The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-13
FanQs Of Montana's Invisible
Government Are Rendered
Harmless BY House Action
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bar their share Of the expense q
government, the people Of the stat
win do It for w by initiative two year
from now and they might as well us
their very goQd Judgment right no,
and allow liz to do this now"
When Mr.. Higgins concluded his re
MARKS the first applause Of the SEES
sion came from the members OF tn
house. Roll call was then demands
with the result noted above.
The substitute resolution offered b
Mr.. White is as follows:
...ss Substitute Resolution.
Whereas, The Fifteenth legisla-
tive assembly is confronted with
L tho imperative necessity Of rails
~ Ing additional revenue to meet the
growing needs Of state govern
ment, and
Whereas, Intelligent action
should be predicted upon full and
accurate Information on the SUBJ
ject, now, therefore,
BE it resolved. That committee
Of five members of the house be
appointed by the speaker to in
quire into and report to the house
concerning the assessed valuation
and tax paid on assessable prop
erty and all mines and mining
Industries, hydro electric and
power companies, lighting COM
panies, express companies, tele-
phone and telegraph companies,
railroad companies and sleeping
cal, companies, including all ira-
Drovements belonging to such
companies. @
Resolved. That said committee
be and is hereby authorized and
empowered to summon witnesses
d.. and require the production of
books, papers and records con-
corning said matter of inquiry.
Said committee to make diligent
inquiry and report to the house
not later than the twenty fifth day
Of the present session.
Z. .@. (Signed) WHITE.
Steering Committee Abolished.
The last matter brought up for dis
cussion before the house was the re.
port Of the committee on rules ant
order of business. An attempt was
made by Chairman Mcmahon of thu
on rules, joint rules and or.
der Of business to perpetuate the steer.
ing committee which had been elm.
mated by the senate. He was unsuc.
cessful and the steering committee
was abolished as was the rule provid.
ing for two-thirds majority in order
to suspend the rules. The house also
adopted the rule providing that no leg.
islation will be transmitted to or re.
ceiyed from the senate after the. fif.
tieth day of the session.
The effect OF. these changes in the
rules as adopted by the house and
senate will do away with the possi-
bility OF referring measures to the
steering committee and having their
held there while less meritorious bills
are reported out for action. The new
rules viii permit of suspension of tht
rules by q majority and should i'm.
portant legislation come up for con-
after the fiftieth day b,
Joint agreement with the senate 1t car
stnl be brought out and passed.
The other changes were of minor
importance and were adopted without
debate.
Many Bills Slaughtered.
Today was Strengthening day in tht
house and bills were killed with mo.
notonous regularity. The judiciar,
committee applied the axe to four bills
the livestock and public range com.
mittec had one to it's credit. and tn,
committee on labor amended one be.
fore it recommended its passage.
Bills receiving favorable considera.
ton in committee were II. b. 81 b,
Dcmcl which provides for avoiding tn,
of taking oral testimony be.
fore securing an order for publication
Of summons in an action to quiet title
II. B. 20 by Demel which was slight
ly amended in the committees repor
prohibits the issuance of non-nego
table Acknowledgements Of indebted
ness in payment for wages due EN-
ploycs, providing how aclsnowleds
ments OF such Indebtedness shall b,
paid, fixing the time when certain
wages shall become due and provid
ing for the collection of attorneys fee
In actions to recover wages.
Bills Are Considered.
The house then resolved itself int
of the whole and consid
cred the two bills on general orders
which were measures by Stimpert
Cascade and Working Lewis AM
Clark. The bills were reported bacl
to the house favorabiy and referre'
to the engrossing committee.
Representative Stimpert's bill pro
vides for the construction Of bridge
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