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

Helena, Feb. 22.-(Special.) )--Three
revenue taxation measures were fa-
vorably reported in the house today,
the fifty third OF the session. They
are the two bills of Gould's which as
amended by committee provide for a
tax of three quarters of one per cent
on corporations and private car COM
panies and the express company taxa
ton measure which as amended pro-
vidcs for a tax of two and a half per
cent on gross earnings, and exempts
companies from any further assess
ments under franchise licenses.
Three tax measures reported out of
committee today were killed by the
house: the original mine tax measure
of Dodds' imposing a tax Of six per
cent on the net profits OF all mining
concerns and miners, the bill by
Blake providing for a one per cent in
come tax on all incomes over $780,
and Mrs. Hathaway's bill for con-
comes and privileges.
Teachers Fund.
The only measure to provoke debate
in committee Of the whole this morn
ing was II. =. 2s3 by Blodgett. which
leves a tax of one twentieth Of a mill
in tho various school districts Of the
state for the purpose of establishing
a teachers retirement salary fund.
VThn hin vat witt
on the part of Belden, Fergus, and
Gullidge, Prairie, who held that a very
dangerous precedent was being set
Gullidge claimed that the bill sub
sidiZed teachers and that it was not
up to the state to look after the mon
and women worn out in their pro-
fesson. lie claimed that this duty
rightly belonged with the school dis
tricts where they had served. He
said that they might teach 10 years
and then come under the provisions of
this bill.
Representative Bc1den viewed the
procedure with alarm and during the
course of his remarks suggested that
the author of the measure follow his
method and aid in alIeviating condi-
tions by marrying one of the profess
sion.
Representative BloGgett, Silver Bow.
author of the bill, and Cults, emer-
gency representative from that county,
defended the measure. Mr.. Cutt<
called attention to the fact that the
q ic1a hi
tect the firemen and policemen and
that if any class was entitled to con-
sideration at the hands of the assem-
bly, it was the teachers of the state.
He said that the opposition came
largely from the higher salaried men
in the profession.
The bill passed the committee and
later the house on third reading.
Reciprocal demurrage between rail
roads and shippers is unquestionably
dead. By two votes the committee
late yesterday afternoon refused to
sesregate the bill from its report and
place it back on general orders.
Bills Passed.
are lug otHeT measures
passed in committee and on third
reading::
II b. Sl9 by Kelsey. providing for
inspection of cattle before being trans
ported from one county to another;
II. 3. 3a4 by Andrews, defining powers
and duties of surveyors and II. B. 1856
by committee on conservation OF re-
sources. providing for the storage of
flood waters and their use.
On third reading the house also
concurred in senate amendments to
II. b. 81 by Holt. which amends the
law relating to mutual fire insurance
companies.
Concurs In Bills.
The house during the morning ses-
sion concurred in senate amendments
to the following house bills:
II. B. ell. Lewis, general abatement