The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-02-09
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

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Speaker Crumbacker of the house and
Friday by President of the Senate Mel
son Story, Jr 1t was then delivered
to Governor Dixon, who affixed his of
ficial signature to the measure. The
governor Immediately appointed J. w
Walker of Kalispell, present state
treasurer, o. A. Bergson, present sec
rotary to the governor, and A. j. Vic
lette of Missoula, now member OF
the state board of education, to COM
pose the membership of the commits
sion. The appointees were confirmed
by the senate by vote of 80 to IA.
State Treasurer Walker was named
to the six-year term, Bergson to the
four-year term and Violette to the two
year term.
Speaker Crumbacker announced the
names of the seven members who will
conduct the investigation of Montana's
| coal business and decide upon the
feasibility Of the state owning and OPP
| Grating coal mine to supply fuel to
state institutions, as provided for by
adoption of the Caplis resolution.
Harris, Hoffman, Zuck and Bergman,
Republicans, and Caplis Smethurst and
Carlson of Gallatin, Democrats, will
compose the committee.
Among the bills killed by the house
last week were No. 2 by Duffy, relat-
| ing to marketing of farm products No.
SO, by Ruffcorn, providing tax on
sleeping car companies; No. 20, by
Cowley, to repeal the Juvenile delin-
quency law; No. IA, by Rodgers and
| Maury, known as the "pure fabric"
bill; and No. 70, by Flynn, to regulate
the use and possession of pistols and
revolvers.
House bill No. 159, introduced by y
members to repeal the entire state pro
hibition enforcement law and leave en-
forcement of prohibition in Montana
entirely in the hands Of federal of
ficers, was killed when the report of
the commission on charities and re-
forms recommending the measure
should not pass was adopted, IL to %.
Three per cent is to be the tax on
oil produced in this state under the
terms of bill introduced in the house
by Buell., Mccormack, Nelson, Brand
jord, Pope and Buttleman. Practically
the only change in the new oil tax
from that of the present is the increds-
ing from / per cent as now provided
to per cent.
The house membership was reduced
from 100 to 90 members by spresenta-
ton to the body through Speaker
Crumbaker of the resignation of f. B.
Gillette, Republican member from Val
ley county. Gillette resigned to accept
the postmastership at Hinsdale.
President of the Senate Nelson
Story, Jr, signed senate joint memoir
ial No. 1, asking congress for legisla-
ton to make farm units on federal re-
clamation projects taxable. The MEM
orial was introduced by Senator ii. T.
Rhoads, of Teton county.
Another bank guaranty measure,
sponsored by a number of house mem
bers is in the course of preparation. ac-
cording to notice given in the lower
body. The measure is similar in most
respects to Senator DemePs bill, killed
in the senate.
Movement to cut by 10 per cent the
salaries of all heads of state depart
ments and of members of the legisla-
ture has been launched in the lower
house by introduction of resolution
signed by five Republicans and one
Democrat.
Operation Of motor BUSES and
trucks, engaged In carrying persons,
will be placed under the direction of
the state board Of railway commission
ers if q bill introduced in the house
by Kelly of Silver Bow county becomes
a law.
Effort of a group of members of the
house to make the legal rate of interest
In Montana 6 per cent failed when
motion to adopt a minority committee
report favoring house bill 1874 was de-
feated SO to 35.
Montana women are declared keenly
interested in the so-called woman's
the four woman members of the house,
Mesdames Facey, Hamilton, McCarty
and Miss Jessie Roscow.
After hot debate on the floor of
the house, supporters of Troy's full
crew railway bill scored partial vic
tory on roll call of SO to 33 by having
the bill ordered printed and placed on
the members desks.
Representative George P. Tawney, of
Ravalli county, introduced bill to re-
quire that all automobile license tags
for Montana be manufactured at. the
state penitentiary.
License fees will be required by the
state from all producers of crude oil in
If bill introduced by Rep
Peden Is enacted into law.
The house committee on revenue and
taxation reported favorably on the adj
bill, providing new In
heritance law
Representative p. n. Bernard sub