The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-24
MASON BILL sRtPglR1|l|!D'
Measure Establishes 10 Per
Cent.Leeal Rate Of lInter.r||
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funds FOR M -tis1a loans snni thkt' Ia
per cent sw6tRnot rxhorbftant 0if Short
Ioatfs i1eetie4 stoi tide the FARMER over
iron tiine,s4d Time THEY Arsnaed thaat
the sfnatifef Hanks would sbe' deait De-
verb bldwss by This measure. I I = sa' 4 /
I ssIs.. C WHITE Fergus, spoke III favor
/ Of the t.bil1s q I'd asked that the house
vote against BAxter's motion TO strike
the tnacting clause from the b1ii., at
has 'been said" stated INF. white,
sthat the faflners' org;,afzati6n' came
over here to,faise 81 different kinds Of
hell The fat1ters organizations are not
hi favor or anything OF the kind They
are merely NJ favor OF progress q Y
a division Of the house on the Har-
bert amendment was In favor Of its
adoption .by''a vote of s. to SO. ss8 i
teeth Are Supplied = .'..'
This bin must have some teeth in
if it is going to amount TO anything.
said \ Representative Higgins, and 1
desire to amend seceton 2 BY adding;
that III case any violations Of the law
are discovered. only half Of the .prfi,- :.
cipai can be- recovered by the one so,
violating this net: The amendment Was
carried by an aye and nay VOTE tsds !
The committee then carried the
motion TO report favorably on the bill.
IA resolution from the miners OF
Garnet asking the house to defeat the
s per cent mine tax bill was referred
to the ways and means committee
The legislators were invited to at
| tend a luncheon given by the chamber
of commerce ut which Henry Gcrharz.
an authority on the city manager form
Of government is to make an address.
The committee on public health re-
ported fayorably on II. b. % by CARL,
relating to the regulation Of the prac-
tice of optometry and to prevent in
competent persons from practicing.
Action on Other Bills.
The committee on townships and
counties reported favorably on H. B.
q by McQuarrie. relating to the hir-
ing of county physicians.
H. b. 81 by Belden. provided for an
additional judge in the Tenth judicial
district was reported favorably by the
committee on judiciary as was H. B.
20 by kehoe, relating to the appor-
;ionment Of penalties and interest ON
delinquent taxes and H. b. 81 by
Wheat. to regulate the giving of pre-
NUNS on various merchandise.
H. B. 100 by Husser, also was favor
ably reported. This bill provides for
The state board of health's call funds
deposited in the state treasury to the
credit Of the state board of health
| maintenance fund
All Of the reports were adopted. To-
lays proceedings were greatly at var.
lance with those of preceding days in
so far as the reports of committees
were concerned. All reports-even
those submitted by the judiciary com.
| mittee were favorable and were adopt
ed without dissent.
First Bill Passes.
II. 4. 5, by Sttmpert was read for the
third time and passed. This bill has
been to the senate for concurrence and
| returned to the house with a few
slight amendments. The measure has
now become a law and is the first one
10 be finally passed by the Fifteenth
assembly. This measure, provides for
he building of bridges within the cor
porate limits of municipalities by the
counties in which these towns are sit
uated. =
Harbert's resolution providing for
memoralizinG congress to appropriate
$4,000 for the purpose Of dredging
Poison bay was favorably reported s
Speaker oConnor announced the
following committee to act with the
senate in drafting primary legislation.
Mason, Missouri: Higgins. Missoula:
Harbert, Flathead and Andrews, Silver
Bow.
Notices of several important bills
were given this morning. Among the
bills to come before the house during
the next few days are measures re-
latins' to the establishing Of pernia-
nent tax commission. providing for the
levy and collection OF tax upon in
come and a measure which is des-
1gnated to declare all houses wherein
designation or prostitution is practiced
to be public nuisanccs
The following bills were introduced
today: a
Introduction Of Bills. 4
ey stimpert-No. toe.-An act pro-
hibiting unfair competition or dis
elimination in the buying. selling. pro-
duction. manufacturing or distribut-
ing of any commodity or product in
general use and providing a penalty
for the infraction of the provisions
thereof. and providing that complaint
may be made to the attorney general
Of any violation OF this act by any
corporation and requiring the attorney
general to forthwith investigate such
complaint and to prosecute such cor
poration ii the facts ascertained by him
warrant such prosecution and pro-
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