The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-11
STATE ACCOUNTANT TO
Be GUARDIAN OF TREAS.
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County Homes for Boys and Girls.

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County Homes for Boys and Girls.
Having for it's purpose the providing
of better facilities for the care and
dicipline of delinquent children under
the age of IS years by authorizing the
establishment of detention homes in
any of the counties of the state, a bill
will be introduced in the house by Rep
resentative Carl Boorman of Cascade
county, for which he gave notice Fri
day. Under the present law upon this
subject only counties of the first class,
having a population of 40, 900 or over,
may maintain such an institution.
Plan Death of Terminal Elevator Law.
The house Tuesday planned death to
the much discussed terminal grain ele-
vator at Great Falls when the favor
able report of the agricultural COM
mittee was adopted on the Dunbar bill
repeating the act creating the elevator.
The osteopaths' bill providing for os-
teopaths to administer anesthetics and
perform mnior surgery escaped death
by a narrow margin.
The judiciary committee recommend
ed killing the bill and Conser objected
to lawyers passing on medical subjects.
The bill was segregated from the re-
port and sent to the committee on pub
lie health and sanitary affairs.
The house recommended Is neW
measures, notice of one to amend the
law creating the state board of health
by Wallace. Terms of the new mea-
sures offered propose to eliminate
overhead expense in the highway COM
mission, give the state fair an even
start once more with all debts paid.
to provide for removal of weeds in
cities and country districts, increase
the poll tax to SO on single men and
women and make it IS a year for all
others.
Oil Pipe Line Bill Up.
The first regulatory bill affecting
Montana's newest industry made its
appearance when Herren introduced a
bill making oil pipe lines common car
riers and placing them under the SUI
pervision of the railroad commission.
Chancellor's Salary Saved.
The report of the committee on edu-
cation was adopted, killing a bill by
Page to fix the salary of the chancel-
lor at $500 a year. The salary at
present fixed by the board of educa-
ton is $4,000 a year, Siegfredt's bill
increasing the levy for county high
schools from five to eight mills was al
so killed.
Commission Is Planned for Combined
City and County Governments.
Including the amendment to the con-
stitution proposed by H. B. 20, provid-
ing for consolidation of city and coun-
ty governments, a was intro
duced in the senate Monday by Sen
ator w. E. Lewis of Chouteau county
clearing the way for consolidation of
city and county governments under q
commission form of government. Sen.
ator Lewis measure, which is known
as S. B. 2O4, carried out the recon-
mendations made by Governor Dixon
in his message to the legislature.
Gust Officials by Trial.
Provision for the removal from office
of any sheriff, deputy, county attorney
or deputy. constables, mayors and city
attorneys is made under the provision
by Representative R. C. Dillavou OF
Yellowstone. at the request of the at
torney general. The bill was intro.
the consent of the house.
Cooperative Farm Marketing Bill
Passes House.
Without debate the house Wednes
day morning passed on third reading
in short order ten measures, the more
important of which is a bill providing
for financing an organization of farm
ers' corporations for collective buying
and selling. The measure is aimed tt
bring aid to the cooperative exchang,
organizations in this state. It's mos
important provision is to permit mem
bers of these organizations to Civ,
their land as security for bond issues
with which to raise funds to built
warehouses, buy equipment and other
wise handle plants for marketing O
farm products.
House members declare it is tn,
greatest progressive measure of thu
assembly and one that will do much t.
restore prosperity to the farmers o
Montana and permit them to marke
their crops to the best advantage.
Havre Sentiment Changes.
The house heard communication
from Havre signed by many resident
asking Representative Troy to supper
the bill for creation of a branch o
the insane asylum at Fort Assinni
boine and it is said that sentiment 70
the plan is crystallizing in favor o
~insteat against the institution.
Harry Stevens of Cascade county re
ceived a communication from Grea
Falls which was to the effect tina
Cascade county is Overwhelmingly i
favor of the pari-mutuel bill an,
against appropriations for the stat
fair"
To Put State Paper at Par.
To enable state warrants to b
cashed at par, the senate Wednesda.
l acted favorably in committee of tn
whole and then passed on third readin
Booths bill authorizing the ~acceptanc
of state warrants in payment of taxes
} fees, and other obligations due tn
l state.
Poll Tax for All Under so Years.
. Imposition of a poll tax upon ever
inhabitant of the state between tn
ages of p and so years, including VIC
men, for the benefit of the genera
| funds of the state, the poor fund
. and the widows pension funds of tn
several counties, is proposed in a bi
| introduced in the house by Represents
} tive w. P. Arnold of Dawson count
and S. G. Skulason of Sanders count,
H. B. 226.
Dry Law Sleuths Proposed.
, A crop of state sleuths would be O,