The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-07
FARMERS MEET DEFEAT
Stock and Mining Interests
Put Finis to Herd Law
Legislation.
(Continusc From Page One.)

Arncson, Ashby. Baldwin, Ball, Baxter.
Beldcn, Bent, Blake, Blodgett. Brooks.
Buell. Of Missoula, Clark. Connolly.
Crowley, Deibel. Duffy, Eliel. Farmer.
Fishbaugh, Fuller, Gould, Grimes, Gull
lidgc. Henderson. Huffaker. 1ronside,
Jensen, johnson, Johnston. Kelsey.
Landstrum. Lennon, Lewis. McDon-
aid. Mcmahon. McQuarrie, Morris.
O'ricn. Page, Prosser, Quaintance,
Rainey, Rasmussen. Searles. Shaw,
Veal. wheat. Total. ~.
Nocs-Andersen, Bernard, Booth,
Buell. Of Gallatin, Buchanan, Burn
worth. CARL, Cotter, Crismas, Davis,
Demel, Dodds. Eaton, Griffin. Harbert,
Harmon. Hathaway, Hawks, Henry.
Higgins. Holt. Hurd, Husser, ingalls,,
Jones, Kehoe, Kemmis, Lusk, McClory,
Mcmillan. Mason, Middleton, Morrow.
Murray, Phelps. Sand, Scott. Sektnan,
Spain. Stimpert, White, Working, Mr..
Speaker. Total. 43.
Absent or not voting-Larse, Ward.
AS further evidence of combination
H. B. 100 by Farmer, which had been
ordered printed over an adverse COM
mittee report, was placed on general
orders on motion by Baxter, leader OF
the stockmen's contingent. This bill re-
lates to the Communication Of the death
sentence to life Imprisonment il con-
victi0n Is obtained on circumstantial
evidence. This is at the discretion OF
the court.
Standing committee reports were ia
-vorable to H. B. 1913 by Belden. re-
lating to the licensing of architects
builders. contractors and manufac.
turers. and H. B. 1919 by Higgins. re.
lating to the construction, operation
and maintenance of all electrical con.
struction.
The committee on education reported
unfavorably on II. B. 1874 by kcmmis
defining the duties Of school trustees
The same committee reported that II
r. 1856 by Sektnan be printed. Thi
bill provides for the teaching of thu
Scandinavian language in the state in
situations at Missoula and Bozeman.
While the herd measure was tn
principle source Of excitement In tn
morning session, the afternoon bill wa
more varied and carried a larger dis
play of talent.
Just to show that passing a bill o.
the committee OF the whole has n
particular Significance, the hous
killed on third reading what wa
termed by Representative Higgins t
+; be the Watkins Remedy company
/ BILL All other bills passed third read
ing without encountering storms.
Afternoon Session.
The house had no sooner convene
after recess for lunch than Murra!
Cascade, moved that H. B. 1853 by him
self be brought out from the commit
. tee on railroads and transportation.
the absence of the chairman Repre-
sentative Lusk started to take up II,
fight on behalf Of the committee, bu
this scrap was of short duration, NJ
Murray stating that ne wanted tn
measure out SO that he could kill it
asking that it be not considered. TIL
was done. The bill related to railroad
: and judging from the title legislate
them from end to the other
An effort was made by Kehoe, Ye
lowstone, to apply the pulmotor to
. u. 20 by Edwards, which provided fl
the bonding of it's officials by tt
state and was killed at night sessio
; of the houst last evening A motto
to lay on the table prevailed, howeve