
parties would have repudiated their
platforms. Mayfield, a member of the
conference committee, told how the
bill was first produced. The commit
tee had practically agreed to present
the Minor bin to the house but at the
last minute this s. B. 1S1 had been
sprung on the committee and rushed
through, The bin he said was worse
than nothing.
Senate's Bad Faith.
Cults then told of the bad faith of
the senate. In the course of his re-
marks he said they do not want q
compensation bill and they have taken
every means to keep the house from
getting good one. Meetings Were
put off time after time so that the
house would not have time to get a
good bill through. They refused to
consider any bill but the S. b. 49,
and held up every other measure"
He then presented resolution
which ordered the joint steering COM
mitteo to put II. r. 427 on general
orders by s: 80 o'clock. TIE resolution
was adopted.
ho trI Il ~ ,f L., ha1
| in order. The steering committee had
! ordered the house bills-~the appropri-
| alton bills, the very ones that the ma
! jorlty did not want-~onto third read
ing and to be read before all other
bills. Carroll then asked the house if
the steering committee had the right
to suspend the rules of the house
which require that senate bills shall
be read first In the house. and house
bills first in the senate. 1t was put to
a vote and the house ordered that tho
clerk should read the senate bills first,
Senate bills were then taken up.
In Contempt.
At 3; 35 o'clock Walker reported that
the steering committee had considered
the matter of putting II. B. APT on
general orders and that the PROPOSE
ton had lost by a vote of to g. As
1t requires Il majority of the steering
committee to put the bills on general
orders, Walker announced that it
could not be done. At the request Of
the house, not at the order Of the
house, he said, he had voted for II. b.
AT going on general orders.
Cults called upon the house not to
let the matter go unchallenged. ANY
member" he said, "on the steering
committee from the house who voted
against the order Of the house was
liable for the contempt of the house .
| Cults then drew concurrent rcso-
luton asking the senate to instruct
its part OF the steering committee to
| put II. b. APT on general orders. Also
| to report back to the house by 4.30
! O'Clock. "A d:20 O'Clock the senate sent
I In communication that they refused
to concur in the Cults resolution. Here
the matter was dropped for the time
being.
Bills Passed.
| Third reading OF senate bills was
| then taken up again and the follow
| ing bills were concurred in or passed
Senate amendment to II. b. 2O6 by
| spogen, for deputy coal mine inspect
| or
Senate amendments to II. B. 230. by
Crsmas, relating to standard size APP
pie box; providing for the proper la
| belng, etc.