The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-16
COUNTY LAW STAND
Senate Won't Amend Law on
!. Creating New Counties
Other Proceedings.

Helena, Feb. 15.--(Special. JAS fas-
chatting as the senate found the city
herd bill Wednesday as a time killer,
: divers bill Is. B. 6s) amending the
law relating to the creation of new
counties proved ever, mere fascinat-
ing today. And for all the long talks
! made by proponents of the measure it
went to the shambles by a vote of
" TO II on the adoption Of the mi
nority report from the committee ON
townships and counties.
The bill amended the present law
to provide that new counties could be
established with q valuation of three
instead Of five millions and that old
counties must be left with valua-
tion of five instead Of eight millions.
Oliver and Brewer were the chief
champions of the measure, Oliver in
Bisting that the figures showed the
counties with a small assessed valua-
ton were more economically run than
those with a larger valuation. He
said the McCone bill was out on the
books to prevent the creation of new
counties. and succeeded so well that
the only way counties can be created
now is by legislative enactment. He
added If the McCone law were amend
ed the legislature would not be both
spoke in the same tenor.
Dwight retorted that Oliver had Sc
cured the creation of his county Gear
teri and should be satisfied, and add
ed: But he expects the governor is
going to veto that bill SO he wants to
make sure of his county anyway" He
paid his respects to Brewer with the
statement that the Missoula man had
changed his attitude since four years
ago about the legislature creating new
counties: that Brewer was in the
house and fathered Lake county with
Roman as the county seat until it de-
yeloped Poison might grab that honor
when Brewer and all his cohorts back
tracked like the devil was after Them
s. E. IL by Oliver was recommended
Tor passage on the adoption of Il ma
jolity report from the committee on
townships and counties. This bill pro-
Sides @ method whereby districts on
the edges of counties can petition out
and annex themselves to adjoining
counties which are more congenial
than the original county. 49,
Two important bills were introduced
in the senate today. One by Kane
provides for nom partisan nomination
Of judicial candidates and the other by
Nealy provides for home rule char
tiers for city, limited by nothing except
constitutional provisions and not by
legislative enactments.
The house refused to concur in SEN
ate amendments to II. b. 70, prohibit
ing driving of spikes in saw logs Ca
favorite I. W. w. trick, it is sad) and
the presiding officer appointed Roberts,
Mershon and Lane as a conference
committee.
s. B. 90-Relating to statements of
corporations, was killed on the adop-
ton of an adverse committee report.
Kane gave notice of bill relating
to payment of wages.
The following bills. considered in
committee of the whole yesterday and
today. were passed or concurred in
on third reading: S. B. &C, expense
fund for state land office; S. b. ZIG.
relating to farm loan applications; S.
B. lis. absent voter law; S. B. 1870,
relating to dams and reservoirs; S. b.
134. reserving mineral rights on state
lands to the state: S. b. 1874, rescrving
mineral rights on state lands to
the state; $. b. LAT. authoriz-
Ing change OF names OF counties; II.
3. SO, reporting of delayed trains; II.
j. 81. payment of Inheritance taxes;
II. 3. l52, increase of tax levics in
cities: II. b. 1853. allowing cities to reg
u'ate motor traffic; S. B. 62, McCone !
primary law; S. 3. "a. prohibiting fish
Ing through ice of stocked streams; S. |
Il. los. amending law relating to ere
alton of irrigation districts; S. B. 141, |
providing bond issues for county high |
schools shall be submitted to tax
payers: S. =. lac, to discourage am !
bulance chasing; S. B. las. comforting |
more authority upon deputy attorney |
general; S. B. 1855, providing for sur
vey of feeble minded in Montana: S.
%. 1874. to accept provisions of fede.al
aid for vocational training.