The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-08
SPECIAL SESSION
CONSIDERS /. c. |.
THREE BILLS ATTACKING CUES.
TON FROM ALL SIDES ARE
BEFORE LAWMAKERS
DR0UTH RELIEF COMES UP
Opposition Develops to Plan for Bond.
ing for $4,000, 000.-eiil Repeating
Mecone County Creation Meas.
ure 10 Killed by House

Helena.-A trio Of bills aimed ut
the high cost Of living are being con-
sidered by both houses If the Montana
assembly. The bills provide strict reg
Vlation Of merchandising. under the
trade commission and II market direc.
tor. There has been objection in hear
ings on the bills. to the plan to give
the state power to suspend Il given
business while adjustment of prices Is
going on. There is free prediction.
however. that the bills in amended
form will pass both houses. probably
this week.
Objections to Relief Bonds.
Considerable controversy Is EXPECT
Ell over the measure introduced by
Representative Ronald Higgins Of
MisSoula to bond the state for 5000
40 for ,iroutl, relief The original bill
provided Il board of farmers and 9TH
erS. of all political compilations. to
handle the funds. The hill in it's pres
ent form. it is said. puts the fund i'm
the hands of the state board of exam
inerS. The N"nmrtisan league ele
ment in the Legislature. 1t is the pre-
dictiun. will be drawn into this battle.
which may consume considerable time
in both houses.
The houses will also be confronted
with new county legislation. since
the Larson bill. killing the Mct'one
act relative to the creation Of counties.
has been in turn killed in the lower
chamber.
There is much opposition to permit
ting creation Of new counties ut this
time but there is also lively support
Of the original Mccone act plan. for
self-determination for districts in
vOlved.
The special session first sat July 20.
and it was originally hoped that it
might conclude its business by the
night of August >. The indications
now are that two weeks will see its
business far from concluded. as it is
believed the governor will lay before II
in Il message II proposition to increase
the membership Of the supreme court
This matter caused Il prolonged bat
tie in the regular session last winter
Senator DOMAINS bill which has
passed the senate creating II Montana
irrigation commission. would make
the AlontanQ railroad commission ex,
officio the Safe irrigation commission
but would be kept entirely separate
from the former
Under the bill, the state engineer is
the authority to he consulted as to
the feasibility If the plan and the ut.
torney general is the legal director
All projects must he approved by the
commission after proper investigation
and survey and the county cannot
spend in excess of S22.:lOO without the
approval of the commission.
The bin Of Representatives Newman
and Mccormick. now in the house
submits the proposition of issuing
Secondhand Of state irrigation bonds
to the vote Of the people.
Under the Don!nn hill the expense
Of organization of any district is
borne by the district and comes from
the receipts "f county bonds Of the
district placed in the state treasury
The commission is empowered Il
hire as man! engineers as are neceS
Sary tn make the survey as tn water
supplies and grnde> for CARRYING the
water and must determine the area,
which may be fe;lSibly irrigated. The
sum of $1,000 is appropriated out ot
the state treasury To carry out tn,
provisions Of the act