The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-31

legislative assembly has settled down
to a dull routine, so dull that with
the exception of some outburst of
short duration that soon passes, it is
hard to pick feature out of the
whole weeks proceedings. County di-
vision continues to be the principal
topic, although there is still talk about
the normal schools.
The governor will soon have
chance to explain where he stands on
the county division question. The
house Wednesday of this week con-
CURED in the senate amendments to
the bills creating CARTEL Id county out
of the western part of Dawson and
Treasure county out of part of Rose
bud and as soon as they are enrolled
they will be presented to his excel
lency for either signature or veto.
Last session he let two counties be-
come laws without signature as he is
opposed to the creation Of counties by
legislative action. There is consid-
cradle conjecture as to what he will
do this session.
The house has also passed four
other new county measures, bills for
the creation Of Roosevelt county out
of Sheridan, Pondera out of Teton
and Choteau, Glacier out Of Teton and
McCone out of Richland and Dawson,
having reached third reading Thurs
day. The latter county, if it gets
through, will carry the name of Sem
ator George McCone Of Dawson coun-
ty, who has served 18 years in the
state legislature. A strong effort was
made to have it named in honor of
Sidney Edgerton, first governor of
the state, by those opposed to man,
ing counties for living people, but it
failed.
The legislative ak was also used
on large number of county propo-
sitions, the proposed counties of Cruise
in the eastern end of Fergus, Cogswell
around Wolf Point, Pershing around
Three Forks, and Judith from the
western part of Fergus, having been
killed in adverse committee reports.
The last day for introduction of new
county division bills was Monday and
several got under the wire, including
senate bill by Edwards, providing
for the creation of McKennon county
out of the eastern end of Fergus, Ba-
sin out of Fergus and Choteau, Dear
born out Of Cascade, Lewis and Clark
and Meagher, Grant out of Yellow
stone, Musselshell and Saltwater and
DAILY out of Cascade and Choteau.
Among the other county division
matters still in the committees hands
are Lake county out of Missoula,
Flathead and Sanders, and Powder
River county out of the southern part
of Custer county. The path ahead
of the propositions now with the CON-
mittee does not seem rosy.
Senator's Morris and Edwards have
introduced bill providing for a bond
issue of $15,O0O,O00 for good roads.
Gibson, Bergeson and Demel have
introduced a bill for the reconstruc-
ton aid of soldiers, sailors and ma
rines of the great war, creating a
fund of $250,OOO and providing for a
commission of three, named by the
governor, to execute the purposes of
the measure.
All changes proposed by the herd
law are now being considered jointly
in the house by committee composed
of the members of the agricultural
and livestock committees and they
will probably prepare workable bill
embracing the best features of all the
measures.
The house is not mailing copies
of bills to people, outside of newspa-
pers By refusing to keep a mailing
list it discovered that saving of at
least $400 in postage and $1,000 in
printing and probably double that sum
could be made and it was taken ad-
vantage of. People desiring bills may
have copies of any sent them on re-
quest to their legislative member or
senator.
Bills introduced in the house pro-
pose dmany changes in the primary
election law. Nyquist of Sheridan
would hold the primary late in June
Walsh of Missoula has a bill to hold
it forty-five days before the general
election, cut out the work of circu-
lating petitions and requiring can
didates to pay fees for the purpose
of running, and for the rotation OF
names on the ballots. Scharnikow
would eliminate primary elections in
choosing municipal officers. There