Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-23
Governors Vote Trade Charge Based On
Hearsay Which Was Unwarranted, Says
Report; Closing Hours Marked by
Bitter Fight Against Administration.
Helena, March %. Il rs a. m.)-At l: 80
o'clock thi. "wednesday morning the seven
tesnth legislative assembly, in extraordinary
session, adjourned sine die, having concluded
all its business.

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which conducted exhaustive hearings
upon the matter presented its report
in the senate late Tuesday evening.
The report. which was finally adopt
ed, was signed by Senator's ]. T.. Stat
terry of Valley county, Stewart Of Deer
Lodge, N. Fl. Parker of jefferson
county and J. w. Anderson OF Richlan.l
county, while minority report signed
by Senator o. Fl. Junod. president pro
tenn of the senate, was tabled and ex-
plunged from the records after 4 hitter
fight led by Senator I. r NcKav n
Sanders county, supporting the Junod
report; I....:.. 80.
iHof"y 6epoH vot6mtaous.
The minority report went further
the evidence submitted 1t the hear
report maintained that il was nfit tke
purpose of the committee te report @
the senate Whist evidence II had taken
but that its duty was to inyestirnAA
the charge OF bribery or yxse tradinr
and for that reason il ressricted ife
findings to that subject
Senator J. E, Edwards Of Rosebnd
county. led the fiTht against the minor
ity report and it was upon his motion
that the minoritv report was tabled
and stricken from the records. J;pon
motion Of Senator Edwards the secre-
tary was directed to have printed 1000
copies Of the majority report for dis
tribution.
Attached to the majority report was
q letter from Attorney General Rankin,
sssistnd muE nad ''snaea enc alI ane hearings ana
hs s.e. ste.i ~ luz luz sestlsauon, IN "nlch
de,oa a' 20 hn;t. I'm ne na9 iouna no esi.
wh;ch no ,,o,,,J :. ..r.:e9 anu n9'nlhs 4 ia upon
q nrnsan,,.;on .'u oe 9us'iAieu ~ eonooes
oosernof charged 6r'nery.
In explaining the stand of the ma
jority members Senator Slattery said:
Like all other persons, the members
OF the committee were astounded when
they heard that portion Of the COVER
trade of votes. What the governor
purported to charge, in the opinion Of
fonr-fifths OF the committee. was that
bribery had been committed in this
senate. The committee had ample
room. II 1t so desired. to draw infer
ences regarding the purpose underlay-
ing the acuon OF MS excellency when
ne proclaimed to the world that brib-
cry had eeen committed IN the senate.
have been shown copy OF the re-
port submitted BY the house investiEar-
ing committee wnere tnat committee
saw y M 70 commend the governor on
ts 1lndlhgs. our committee deemed 1t
WISE 10 reiraln from expressing our
,eeiing on that particular question.
Senate Report In Full.
The majority report OF the senate
.eads:
ITO the president and members Of
tho senate of the seventeenth leeisla-
|ative assembly in Extraordinary ses-
sion: I'VE. the members of your COM
nittee, appointed by Resolution No. /,
Introduced by Haley' on March y. lA1l.
lor tne purpose OF lnvesuSaung
,narge maze oy nonorepie Joseph n.
lh4on, tne governor OF montana. IN MS
message TO the JOINT assembly OF the
eg,siature on Marcn .. l0Z1. TO the
erect tnat during the regular session
u the seventeentn iegisiative assembly.
n arrangement mad been made oy an
III LOBBYIST with the opponents OF the
az commission oil IN the senate for
trade OF five votes against the tax
commission bill in exchange for five
Totes for one per cent tax on Oil, here
y report as follows:
Your committee met and organized 7
IN the ninth day OF March, 1921. and
N that date held public hearing In