The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-11
PAY
BILL IS KILLED
IN HOUSE
Measure Fails of Passage On
Third Reading by Vote
Of AZ to 43.
HAS HAD PRECARIOUS
MONTHS EXISTENCE
Two Extra Judges Bill Favor
ably Recommended After
Warm Debate.

CIV. G. Ferguson, Staff Correspondent
Helena. Eeb. l0.-The semi monthly
pay bill is no more. 1t died this
morning when on third reading il
, failed of passage by a vote of A to 49,
II is extremely doubtful il the bill
would ever have passed the committee
Of the whole the afternoon before had
It not been for the crowded galleries
and floor. The influence of the audi
cncc evidently had some effect, as It's
death this morning was not even
PAINFUL Representative Crowley,
Silver Bow, stated that he was voting
against the bill in order to put II out
OF its misery. The bill was intro
duced In the house over a month ago
and stucc that time has Travelled far
and overcome many obstacles. \ few
days ago 1t was in the senate, but 1t
was brought back and placed on gen
eral orders for the second time. Yes
terday afternoon It was passed by the
heroic cffors of Murray. Cascade but
| today ht lacked, the help of a SYM
| pathetic gallery and the measure
finally succumbed to the consistent
warfare wagcd against it,
How They Lined Up.
The vote:
For-Charles Andersen. Andrew
Baxter, Bent, Bernard, Booth, Brooks
Carl, Davis, Deibcl, Dodds. Duffy
Eaton, Elicl, Farmer. Fishbaugh, Cults
1 Gould, Griffin. Hathaway, Higgins
Holt Hurd. Huffakcr Hussar, Ingalls,
Jensen, Johnson. kchoo Kelsey, Ian
strum, Larse, Mason. Morrow Murray
rage Quaintance, Sand Searles, Sekt
man. Shaw, Ward, Mr.. Speaker: tota
43.
Aeainst--Oscar Anderson, Ashby
baldwin, Bail, Beldcn. Blake Blodeett
Buell. of Missoua. Buell. of Gallatin
Buchanan. Burnworth, Connolly, Cot
ter, Crismas, Crowley. Fuller. Grimes
|Gullidge. Harbert. Harmon, Hawks
Henderson. Henry, Ironsde. Johnston
Jones, kemmis, Lennon, Lewis, Lusk
Mcflory, MdDonagd. McMahon Nc.
Millap. McQuarrie, Middleton. Morris
oBrien. Phelps. Prosscr, Rasmussen
Scott, Spain, Stimrert. We'll. Wheat
Working: total A.
Additional Features.
The other interesting features of tn,
day were the fight on the bill provid
ing for two additional judges of tn,
|suprcmc court and the billsintroducc,
by Higgins permitting graduates OF tn,
pharmacy school at the state Jrniver
sity TO receive certificates of registore,
pharmacist without examination. Th
bill providing for two extra judges wa
ffavombly recommended by the com
mittce of the whole and the pharmae,
bill was sent back to the committc
on public health.
Representative Higgins led the figh
against two additional judges on tn
ground of economy and also becaus
tof the fact that the bill as drafte,
leaves the appointment of these Judge
to the governor. and he stated that ac
cording to rumors heard by him thes
appointments were to go to lam
duck politicians. He said that tn
work OF the supreme court was no
con gcstcd and that the only advantae
to be gained by the additional mem
bcrs was that five men would be con
sidcring decisions rather than thre,
as at present. He also referred I
the fact that important tax measure
would probably go before this court.
4 Higgins was opposed by BeIden, Fer
gus. and Working, Lewis and Clarl
l'cldcn stated that Il bill would be OF,
or committee in Il few days whic
taxed every lawyer in the state 81
, Il year and that this would give to tn
: state at least $4,000, so that il woul
I only cost $4,000 more To add the tw
judges. He contradicted Higgins. q
, did Working, on the amount of wor
I before the court and the aid which tw
e extra Judges would be in clearing tn
dockGt. He also. said that he had sui
flcicnt confidence In the chief execu
tive of the state to rely on his juda
ment in the appointment Of the judge
The pharmacy bill was opposed L
'utts. Silver Bow, who said that man
! Butte druggists had expressed the
Opposition to the bill and that the sec
. re,ary of the pha armacv board had tO
2 him It was not satisfactory In it's pre-.
cnt form.
z Passed by House..
$ The committee of the whole passs
9 the following measures:
BY Morrow, amending the law r,