The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-10
(Staff Correspondence


Helena, Jan. 9.--The house machine
leaders this morning pleaded for
economy in almost fearful tones.
They We're concerned, TO Il degree,
over the "extrnvaganCe' of the house
yesterday in voting for the employ
mcnt of an official Stcnographer.
whose duty as laid down was to
make Il literal verbatim report of
what the members said and how they
voted upon matters coming before the
house, and to make n sufficient num-
Der of such reports as To provide one
for the permanent records of the
state.
The motion for the appointment OF
the stenographer yesterday came from
the platform democrat" side of the
chamber having been offered by
kirsChWing of Cascade. The solid
support of the progressves was
needed and furnished to put the smo-
tion over.
The Scheme.
The machine was too smooth to try
n motion To reconsider, They made
the attack through the committee on
appropriations this morning by way
OF report that said the cost of the
stenographer would eat up the en-
tire lund that had been contemplated
for incidental expenses,
The bosses don't want II complete
record of what is said and done on
the floor Of the house, They wouldn't
have it as a gift with several sorts
of premiums thrown in, The plea of
economy is pure rot.
Finally the matter was referred to
! the appropriations committee to in
| vestigate and report.
! At Il late hour tonight 1t was
| learned from member of the com
/ mittee that 1t win report the subject
| back to the house tomorrow without
| recommended tions. The members
collectively do not propose to decide
a matter about which there is so
much controversy.
In the Record.
When the issue comes up there will
be other floods of spelling about the
sinful waste of the dear taxpayers
money ana other oratorical junk. but
that won't prevent a record vote be
ing taken on the propositions The
progrcssiVes will look after that phase
| of the matter, LET II appear In the
| record is evidently the Bull Moose
| motto in the house.
The Whtcsde scheme for an in
| vestigation of the Carey lands met
rough shedding In the house. and after
repeated sktrmishes was deferred to
| come up three Legislative days hence
| Meanwhile there win be some re-
| Election upon the part Of house mem -
bers of the fact that a similar invcs-
tiiation was carried o uby II previous
| tlgation was carried on by a previous
that Investigations that it cost tho
state $4,000 or $1,000 and that neither
| Whiteside nor any member of his
| committee found anything worth re-
porting that was ont of Whack. or il
| they did, the fact does not appear IL
! The record.
| This morning the house passed tW,
| bills under Il suspension of the rules
one appropriated $4,000 to pay tn,
per diem ana mileage Of the members
the other appropriated $4,000 for pei
diem of officers ana attaches.
The committee on appropriation
reported asking that action on th'
bills providing for the incidental ex
! pcnseS of the session be deferred.
also recommended that the house re
| consider it's action of yesterday in ere
atng the position Of house stenUgra
pher. The plea was that the cost =
the stenpgraphers' report would eX
cccd all the money probably avaiarl
for incidental expenses of the house
ftt. tf. ,I,,,.,
reported recommending the appoint
ment of II. i. Rose rs stenographci
and accompanying the report by II let