The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-16

derson of Fergus and L. T. Eaton Of
Yellowstone.
applause OF the house by introducing
q measure, which was referred to
Committee No. 1. for the payment of
$4,000 for the mileage and per diem
OF the members, and another bill for
$4,000 TO pay the attaches of the house.
Representative Ronald Higgins then
introduced bill to amend the exist
ing state laws relative TO the desecra-
ton of the flag. His bin makes such
an offensc a high mlsdemeanor Or
felony punishable by a year in jail.
or five years in prison, and in addition
fine of not more than $1,000. The
measure was referred to Committee
No. 3.
Sabotage Bill Up. e.,
The memorial to congress intro
duced this morning by number of
Equity representatives asking for leg
islation on sedition and sabotage, was
referred to Committee No. 1. ag
There was considerable hilarity
among the members in the house for
a few moments during the early part
of the afternoon session, when, by a
mistake, the clerk read minority re-
port from Committee No. 4, on the
federal prohibition amendment, before
he read the majority report. Repre-
sentative Searles Of Mineral had in
troduced the former report. when Rep
resentative Eliel jumped to his feat
and moved as a substitute that the
majority report be read. His point
of order was recognized, and the MAJ
jority report was then adopted, Mr..
Searles being the only member to vote
against 1t.
Grain Bills Introduced.
p. c. White, the prominent Equity
member from Fergus county. intro:
duced the principal lneasure--permit-.
ting the counties to purchase seed
grain for the farmers when the pur-
chase amount exceeds $4,000. BY the
present laws, il the amount exceeds
that sum, an election is required. The
new bill will do away with that fea-
turc. ~
Mr.. White introduced the measure
on behalf of Speaker O'Connor, and the
bill was referred to Committee No. /.
Representative Gould then moved that
the bill be given precedence over all
other legislation in committee and In
session, until it be disposed of, and his
motion was carried.
The speaker then appointed as a
tor
Representatives Eiel, Duffy and
Searles. ii,
Committee No. l, reporting to the
house, then declared adversely upon
the joint resolution to congress on thu
Flathead appropriation and offered n
substitute resolution deploring the in-
dication that congress would appro-
pirate only $4,000 and urging that
the sum of s75O.000 should be appro.
priated for the irrigation project there.
This action was taken as the result
OF dispatches from Washington indi-
eating that the entire amount desired
may not be appropriated.
AS a committee of the whole, the
house then reported favorably on the
substitute joint resolution. and it was
passed unanimously on the roll call
Of the house.
Adjournment for an hour was then
taken for committee meetings.
Bankers Lack Funds.
In the senate, a communication was
| received from the commercial club OF
Winifrcd, in Fergus county, in which
| it was stated that any legislation to
help tho farmers will be too late now
| to bring financial aid, that the bank
| ers haven't sufficient funds to extend
this aid. and asking special legislation
for a state appropriation to meet tho
! situation.
Senator Muffly's bill defining and
Furnishing sedition and sabotage was
introduced and referred to the ju.
! dietary committee. and n joint senate
resolution to ratify tho federal prohi-
bition amendment was introduced bS
Senator Amin and was referred tt
the committee on finance and claims
The senate then recessed until late
! this afternoon.