The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-01-19
COMMISSION FORM
FOR EVERY COUNTY
PROPOSED NEW LAW SAID TO
HAVE SUPPORT OF COUNTY
OFFICIALS THRUOUT STATE.
WOULD REPEAL PRIMARY LAW
Propose to Alter Existing Provisions tc
Conform to New Conditions Now
Existing In State.
Helena.

9 Helena
One of the most important develop
. ments in the house so far was the nc
: tice given by Representative Harder
of Flathead of a bill for the commits
sion form of government for counties
The measure is said to have the SUP
: port of county officials throughout tn
have the commission form of govern
ment. Another bill by Harbert, O
which notice was given, would taxi
the judiciary and the schools out O.
politics and provide for the nomination
and election of judges and school Off
Gals by non-partisan VOTE
Murray Of Cascade has given notice
of bill regulating the hours of fe
male employees and governing condi-
lions under which women shall work
| Notice of a measure along the same
lines was given by Gould of Madison
county.
Repeal of the primary law which was
initiated and passed by the people in
/ 1JlA, 10 COhtCulpldIGu Ill d Dill WHICH
Senator McCone of Dawson county pro.
poses to introduce at the present ses-
| sion Of the legislature. Notice to this
| effect has been given on the floor OF
| the Senate.
The senator proposes what he calls
party primary law" He says the
| measure, while retaining the principle
of the present law. will strive to ar.
range for the curtailment, if not elm.
ination of an unnecessary expense.
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Wants New Constitution.
Senator Hogan of Yellowstone coun.
ty has given notice of his intention to
introduce a bill calling for a constitu.
tional convention. 1t has been some
thing over 80 years since the constitu-
tion was formed and the changing con-
ditions, according to those who seek to
amend it, have made it difficult to place
remedial legislation on the statute
books.
When the present constitution was
adopted, farming was in it's infancy in
Montana and the interests of the
agriculturistss were not considered to
the extent other interests were, says
Mr.. Hogan.
Auto Licenses Due April I.
Automobile owners should not make
application for new numbers and Ii
cense plates until April, states Secre-
tary of State C. T. Stewart. He is
being deluged with applications for |
1917 licenses but the 1916 fiscal year
does not end until April 1.
1t is expected that the legislature |
will amend the present registration |
law, and for this reason no plates will |
be ordere4 until after definite action !
has been taken. Manufacturers are
loaded with orders, and Sec
tetary Stewart says it may be from
shree to six months after the order is
placed before tags are available.
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Wife is His Deputy.
Visitors to the state capitol are
greeted by Mrs. c. T. Stewart, deputy
secretary of state, as a co-worker to
Secretary of State Charles T. Stewart.
This came as surprise to many who
had imagined the appointment of H.
.. Stewart as officially given out, previ-
ously, referred to Mr. Stewards son,
employed in the Union Trust and Say
ngs bank.
Mrs. Stewart will work hand in
land with her husband in the bust
less of the office, thus making one of
he most unique official combina
ions ever at the state house.
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The state public service commission
las made an order for hearing to
10 held, at Dillon this month on the
nunicipally-owned electric lighting
liant at that city. Dillon, it is said,
gnored the orders of the commission
or a schedule of it's rates or finan-
ial statement. and when it finally did
lie the reports they were not correct.
t is also said Dillon has in effect
ates which have never been reported
D the commission. The exact date of
he hearing has not been SET
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o Raise Fur-Bearing Animals.
A bill has been introduced by Rep
sentative Bernard in the House
tanned to permit the breeding Of fur
earring animals on FARMS. Such ant
lals would be regarded as domestic
We stock and be the absolute prop
'ty If the breeder. The business will
3 under the supervision Of the game
arden and not subject to the wild
anne laws.
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ppoints Her Assistants.
Miss May Trumper, state superin-
ndent OF public instruction, today
,pointAd L. r. Foote Of Dillon dep
y superintendent and Miss Lillian
lachly 81 Kalispell stenographer.
ISIS Leila bryant Of Helena was ap-
United cIeAk several days ago. Mr..
,ote has lived In Montana 10 years