The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-22

acting clause be stricken from the bill.
Representative Holt. author Of the
bill and its chief defender. claimed to
have anticipated every move mace
against the measure and really should
be called. ''Iolt. the anticipator." He
failed, however, to properly anticipate
the motion to strike the enacting
clause which carried &c to 80, after
Lusk had made an effective defense
OF the railroads. citing the Flathead
reservation and the branch now under
construction as an illustration that the
railroads should be encouraged and
| not harrassed,
When the committee arose to report
to the house. however. the bill was
segregated from the general report and
went back on general orders.
Code Commissioner.
The bill providing for n code COM
missioner was explained by Mason who
said that every other state revised Its
codes frequently. but that Montana
had not had such revision for 10
years and that II was now necessary
for n citizen to consult a lawyer in or.
der to look up the law on any subject.
A motion by Gould. Madison. to report
|unfavorably on the measure lost.
Stewart Vetoes Bill.
Governor Stewart today returned to
the house II. II. 1873. with his veto
This bill provided for fees to be paid
BY cities OF the third class and school
districts for the maintenance of the
board of examiners. Explaining his
veto Governor Stewart held that cities
Of the third class and school districts
could not afford to maintain compli-
Gated system of books and that they
should not be examined by the state
board unless certain per cent of the
citizens applied for such examination.
lie referred to this part Of the present
|ernor also called attention that there
was still time to remedy this matter
to relieve third class cities from pay
ing fees for the support of the state
board.
Bills Passed.
On third reading the house today
passed: II. b. 2ss. by Prosser. to pro-
vide for the licensing of peddlers and
hawkers: H. B. $50, by Kelsey, re-
garding regulation and control of pub
lie utilities: II. 3. $50, by Huffaker,
empowering county commissioners to
create improvement districts outside
corporate limits of cities; II. B. 535, by
Holt, permitting stockholders in Coop
erative organizations to vote by mail:
II. B. 400, by Murray. Hathaway and
Mason. amending mothers pension
law: II. Il. 35s. by Scott. relating to
admission of wives and widows Of sail
ors and soldiers to state home: II. Il.
229. by Gullidge, relating to public
school teachers and teachers certifi-
cate fund. and II. +. 374. by ingalls,,
establishing a state school for voca-
tional training for girls. The house
also passed on third reading all of the
measures recommended in committee
OF the whole. .
On third reading Cults, Silver Bow,
moved to table II. Il. 434, amending
primary law and despite opposition by
Rasmussen the motion prevailed and
the measure tabled.
The rules committee reported that
1t had no jurisdiction to conduct an in
vestigation into the charges against
Rev. Mr.. Pope and recommended that
a special committee be appointed.
This was adopted and the speaker ap-
pointed kemmis. Richland: Ashby.
Lewis and Clark. and Duffy, Silver
Bow.