Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-23
BILL SHE[VED
As F|L|BUSfER
COMES To END
Seven Roll Calls Were
Taken During Con-
sideration of Matter.
Killed Deader Than a
Door Nail" Is Lieuten-
ant Governor 5 Notion.

Helena, Feb. 22.-Anti-Dixon
forces in the senate prevailed
Tuesday when, in the face of
persistent efforts upon the part
of the Dixon men to save the
principal administration meas
ure, H. B. 5, the tax commits
sion bill, that measure was
killed and buried so deep that
nothing more can be done by the
present legislature to again
bring it up for consideration.
The action was so decisive that, in
answer to a question from the floor,
the presiding officer, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Storey. said it was "deaded than
a door nail
The bill, which had passed the house
BY fair majority in the face of strong
opposition had been in the hands Of the
senate committee on finance and
claims, of which Senator J. E. Ed
wards. a political opponent of Cover
nor Dixon, is the chairman This
committee reported Tuesday forenoon
shortly after the senate convened, q
majority report recommending that the
bill be not cOncurred IN, while a
minority repert.eceesmmended concur
renee f~-5s sAas5=s.Fss.
Forenoon's FiIibuster.
After all Of the forenoon session had
been consumed in a discussion Of the
reports and in a filibuster against the
adoption Of the majority report, this
report was adopted by a vote of 80 to
20, and 1t was disposed of finally by
motion to reconsider followed by
motion to lay the motion upon the
table. the latter being adopted by The
usual division.
During the time the matter was
under consideration seven roll calls
were conducted.
The Importance of the bill was en-
phasized by Senator r. r. Heren Of
Custer county. administration floor
leader. when he pointed out it was the
Keystone of the structure upon which |
all the proposed revenue and taxation |
measures of this assembly rests. He. |
and other advocates of the bill, re-
minded the majority that Governor
Dixon stood behind the bill and during !
the campaign had promised the people
that such commission would be |
created to equalize the tax burdens of !
the state
Merely Fifth Wheel.
Opponents Of the bill insisted the
commission was merely fifth wheel |
under the provisions of which one
meeber Of the state board of eaualiaa- |
tion would have the exclusive selection
of an advisory committee to the full |
board, but that the full board was not !
bound to accept the findings of the |
advisory body and that it's creation |
would be waste of money
Those who voted to kill the bill by /
adopting the minority report were:
Booth, Burgess. Burlingame, Church,
Clark, Coburn, Cone Cooper, Craig,
Dearborn, Donlan. Edwards, E sp. Gal
wey. Gibson, Haaland. Haley Hazel
baker. Hefferlin, Heron (voted aye so
eration). Larson. Leuthold. Lowe. Nc
Cone. Mears, Page, Parker, Paul.
Slattery, Stewart Of Meagher, Stewart
of Deer lodge. White. Total 80.
Those who voted to save the bill
were: Anderson, Connolly. Cowan.
Dixon, Foster, Greening. Greenup,
Griffin, Harmon. Jensen, Junod. Kir-
ton, Lewis, Long, 10y, Mckay. Mains.
Pauline. Korvik. Siegfriedt. Total, 20.
Edwards Heads Opposition.
The majority report signed by Ed
wards. Leuthold. Gallwey. Larson and
Burgess, recomm ending H. B. 5 be not
concurred in. was read, and then the
favorable minority report signed by
Heron, Pauline and Connolly, was pre-
sented.
Motion that the majority report be
adopted was read Heron moved as a
substitute adoption Of the minority re-
port. The roll call vote was q to Al.
Later Heron changed his vote so as to
be able to move reconsideration.
Senators J. +. Mckay of Sanders
and L. ". 10y Of Golden Valley were
the only senator's to explain their
votes on this roll. Mckay said the
bill had been discussed in all the cor
ncrs of the corridors, and in the Plac-
er, but there had been no consideration
on the floor Of the senate He didn't
know whether he favored tax COM
mission, but he did believe the bill
should be considered on general file.
Mckay Moves Substitute.
After the minority report was de-
rlared lost. Mckay moved as sub
stitute for the original motion to adopt
the majority report. that the bill be
placed on general file. Edwards insist
I'd the substitute motion had already
been lost and McKays motion was out
pf order. The chair ruled against him. 9
Edwards appealed from the decision. i
and when Mckay started to talk again i
the Rosebud senator Immediately with | !
drew his sppeal.
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