The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-07
SEVEN IMPORTANT MEASURES
GO BEFORE eleventh LEG
ISLATlvE ASSEMBLY.
NOTICE OF MANY OTHERS
First Business Session Of the Montana
Legislature Is Marked by the In
PRODUCTION Of Bills Pertaining to
Questions Of Vital Interest to the
People Of the Commonwealth
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Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Helena, Jan. 6.-With four bills in
troduced in the house and three in tht
senate today, the announcement thai
the committees in the senate will be
named tomorrow and those of the house
this week. and every place filled where
assistance can possibly be needed, i,
can be said that the first day of the
Eleventh legislative assembly found II
prepared for business. An idea of what
the members regard as the important
things is given by the subjects COW
cred in the bills introduced and those
of which notice has been given. First
in political Importance comes the pri-
mary election law. Already there are
five of them in evidence, one in the
senate and four in the house. While
some of them are duplicates other diff
fer radically. 1t Is the presumption
that those fathered by democrats will
be taken in hand by caucus commit
tee and some agreement be reached on
a measure which will receive united
support Of members of the party. The
republicans will, likewise, try to agree
on particular measure. Edwards Of
Rosebud has the honor of introducing
the first bill in the senate. It pro-
vides for the submission of a constitu-
tional amendment. King of Silver Bow
has number one in the house. 1t
amends the law relating to the taxa
ton of mortgages on real estate.
The first thing the senate did today
was to confirm all Of the nominations
made by the executive in the past two
years. There was no objection to any
Of the appointees.
Reports Agreement.
The special committee on postoffice
reported that the house and senate had
agreed on postmasters, L. c. Scroggie
of Sweetgrass being named as post
master and Angus Mcdonald Of Butte
as assistant. Then came the intro
duction of bills. No. l, by Edwards,
provides that the rate of taxation on
real and personal property for state
purposes in any one year shall never
exceed s3,000,000 and whenever the as
sessed valuation shall amount to $780,
100000 the rate shall not exceed 2 1-2
mills, and when 1t reaches 100000, 900
the rate shall not be greater than 2
mills. The amendment Is to be submit
ted at the next election.
Selway introduced bill No. 2, which
provides for the deposit and disburse-
ment of money received from the in
vestment Of the funds of the state ed
ucational institutions and from land
leases.
Meyer introduced No. 3, an anti-free
pass measure. 1t prescribes a penalty
OF from one to five years in the peni-
tentiary or fine Of from 5000 to $500.
1t is to become effective January 1,
1910.
Bills Presented.
Notices of other bills to be presented
were as follows:
Donlan--Prohibiting bookmaking or
the selling of POOLS except at fairs.
Muffley-Increasing the powers of
the railroad commission so as to give
1t authority to regulate telegraph and
telephone rates.
Donlan--Relating to taxation.
Tooley-Relating to official bonds Of
county and state officers, providing
for surety company guaranty.
Donlan-Requiring commissioners to
let county printing contracts to lowest |
bidders.
McCone-Constitution amendment |
relating to revenue and taxation.
Edwards-Authorizing county COM
missioners to offer rewards for GRIM |
In their prosecution.
Donlan-Creating the office of state
sheriff.
Donlan-Relating to retail liquor
dealers licenses.
Donlan-Relating to the term Of SEN
ators and representatives, or in other
words, succession in office so as to
obviate opportunity for vancancy in
the office Of lieutenant governor.
In tho House.
In the house Speaker Mcdowell
two Of his committees, those on
Mileage and house employees. The first
OF King, Silver Bow; CARRIER,
Bowling, Jefferson; Roy.
Deer Lodge; Wilmer, Lewis and Clark:
smith, Fergus, and Shaw, Meagher.
That on house employees is made up
II Ward, Cascade; Pierson, Carbon;
Whaley, Broadwater; Norton Silver
Bow; Croft, Ravalli; Maxwell, Daw-
ION; Eliel, Beaverhead.
That Silver Bow wants Giovanetti,
me of its members. to be present was
indicated when a telegram was read
rom him to the effect that he was de-
aimed in Butte on pressing business
md asked for leave of absence Sill
'er Bow opposed granting the leave.
tut the house extended the favor
A resolution was adopted to print
900 copies of the address of the gov
rnor. and then the following bills
vere introduced:
King--No. 2, to prohibit selling of !
701. r. c., relating to taxation of !
Mortgages. s
King-No. 2, to rrohibit selling Of {
ools upon races run on tracks outside
t the state and to prohibit the main (,
enancs Of places where pools upon t