The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-19
Economy Fever Among
House Members Shows No
Signs Of Abatement.
AMENDMENT PRIMARY
LAW is CONSIDERED
Senator Edwards Attacks
Butte Minersfo Tax In
vcstigation Policy.
CIV, q. Ferguson, Staff Correspond

CIV. q. Ferguson, Staff Correspond
cnt.)
+ Helena, Jan. 1S.-Thc judiciary COM
mittee of tho house of representatives
this morning reported to the house
that 1t recommended the dismissal Of
the III employees named in the majority
report of the committee on employ
ment and also recommended that none
OF the persons recommended in its re-
port for employment be placed on the
payroll The present streak of econ
omy has resulted in keeping the num-
Der of employees considerably below
the number ON the payroll during the
last session. a motion to table the
report was lost By u vote of 40 to a
and the report of the committee was
adopted, AZ to a. Just how long the
present state of mind will last Is a
question. although the subject OF house
employees has been before the house 30
much of the time that the members
are becoming rather tired OF the mat
ter
The question OF amending the pri-
mary law as ii stands at present was
brought before the house this morning
when Representatives. Harbert, Fiat
head, and Mason, Missoula, introduced
joint resolution providing that this
subject be considered by Joint COM
mittec from the house and senate and
that this committee consist of two Re-
publicans and Democrats from tho
house and two Republicans and Dem
ocrats from the senate. This COM
mittec is empowered by the resolution
to frame and introduce a bin recon-
mcnding changes IN the primary law
which is characterized as Ito cum
bersomc'
Was Busy Session.
The house displayed the greatest ac-
tivity today shown since the session
commenced II was 4 O'Clock when the
house adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing and during the afternoon session
many of the bills on general orders
were given consideration.
After adjourning from the committed
of the whole the house started over
It's entire order OF business and sew
eral notices of bills were given.
Sitting in the committee Of the
whole, the following bills were recon-
mended to the house for final passage:
n. q. 10, Baldwin that
evidences of debt shall be exempt from
taxation.
n. 3. 20, Misunderstanding that
az
Indebtedness to an amount over five
per cent of it's taxable property ana
shall be allowed to expend not moro
than $4,000 on any project without
submission to the people with the OK
ception. of bridges in which case the
limit is raised to $4,000.
n. q. 43, connoly--Raising tho wages
OF the bill clerk and assistant bill
| clerk, journal clerk and assistant
Journal clerk
H. B. ~, Cotter-Relating to the ev-
| idcnces necessary to convict OF thh
crime of obtaining money or properly
under false prctcnsc.
n. B. 49, DemeI-7Broadening the
scope of the present law relating TO the
dcfrauding of hotels by including In
tho statute boarding houses. rooming
houses. cafes and restaurants.
n. B. 50, Hoit--Prohibiting con.
stables from practicing law. perform.
Ing legal duties. taking claims' for
collection. or doing any legal work not
prescribed in the statutes.
Debate Tax Exemption Bill.
There was considerable debate on
the bill introduced by Baldwin exempt.
ing mortgages from taxation. Tho aus
thor explained that this was the sui1ie
bill introduced at the last session OF
| the assembly and defeated at the last
| general election owing to the fact that
1t was connected up with the questions
OF exempting religious property other
than already exempted by tho statutes:
The bill was finally reported favorahly
TO the house as introduced by Mr., Bald.t
win. Y
n. e. 81. Oemel-Which provides for
| an inheritance tax on real and pce.,
sonal property OF five dollars q hundred
with the exception of estates leSa thar
$500 was referred to the committee %
ways and means, the house endOr6in9
Representative Lusk's contention tha1
| 1t was a revenue measure and as siauCh
should be considered by tho ways an1
| means committee.
Il. 3. 8, Jsnssn--Which provides eog
giving cities permission to esteAa)4
municipal hand fund was kfllsd =
the ooonmfetee of the whole af1es q
had been rather literally aYneni11h.S