The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-15
HIGH COURT JUDGE
OEAOL0LKS S0L0NS
MANY CONFERENCES HELD At
STATE CAPITAL OVER su.
PREME COURT JUDGES
TAX RELIEF BILL IS KILLED
Orouth Sufferers Not to Be Excused
From Paying Taxes.-Resolution
Passed Asking Recognition Of
the irish Republic

Helena. August little deadlock
action Of the house of the substitute
for the Higgins and Kinney bills pro-
viding for Il S:,.OOO.OOO bond issue for
the relief Of drouth sufferers. consti-
tlte the two chief items Of conversa-
ton in legislative circles. .
The senate. after having defeated
the bond bill on third reading. II to
IL. recOnSi.lpred it's action Saturday
night. and finally passed the measure
aud transmitted it to the house. The
substitute bill provides for IL commits
sion of five to be named by the gov
ernor to handle the funds. employing
commissions of three in affected coun-
ties for the actual work.
The Higgins or house bill vested the
supervisory power with the state
board of examiners. However. Hig-
gins intimated that the house would
recele and accept the senate Substi-
tute in preference t" nothing.
BY far the greater interest centerS in
the supreme court bill. The house.
after accepting Thursday the report
of its judiciary committee recon.
nlentling the measure for passage.
took it from general orders Friday on
motion of Higgins and sent it back to
the judiciary committee. 1t was re-
ported out with the names of Patton
and Stark for the judge~hip. passed.
and transmitted to the senate. ny
unanimous vote the senate committee
struck out the names and passed the
bill. which was then sent to confer
enre. the cOntereeS meeting with Gov
erlnr Stewart, who announced that
he would vet" the bill if presented to
him with the names.
Try to Adjourn.
An effort was made in the senate to
secure an adjournment sine die. hut
this failed because many bills had not
been enrolled Saturday night. Hence
the meeting this morning.
Conferences between various per
sons We're held yesterday in an effort
to reach an agreement. but the indi.
cations are that none was had. 1t is
regarded as improbable that enough
votes could he secured to pass the bill
over the governors veto. even If i,
passed the senate. which many are in.
clined tn doubt.
rlAeA ConAak Gar le>lanA
Timely arrival Of Mrs. Maggie Hath.
away representative from Ravalli
county. coupled with delay in tabulat.
ing II vote upon the adoption of !,
resolution urging the president to rec.
oyniZe the Irish republic. saved the
day for Ireland in the house Of rep.
reSpntativeS of the extraordinary SEES.
sion OF the Montana state legislature
on Friday.
As amended by the committee on
federal relations. the measure urges
congress to pass resolution asking
the president to recognize the repul
lie Of Ireland.
Dry Enforcement Act Killed.
by II vote Of IS to ~ the house
turned down II motion by Con>er oi
Fallon to place on general orders :. r
n. by Slayt"n. providing for the ere
alton Of fund t" be spent in enforcing
the prohibition law. and adopted II re-
port 1T the judiciary committee recon
mending that the bill be killed.
The measure. rs introduced. provided
that the money should be- spent jointly
by the governor and the attorney gen
eral. hut the senate amended the hill
to eliminate the attorney general. ana
Gibson. chairman Of the judiciary com,
mittee. said that naturally the house
being good Republicans. should elm
mate the governor. Eaton and COnSer
spoke in favor of the bill and Higgins
and Gibson opposed it. Higgins took
the position that the hill had been
killed in the regular session and there
was No need for such a law now in
order to have the law enforced.
Governors Measure Dies.
Governor Stewards pet measure
seeking the creation Of the Mountains
welfare commission. similar in Organi
zation tn the council Of defense. am,
designed t" raise funds by II drive fo,
the relief OF ,ir"uth victims. which
bill WAS introduced in the senate hA
Senator Edwards nf Rosebud county
was also killed on an adverse repor,
of the house judiciary committee.
Profiteer Bill Passes.
by vote of ~ to - the house
Saturday morning passed H. t. II. h,