The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-17
Representatives Take Only
Short Time to Approve
Bill Unanimously.
PROPOSED SEED LAW
GETS QUICK ACTION
Little Delay Expected in
Senate Over Questions
on Propositions.


most important measures up for con-
sideration before the present extraor-
dinary session of the state legislature
We're unanimously passed by the house
today, following a long session, and
they We're sent to the senate. where
they were acted ,2pon late in the even
ing.
The measures are the Christmas bill
defining and Furnishing sedition. and
the seed grain bill, which was intro
duced by Mr.. Speaker O'Connor.
Dramatic denals of alleged insinua-
tions of disloyalty We're made by sew
eral members of the house, in connec-
ton with speeches delivered when the
sedition measure came up for consid-
Grafton.
The members who spoke in this vein
made their remarks following the in
PRODUCTION OF an amendment by Rep
resentative Davis of Teton county,
who sought to have inserted. as a part
of the definition of disloyalty included
in the measure. the following phrase:
Any editor or manager of any news
paper or publication who shall publish
or cause to be published any untrnth-
full statements that any citizen of the
United States is disloyal to the ma
tional government"
His amendment. however together
with one to the amendment by Rep
resentatise Sands, failed when the vote
was taken.
Declaring 1t to be his purpose to put
teeth into the measure" Representative
Ronald Higgins Of Missoula. had ac-
copied an amendment increa sing the
punishment from the first given in the
bill. so that it now provides as a pen
atty a fine of not less than $500 nor
more than $4,000 and by imprison-
mcnt in states prison for not more
than 20 years.
Provided the governor signs the
the senate. the Montana law will then
define sedition as follows:
Sedition Measure.
whenever the United States shall
be engaged In war. any person or per-
sons. who shall utter. print, write or
publish any disloyal, profane. violent,
scurilous. contemptuous, slurring or
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government of the United States. or
the constitution of the United States,
or the flag of the United States. or the
uniform of the army or navy of the
United States, or any language calcu-
lated to bring the form OF government
of the United States, or the constitu-
tion. or the soldiers, or sailors, or
the flag. or the uniform of the army
or navy Of the United States into con-
tempt scorn. contumely or disrepute
or shall utter. print, write or publish
any language calculated to incite OF
inflame resistance to any duly consti =
tuted federal or state authority in con-
nection with the prosecution of the
war. or who shall by writing. printing
publication and language spoken, urge
incite or advocate any curtailment OF
production in this country or any thing
or things. product or products neees-
sary to the prosecution of the war In
which the United States may be en-
gagged. with intent to ineite any such
curtailment to cripple or hinder the
United States in the prosecution Of the
war: or in time of war in which tht
United States shall be engaged shall
wilfuliy make or convey false reports
with intent to interfere with the op.
Grafton or success of the military ol
naval forces of the United States. Of
promote the success of its enemies; o.
whoever in time of war in which tn.
United States shall be engaged, shal
wilfuily cause or attempt to cause dis
affection in the military or naval force
Of the United States or who shall. b.
printing. writing. publication. languag
spoken or by any act or acts interior
with, obstruct or attempt to obstruc
the operation OF the national selectiv
draft law or the recruiting or enlist
ment service OF the United States (
the injury of the military or nava
service thereof. shall be guilty of tn
crime OF sedition." ..
Long Tirade.
The attempt Of Representative Davi
to have his amendment inserted befor
the words shall be guilty" was tn
signal for speeches on the part of som
members. who were thought to
rrejudiced against the proposed meas
ure. Following long TRADE. on III
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