The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-22

would not have done 20 had I not
been drawn into this matter as I have
been this morning. l want to tell you
the history Of these consolidation
measures and you can then decide for
yourself whether they were born q
any Henningsen company Of Butte. I
went before the people Of Park county
and pledged myself to work for the
consolidation OF state boards and to do
everything in my power to keep men
from putting their hands into the pub
lie money bags. personally pre-.
pared and submitted to the Democratic
caucus the resolution which called for
the consolidation of these boards and
have done all in my power to sec
them put through by this house.
"The state Of Montana Is supporting
more boards than any other state in
the union. Every other man you meet
on the streets is an inspector of one
kind or another. own as much land
and farm MS much as any man in this
house in addition to practicing law.
am growing tired of seeing interests
and men come in and persuade MEM
bers of this house to express other
than their own convictions. Don't let
it be written in the history Of the state
that the members OF the Fifteenth as
sembly did not live up to their prom
ises.
you are talking Of taxation. I tell
you that II we don't cut off some OF
these expensive boards the taxes will
reach a point when nearly all the
property in the state will be confis-
Gated. What is causing this big deficit
now faced by the state? 1t is nothing
more nor less than the army OF en-
ployes on the pay roll of the state
county and city. Work on this propo.
sition from both ends. Cut down the
expenses and the deficit will not be so
great.
go on record here this morning as
either denying to the people Of the
state the economy measures to which
YOU are pledged, or as standing by
your guns and. your platform pledges.
Don't let it be said that the members
Of this house r0nudiate the vehicle on
which they rode into Office
Reconsideration Carries.
A roll call was asked on the recon-
sideration and was carried by n vote of
p to so. In explaining their votes.
Holt, Cascade, said that White was
wrong when he implied that he or any
other member OF the equity had vio-
lated their pledges and that he would
vote against reconsideration did he
not want to see the bill discussed more
thoroughly; kemmis, Richland. and
I4arse. Sanders, could not see where
the measure effected any saving. and
Sand. Valley, said the place to recon-
slider the measure was in the Demo-
cratic caucus.
Representative Belden. Fergus. called
attention to the fact that there were
As bills on general orders and that the
speaker had not yet appointed the
Sitting" committed. The speaker said
with the permission OF the house he
would increase the number from five
to seven. This was granted and the
following were named: White, Nc
Mahon. Mason, Belden, Baxter. Cotter
ed out the measures which were acted
on in committee Of the whole this
afternoon,
The house seemed to be in spirit
to revive measures today and on mo-
ton of Elicl brought back to life S. r.
Sc. by McCone, which repeats the pri-
mary law and also II. r. 435. by Kelsey,
regulating the use of public water.
Neither of these moves brought out a
discussion.
Bills Passed.
The following bills were recommend
ed for passage by the committee Of the
whole:
II. Il. AIS. deficiency claim for care
Of prisoners: II. B. 416, deficiency
claim for care of the insane: II. Il.
277, by Mason, creating the office OF
code commissioner: II. Il. o5s. by Hath
away, regarding commitment OF cpl
leptics and feeble minded to the school
for deaf and blind at Boulder; II. II.
224, by Kehoe. relating to the powers
OF city and town councils: substitute
II. B. 375, increasing fees to be paid by
foreign corporations for filing their
articles in office of secretary of state:
II. b. 277, relating to witnesses capable
to testify; II. Il. 434, by Mason. amend
ing primary law and II. B. 426. appro-
priating money in payment OF war;
rants held by George nenninghoff
These measures We're later placed on
third reading and passed.
Reciprocal Oemurrage.
The only measure to precipitate de-
bate this afternoon was II. b. y. by
Holt, which provided for reciprocal de-
murrage to be paid by the railroads
to shippers was amended to read one
dollar the first day after time to fur.
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