The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-18

an amendment offered by Booth reducl
$4,000 to $4,000 year, White observed
dal about the highway commission ev'
in support of his amendment, observed
that government in Montana is top
heavy and costing so per cent more
than it should. He said every session
of the legislature somebody has dis
covered that New York has created
commission to look after some need of
its millions of people and Montana has
Immediately proceeded to the creation
of similar commission for its thous-
ands of people.
Stock Board Reorganization.
The committee measure reorganizing
the livestock commission Is. B. 206)
was favorably recommended for pas
sage in committee of the whole senate
Thursday. White battled long but in
vain to have an amendment inserted
providing that two commissioners shall
be cattlemen, two sheepmen, and one a
horse raiser. Equally vain was his
attempt to compel the commission to
inspect free of charge all livestock
shipped out of Montana. Horan, who
defended the measure, explained that
the commission could not possibly in
spect the stock leaving the state be-
cause inspectors enough could not be
found He further insisted that at
least 100000 would be required to
cover the cost.
Equalization Board Bill.
Taking one more step forward in
bringing about the program of revenue
taxation recommended by Governor
Joseph M. Dixon, in his inaugural mes
sage, the house passed H. B. 6 on
Thursday morning. H. B. 6 defines
the duties of the state board of equali-
zation. 1t is companion measure to
H. B. 5, creating state tax commits
sion.
Bill to Reduce Land Taxes.
Tending to reduce upon agricultural
lands, city property and improvements
the percentage of the true value for
taxation purposes, to increase the per-
centage on money and credits and also
upon all property not covered by the
classification, and requiring the assess
ment of the value of oil and gas leases,
new tax classification measure, S. b.
243, has been introduced by Senator
Leuthold. The bill provides that for
purposes of taxation the taxable pro-
perty in the state shall be placed in
seven different classes.
House Passes Revenue Bill.
The house passed on third reading
two of the big revenue measures, Mrs.
Hathaway's bill increasing the license
on express companies from 2R to 4
per cent and the bill by the committee
on revenue and taxation, providing
for tax of 20 cents a ton on all coal
miHed in Montana.
Movie Magnate to Protest.
The Donlan bill for censorship of
moving pictures was passed on thlrd
reading in the senate Tuesday after
noon as was also the senate bill admit
ting confederate veterans to the SOL
diers' home.
William A. Brady, president of the
National Association of Motion Pic
ture operators of the United States, is
coming to Helena to appear before the
legislature and protest against the
passage of the Donlan bill.
To Amend Classification Law.
Senator Haley introduced a bill on
Tuesday which has for it's purpose the
amending of the law relating to the
classification of lands for assessment
purposes so as to make 1t conform
with the recent decision of the supreme
court. Among the other senate bills
introduced and placed before the com
mttees was one by Senator Hazel
baker, requiring oil from leased state
lands to be refined in Montana, and
another by him making pipe lines
carrying natural gas common carriers.
Recall Bill Dies in House.
Dillavou's measure providing for the
recall of sheriffs, county attorneys and
mayors was slaughtered in the house
Saturday when the judiciary commit
tee returned an unfavorable report on
the bill Dillavou made no effort to
save his measure and the unfavorable
report was adopted with debate.
For Part Time Schools.
On third reading Monday the senate
passed Gallwey's bill requiring the es--
tablishment of part time schools and
classes in the first and second class
school districts where there are at
least Is minors between the ages OF
IA and Is years employed in industry.
To Protect Montana Mines.
In order to protect the Montana coal
mines, which would be taxed five cents
ton on all coal produced under the
provisions of the proposed coal produc-
outside mines for which no provision
was made in that measure, H. B. 27S
was introduced Friday by the commit
tee on revenue and taxation which
would place tax of five cents per ton
apon coal, not already taxed by the
state, which tax is to be paid by the
retail coal dealers.
Tax Commission Bill Causes Row.
That the Dixon forces hold control Of
the house of representatives was dem
onstrated Monday afternoon when, in
the first test vote of the session, a
move to indefinitely postpone the tax
commission measure, H. B. 5, was de-
feated by vote of "a to 81 in COM
mittee of the whole and favorable
report on the passage of the bill was
lost 80 to 60.
The opposition was lead by f. H.
Cooney, of Cascade county. In NOV
ing indefinite postponement, after the
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