The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-25

taxation, who submitted the majority
report of his committee on revenue and
taxation, who submitted the majority
report of his committee urging that
H. B. No. 161 edo not pass" A minor
ity report urging that the bill edo
pass" was brought in by Shoemaker
of yellowstone, Bergeson, Brown, of
Lewis and Clark.
The ramaining members of the COM
mittee are Treloar, Faust, English,
Rodgers, Gullidge, Scharnikow, Covell
and McQuarrie.
Cooney declared that hte bill placed
tax upon "both business houses and
individuals" that is unfair.
Movie Censorship Bill Dies.
Movie censorship in Montana was
killed and buried Thursday morning
when the lower house of the legisla-
ture adopted an adverse committee re-
port on senate bill No. 100, the Donlan
measure around which so much contro-
versy has ragged since the first week of
the session.
Haynes of Chouteau county, the only
minister among the house members,
fought gallantly to save the bill, but
his motion to segregate the DOnlan
measure from the report of the COM
mittee of the whole was voted down by
an overwhelming majority.
Revenue Bills Favored.
Three of the big revenue measures
before the legislature were passed by
the house Thursday morning with few
negative votes. One bill places a tax
of five cents per ton on all coal i'm
ported into Montana, another imposes
%1x of ha
proceeds of metal mines within the
state and third levies tax on freight
line companies. Allen of Madison was
the olny member to vote against the
increased net proceeds tax on metal
mines. The roll call was 80 to /, with
27 absent.
Appropriation bills totaling $685.
333 were also passed, as was measure
for the creation of an agricultural ex-
pertinent station somewhere within
$50 miles of the eastern border of
Montana.
Favor Card Games.
The senate committee on finance and
claims reported for concurrence Thurs
day H. B. $50, by Mcdonald of Silver
Bow, to permit card playing for am
usement and the use of "trade stimu-
lators" in cigar stores under license
system. Each table must pay license
of SIS year and each establishment
$40 year for trade stimulator." Mer-
chandise of value greater than 12R
cents cannit be used, and merchandise
is limited to the sort ordinarily carried
in stock.
Heren's Bill Slaughtered.
The bill introduced by r. P. Heren
of Custer county, in the senate Great
ing the office of state sheriff, the first
administration measure to reach the
floor of the upper body, was over
whelmngly slaughtered, and in short
order, Monday. Senator ]. W. Ander-
son of Richland county led the attack,
asserting that the only excuse for such
an office was on account of labor trou-
bles. He said there was nothing in the
situation in Montana to justify an
armed force to keep labor in subjec-
ton, and he added that it was an in
suit to the peaceful labor people of the
state.
Tax Commission Bill Killed.
The house bill for the creation of a
state tax commission was killed in the
senate Tuesday morning on the adop-
ton of an unfavorable report of the
committee on finance and claims
Twenty-one senators favored the bill
with 81 against, though the vote was
80 to 20.
To prevent advocates of the bill from
working to change the sentiment of
members and within "a hours secure
reconsideration, the opposing majority
moved reconsideration Immediately fol
lowed by a majority motion to table
the motion to reconsider. The motion
to table carried.
Those who voted to kill the bill by
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