The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-02-14
TWO NEW COUNTIES
CREATED IN STATE.
GOVERNOR DOES NOT SIGN MEAS
URES AND THEY AUTOMATIC
cALLY BECOME LAWS
NATIONAL GUARD BILL Is UP
House Votes rs to IS to Re-estabIish
State SoIdiery.-BiIl Compelling
Autos to Stop at Railroad Cross
ings Is Killed by Committee

Helena.-Governor Stewart has an
nounced that he has permitted the bill
creating Treasure and Garfield coun
ties to become laws without his sigma
ture. In his address to the Legislature
the governor earnestly suggested thu
enactment of law providing for coun
ty creations under the self-determina
ton rule which would overcome the SUI
preme court objection to the present
statutes. At the same time he voiced
a protest against such creations by the
legislature, but in view of the lack OF
OPPOSITION to, and the apparent neces
sity for, the two counties, he adopted
the neutral course of permitting the
bills to become laws without his sigma
ture.
Recent developments in the legisla-
ture indicate rather plainly that the
lawmaking body is determined to as
sert its rights under the present statu-
tory provisions with respect to the Gre
alton of new counties. That is, the
senate, after a more or less spirited
debate, in committee of the whole on
the measures, passed ON third reading
bills creating Glacier from Teton, and
Pondera from Teton and ChOteau cOun-
ties, while the house, in considering
the McCone bill providing for self-de-
termining in the affected districts as
to new counties, so emasculated the
measure that it is unacceptable.
The chief bone of contention was the
lowering the number of
signers necessary TO secure an election
on proposed new county from 60
to 81 per cent, which finally prevailed.
In other essential particulars, the bill
was also amended. An effort is to
be made to secure a more satisfactory
shaping of the bin in conference.
The house, on third reading, passed
the so-called Higgins bills. relating TO
Inc appointive power of the state land
office employees and the management
Of the endowment funds, as it did the
Jones bill to re-establish the national
guard. The vote on the latter was rs
to 10.
A bill by Budas providing that vac
cination of school children should not
De compulsory, was Killed by the COM
Mite on public health and sanitary af-
fairs by an adverse report.
Frown on Memorial.
Investment of 100000 in memorial
o the soldiers, sailors and marines
If Montana who fought in the great
var was frowned upon in the house,
when the report of the appropriations
committee recommended that the bill, |
" Chrystal of Deer Lodge, providing
or the appropriation. do not pass.
A bill introduced by Crouch to pro-
ide means whereby counties can |
mex portions of other counties and |
ounty boundaries can be changed by
citing, was killed on recommendation
f the committee on townships and
In the senate the committee on pub
C buildings gave notice of a bill for
he issue of S250,000 to 100000 in
onds to reface the capitol exterior
nd remodel the interior Anderson
{ Richland gave notice in the senate
{ q bill for referendum on the is
lie of 100000 worth of bonds for
tate, owned flour mill, to be run in
with the state owned ele-
ator at Great Falls. ~
Senate bill 81 by Pauline, requiring
otor vehicles to stop at railroad cross
Igs, was killed in committee of the
hole. Long led the fight against it,
sserting law cannot be made to pro-
ct fools, and that sensible people
d not need such a law. Connolly
lid California had attempted to make !
ossings safe and had failed every |
me until it finally put bumpers 10
ct from all railroad crossings, which |
machines to stop willy-nilly. $
he bill was endorsed by the locomo-
We engineers and introduced at their I
quest.
Characterized by one member as be-
e nothing more or less than the old Z
ize fight bill hiding behind the folds I
Old Glory and the uniform of the p
nerican soldier, the bill providing for D
e establishment of county athletic 0
TO regulate boxing and a
.estling exhibitions, experienced
ry narrow escape from humiliation n
d only managed to evade complete Is
feat by friendly action in resub- L
tting it to the committee of affairs a
cities to be redrafted and placed in Ia
ndition which would permit of its e.
omission to the voters at a special C
general election. II
Hundreds of women in Montana will b.
thrown out of employment If II. b.. W
,EAT FALLS WILL EcONoMlZE. r