The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-27
Senate Passes House Bill for
Pari-Mutuel Betting and
Legalized Boxing
RECONSIDER KILLING
OF STUDENTS FARES
Committee FavOrs Tax Com.
mission Bill-Scrap With
House Still On.

Helena. Feb. 26.-(SpecialD-Amo
the II bills concurred in on third read
ing by the senate today was II. b. s33
| legalizing the use of the pari-mutuel
system of betting on races; II. u. 323,
iesilizing boxing in counties of the
first class, and II. 3. 16, submitting to
che voters to issuance of $3.50, 900 wcrth
Of bonds, for erection of a terminal ell
eva.or at Great Falls.
Concur in Bills.
Bills concurred in on third reading:
II. b. 16, terminal elevator at Great
r'olls; II. ]. NJ. Z. asking that troops
De returned to the Yellowstone park;
II. B. 321. relating to licenses; II. L. SS,
relating to fees of clerks of the dis
trict court; II. b. 1870, licensing archi-
tects; II. B. 49,, hours of employment
Of fircmen in cities of the first and
sanitary wall papering; II. B. 265, de-
lining boundaries of Rosebud and Yel-
iowstone countless II. b. 269, relating
20 payment of salaries of officers; H.
Is. 219, defining boundaries between
Rosebud and Musselshell counties; H,
sophcrs; II. b. 329, legalizing boxing
IN counties of the first class; II. B.
196, relating to classification of high
ways; II. b. 81, taking from state
utility commission the right to super
wise publically owned utilities (vote 90
20 81; Fl. 3. lo4, refund to Silver Bow
county; II. b. 244, refund of license
money to Richland county liquor deal
ers; II. B. 29O, deficiency claim of Tim
Driscoll; II. B. 333, legalizing pari-
mutuel system of betting; II. Z. 1896,
game preserve in South Mocassin
mountains; H. z. 34S. abatement of
nuisance in connection with sale of
liquors; II. B. 1875, commissioner man.
iger plan of government for cities.
Amendments Favored.
Three amendments to the constitu-
ion were recommended for submission
10 the voters by the joint committee
IN constitutional amendments to whom
1As been referred all bills pertaining
to the subject. The report was adopted
in the senate today without a dissent
ing vote.
Here are the three bills favorably
recommended:
H. Il. Is by Balwin. to exempt from
,axation evidences of debt.
IL. b. liS by Kemmis, to amend con-
shtution to permit cities to extend linl-
OF Indebtedness for installation of
sewer systems, heating, Lighting and
power plants and street railways.
$. i. POI by Hogan. Changing the
method of calling constitutional con-
yention
Apparently the senate is not going
to waive the j0-day rule until such
time as the house has acted upon and
transmitted all appropriation and rev.
enue bills. The committee on rules re-
ported today recommending the ap-
pointment of a committee of three
members on bills appointed by the
committee on committees. to pass upon
bills received from the house and re-
port for the consideration of the SEN
ate appropriation and revenue meas
ures and bills for the consolidation of
state offices, and such bills as have
been recalled from the senate to the
house. The report was adopted with
out opposition. The committee on COM
mittees named Dwight of Sanders, An
min of saltwater and Hogan of Yellow
stone. Later the committee reported
the three revenue measures by Gould
for consideration.
Tax, Commission.
The standing committee on taxation
faNorably reported IT. u. 1iA by White,
creating a state tax and license COM
mission after amending it, however, by
naming c. J. Mcnamara of Helena, c.
r. Leonard of Butte and William Lind
say Of Carbon county as the commits
sioners. The committee also provides
and appropriation of $4,000 for ex-
penses.
Only one out of three efforts made at
reconsideration were successful. On
motion of Kinney the action of the SEN
ate in killing H B. 2l5. providing that
the state shall pay the travelling ex-
penses Of students in the University
OF Montana was reconsidered and the
bill recalled from the house,