The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-16
House Selects Conference
Body to Confer With
Senate on Bills.
SEED GRAIN BONDS
MEASURE INTRODUCED
Joint Resolution to Be Sent
to Congress Asking for
Flathead Allotment.

Helena, Feb. To-. Pursuing their
policy to rush the necessary ,egisla-
tIon before @he members or the ax
traordinary session of the legislature
now assembled here. members OF the
house a, the close Of today's meeting,
unanimously voted to name special
conference committee of five members
whose duty II shall be to confer with
a senate committee on al bills intro
dnced, in an attempt to avoid duplica :
ton and repetition. The committee.
as named by Speaker Oconnor. IL
composed of Floor Leader Mcmahon
OF Butte. chairman. Ronald Higgins Of
Missoula, charles A. Wcil OF Lincoln,
Frank Eliel Of Beaverhead and VIII
liam J. Crismas of Carbon
The first piece of legislation which
will be completed will be joint reso- :
luton TO congress. memorialtxing the
national body to pass the $3.50, 900 ap-
preparation for the Finthead irrigat tion
project. The resolution. which was
first introduced by Representative
Harbert of Flathead, was substituted
In committee today by another and the
substitute resolution was approved hy
the committee OF the whole ana passed
by the house. II now goes to the
senate, where II will be acted upon to-
morrow. and will be telegrnphcd TO
Washington following favorable action,
Favorable Reports.
Late in the day number of meas
ures We're favorably reported from the
several committees. as follows
House blu No. ., introduced By MIR.
Larse. fixing closed sen son from
June Is to September Is, for the
burning OF brush.
House bin No. 6. by Mr. Higgins.
amending the law on the desccration
OF the flag and it's use in advertising
purposes to make II a high misdi-
meanor or penal offense.
House bills Nos. ana 8, by Mr..
Eliel to pay the members and at
taches Of the house for their mileage
and per diem.
House bin No. 10. by Mr.. Speaker
Oconnor. for the authorization OF
county issuance OF seed grain bonds,
ShN VOocFdV 0g1tV N0ptfoI.
Memorial joint house resolution, by
Mr.. Holt. calling upon the congress to
enact legislation TO fix the price of all
grains after the manner In which the
price of wheat now IL fixed.
The O'Connor seed bonds measure
did not come from committee In the
same form In which il was referred.
Vtuta Fixf
Of the bonds at Q per cent, and the
other limiting to 100 bushels the
amount OF the seed grain to he dis
tributed to each farmer. were amend :
ed so az To make tho rate per cent
and the quantity $50 bushels.
Deny impeachment Runner.
Senator Edwards and Representative
Middleton of Rosebud county today
emphatically denied that there IL any
movement on foot either in the house
or the senate. for the Impeachment OF
District Judge crum OF Rosebud
county, on the charges of disloyalty.
1T is reasonable TO expect that
some notice Of such action would
come to us, II It were contempis ted. .
said the legislators. Neither OF us
however. had heard anything further
than queries as to whether II would
be done. We are positive that n
will not"
No Speed lst.Up.
During the day there was no let-uE
| in the speed with which the Legislature
is considering the measures which the
governor deems important. The after
noon was devoted to the reports ol
| legislation which had been referred
| to committees and to the introduction
OF further measures which had not be
| fore come mp.
| The first committee report which
came from Committee No. 3 In tn.
house. was favora bic one on the se
i dition bill which was introduced yes
terday by Representative Crismas
Following the recommendation thai
this bill do pass. Committee No.
asked that a conference committee o
the house be named by Speaker
OConnor to meet with n like commit
tee Of the senate TO confer on tn
Stimpert sabotage bill.
| Committee Manned.
The committee named by Speake
O'connor consists OF Representative
Mcmahon of Silver Bow, Charles An
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