The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-03
SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 3, 1917.
"REBUKING" JACOB MILLS.

"REBUKlNG" JACOB MILLS.
By vote of "a to 8. with II members not voting.
the state senate in its closing hours proudly stuck
another feather in Its legislative cap by the adop-
ton of resolution "rebuking" Jacob Mills OF Hell
cna for his audacity in addressing letter Of protest
to Senator Oliver of Falon county, for his adverse
vote on the bill to close the saloons on Sunday
The resolution which was offered by Senator
Gallwey of silver Bow county, severely condemns
'all persons who attempt to cocrce threaten
bers Of the legislature for their attitude or vote
upon any matter" and closes with an expression
of the confidence Of the senate in Senator Oliver"
Most OF the old time residents of Montana know
Jacob Mills For the past 80 years he has been
of the states respected and distinguished citizens,
who at all times has stood four square and true in
al; matters pertaining to good citizenship and clean
government.
According to the press accounts of the proceed
ing, Senator Oliver spoke to question of per-
sonal privilege" basing his remarks on the letters
that had been addressed to him by Reverend Jacob
Mills and others. In addition to the recent acera
ton of his senatorial feelings by the contents of Mr.
Mills letter, he told how Mr.. Mills, who was then
the presiding elder of the Methodist church in Mon
tana had been camping on my trail for Is years."
He went to recite how Jacob Mills had refused
to consider papers submtted by the present senator
from Fallon who seeking admission to the
Methodist clergy, upon the grounds that they had
been prepared by someone else" He urged that
Mills has done against the Christian tennets
and against morality by writing him the letter of
protest against his vote for open saloons Sunday
than could the entire senate do by voting against
moral measures"
The senator from Fallen then demanded to know
What right the moralists had to challenge me as
the slayer of house bill 2o4?" And added that,
Every structure applied to applies with equal
force to the other 10 members who voted against
the bill" He closed his appeal for help with the
hope that suitable resolutions will be offered"
Who could Withstand such appeal for help and
sympathy? According to the newspaper accounts
of these pathetic proceedings, "These immc-
dately offered by Senator Galwey Of Silver Bow
Senator Hogan Of Yellowstone in objecting to tho
resolution "rebuking' Jacob Mills and expressing
the confidence of the senate Senator Oliver" con
tended that the "honor of the senate was not at
stake" and expressed the further belief that any
man who would bring personal letters before the
senate would be low indeed"
The senator from Yellowstone went on to saw
that from what he had observed during the session
and especially during the consideration of the pro-
posed mining tax bills and the effort to repeal the
primary law. other influences beside the "drys" had
endeavored to shape the course of legislation. Sen
ator Kane of Ravalli reminded his fellow statesmen
that the resolution just offered by the senator from
Silver Bow to "rebuke" Jacob Mills and Expressing
the confidence Of the senate" i'll the gentleman from
Fallon, whom the presiding elder had some years
before refused certificate to preach grounds
that his submitted papers had been prepared by
someone else was not proper matter for scna
torial resolutions.
But majority of the soons thought otherwise
A majority seemed to feel deeply the affront that
had been offered to their senatorial dignity by tn,
letter of protest from Jacob Mills to the senate,
from Fallon and that it called for stern action or
their part and they duly and regularly proceeded
to "rebuke' Brother Mills and express the conf
dence Of the senate" in Brother Oliver
Jacob Mills having now been duly 'rcbuhed' by ;
majority OF the Montana state senate. and the sen
ator from Faion having been duly and regularly
given vote OF confidence by majority of the stat
senate and the aforesaid body having duly an
regularly adjourned and gone home, the earth wi
not resume its annuat revolutions around the SUI
and the law of gravity will continue to operate.
dogs beneath the sod as the result of their recer
'pie-Uoy Day"