Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-10
DIXON FORCES
GARRY HOUSE
IN FIRST BOUT
Frank Woody Employ
ed to Draft Bills Asked
by the Governor.
Three Per Cent Oil Tax
and Inheritance Tax
Measures introduced.
Staff Correspondence.

SCAIl SOAICopOAOSAS"
Helena, March 9.-1n the first con-
test Of the extraordinary session pc
tween the Dixon and anti Dixon forces
~ the house, that branch Of the 0s-
4semhly Wednesday forenoon decided to
employ Frank Woody, former assistant
attorney general, to draw the bills and
advise with the house committees IN
connection with measures advocated by
Governor Dixon. The motion, which
was adopted by roll call vote OF %
to 50 with Is absent, was presented ny
4. III. Macdonald of F'lathead county
II move that Frank Woody be en-
ployed by the house to prepare ana
draft the bills necessary to carry into
effect the recommendations continued
in the governors message and to con-
fer with and advise the house commit
tees with reference to such bills ana
the provisions thereof"
T.. II. Cooney, of Cascade county,
wanted to know how much this service
would cost.
r. C. Dillavou of Yellowstone county
said that was a matter which would
later be fixed by the house by resolu-
ton.
BIomquist Protests.
Ed Rouleau of Silver Bow county
protested against the action and Har,
vey Blomquist of Cascade county sara
it was entirely out of the ordinary and
That the office at the attorney general
was prepared to do this work:
r. II. Macdonald said the bills had
already been prepared and were ready
for introduction.
s. G. Skulason said he was 'unalter-
ably opposed to such proceeding and
that it was "unwarranted.' He siid
'.it is Just throwing money away, that
there is nothing new about this extra
session, that it is to consider the tax
commission, inheritance tax. district
iudRships and other matters. all Of
which had been considered at the regu-
lar session.
b. G. Rrockway told the house that
If Mr.. Woody's work, performed for
the regular session. had been adhered
to there would have been no need for
this extra session.
The Roll Can.
The matter was then placed on roll
Ayes-Anderson BeIey, Bel. Berge-
son. Boiling. Boorman. Brockway.
Brown Of Lewis and Clark, Brown OF
Mineral, Buell.. Cavanaugh, Chatfield,
Conser. Crumbaker. Dillavou. Dodds.
Dunbar. Fairgrieve, Faust. FELTON,, Gil
lette. Goodland, Green Of Dawson, GHl-
liage, Hathaway, Hills, Hunter, Ken
Won, knudsvig. Lakin. Larson. Mac
Donald of Flathead, Northev, Ogden.
O'Hara. Parsons. Peden, Penewell, Per-
rine. Phelps. Ray. Reeves. Reid,
Rhoads. Rixon. Sales, Sandy. Scofleld
Shoemaker Of Lewis and Clark, Shoe
maker Of Yellowstone. Smith. Smell
Spencer, Stoner Swift, Troy, Wilcomb,
Williams-Total, IS.
Noes-Allen. Arnold. Austin. B!om-
Cooney, Daily. Dunn. English, Gels
Goodman. johnson Of Deer Lodge
johnson of Fergus, Johnson Of Silver
Bow. Kemp. Mcdonald Of Silver Bow
McQuarrie, Provinse. Richard. Rob
erts. Rodgers. Rouleau, Silver, Skula
son. Spratt. Stevens. Treloar, WADE
Wallace. Warren, Worden, Mr.. Speak
Absent-Berglin. Black. Cady, Char.
tiers. Covell. Dowlin Of Rosebud. Dow.
lin Of Yellowstone. Green Of flathead
Hanson. Haskell. Haynes. Jones. Riggs
Scharnikow. Seeker. Total, 10.
Battle Looms Ahead.
Opponents Of the measure can az.
tention to the fact that on the closins
day of the regular session motor
was made by 7. II. Macdonald to pa'
NJ. Woody $1,000 for work in connec
ton with some Of the bills ne had pre-
nared. which motion was declared =
be out Of order and was Withdrawn u!
In view Of the fact that any paymen
m Mr. Woody would have to be con
Cured in by the senate, although tn
service should be performed for tn
house. anti administration members : Q
thr senate promise hard shedding TO
such when it reaches that body.
Introduction of two measures q
carry out the recommendations OF tn
s;nn House bill No. ] provides 70
. tax or 3 per cent of the productio
on oil produced on all lands in Mon