The Daily Missoulian., 1914-10-11
Answer of A. ]. Brewer

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To the Voters of Mssoula County:
Last night five o'clock was handed to me the Sentne
of that day containing advertisement by the Mssouls
County Democratic Central Committee publishing par
of my official record while member of the last state leg
sature. The Sunday Mssouian advertisements are SCI
up within hours of the publication of Saturday nights
Sentinel which naturally limits the time in which have
prepare reply.
Taking each particular bill in order submit the follow
ing for your consideration:
SENATE BILL NUMBER 20.
This bill to limit the of interest which might be
charged loans within the state was introduced by Sen
ator D. G. OShea The senate committee having charge
of the bill fixed the maximum rate of interest at II per cent
The bill passed the without dissenting vote the
author of the bill voting for it, senate journal page 22
The bill was then referred to the banking committee OF the
house of which | member and was unanimously
recommended by for passage, house journal page
3o6 The house amended the measure limiting interest to
10 Ter cent and voted against the bill as amended The
I'LL referred conference committee OF the house
and senate Of which the author of the BILL Senator OShea
was chairman This committee unanimously recommended
that the house amendment be stricken out. then voted
for the bill, see house Journal page 57l.
THE COMPLETE RECORD ON THIS BILL SHOWS
THAT VOTED FOR THE MEASURE AND ASSISTED
IN ITS ENACTMENT
The maximum legal of interest in border states
of North and South Dakota Wyoming and Idaho is Il per
SENATE BILL NUMBER lis
This bill was introduced by the committee on finance
PASSED the senate with only two dissenting votes Was
unanimously recommended for passage by the appropria
ton committee of the house. passed the house with only
dissenting votes house journal page 7eS ne records
of the official stenographer shows that there was not dis
sentng believe that the house journal is not cor
rect believe that there quite few men who voted
against this bill whose votes not SO recorded have
always thought voted against and have frequently stated
So The bill provides that in order obtain this transporta
ton application has to be made to the secretary OF state
| made application and Immediately returned the
transportation received always have been and am ab-
HOUSE BILL NUMBER 427 :.
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the last day of the session about the hour of 1t
probably reported to the house and voted upon some
time in the night of the last day. have practice of vot
against bills which sprung at the eleventh nOur ana
voted against this one
The first bill introduced in the house workmans
compensation law 1t bill that had been carefully
drawn hearings had been held and it was the measure
championed by the labor organizations This bill passed
the house with the aid of vote eighteen days BEFORE
O'' HOUSE BILL NUMBER
This bill passed the house without dissenting vote
was absent but had been there would have voted for it.
HOUSE BILL NUMBER3 3
This bill passed the house with only four dissenting votes
was absent but had been there would have voted tor
HOUSE BILL NUMBER Is
This bill passed the house with only five dissenting votes
was absent but had been there would have voted tor it.
HOUSE BILL NUMBER 15s
The committee banking in the house consisted OF six
democrats three progressves and republicans and abb
soey refuse to be held responsible for all the acts of this
committee This bill allowed state banks to start with one
half the capital now required by statute am opposed to
lessening requirements of state banks.
HOUSE BILL NUMBER 20
This bill passed the house without dissenting Had
! been there would have voted for it.
HOUSE BILL NO. 80
This bill passed the house without dissenting Had
been there would have voted for it,
HOUSE BILL NUMBER 298
This bill was killed in the committee which was COM
posed of eleven members, mostly democrats and again
fuse to be held responsible for the of the committee
HOUSE BILL NUMBER 239
My vote this bill in way reflects upon my legisla
tive record.
HOUSE BILLS NUMBERS % AND 2S4 AND 33
hese three bills recommended unavorably by the
banking committee. Senator O'Shea introduced in the
senate bill requiring that all public monies be deposited
among the banks of the county according to their capital
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