The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-04
Baldwin Of Carbon Author
Of Bill to Relieve Evil
dence Of Debt.
EXPENSE OF SESSION
FIGURED AT 100000
Senator Hogan to Present
Bill Calling Constitu-
tional Convention.

Helena. Jan. 3.-(Staff CorreApond.
ence e)--Representative Baldwin of
Carbon county this morning gave no.
tice of a bill which has for its purpose
the exelnpting from taxation Of all
evidences OF debt secured by mort
cages of record on real or personal
property. 1t will be remembered that
the exempting Of mortgages from tax
alton was voted on at the last gen.
cral election and met with defeat.
This outcome was due to the fact that
was linked UP with a measure to ex-
empt from taxation property the rev.
enuc from which was used for religious
purposes.
Representative Baldwin's measure
also carries with 1t the provision for
submitting this amendment to tho
people at tho, next general election.
Present Session to Cost $4,000.
According to the estimates the Fif.
teenth legislative assembly will cost
the state OF Montana s16O,OoO. Bills
appropriating this amount for the as
semhly We're introduced and referred
to the appropriations committee which
has not yet been named. This total is
| only $1,000 oyer the expense Of the
Fourteenth session and II the present
estimate is correct tho slight increase
would show Il disposition to cconomizc.
Governor Stewart IN his message re-
ferrcd to the fact that each succeed.
| Ing legislature had showed Il big in
| crease In cost over the preceding one
| and asked that care be taken to keep
the expenses TO the minimum.
Tangle Over Appropriation Bills.
Representatives. Mcmahon. Silver
Bow; Lennon. Deer Lodge, and Fish
bangh, Choutcau, asked for unanimous
| consent to introduce appropriation
measures. This was granted and then
followed a tanglc on rules and tho
possibility Of not getting the bills
through in time to allow mileage and
per diem payments to be made this
| week.
The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Mcmahon appropriates $4,000 for
the purpose of paying the mileage and
per diem of the members. Rcpresen-
tative Lemmons bin asks for $4,000
| with which to defray the per diem OF
officers and attaches of the assembly.
The bill introduced by Representative
Fishbaugh carries with 1t an appropri-
alton of $4,000 for incidentals.
Anxious for Pay Day.
| After the question Of rules had re.
ceived several different interpretations
1t was finally decided that the bills
would be referred to the committee on
| appropriations az soon as it has been
| appointed by the speaker. Speaker
OConnor announced that he would
not have his committees selected be-
| fore Friday OF this week.
Higgins Of Missoua took this oc.
cason to remark that some of tho
| legislators would bc forced to draw on
the state treasurer unless the bills
were passed, as the high cost of liv-
ing was not being decreased much by
the cabarcts which seemed to have q
good patronage from the legislators,
Caucus Called.
Searlcs Of Mineral said that at tho
caharets at least the Republicans
seemed TO have the majority. Repre-
sentative Baxter Of Meaghcr then an
nounced that a joint caucus of Re-
pnblicans in house and senate would
| be held in the rose room Of the Eddy
| tonight.
All other business was strictly rou-
tine. Several communications were
received from the governor and placed
on file. Speaker OConnor announced
| that he had increased the committee
| on employees of the house by the ad-
dition of Griffin, Blaine: Davis. Teton:
Page, Granite, and Sektnon. Valley.
The house adjourned until II o'clock
| tomorrow.
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