The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-18

Helena, Feb. 17.-Important meas
| ures were today considered by the
| house and recommended for passage
! in committee of the whole. BY a vote
of 40 to so the committee recommended
that the saloons OF the state be closed
on Sunday. Mrs. Hathaway of Ravalli
delivered an effective prohibition ar
gument and rebutted the arguments of
her opponents which were based on
the ground that the people had ex-
pressed their opinion at the last cleo
ton. The bill was introduced by John
ston. Ravalli, and Morrow, Mussell-
shell. Johnston spoke for it.
Tax Commission.
3. c. White this afternoon secured
the passage of his non partisan tax and
license commission bill. The bill car
ried with it an appropriation OF $4,000
for the expenses of this commission.
There were no opponents to the pur-
pose OF the measure, although Eliel
Beaverhead, objected to the large ap-
preparation it carried.
| Holt, Cascade, found objection &c
the measure in that it leaves the ap-
pointment of the commission to the
governor. This meant, he said, that
the commission would be under the
control of big business and that the
findings would be of no value.
Representative Higgins secured ar
i | a yY1a ar6n1nNf n tho lt.aS nrnvif1inp n
that one of the members of the com.
mission should be the graduate of ar
university of recognized standing anG
that ne should have had such training
in the study of taxation as to qualify
him as an expert.
Herd Law Settled.
It would seem that the question o
a herd law is settled in so far as tn
house is concerned. Countless attempt
to amend the compromise measur
brought out from the committee OF
livestock were defeated. Several mem
bers who favored the stringent her.
law sent back to committee last weel
wanted to table the present BILL, bu
, the house as a whole decided that tn
compromise was the best that could b
obtained and put it through with bu
one important amendment which wa
offered by McClory of Toole county
This amendment provided that all res
idents within a district We're to be con
sidered in petitioning for a herd dis
trct and in this way the homesteade
secured recognition.
The principal provisions of the bi
, are that the districts shall compris
;. an area Of at least 72 square miles an
shall be created upon a petition signe
by 65 per cent of the residents With
that district. Thirty-five per cent {
. the land lying within this district mus
! be classified as tillable land and 2
per cent must be under actual cult
walton. The law also gives the rigl
to impound the trespassing stock an
y hold it until damages done to cror
g and fines are paid.
Permits Betting.
Motion to strike out the enactir
,, clause of a bill by the committee c
fairs and cxpositions to permit six-da
- race meets with betting under Il
:" pari-mutuel plan lost by a vote OF
to 80. Those who spoke for the mea
e ure pointed QUIT the losses the sta
fair had suffered since betting on ra
10 ing had been prohibited.
le McMahon's bill consolidating the d
L partments Of state boiler inspect
TO with the state industrial accident boa
carried on third reading by a vote
Of 5S to 20.
IN Swapping County Votes.
~ According to some of the represent
tives the swapping of votes on coun
divisions has begun. River county
consigned to limbo but a day age
Al was resurrected today and order
VA printed and placed on general orde
Considerable opposition developed
II. McAlahon's bill 191, which abolish
n the office of boiler inspector and
e. wolves his duties on the industrial :
a cident board. The arguments agail
the bill were that the office was 8
on supporting and efficient and that tn
in should be no experimenting with It.
was favorably recommended, howeN