Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-19
FIGHT 0F TWO
SESSIONS ENDS,
EDWARDS VICTOR
Anti-Administration FL
ement Dismembers Pet
Measure; Beheads It.
Burlingame, Booth, Lar
son and Paul Lead in
Fight Against the Bill.
BY w. w. MOSES,
Staff CORRESPONDENT,

Helena, March 1S.-Threats made at
the time of the opening Of the extraor-
tinary session by Senator J.. e. Ed
wards that Governor Dixon would not
be permitted to dictate to the assembly
or to impose his will upon it, were
carried into effect Friday afternoon
when the a1ti-Dixon forces in the SEN
ate tortured and finally killed the tax
commission measure, which was the
principal object Of the governor in cali
ing the extra session.
With knives in their hands the Ed
wards faction slowly dismembered the
bill during the afternoon while in COM
mittee of the whole and after they had
it practically quartered and drawn,
they coolly proceeded to divest it of its
head. Had it been the political remains
of Governor Dixon that had been scat
tered about the senate chamber, some
OF the senate leaders could not have
been better satisfied at the afternoons
work and some of them seem to feel
that that was what actually was ac-
compished.
Enactiss Clause Struck Out.
The bill. Fl. B. 6, had come before
the senate reprinted to the form to
which it had been amended BY the iu-
dietary committee Of the senate.
Then in committee of the whole, with
senator John Slattery presiding, the
work of dismemberment was COM
menced and, after stripping it Of prac-
ucally everything with the exception Of
an additional appropriation for the
board of equalization, Senator Stewart,
realizing that the psychological moment
had arrived, moved that the enactine
clause be stricken. The motion carried.
Senator Junod. administration lead
er, moved that the measure be segie-
gated from the report whereuron
Senator Larson of Teton, moved that
the Junod motion be tabled and it was
so tabled by vote of 2S to 25 as
follows:
Ayes-Anderson, Booth. Burgess,
Burlingame. Church, Clark, Coburn,
Cone, Cooper, Craig, Dearborn. Don
Ian, Edwards. Esp. Gallwey. Gibson.
hazeibaker, Hefferlin. Larson. Lent
hold, Lowe. Parker, Paul. Page, Slat-
terry. Stewart Of Meagher. Stewart Of
'esr Voea Lodge. ..l, White. Total-2s;
Foster, Greening, Greenup. Gr;ffin'' hy'
Haley, Haaland, Harmon. Henderson
deren, Jensen. Junod, Kirton. Lewis.
:ong. Loy. McCone. Mckay, Mains.
Iears. Pauline, Rorvik, Siegfriedt.
Paul Opens Fight.
Senator Paul opened the fight upon 8
ne measure when he moved a strike
ut all of the first section of the hill.
eclaring that it was simply a reha,h
t the laws already on the statute
ooks. and left out an important pro.
islon regarding the time when the
tate board of equalization should re-
ort the assessments to the various
ounties.
II this measure is introduced IN
ood faith, why not leave the law Al
is!' he demanded after quoting
'ctions of the existing laws to show
lat the provisions of the bill are al
lady on the statute books.
House. bill 6 challenges the rood
18th of those who sponsored it before
e people," declared Senator Edwards
t purports to give them something
W but as matter of fact it rives
thing. No more stranger support Of
c position of the. opponents of the
called tax commission is needed
an the message Of the governor to-
y. in which he asks for submission
the people of constitutional amend
mt creating tax commission"
BurIingame Makes Attack.
Senator J. NJ. Buringame Of Cascade
unity then continued the attack with
Z statement with four years ago the
passed law creating a tar
which for two years en-
Dyed experts and investigated. the
estion of taxation and then announce
that a constitutional amendment
S necessary. The question when sub
tied to the voters at the last elec-
n was defeated in 43 counties of the
tie. He called attention to the fact
, governor Friday proposed submis-
n Of the question to the voters
lin.
This afternoon we have a proposal
submit the question to the people
ain," he said. II believe that in
.ir sober second judgment they will
- the constitutional amendment but
all to see where we are doing any
ng for the taxpayers in rewriting
Silly that measure
Senator Larson asked to be shown
ere there was anything new in this
which would help the state board
equalization in arriving at just
equitable tax.
Re-snacts Present Law.
i Nave failed to find it, he said.
his bill would merely re-enact our
sent law. / have tried to find ont
N some Of these who are strong
the bill how it would help but
y haven't 1been able to tell me-. i
coqtinfsd on Pass Two,