The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-02-25
HOUSE fAVORS STATE
INCOME TAX MEASURES
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adopting the majority report were:
Booth, Burgess, Bulingame, Church,
Clark, Coburn, Cone, Cooper, Craig,
Dearborn, Donlan, Edwards, Esp,
Gallwey, Gibson, Haaland, Haley,
Hazelbaker, Hefferlin, Heren (voted
aye so as to be able later on to move
reconsideration, larson, Leuthold,
Lowe, McCone, Mears, Page, Parker.
Paul, Slattery, Stewartof Meagher,
Stewart of Deer Lodge, White, Total
so.
Those who voted to save the bill
were:
Anderson, Connolly, Cowan, Dixon,
Foster, Greening, Greenup, Griffin.
Harmon, Jensen, Junod, Kirton, Lewis,
Long, 10y, Mckay, Mains, Pauline,
Rorvik, Siegfriedt. Total 20.
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( Asks Constitutional Convention.
Demand for a state constitutional
convention was voiced in the house on
Wednesday afternoon by Representa-
tive Percy F. Dodds of Flathead coun-
ty, speaker pro tenn. He introduced a
bill calling for the submission to the
electors of the proposal for the con-
Ventlon. His measure is one of the
breifest on record. With all formali-
ties and technicalities left out, the bill
provides.
THAT there shall be submitted to the
electors of the state of Montana the
question whether there shall be a CON
Ventlon to revise, alter and amend the
constitution of the State of Montana
Introduction of the bill is said to be
an outcome of the action of the senate
Tuesday in killing the house bill pro-
viding for the state tax commission,
which Governor Dixon had requested
of the legislature.
Bill Boosts State Levy.
Provision for support of the govern
ment of the state is made for the next
two years in H. B. $50 introduced to-
day by the committee on ways and
means, which provides for a levy on
all property in Montana subject to tax,
for state purposes. Under this bill the
levy is 4 1l-30ths mills for 1921 and
4 l7-30ths for 1922.
The levy includes a tax of 49, mills
TO rthe general fund. OF this two mills
Is to be used directly for general fund
purposes and 11a mills is provided for
the university maintenance fund in
compliance with initiative measure Is,
which was voted upon at the last cleo
ton and approved. By the terms of
this law the funds derived from the u
mill levy must be paid into the GEN
eral fund. This levy is the same for
both 1921 and 1922.
The bill also provides a lew of 40
of one mill for 1921 for interest and
sinking fund to retire the state council
of defense bond issue. The same levy
for 1922 is 3-10ths of one mill.
The veterans welfare commission
bond fund is given a levy of 1-15th of
one mill for 1921 and the same for
1922.
For initiative measure No. 10 the
100000 school bond issue, the levy
is 2-5ths of one mill for 1921 and ITO
of a mill for 1922.
The state levy for 1921 for all state
purposes and on all property subject to
taxation was 2 39-40ths mills.
Would Cut State Salaries.
The salaries of all the state officers
and deputies, sav five, will be reduced
to the basis of two years ago under
the provisions of a substitute for S. B.
$50 by Henry Lowe, of Roosevelt coun-
ty, favorably recommended in commit
tee OF the whole senate Monday. At
tempts were made to kill the bill, af-
ter salaries of some officials were