The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-19
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ably considered in the committee of the
whole. the other day. was read the
third time and finally passed This
bill provides for eliminating the neces-
sity of taking oral testimony before Sc
curing and order for publication of
summons in an action to quiet title.
Will Frame Joint Measure.
The committee on highways submit
ted report referring the three bills
so far introduced this session dealing
with the subject Of road legislation to
the joint committee of the house and
senate which u framing joint meas
ure for submission to the assembly.
The bills affected are HI. B. Al, Burn
worth. relating to special road dis
tricts; II. b. 80, Anderson. regarding
the registration Of motor vehicles, and
II. b. 81, Jensen, whlcE provides for
good roads appropriations.
The committee on judiciary main
tanned it's perfect record this morning
by knocking in the head of five of the
six bills on which it submitted reports.
The measures killed by adverse re-
ports from the committee on judiciary
were: H. b. IS, Dodds and Bernard,
relating to compensation OF city clerks;
III. B. 60, Griffin, to regulate manner
Of sales of real estate: II. B. Ga, Har-
bert. with regard to the extension of
city limits; H. b. ~, Murray, to make
every Saturday afternoon a legal holi-
day from the first Saturday in May to
the last Saturday in September for
state, county, city and township en-
ployes; H. B. 65, CARL, defining how
trustees of school districts shall be
named. and H. 3. 35, Rainey. to regu-
late the practice Of barbering.
Resolutions Faverahly Reported.
The committee on federal relations
reported favorably on house joint
resolutions one and two by HarHert
These resolutions provide for memoir
iAlizing congress to make an appro-
rriation of 100000 for the purpose
or pushing the work on the Flathead
reclamation. project and to pass legis-
lltion which will enable the govern
ment to lease power sites to- private
legitimate enterprises under proper
rules and regulations. Both reports
were adopted.
The committee on ways and means
plans to withhold all recommendations
on bills taxing public utilities and
mines until the committee Of the house
which is making an investigation of
this subject shall have made its re-
port. The ways and means commit
tee reported this morning that II. B..
81, Baxter and II. b. %, Dodds, both
relating to placing n license fee on
mines and water power companies, be
printed and that the committee be al
lowed to withhold its report until the
investigating committee had reported.
The committees report was adopted.
House joint memorial to congress in
trhauced by kemmis which asks the
federal government to relinquish its
souri, rivers within the state of Mon
tana was reported favorably by the
committee onNfederal relations and it's
report adopted.
Polygan,y Memorial Passes.
There are evidently several members
In the house who are advocates of
polygamy, according to the vote taken
on the house joint memorial introduced
by the committee on public morals this
morning. The report was adopted on
an aye and nay vote, but several of the
members voted against the action and
in favor Of plural wives. On roll gall
their votes very probably would have
been slightly different.
State institutions.
The committee on state institutions
reported favorably on H. 3B. 46 by
Murray which provides for financial
aid in the care of dependent children
In their own homes under the direct
control Of the mothers of such chill
dren whose fathers are dead or in
mates of some Montana state institu-
ton of charity or correction or who
have failed to provide for them for a
period of two years.
The committee on state institutions
also submitted a report sustaining the
recommendations of the governor and
the board Of pardons in the action they
have taken.
II. B. AZ, McQuarrie, with reference
to the hiring of county physicians
was referred to the committee on
townships and counties. This COM
mittee had reported the bill favorably
at yesterdays session.
The committee on ways and means