The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-10
II USSIANIZE MONTANA
Appointed Member From Silver Bow Would
Apply Gag Rule to Newspaper Reports of
Legislative Actions, The Missohian Bette
NOir.

Helena, Feb 9.--The Daily Missou-
liam evidently got under the hide OF
the extraordinary emergency" repre-
sentative from Silver Bow county, Mr.
Cults, by, it's frank discussion of the
|constitutionality of the action whereby
I he was given a seat in the house of
representatives by appointment from
Governor Stewart subsequently rati-
fled by the house itself. At least one
would SO judge if taking into consid-
Grafton the fact that approximately
$4ao or the states money was squan-
derca while the representatives lis
tened to TRADE by the aforemcn-
toned extraordinary emergency" rep.
| rescntativc. who took occasion to in
| troduce resolution denouncing the
paper and barring its representatives
IRON the floor Of the house. This res
olution was iGferrcd to the judiciary
committee for consideration by a vote
of 90 to "a, but prior to this action
Mr.. Cults availed himself of the op-
portnnity given him by reason of per-
sonal privilege to launch dirty attack
"S"''SN t'S IuilOI vi lHC NllSSOullaI1
and the article in which, to his way
OF thinking, insulted everybody in the
state of Montana, rather than being a
frank and open account of what an
pcarcd and still appears to The Mis-
soulian to be high handed act on the
part of those who are endeayoring to
defeat real popular legislation.
Representative Davis, Teton, spoke
for the rights of a free press and Rep
resentative Higgins, Missoula, stated
that to his mind the question was one
OF legality and that he doubted very
much If the article was not correct.
he stated that he had not been able
to find any lawyers who held that the
action OF the house was constitutional,
Indgnity unbounded.
The emergency man of the Anal
g'tmated Copper company spoke at
length. 1t wasn't that he. himself, was
in any way affected by the article, but
his heart bled for the dignity Of the
assembly which was being dragged in
the mire of yellow journalism. The
article was an insult to the women in
the house and consequently a reflec-
tion on all the mothers of the state and
he called on heaven to witness the
abysmal depths to which this organ of
the muckiest muck had descended in
daring to assert that he was q repre-
sentative of special privilege and that
the house had played into the hands of
the Amalgamated by it's action.
He exhibited grave concern over the
fact that The Missoulian had made an
amazing change Of front" since the
announcing or standing committees by
Speaker O'Connor. This article laud-
ed the speaker for his selection of
committees and stated that it looked
like there would be chance for some
progressive legislation. Mr.. Cults did
not consider that several weeks have
elapsed since that time and that The
Mlssoulian has more than once called
attention to the fact that popular gov
ernmcnt seemed once more on the to-
bogsan with few friendly hands to
throw sand on the slippery chute.
Having relieved himself of more
spleen and invective than has been
heard in the house of representatives
for many session, the extraordinary
emergency man sat dbwn and allowed
the debate to proceed which culmin-
atcd with the vote given above.
Semi Monthly Pay Day.
The other feature in the ,ouse was
the debate on Pages bill providing for
a scmi-monthly pay day. This bill
had been brought back from the SEN
ate with the intention of amending the
measure SO as to exclude the railroads.
Although there We're several votes on
the question of bringing it back from
the senate, the bill again passed the
committee of the whole after a hot
discussion. The galleries and sides of
the house were packed with labor
partisans who were on hand for the
speech making. Belden and Lusk
fought stubbornly against the favor
able recommendation of the measure,
but were unable to swing enough votes
tive Belden's amendment. 1t is doubt
full if another attempt will be made to
head off this measure in the house,
The House.
The house spent the greater part of
its time today in discussing the ex-
clusion of The Missoulian from the
floor of the house and in considera-
ton of Fl. b. 6 by Page. the semi
monthly pay bill, which was brought
back from the senate and placed on
general orders for discussion today.
The resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Cults reads as follows:
The Resolution.
Whereas, there appeared in the
columns of The Daily Missoulian,
newspaper publication Of Mis-
soula, Montana, under the date of
February 3, two yOlumfnOuS ar.