The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-19
'S0L0NS SLAP At
ADMINISTRATION
OF Federal Law
Manner in Which Officials
Of State Have Handled
Sedition Attacked.
BOTH HOUSES STAND
PAT ON ENFORCEMENT
Fight Made Over Council of
Defense Personnel Ends
With Defeat.

Helena. Feb. lS.--Spced. delayed at
rather infreauent intervals by dis
agreements over certain measures OF
amendments to them, marked today's
special session OF the legislature, the
outstanding feature of which was Il di-
rect slap by members Of both house
and senate AT the manner OF the ad-
ministratton of the federal law IN the
state OF Montana.
or course the nam" Of Judge George
NJ Bourquin. or that OF United States
Attorney Wheeler OF Butte was not
mentioned but they were the only
things which wer. not mentioned In
connection with the bill
il came about during both senate and
house action upon the house Joint me
mortal asking congress Ia deal with sc-
dition and sabotage. the resolution
which was addressed 10 the house late
last week by Representatives Holt.
sand. Griffin, White, kemmis, Sekt-
nan, Davis and Hawks This rusoiu-
ton was supposed to have been framed
IN the Interest of the membership In
the house the personnel of which has
been pleased to refer To themselves
as the "BoIshevik' element.
Change Wording.
At all events, when their resolution
went to the scuatc today, 1t was
changed IN it's wording. and the change
though simple, made perfectly clear to
every one at least one Of the reason
why, 1t Is claimed, Governor Stewart
found IL necessary to call the present
extra ordinary session The wording "r
the resolution at tho particular point
In question, originally had been as fol
lows:
Whereas. under the present laws Of
the United States. successful prose,u-
tion of persons cannot be maintained
for the making Of false statements"
etc.
AS amended. the measure now reads
whereas. under tho present lawp uf
the United States, successful prosecu-
tion of persons has not been main
tuincd In til. federal district of Mon
tana, for the milking" etc.
Solons luminous.
Evidence that thoro IL a unanim-
ity of opinion. at least, among the leg
islators Of the state, reiatiys io the IN
forcement of federal laws IN Montana,
is clearly seen by attendants at the
session here from the fact that tho
amendment. as proposed passed both
houses unanimously, both In commit
tees and on the f!c~r.
The first opposition Of the day &C.
Cured when the final action was ta..cn
on the resolution to ratify the federal
prohibition amendment. The amend
ment WAS ratified. the vote against II
being cast by Representatives Duffy Of
Silver Bow, Grimes of Silver Bow. Jtn-
sen Of Cascade, OBr.en Of Silver Bow.
Prosser of Lewis and Clark. Quaintancc
of jefferson. Searlcs OF Mineral and
Ward of Silver Bow.
Higgins Active.
Representative Ronald Higgins Of
Missuola, who had Introduced Il joint
house resolution. calling upon the con
gress to enact icgisiation< 10 conscrlpt
all fortunes over 81 900, 900, aud all cx-
cess war profits, made "A strong speech
in behalf Of the measure after 1t had
come out of committee where 1t had
been amended To conscript d reasonable
amount Of al fortunes I'm excess II tht
stated amount. On this measure there
also vas a division. and the resolution
PASSED the houst. the vote being 81 to
JuIlI
Higgins, the Missoula delegation. all
supported the measure. The vote
against 1t WAS cast by the following;
Andrews. Ashby, Bah, Baxter, I!er.
nard. B1rnworth. Carl. Connolly,
Crowley. De,ncl. ElieI, Fishbaugh.
Could, Henry. 1ronsidc, Jensen. John
son Of Deer Lodge, kehoe. Larse. Lem
mon. AcMahon. Morris. Prosscr.
Raincy, Scott, Spain and Wheat.
An attempt on the part Of Repre-
sentative Holt, who announced in lis
speech that ne had been elasscd as
"one of the Boisheviki'' 10 amend the
Law regarding the personnel of the
Montana council Of defense failed.
though the gentleman from CASCADE
fought to the last ditch To have the
measure instruct the governor as TO
the number of business men, union
men and farmers he should name on
the board having the affairs of the
council in charge. Mr.. Holt desired