Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1917-02-09

AShfChu VI
the Montana Newspaper
Association, Helena
The Montana Farmers Fed
Grafton, through its executive
committee, has decided upon its
legislative program. The fed
GRAFTON committee met "a few
days ago. Representatives of
the farmers Society of Equity,
the American Society of Equity,
the Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union, and the
State Grange, all of which or
CARNATIONS are affiliated in the
federation, We're represented at
this meeting, which was called
by L. w. Robinson of Forsythe.
After an exhaustive discus
sion the committee endorsed the
following measures and will
make every effort to secure
their enactment into laws:
O'Shea's bill providing for
state insurance on all public
buildings.
O'Shea's bill providing for
state hail insurance.
Edwards bill providing for
state bonding of public officials.
Whiteside's bills providing for
the adoption of the Torrens'
land title system; the invest
ment of state funds in farm
loans; providing for the con-
struction of storage elevators
under state control; and the
usury law, making eight per
cent the maximum interest rate.
Whites optional herd law.
Hollis bill, widening the scope
of farmers mutual insurance
laws.
Hawks bill providing for oil
inspection.
Hurd's bills relating to load
ing platforms at railway sidings
and reciprocal demurrage; au-
thorizing the public utilities
commission to fix toll rates for
grain grading.
Meadows bill providing for
local control In road matters.
Meadows bill providing for
compulsory hail insurance.
1t was decided to await the
report of the house special COM
mittee on taxation before taking
any action.
While Montana was passed up
in the matter of the location of Il
federal state bank for this sectit
of the west, Spokane getting Il
plum, a Montana man will have t
management of it, which is almo
as much to the advantage of Mo
tana farmers as though the bal
was located in Billings, or Missoul
or Lewistown.
Senator Daniel O'Shea of Carb,
county has been offered the pre-
dency of the Spokane farm To-
bank, and has gone to Washingt
to confer with the federal farm 10
board.
Much federal recognition is bel
accorded Montana men by the w
o administration recently. T
appointment of former Attorney &c
eral Joseph Poindexter to the ft
eral %judgeship of the Hawaiian j
ands, the announcement of viii
was made in the columns of Il
newspaper a week before the AS
ciated Press carried the news, /
been confirmed, and now comes
announcement of the selection
Thomas Arthur of Billings as
member of the commission VIII.
meets in Philadelphia once ev'
four years and passes upon samp
of all coins made at the Uni
States mint.
Senator Hogan's bill, looking
the submission of the question
holding a constitutional convent
to the electors, vas killed in
senate.
If the absent voters law is mi
more adaptable to Montana cor
lions, as is proposed, the voter liv
in the remote place can mark
ballot and send it to the county cl
by registered mail. The clerk
posts the mail ballot with the e
ton judges, and the voter is sa
a long trip to the polls. 1t is e
mated that at the recent prima,
some rural communities cast G
about 20 per cent of the total vol
strength.
Maggie Smith Hathaway has
distinction of being the first wo1
in Montana to have presided owe
legislative body. She was chairw
an of the committee of the whole
other day and handled the house
a veteran.
A bill has been introduced WI
will permit of the financing of CT
ty fairs. If the bill becomes a
the boards of county commission
at their discretion, may either
propriate $4,000 to defray the
pense of the county fair, or they
levy a tax of one mill for the S
purpose.
Another bill provides for the
s~olidation of city ana county gov
ments.
Among the new bills introd'
are the following:
By Belden-To establish a
normal school at Lewistown.
BY Shaw-Relating to the in'
ton of horses when moved from
county to another.
BY Page-Providing for the
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