The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-08-08
LEGISLATORS GET
DOWN TO BUSINESS
THIRTEEN MEMBERS OF BOTH
HOUSES ABSENT WHEN MON
TANA soLoNs CONVENE
SUFFRAGE BILL IS RATIFIED
Creation Of New Counties Shut off by
Repeal Of Mccone County Division
Law-BiII to Raise Pay Of Road
Workers Given copmittss

Helena.-Governor Stewards mes
sage, the outstanding feature Of tn
first day of the special session of TIL
Sixteenth general assembly covered
not only drouth relief and immedlat,
aid for farmers, but also administra
tive reforms in road laws, and or
ganization of state relief commission
with branches In every county, for 8
big drive for funds to be put on with
I'm the state of Montana for residents
Both houses ratified the suffrage
amendment and passed resolution
indorsing the governor and the state
council of defense In asking federal
aid in fighting forest fires.
With keen interest and much ap-
plause, the governors message was re-
celved, with only 10 members of both
houses absent. There were three miss
atives.
Aid for Farmers.
Immediate aid for the farmers who
are in need of assistance was the CEN
: trail theme of the message. The COVER
nor also spoke of changes in the class
ification of counties, to prevent small
counties being jumped into the first
class by the tax laws of the last as
sembly and being forced to pay high
Or wages all around because of a high
or valuation.
Cannon DeValera, provisional
president of the Irish republic" adj
dressed the senate and house In joint
session.
Senate Repeats County Law.
In the senate, with only eight dis
senting votes, Senator Larson's bill re-
pealing the McCone county division
law was passed thus shutting off the
creation of any more counties until
after the next regular session, provid
ing, of course, that the bill passes the
house.
Slayton introduced bill which pro-
vided for classification of counties and
would retain the McCone law, and this |
bill was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
Senator loves bill amending the |
grain grading inspection and ware
house commission law. passed third |
reading, containing amendments along I
the line suggested by Governor Stew
arts message. Penalties were pro-
vided for infraction of the law, each
elevator and warehouse must obtain
n caporo 70, Hoapea and 60 sn0 &c on |
to put the law into opera
ton.
A house joint memorial by Speaker
Belden and Senator Mckinney, asking
the state land commissioners to allow
purchasers of state land or leasOrs
more time to make payments, was
in by the senate as was
Faust's memorial asking congress to
pass laws permitting building of reser-
voirs in forest reserves and procuring
Of water rights
Senator Larson's bill providing that
The state highway commission may
hire its work done under force account
above the ST 900 which Is the present
imitation, unless contracts are let
vas passed.
Raise Road Wage Scale.
Haley's bill raising the prices to be
,ad on road work from So to So for
abor, So to So for a man and team;
Dad builder 81 a day and expenses
md IS a day and expenses for high
way inspector. went to committee.
Farmers who borrowed money from
he county to buy seed grain are al
owed until Dec. 81 Of the year fol-
owing the year in which the money b
vas borrowed to repay their loans, by y
'onnelly's bill, which passed Its third a
eadng in the senate without dis Il
enting vote.
The irrigation district bill by Don e
IN was reported by the senate judi c
larry committee. Amendments pro S
ide that the districts will be required s.
} pay all expenses incurred in con Fl
ection with organization of any dis g
let instead of having the state pay
lem, that the state irrigation COM n
ission, which Is the railroad commits al
on, shall employ the necessary en- In
neers to make the surveys OF water "
lpplies and feasible areas to be bene- ct
ted. OF
The house received cOmmunca- vi
on from the Miles City chamber OF IN
asking the state TO attack SO
e high cost Of living by empowering 81
ties to buy foodstuffs and sell them fll
cost sl