The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-23

ltCltUt, Feb. --.-N''pSNAai'F ~ -
majority of one vote the senate today
killed Sub. II. -. 2o4, providing for
Sunday closing OF saloons. oliver cast
the deciding ballot, and in doing so
said:
1.-TWO years ago I fought for and
championed Sunday closing law. A
week ago l would have voted for this
measure. ! would have voted for it
yesterday. for | believe in the Sunday
closing of saloons, but last night in
the lobby Of The Placer hotel I was
informed unless I voted in favor of
this bill my county would be cam
paigned against me. My principles
will not allow me to be dictated to in
this way and therefore l vote no."
The bill was favorably recommended
in committee of the whole. Muffly
that it be amended to. indefinitely
postpone the Sunday closing bill Roll
call was demanded and the vote was a
tie, IS to IS. Clark, Haley and Oliver
were not in the chamber. Stevens and
Burlingame We're the absentees.
O'Shea moved q cali of the senate
The three missing senators We're
found, the call suspended. and the roll
call taken again on II. B. 204. carrying
by majority of one vote. The vote:
Ayes-Arnold, Burla, Clay Dwight,
Fishbeck, Gallwey, Gnosc,- Healy,
Heren. Lane. Larson, Mershon. Morris,
Muffly, Oliver parker Roberts. Smith,
Willett, Williams. Total, 90.
Noes-Annin, Brewer, Clark. Ed
wards. Elingson, F'eatherly. Haley,
Hogan, Hurd, Jones, Junod, Kane,
Kinney, McCone, Meadors. O'Shea
Slayton, Taylor. Whiteside. Total, 49,
| Boxing and Betting.
II. B. 3a9, legalizing boxing exhibit
tons in counties of the first class
(Silver Bow is the only one), was IA
vorably considered in committee of the
whole, and H. 3. 1888, legalizing the
pari-mutuel system OF betting or
races, was favorably reported by the
majority of the committee on fairs ant
expeditions. The report was adopted
1t was signed by Smith, McConc ant
Gnose. The minority opposing TIL,
bill was signed by Amin and O'Shea
On motion of Morris, II. +. 81. tax
ing from the state utility commission
the right to supervise municipal,
owned utilities, that was killed yester
day, was revived, placed on genera
orders, and favorably recommended
1t is now ready for third reading.
II. j.. IL. authorizing establishment
of terminal elevator at Great Fails
? which VAS favorably recommended il
committee of the whole Wednesday
and then returned to general orders o
motion of Dwight, was again favor
whole. Dwight rcfrained from par
I ticipating in the discussion, stating h
had paired with Senator Burlingam
on the question.
o'Shea opposed the bill. sayin
q there is no chance of the people vo,
= ing the s25o,ooo worth of bonds, an
Il that consideration was time an
g money wasted. lie moved it be NJ
e concured in. Larson moved as a sui
n stitute it be conCurrcd in.
y Edwards commended the measul
s. was most meritorious one. Hoga
II referring to the implication, advance
= that the bill should not be killed b,
IS cause Senator Burlingame could n
al defend the measure. said this arg
ment was not fair; that the person
equation did not enter into il. He tn,
added that he believed Great Fai
because of the mining interests, cou
i'll command the votes to put the b
III over. rega rdless of its merits, a,
m stated he believed the propositi
rs would carry if submitted to the poop
ia but that it would not be carried
4. the people who are most concern
* but by other classes that have no i
tercst in the matter.
The Larson motion was carried,
lieeneins Architects.
sic When II. B. $50 came - in CO,
is mlttee of the whole. Dwight oppos
IT, after Edwards had moved it be
Forabiy reported Il see my frie
johnny has some friends among I
ri architects remarked Dwight. CO
s46 tinuing. he charged there had been G
tirely too much legislation put on
books in behalf Of certain classes a
that the interests of the general pull
kee had been overlooked. He denied I
Adv measure was like that requiring s