The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-02-21

been added any fat or oil other than
milk fat.
H. B. 284, by Kelly of Silver Bow,
placing motor bus lines under regu-
lation of railroad commission.
H. B. lao, by Tawney and Strange,
increasing fees for marriage license
and providing for keeping of records
by registrar of vital statistics
H. B. 237, by appropriations COM
mittee, allowing superintendent of in
sane asylum 81 600 annually in food
stuffs and supplies.
H. B. 23S, by judiciary committee,
requiring every surety company doing
business in Montana to have a capital
stock Of 100000.
House bill No. $50, introduced by
Boorman of Cascade and Pope of Mis-
Eoula, relating to the manufacture,
sale and use of intoxicating liquors,
and repeating the act passed two
years ago permitting physicians to
write prescriptions for liquors for
medicinal purposes, was recommend
ed for passage by the house today
after a brisk tilt. The house also
recommended for passage a bill Of
fered by the public morals committee,
regulating dance halls.
Maury of Silver Bow led the at
tack on the anti-prescription bill, de-
claring that it was a well known fact
that certain liquors are beneficial for
the treatment of many ailments.
Denny and English, also of Silver
Bow, Stoddard of Deer Lodge, Andrus
of Custer, and others followed Maury
in his assault on the measure.
Pope declared that two years ago
the legislature took away from the
people Of the state a portion of the
prohibition law, which the people had
voted upon and signified that they
Endorsed.
"This section of the prohibition law
should be returned to the statutes and
this bill, repeating the prescription
law, will accomplish this" Pope de-
clared.
Boorman, Sandy, Pilgeram and Me
earthly supported Pope in his argu-
ments.
The second feature of the committee
of the whole this afternoon was the
favorable recommendation on H.. B.
46, by Smith, known as the "Legiti-
mate Child" measure. Arguments on
this measure, which would make every
child the rightful child of its parents,
were heated, and in many instances
reached a point where the members
voiced their disapproval of the explain
ations. Maury and English both
spoke against the bill, with Goodman
of Broadwater, and the author of the
measure, recruiting their arguments.
That the state should not enter the
insurance bu4iness was the decision
reached in the House today, when the
members voted to postpone indefin.
itely action on H. B. 90. by Pilgeram
This bill provided for the insuring by
the state of all state, county ant
school buildings.
7 The third and last of the Demo
cratic caucus economy measures wa:
introduced in the House today. The
bill provides for a complete revision
in the salaries of all of the state de
partment employees. In the majorit.
of cases there is a pruning of salar
les, but in other cases where the spe
clal caucus committee perceived al
unfairness in compensation, wage
have been increased. The most nota
bic reduction advocated in the bill i
that in the salary of the secretary o
the tax commission. This individual
salary would be cut from $4,000 t
81, 800.
The bill was introduced by Scharni
kow, Oker, Pope, and Carlson of Gal
latin.
In the Senate.
With the fiftieth day of the sessio
but two work days away, the Senat
today showed a great burst of spec
and then not satisfied with the day
efforts, decided to meet tomorrow aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock. Not for man
years have the Montana solons worke
on the Sabbath, but the congeste
condition of the general file make
such a move almost a necessity. /
the House a like resolve will be cal
ried out.
Probably the most important meas
ure recommended for passage by tn
upper house while in committee of tn
whole was S. B. 1873, WHICH provide
for a redistricting of the state int
judicial districts. Under this plan til
number of judges would be cut frol
20 to 10. Silver Bow county will n,