The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-03

4 Of tho whole without any recommended
ton as to It's adoption.
H. b. 17s by Hurd. providing for the
creation Of a board Of chiropfactic and
the licensing Of oil such practitioners
now operating in the state was killed
when the Judiciary committee reported
adversely on this measure. It Is un.
!derstood that the judiciary. committee
held this practiceeto be branch OF
Iosteopathy and that its disciples should
Be called upon to pass the examination
now asked Of osteopaths. A motion to
have the bill printed was lost. &
Reports OF standing committees ad.
vanced II. B. 175 by Deibel relating
to the release. parole and pardon Of
the inmates of the Montana Industrial
school; H. b. 80 by Jones, requiring
railway companies or corporations to
report delayed trains more promptly
than at present: H. b. 1856 by Stimpert.
relating to the length OF time valid
leases may be given on city lots; H. B.
El82 by Ironside. prohibiting deputy
state officers from engaging TN any
other business and II. b. 1873 by Oscar
Anderson, authorizing the assignment
by county treasurers of duplicate GER
tificates of tax sale issues to counties
on sales of property for taxes.
Unfavorable reports killed H. B. IFS
by Holt. providing for liens on monu-
ments, grave stones and cemetery
structures in favor of persons or COR
porations furnishing the same. and H.
B. 10 by Buell.. to amend the codes
relating to the validating Of contracts
not in writing. authorizing or employ
ing agents or brokers to procure pur.
chasers for real estate. Action on II.
b. 1s9 by Holt. requiring collector,
agencies to give bond, was indefi-
nitely postponed.
The committee on waterways and |
amended Harbert's bill. No. |
III. relating to granting easements
over lands owned by the state lying |
between high and low water mark Of |
any navigable lake and as amended !
its passage.
Representative Higgins. Missoula,
asked that S. B. by Lane be re-
referred to some suitable committee
for further consideration and his mo-
ton carried. This is the bill which |
provides for division of the state into
two congressional districts.
The house might not be said to be |
- thusiastic over Senator Slayton's l
to donate a days pay to the
relief Of Belgian children. At least the
was referred to the commit I
Zee on public morals.
On third reading of senate bills, s. I
3. IS by Jones, increasing the mileage /
md per diem of jurors from SO to 81
l. day and S. B. So by O'Shca, provid- Il
ng for the investment Of permanent Il
state funds in bonds of the federal i
arm loan bank were finally passed.
Dusk was beginning to fall when the
rouse decided to make it at least one h
good days work and finish up all bust
less on the calendar. BY an over
vote it decided to stave off 4
adjournment and resolve itself into a 4
,oIlIIlltlcc VI tut WHOie lOT tue lHItu II
inc during the day and clean up the I
,iX bills remaining on general orders.
House bill No. by Page, providing \
or semi monthly payment of wages I
o employees, was recommended for |!
passage after short debate. Searlcs I
If Mineral sought to have railroad |
employees excluded from the bill but I
ais amendment to that effect was voted /
Town. If passed. the bill goes into
effect June !. 1917.
Other bills were recommended for I
passage without debate as follows:
H. b. Sc by Harbert, amending the !
government law.
II. b. - by Bernard. providing
for driving spikes in saw logs.
II. b. 10 by Burnworth. regulating
assignments of stock certificates.
II. b. So by Hathaway, providing
hat matrons shall be furnished at all
jails for women prisoners.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock Saturday /