The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-06
Only Adjournment Motion
Saves Democrats From
Economy Move.
HEADS OF EMPLOYEES
FEEL KNIFE BLADE
Gould of Madison Leads in
Fight for Vote for Re-
consideration.

| o'e"a' Jan. D. - (Staff Corre-
spondence. e.)-Econorny, at the present
the hugaboo Of the Democratic side Of
the house of representatives, did a
phoenix stunt this morning and al
though 1t had been supposed that yes
terday's vote had disposed of the mat
ter, Representative Gould of Madison
county reorened the question this
morning. Only n motion to adjourn
by Mcmahon. Silver Bow. kept the
house from reconsidering the report
OF the committee on house employees
which was adopted yesterday.
| Although in Yesterdays embroglto
| Representative Gould was lined up
with the Democrats in the vote which
put quietus on the attempts of Mi
nority Leader Higgins to amesculate
the report of the committee on house
employees, he arose today and ad-
dressed the house along very much the
same lines as Higgins speech of the
day before.
Has Change Of Heart.
Il would ask" said Mr. Gould, that
the committee on house employees be
instructed not to employ any more
help than established by law during
the Fourteenth legislative assembly"
He then reviewed the employees put
on the roll yesterday and the fact that
the assembly could well get along with
out large part of them He was
interrupted by Mcmahon. Silver Bow
on a point of order, but the speaker
permitted him to proceed. Mr. Gould
then referred to the necessity for in
creased funds to properly care for the
dependents of the state with particular
/ reference to the Orphans Home at
Twin Bridges. He concluded his re-
marks with motion to the effect that
the employment committee confine it
self strictly to the law as passed by
the Fourteenth assembly.
Rules Motion Out Of Order.
After Searles. Mineral, had made a
few remarks defending the action of
the committee. Speaker OConnor
ruled the motion out of order.
| MY position said the speaker. 'is
that the motion is at present out of or
der, but If it should develop in the
minds of any members of the house
that there is useless employe around
this house. it will then be time to take
this matter up after the committee has
reported. but up to. that time the
speaker holds that the motion is out
of order"
Mr.. Gould: II would respectfully
call your attention to the fact that If
the three janitors appointed Yesterday
are sworn in, the law will have been.
violated"
Higgins. Missoula, then suggested
that inasmuch as the gentleman from
Madison had voted with the majority
the day before he could move to recon-
slider the action taken in adopting the
report Of the committee on employ
ment. Gould then moved reconsidera-
tion. Page. Granite. moved that the
motion to reconsider be tabled On a
division OF the house it was found that
the motion to table lad been lost, 80
to ~, five Democrats voting with the
Republicans.
Adjournment Carries.
At this point Mcmahon. Silver Bow
mover that that the house do now adj
Journ until o'clock Monday after
noon. The motion carried and econ
f,s
lnery.
The vote on the motion to adjourn
follows:
Ayes (for adjournment)-
tcharlesN Andrew. Ashby Ball. Bent
Blodgett. Clark, Connolly, Crismas
Fishbaugh. Flanagan. Grimes, Harmon
. Crowley. Davis Deibel. Demel. Duffy.
Hawks. Hurd. Husser Ironside Jensen.
Kehoe. Larse, Lennon. McMahon, Nc
MILAN, Mason. Morris, Morrow. MUIR
day. O'Brien. Page, Prosser Quaintance,
Rainey, Sand, Searles. Sektnan Shaw,
Stimpert, Ward, We'll. Wheat, White,
Mr. SpeaKer--47.
Noes-Anderson Oscar wy, Arne-
son. Baldwin, Baxter, Belden. Bernard
Blake, Booth Brooks. Buel of Missoula
Buchanan, Burnworth. Carroll. Cotter
Dodds. Eaton. Gould, Griffin. GulIidge
Harbert. Henderson. Higgins. Holt
Huffaker. Ingalls,. johnson, Johnston
Jones. Kelsey. Kemmis. Lanstrum
: Lewis. Lusk, Mcdonald, McQuarrie
! Middleton. Phelps, Rasmussen. Scott
workine-40. 4
: The remainder Of the business trans.