The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-03-02
HIGHWAY COMMITS
SION WINS OUT


substitute senate bill los, was per-
manently sidetracked in the house on
Wednesday forenoon, when that body,
by roll call vote of 65 to 80, indef-
nitely postponed consideration of the
measure. Then, by laying on the
table a motion to reconsider this ac-
ton, the bill was permanently spiked
down.
The matter was brought up by
Maury of Silver Bow, who moved that
the committee on highways be re-
quired to report the bill at the open
ing Of Thursdays session.
Gullidge countered with a substi-
tute motion that further action on
the bill be indefinitely postponed.
In opposing Gullidge's motion,
Maury talked at considerable length
in support of the Peterson bill, and
in line with his previous assaults upon
The present highway commission and
its activities, stressing bis argument
upon charges of extravaganza.
In reply Lease of Cascade said ''the
gentleman from Silver Bow seems TO
have more trouble than any man I
ever saw. He is not only carrying the
troubles of the democratic party, but
is trying to carry the troubles of the
republicans" and then proceeded to
quote from the Proverbs:
Lease Quotes Scripture
T" If thy ways are pleasing unto
the Lord, he will make even thine
enemies be at peace with thee
Lease then explained that the Pet
ersOn bill is merely camouAage and
that its purpose is to abolish the
highway commission. He hoped the
house would adopt the motion to in
definitely postponed and thereby kill
the bill.
Barnard, chairman Of the highway
committee, in supporting the motion,
read letter written by Maury to
the highway commissioner under date
of May 9, 1922, as follows:
'HOn. George W. Lanstrum, state
highway commissioner.
"Dear Sir:
'YOur letter giving the good news
about the Deep Creek road came this
morning. We have real sized man
in your most important Office at last.
yours cordially,
"LOWNDES MAURY."
Mccormack Of Flathead said he
had been opposed to the highway
commission since it was formed, but
he realized that its creation was the
result Of the cry of the Rotary clubs,
commercial clubs and other organiza-
5iOns-the cry Of the people back
nome. He said that State Tax asso-
citation had taken stand against the
association at its last meeting in Bill
ngs.
However, he said, there were roads
o be built across the Indian reserva-
ions and the forest reserves and he
thought the commission should have
enough money to carry these projects
through and no more. For that rea-
ION he said he was supporting the
house measure and not the Peterson
ill.
Maury Explains Letter
Nelson of Missoula said the highway
committee had worked for four weeks
IpOn the house bill. He read the
James of the members of this COM |
nittee and then asked if the house did
lot have confidence in this committee. !
1e asked Maury if he were sincere !
n his stand upon the highway ques- {
ion and if his opposition to the high I
7ay commission was not a matter of I
ersonal spite.
Maury replied 'no" to both Of these :
uestiOns and then explained his let :
er to the highway commissioner :
hitch had been read by Barnard. '
He said that for four years the peo- h
lie had been petitioning for the widen t
lg of a stretch of one and one-half 1
lilies Of the Deep creek road be- L
veen Townsend and White Sulphur Z
prings a link in one Of the most i'm Z
Drtant highways of the state. This =
.retch was so narrow that cars or t,
vehicles could not pass D
nd it would have been wilened for s,
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