Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-08-06
TWO MORE JUSTICES
ON SUPREME COURT
ASKED BY GOVERNOR
Adheres to Right to Appoint
Which Caused Deadlock
Last Winter.

Helena. Aug. 5.-In special mes
sage to the house and senate Of the eX-
traordinary session of the Sixteenth
legislative assembly, the governor urges
the legislature to provide for the ap-
pointment of two more Justices for the
supreme bench and increase the person
mel from three to five.
He made no suggestion as TO who
should be named, but stood pat upon his
contention that he is entitled to appoint
them and with the consent of the. senate
and called attention to the fact that
the senate is now in session. 1nlmedi-
ately following the reading of the mes
sage Representative Ruel of Gallatir
county introduced a bill calling for the
enlargement of the high court in line
with the governors recommendation
and it was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee of the house.
The position taken by the governor
is the same as taken by him last win
ter and which resulted in a deadlock. the
legislature maintaining that it was COM
petent to select the two new judges.
Governor Stands Pat.
The governor contends that it is with
in his province to make tenure of office
of the new justices which he wants to
appoint, four and six years respectively
instead of permitting them to hold Of
flee only until the next general elec-
ton, when the people may express their
choice.
In addition to his message recon-
mending two additional justices of the
supreme court, Governor Stewart has
sent q supplemental message TO the SEN
ate and house urging that soldiers, sail
ors and marines. who were absent from
the state at the last general election and
who thereby lost their places upon the
voting lists, be restored in order to vote
at any special elections called in the
near future.
Higher salaries for assistant state
land agents, measures to control grass
hOppers and other crop pests, and regu-
lation of the open season for elk arc
other recommendations in this message
Predictions that the senate would con
cur in the house resolution fixing Thurs
day night as the last moment when bills
would be received either house from the
other did not turn out to be accurate
The measure was referred to the Judi
ciary committee, where it probably vii
be amended.
In the House.
The lower house of the legislature this
morning considered in committee OF
Senator Booths bill extending the right
of public domain when condemnation IS
made for right of way for highways
and the house bill by Church, correcting
a clerical error and making the sala
ries of sheriff in third class counties
$4,000, and passed them.
Three new measures were introduced
one by Burgeson relating to investment
of state funds; one by Buell. adding two
more justices to the supreme court; and
another relating to securing money and
transportation on agreement to do work
| All went to the judiciary committee.
The committee on public health re-
ported favorably the Long senate bill
relating to the conduct of the state hos
pital for treatment of tuberculosis anC
making it easier for veterans to be ad
mitted and amended so as to make ar
appropriation Of $4,000 and it was re.
| ferred to the committee on appropria
| tions.
| Representative Wilson's bill raising
the valuation required in the formation
| of new counties to nine million assessed
valuation in the new county. leaving SIS.
| 600, 900 in the old county was favorably
| reported with an amendment that coun
| ty seats should not be located at other
| than Incorporated towns or cities.
| Senators Dolan's joint memorial ask
| ing federal legislation to prohibit prof
| iteering, was concurred in by the house