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DEFENSE COUNCIL
MEASURE ADOPTED
DECISION OF JUDGE BOURQUIN
DIsAPPRovED BY HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
CRUM CASE. HOLDS SESSION
House Members Back up on Resolu-
ton Which Stopped Their Pay
After Wednesday and Are
Now Drawing Salary.

Helena, Feb. 23.-In an indireo
manner the house yesterday afternoo
went on record as expressing its dis
approval of the Interpretation of tn
federal espionage act by Fedora
Judge BOurquin in the Just and Hal
cases, originating in Rosebud county
Earlier in the day memorial to con
gress had been introduced which wa
tantamOunt to criticism of the de
| cisiOn; and after more or less jockey
| ing it was finally sent to committee
| No. /, after Belden had pointed on
that, while in sympathy with the sen
timent, it might be contemptuous il
nature and that all the solons nigh
find themselves in Jail.
Would Appeal Case.
When the house reconvened in thu
afternoon the Fergus county solon of
fered a motion to the effect that the
district attorney be requested to take
whatever action may be necessary tC
perfect and make an appeal in the Hal
and Just cases and that he use his
best endeavor TO secure prompt de-
cision thereon. He said this proposed
decision of the appellate court would
determine whether Judge BOurquin
had placed proper construction on
the law. He said the house should
acquiesce in the decision of the courts
= la
dignity of the house to quarrel with
the federal judge.
He said that while Hall and Just
could never again be placed in jeop-
ardy, at the same time an appeal
would result in the establishment of
Il precedent for future cases. He said
the motion would be Il protest at the
Bourquin decision, and his suggestion
vsls adopted.
Impeachment of Judge Crum.
The Crum Impeachment case and
battle royal over the bill appropriating
S5000Q0 for the state council of de-
Tense that the commonwealth may
come to the relief of counties which
itation of Indebtedness are unable to
avail of the provisions of the seed
grain law; together with the slaughter
ing of the home guard bill through an
adverse senate committee report form
ed the features of Thursdays legisla-
tive session.
Pass Defense Bill.
BY vote of As to 80 the council
reading, while three witnesses were
examined in the sO-called grand jury
inquiry into the crum affair. Twenty
'emain to be examined.
The senate passed house memorial |
praying for the construction of a rail |
Dad into the coal fields near Belt, |
md without division adopted the adj |
'erse judiciary committee report on
he home guard bill.
Members Draw Pay.
The house passed on third reading
senate bill No. {, penalizing the de-
tructiOn of property; while Il light
Elm was developed when Anderson in
uired as to the status of the reso-
ltion stopping pay of solons Wednes-
ny night The speaker replied no
lember would go back on his word
nd therefore they We're serving with
ut pay A motion was made that the
esolution be rescinded and a roll call
as demanded. 1t resulted in favor
requiring the state TO pay the sol
ms for all time served. The vote was
D to II, whereupon motion was
ade that the clerk be instructed to
Intimate from the payroll the names
the ID voting in the negative. A
Ill call was demanded and it was
'oceeding when Mason moved to lay
on the table and this prevailed.
hus ali solons will receive their $40
day for all time spent in Helena.
The house then went into committee s
the whole for the consideration of I
e Kemmis woman suffrage memoir I
and it was favOrably reported and I
ter passed on third reading. 6
The half million appropriation bill T
T. the council of defense was then 1
ken up, and an amendment was +
opted authorizing the state board f
examiners TO sell bonds or war a
nts in that amount, with interest at a
per cent, so as not to disturb state q
nix deposits. The provision author
ng donations as distinguished from
ms to needy farmers was stricken
t while a second amendment bond a
, each of the councils members in h
, sum of $4,000 was accepted. G,
Still another was favorably received IN
ich provides for tax levy of one ii
nth of one mill to pay the interest o,