The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-05
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Democratic Theory Fails to
Interest in House Re-
trenchments.
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OF Missoula, Buell. Of Gallatin, Blu
chanan. Cotter, Dodds. Eaton. Fuller,
Griffin. Gulligde. Harbert. Henderson.
Aenry, Higgins, Huffaker. ingalls,. Jen-
sen. Johnson, Johnston. Jones. Kelsey.
Kemmis, Lanstrum, Lewis, L.usk, Nc.
Glory, Mcdonald. McQuarrie, Middle
ton. Phelps. Quaintance. Rasmussen,
Scott. Working.
Noes-Anderson (Charles.) Ashby.
Ball. Bent. Blodgett, CARL, Clark. Con-
molly. Crismas. Crowley, Davis, Die
bel Demel. Duffy. Ffshbaugh. Gould.
Grimes. Harmon. Hathaway, Hawks.
Hurd. Husser, 1ronside. Kchoe. Iarse.
Lennon, Mcmahon, Mcmillan. Mason,
Morris, Morrow, Murray. O'Brein. Page.
Prosser. Rainey. Sand, Searles, Sex
man. SILVIA, Spain. Stimpert. Word.
We'll. Wheat, White and Speaker
OConnor.
Four members absent.
Miss Gertrude Sloan Of Nlissoula was
among the stenegraphers appointed
this morning.
Walsh Offer Put Aside.
Action on the proffer of w. J. Walsh.
defeated candidate for clerk of the
house Of representatives. to furnish all
employees for 40 per cent less than it
cost during the Fourteenth legislative
assembly was indefinitely postponed.
Some Of the members Of the house
claim that the Democrats were caught
off their guard when Kemmis Rich
land, introduced the resolution adopt
ed at the Republican caucus last even
ing calling on Governor Stewart to SUBJ
init complete plan for the reformation
Of state departments. The caucus last
evening was also to decide to request
definite information from the governor
as to the best way of increasing rev.
enucs. but this feature was not en-
bodied in the resolution as offered by
Mr.. Ke,nmis this morning. The reso-
luton was adopted by an eye and nay
vote. The resolution reads as follows:
The Resolution.
TO His Exellency. Sam v. Stewart,
the Governor of Montana:
The lower house of the Fifteenth
legislative assembly wishes to express
the thanks Of the members for your
message and guarantees it's good faith
In the fulfillment Of the recommended
tons toward economy and efficiency
therein contained: however, in order to
carry out the recommendations for the
consolidation and elimination of the
varius boards and, offices, the house
WILL Of necessity require further ad-
diticnai and more specific information
concerning the details Of our state af-
fairs.
In addition, it respectfully requests
that you submit a complete plan for
the reformation of our state depart
ments as you wish the same to be ac-
complished. and respectfully ask that
YOU advise us in detail what your
wishes are. and how we may actually
proceed SO that we may do away with
unnecessary expense and more
thoroughly reform our state govern
ment.
We feel that the experience YOU
have had and the knowledge you have
gained as the chief executive of the
state Of Montana for the past four
years places YOU in better position
to furnish these details than the men,
bers Of the house, and in order that
we may comply with your wishes and
respond to them for economy by the
people OF the state. we trust that you
will as expeditiously as possible, fur
nish this desired information.
Respectfully yours.
The Lower House of the Fifteenth
Legislative Assembly. by Chief Clerk"
or the greatest interest to the es-
Adjustments in Helena which cater to
the physical well being and the en-
tertainment OF the legislators was the
action taken by the house when they
rescinded the action referring the APP
preparation measures to the committee
of appropriations when it should be
appointed. Representative Blake, Deer
Lodge, attempted to have the bills left
as they were. but the legislators evil
IDENTIFY realized the necessity of cash.
Ing in mileage and per diem with the
result that the three bills introduced
by Mcmahon, Silver Bow, Lennon,
Deer Lodge and Fishbaugh, Chouteau,
went through the entire performance
of being printed. engrossed and con-
sidered within very few minutes and
were finally passed.
Tho special committee on appropria.