The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-01-31
BRAKES APPLIED TO.
NEW COUNTY MOVES
BOTH BRANCHES ENACT RULES
TO STOP AVALANCHE OF
COUNTY BILLS.
INVESTIGATE STATE OFFICES
Extravaganza viii Be Eliminated From
All Departments and Bureaus
Silver Bow Democrats Are
Put on Pay Rolls of House.

Helena.-After considerating the
measure at two sessions the senate
passed the McCone bill providing a
method for creating new counties
without the aid of the Legislature. In
essence, the measure provides that
new counties may be created when
Go per cent of the residents of the
effected territory so decree; provided
the old county from which it is taken
shall be left with property ofn as
sessed value of SS,000.000 and not less
than 1000 square miles of surveyed
land. exclusive of forest reserves and
Indian reservations. The new county
must have an assessed value of at
least $4,000,000 and contain LOCO
square miles or more. Nor must the
boundaries be within Is miles of the
courthouse Of any other county. On
final vote, Slattery alone opposed the
measure.
TO stop the flood of new county
bills. which threatened to eliminate
all other business. the house adopted
rule to accept no new county meas
ures after January 81. A large map
has been prepared for the house in
order that members may more ex7
peditiously handle this legislation.
Governor Stewart has sent a mes
sage to the senate protesting against
the creation of any new judicial dis
trictS. He declares that the present
judges, if properly distributed over
the state, could handle the work ex-
peditiOusly. He further renewed the
suggestion of former Governor Smith
that the counties instead of the state
pay judges salaries, pointing out that
it had cost the latter S108,00 last year
for such payments. exclusive of travel
ing expenses and stenOgraprers.
A total of 2 new county measures
have been introduced in the house and
indications are that all of the bills of
this character will be threshed out on
the floor of the assembly.
In the senate a resolution by Paul
Inc providing for an investigation of
the books and accounts of the fish and
game warden met no opposition, while
in the house, DillavOu secured the
adoption of a resolution calling for
a sweeping investigation of all the
state departments, boards. commits
sions and bureaus with view to elm
mating extravaganza and unnecessary
employment. The joint committee is
authorized to compel the attendance
of any and all state employees.
In committee of the whole the first
senate debate occurred, Clark taking
exception TO Larson's bill creating a
new judicial district of Teton and
Toole counties. 1t was finally recon-
mended for passage, however. The
committee also cor Cured in Mrs.
suffrage memorial to con-
gress. while Ellingson's constitutional
amendment relating to county COM
missioner districts, was sent to the
voters. The Hathaway resolution and
the Teuton-Tolle judicial bill were
passed on third reading.
In the house DOMAINS memorial for
the ceding of Fort Harrison to the
state as rehabilitation institution
was favorably considered in committee
of the whole and later passed on third
as were the bills creating
Treasure from Rosebud and Garfield
fro Dawson county.
On motion of DOMAIN, author of the
measure. senate bill 3, apprOpriating
s150.0OO for the relief of disabled sols |
Liiers and sailors was transmitted to
the house for introduction there under |
curing that all appropriation meas
ares originate in the house. Il
The senate has referred all normal |
school bills to special committee, |
A dozen or more towns aspire to be |
the site of the second state normal |
college TO be created.
Silver Bow representatives whose |
seats are contested were placed on the /
pay roll, with the understanding that |
his action shall in no way affect the |
contest.
The Clay bill, for sterilization of
dots went to the shelf in the senate,
after Booth had explained that sim
liar measures had been found uncon-
'titutional in every state in which they
lad been introduced.
McCone gave notice of bill to
animate the campaign book feature
II the primary law thus effecting a
'aving of $4,000 annually.
Pauline introduced bill requiring
motor car drivers to come to halt
'efore crossing railroad or street car
racks.
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