The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-02-23

said they were guilty of "skulldug-
gerry" Mr.. Cults introduced a reso-
luton to bar the paper and all it's
representatives from the floor, and a
warm discussion followed. The reso-
luton was finally sent to the judici-
airy committee.
Mr.. Cults did not let the Missou-
liam get away with it's compliments,
but said, while debating his desolu-
ton, that it's article was "vile, con-
temptible journalism" and that it's
editor had been lone of the most no.
torious members of the United States
senate that had ever disgraced that
body" Harsh words for harsh words
appeared to be his motto, and when
he was done with his speech to his
colleagues. it was about fiftyfifty be-
tween him and the Muscular. Anent
the appointment of Representative
Cults the argument breaks about the
same, one side saying there is no law
for the appointment, while the other
side says the house is the absolute
Judge of who shall sit in it's body and
can seat whom it pleases.
Senator Whiteside is one of the
most active members of the senate,
and while it cannot be said that he
is ever handled with gloves by his
compeers of that august body, he is
fairly successful in securing the pas
sage Of legislation. He is the intro
ducer of many bills, so it cannot fail
that some of them shall receive the
axe. One meritorious measure the
senate passed for him was bill for
dormitory at the Old Soldiers home
at Columbia Falls, for which an APP
preparation of $4,000 is made in the
measure. His bill to consolidate CO.
operative associations also was
passed by the senate. However, that
body killed his measure to make the
state engineer ex-officio state geolo-
gist without more pay, and his legltl-
macy bill.
The latter measure, while of an ad-
vanced kind, was something of ia
vorite offering of the senator. 1t
provided that mothers of illegitimate
children might by suit in court es-
tablish the paternity of the children
and when DEGREES should be issued
by the court to that end, they should
constitute legal marriages between
the women and the fathers of the
children, in case the latter were un.
married, while, if they were married
they at least legitimatized the chill
dren and made the fathers RESPONSE
BILE for their support and the same
care given children born in Wedlock
The senators feared that the pro-
posed law might not prove just one
or, at least might fail to operate
with profit to society. So they
turned it down.
If Senator Kane has his way fu'
ture candidates for the judiciary viii
be nominated on non-partlsan TIC
kets. He has introduced a bill pro
viding for such procedure, and il
seems to meet with general approval
Has the legislature the authorit!
to create new counties? Governor
Stewart contends that it has not, anc
a test case may be had on the bills
creating Wheatland and Carter coun
ties. These bills have passed botf
houses, and will become laws with
out the approving signature of the
governor, who announces that he
will veto any other county division
measures.
The action of the house in killing
the Phelps liquor bill is taken al
final on any further liquor legisla
ton, which means that the legisla
ture is not inclined to go behind thu
vote of the people last fall, and tina
prohibition will not go into effec
for the next two years.
With the governors signature thu
bill providing for the employment o
Granville Stewart in collecting his
torical data will become a law.