The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-20
NORMAL SCHOOL BILL
PASSES LOWER HOUSE
Continued From Page One.)


$4,000 for the second Representative
White attempted to have this amount
increased to 100000 for each year, but
the amendment was voted down.
Registered Pharmacists.
Representative Higgins, Missoula, Sc
cured the favorable recommendation Of
his bin providing for the certification
as registered pharmacists Of students
from the pharmacy school of the Uni
versity of Montana who present di-
plomas from that institution.
Representative Dodds, F'lathead, one
of the members Of the drug profession
in the house, opposed the bill on the
ground that such IL certificate would
not be of value to the student as it
would do him no good in other states
with which Montana has reciprocal re-
latons, the basis of such relations be-
ing examination by the state board of
pharmacy. He said that the bill was
an injustice to the student as none Of
out his having passed the examination.
Higgins replied to this argument
showing that the training needed to
obtain a diploma from the pharmacy
school was much more strict than that
required by the state board. He re
had been very wen treated by the
house and that this objection came
from them with very bad grace. lie
also referred to the fact that the sec
rotary Of the board had sent letters
to all parts of the state asking drug
vote against the bill and that this in
dividual had made n political matter
out Of it.
At the conclusion of Higgins speech
tho bill was favorably recommended.
Highway Commission.
II. B. 207 by We'll. providing for a
state highway commission of three to
be appointed by the governor, at the
conclusion of which the enacting clause
of the bin was stricken out, produced
q sharp debate. The opponents of the
measure attacked it on the ground
that. it perpetuated the present high
way commission which had in no way
justified it's existence. Representative
commission could show was a road
map and a plan for standard bridges
alta. two years of work. He also asked
the house to kill this measure as the
joint highway committee had prepared
d bill which should be considered be-
fore or at the same time the house
passed on Mr.. Wells bill.
Mcmahon, Silver Bow, took issue
with Mr.. Rasmussen and defended the
work done by the highway commits
sion. He also stated that the We'll
bill provided for two civil engineers
better qualified to lay out a system of
roads for the state than Il men gath
cred from various districts.
This argument was answered by Nc
Quarrie, Missoula. who pointed out
that the joint highway bill provided
for employing an expert in road build
ing.
Child Welfare Bureau.
Dr. Husser had fight on his hands
for a minute over his bill creating u
department child welfare to be under
the supervision of the state board of
health. DR.. Husser stated that this
measure, which gives school boards the
right to employ a qualified nurse to
look after the health of school chill
dren, does not give the school boards
any more right than they have at
present and that the duties Of the de-
partment win be largely along other
lines. He said that much opposition
had come from the Christian Scientists,
but that the bill excepted anyones re-
ligion and beliefs.
The house this afternoon passed an
for Sl4,7s3.s3 in favor of
William B. Pomeroy. This money is
to pay judgment rendered by the su-
preme court in 1913. Almost 30 years
q 90 the state took over property in
Missoula to which w. B. Pomeroy was
heir. He has just now recovered the
amount due and there was q sharp
battle over allowing him four per cent
on the judgment as rendered by the
supreme court. The court held that
the property had been illegally escheat-
ed to the state.