The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-02
HOGAN MEASURE KILLED.
EPill Providing State Consti'
tutional. Convention Fails
in Senate

CIV. G. Ferguson, Staff Correspondent
Helena, Feb. Failing not only Of
the necessary two thirds majority. but
likewise Of a straight majority. s. b.
81 by Hogan. for the submission OF
the question Of calling Il constitutional
convention, was killed in the senate
today, IA to ~. Debate was shut off
by a motion OF Edwards which was
adopted, but in explaining his vote,
Whiteside challenged the statement the
bill was in the interest of the farmers.
He asserted representation would be
on the same basis as in the lower
house, and that consequently 10 farm
ing counties with q voting population
of $4,000 would have 10 delegates
whereas three mining counties with a
smaller population would have 90 dele-
gates.
The vote:
Ayes-Brower. Burla. Clark, Dwight,
Edwards, Fishbeck, Hogan, Kane, Nc
Cone, Morris, Meadors, Slayton, Taylor
and Williams.
Noes-Arnold, Clay, Ellingson, Gall
wey, Gnose. Haley, Herein. Hurd, Jones.
Junod, Mershon, Muffly. Oliver, Par
! ker. Roberts, Smith, Stevens, White
side and Wiilett
Paired-Annin with Featherly, Kin
ney with Larson, Lane with O'Shea.
| Absent or not voting-Burlingam and
Healey.
The senate passed on third reading:
| II. J.. II. asking for 81 ,000. 900 for Flat
head project; IT. j. II. asking for hy-
dro- electric power legislation; ii. j. r.
| asking for $4,000 for dredging Poison
| bay; II. J. Nj. asking congress to cede
jurisdiction over Yellowstone and Mis-
| souri, rivers: S. b., abolshing depart
mcnt of weights and measures s. b..
bonding of public officials by the
state: S. b.. amending the pharmacy
law; S. D., relating to release of record
of oil and gas leases: S. e., cooperage
of cars used for grain: s. b., chang
ing boundaries of Sanders and Flat
head counties; S. b., amending indie
terminate senate law.
In committee of the whole S. b. for
establishment of public markets at
county seats and S. b., relating to
county printing were favorably recon-
mended.
Two house ana two senate bills were
killed in the senate today on the adop-
Il ton of adverse committee reports by
the senate. S. B. by Jones. providing
that all hangings shall take place al
the state prison. and $. r., providing
for the creation of commissioners dis
tricts We're not looked upon with favor
nor was TT. B.. likewise providing fol
commissioners districts, and IT. r. re.
lating to assessment of attorneys fees
There was no discussion upon the al.
verse reports.
few timid ayes We're registered b.
the senate in favor OF the adoption o
a resolution offered by Slayton, Stain,
it was the sense of the senate tina
each member contribute one days pa,
to the Belgian Riddles fund, the stat
; treasurer to be the custodian Of tn
donations. The resolution will b.
transmitted to the house.
The Young Mems Democratic club o
> Butte sent u protest against the i'm
; position of a mining tax and a petition
in favor of n bill for the consolidation
of city and county governments.
Whitesidc introduced u bill provid
ing for the establishment of Il JUNO
: college course and a normal course il
high schools, and presented a com
munication from the Montana Farm
ers' federation supporting the measure
These bills were favorably reporte
by standing committees:
Fl. B., amending law relating to con
troll of state lands; S. b.. amendin
law relating to recording of instru
market places at county seats: S. d
relating to sale of carcasses Of dis
eased animals S. B.. relating to is
suance of bills of lading at blind sta
, tons; S. b., relating to county print
ing: II. b.. amending law relating t
control of state lands: S. b., relatin
to serving processes upon corpora
tons; S. 3. and S. u. relating I
sale and purchase of schoolhousc sites
II. b., relating to salaries of clerks G
cities: S b., prohibiting sale of motto
vehicle serial number of which ha
been blurred or altered: II. b, author
. | izing cities to receive requests c
t property.