The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-25

raised from the schedule in the bill
but they failed.
Over the opposition of Senator Marx
D. Dearborn of Musselshell county
his bill creating the 21st judicial dis.
trict out of Musselshell and Golden
Valley counties was killed. J. HAL
and of Liberty county tried to kill K
R. Heren's bill permitting renewal OF
leases on state owned oil, coal and gas
lands, but failed, the senate taking the
opinion of those senators who insisted
no nan would develop oil wells on state
land unless he were certain he would
not have to compete at the end of five
years against his own development
work.
House Works Sunday.
With one of the heaviest days of the
session put behind it the house of rep
r~esentatives adjourned at 10 Sunday
night after having passed two score
bills on third reading, and considered
many in committee of the whole, which
will be passed on third reading Mon
day, in time it is hoped, for transmits
sion to the senate before the expiration
of the 5Oth day.
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and after a recess of several hours
during the afternoon to permit the en-
crossing clerks to copy bills for third
reading, work was resumed and con-
tinued until 1915 p. m. During the
evening session Fl bills were consid-
cred in committee of the whole and will
be acter upon finally Monday. Sun
day morning 80 bills were passed.
Pari-Mutuel Bill Killed.
The pari-mutuel bill to provide for
wagers on racing in Montana was
killed in the lower house of the legis-
lature late Saturday afternoon by a
vote of 50 to At. Five were absent
when the vote was taken and it was
announced that Scharnikow, who op-
posed the bill was paired with Warren,
who favored it.
The end Of the long parliamentary
struggle came suddenly. The roll call
was preceded by a call of the house.
Very little oratory was INDUCED in and
when the clerk of the house began to
call the names of members there was
an impressive silence as each repre-
announced his vote. Not un-
til the last few names were called was
the result certain.
The bill was S. B. 1856, having been
passed in the senate chamber several
weeks ago.
Trade Commissions Price-Fixing
Power Killed.
The senate saturday in committee of
the whole swung the ak on the price,
fixing powers of the Montana Trade
Topped off all inspectors
and supervisors in the office of state
superintendent of public instruction,
killed the bill to place county commits
on salary and that permitting
of record in civil actions to be
as adverse witnesses.
S. B. lO4, by Slattery, repeating the
.aw. giving price-fixing powers to the
.rade commission, and thus wiping out
The case now pending in the supreme
court of the United States, was rec
ommended by a large majority. Booth
to have it amended so that
t would not become effective until July |
l., so that the supreme court might
BASS upon the questions involved, but
his motion lost. Anderson and Lowe
we're the only senators to oppose the !
'ill, the former believing the supreme
should be permitted to dispose
Vt the case. while Lowe insisted that
t merchandising was not to be reg
laws regulating, elevators,
mills, railroads and light and
power companies should also go by the
board. Booth said that no member of !
he probe committee two years ago
hat was responsible for the law, con-
,emplated such an order as Order
Number d."
Irrigation Control Bill Ditched.
n. b. 81 was definitely shelved by