The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-17
LAKE COUNTY BLOCKED!
House Re-refers Bill to Com
mittee-Accomplishes
Mass of Business.

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resentativcs Bernard of Flathead,
Larse of Sanders and Higgins of
Missoula this morning sent back to
the committee on new counties and
divisions the bill introduced by Dwight
Mason of Roman and James Harbert of
Poison creating Lake county out of
, Missoula. Flathcad and Sanders coun-
ties. The measure was vehemently de-
Tended by Harbert and Mason, who
argued that the proposition had been
up several times before. that everyone
was acquainted with the proposition
and that it did not need as much dis
cussion as other measures of a similar
nature.
Representative Harbert spoke in
glowing terms Of the new county and
said that within a few years it would
rival the imperial county of Fergus.
He described it's wonderful scenery,
fertility and many advantages. In an
swer to Representative Bernard, Fiat
head. who stated that the people in
his county did not want the division,
he said that they had been very careful
to take in but little territory on the
north and that the reservation line was
really the northern boundary.
Get No Hearing.
Representative I.arse, Sanders, said
that the chairman of the new counties
committee had promised him a hearin
on this subject and that this privilege
had mt hnnn Cd
Higgins. Missoula, accused the two
representatives OF attempting to rail-
road the measure through by not Civ
Ing any opportunity for the people of
the affected districts to register an
objection. Representatives Bernard,
F1athead stated that he had tried to
get look at the bill before it was in
troduced, but that this was denied him.
MY people do not want this county
created said Mr.. Bernard. They
have protested to the best of their abil-
ity. but 1t seems that they are not to
have an opportunity to appear before
the committee. l do not think that
this procedure can in any way be
called fair
The measure was re-referred at the !
close of the debate.
Eight Hour Day.
Dr. Ironside, representative from Sill |
Yer Bow. and again Mr.. White from |
Fergus. had a rather humorous battle |
on the floor of the house in regard to |
house bill GO by Ironside, which pro-
vided for an eight hour day for every !
employe working for wages. Defend |
ing the bill, DIR. Ironside deplored our |
chase for the almighty dollar and said |
that an eight hour work day would !
give an opportunity for the cultiva- [,
ton of home life. a feature which was !
being sadly neglected these days. The !
bill was vehemcntly opposed by Mr. |
White who called attention to the fact !
that II this bill should pass the mon
producers in the city would be forced !
to pay the difference. He painted a |
picture of "A sheepherder's life which, |
almost made one wish that he had been |
reared In that profession and stated |
that except at certain seasons of the !
year farm hand had a cinch. At |
other times. however he said that long
hours were an absolute necessity,
The bill had very few friends, but !
the debate developed the fact that DR.. |
1ronside has many. He was cheered ,
loudly when he concluded his speech |
and the bill was placed on general or
ders largely through courtesy to the |
gentleman from Silver Bow. The en-
HcfinT C1al3So w f,,l1 ,tr;, |
from the bill by the house.
Admission to Bar.
The legal profession engaged in a
rather hot wrangle over H. e. 264 by !
the judiciary committee, which regu- |
Mtes the practice OF law and fixed n |
fec of $40 on each practicing lawyer.
The bill also takes away from the su- ;
preme court the irksomc task of exam
lining candidates for admission to the |
bar and places this on Il board of law |
yers. A fee of s25 is to be charged |
everyone taking the examination. The
license fee was reduced from ten to |
five dollars. but with that exception !
the bill passed, although some of the
legal lights in the assembly claimed |
that the measure established lawyers !
trust.
New County Bills.
Tho standing committees of the |
house established record today in
the matter of reporting out bills. Near
ly SO reports were made to the house |
several of which as Representative
Crowley puts it. put bills ''out of their
miserable existence" Some of the re-
ports--particularly those referring to
new counties-produced some rather
fervid oratory. H. b. 2s1 by McMil-
Ian. proposing to create the county of
River out of Sheridan county, was