Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-02-15
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

age 10 per cent, IL was said, and en-
actment OF the bills into law will saw,
the state a sum estimated at $4,000
annually. One Of the bills Will reduce
> salaries Of state elective officers. an.
other relates TO salaries of state depn.
ties and employees Of boards and com.
missions, a third concerns pay Of EN-
ployesl at state institutions and the
fourth redistricts the states judicial
districts, eliminating six district Judges
and six stenographers.
House bill No. o by d. c. Kenyon.
OF Blaine county, which will allow
schools 10 create endowment funds.
house bill No. 10, by Walter Pope. Of
MISSOURI county. will hold public offi.
GERS personally liable for failure 10
provide sinking funds for bond issues.
and house hill No. H.. by I. NJ. Brand
jord. Of Missoula county, providing for
amortization OF school bonds. were
signed by the president Of the ser rate
and the speaker of the house Monday
and sent 70 rhe governor.
Favorable report on the administra-
ton measure TO put a three per cent.
tax on crude oil produced in Montana
was made by the house committee on
oil and gas. The bill had heen amend
ed to eliminate from taxation crude oil
used In the field I'm operation Of ma
chinery for development and produc-
tlon and the penalties for failure to
comply with the proposed law changed
slightly.
Included In the - bills introduced In
the lower house Tuesday three were
by the ways and means committee.
which would cut the salary Of the
chairman Of the Industrial accident
board from 5000 TO $1,000 yearly.
would abolish the offiee-ae- comfy
auditor, and would make the clerk Dr.
the state consolidated boards ex-officio /
parole commissioner.
Senator Leuthold Of Saltwater coun
nv, was named by President Story Of
the senate to act with Representatives
John c. cronk Of Blnine. and William
II. Buttelman of Gallatin. to investi-
gate the advisahility of buying the Val
lton and the Kohrs Bielenberg ranches,
near the state p%enitentiary IN Deer
Lodge county, for the use Of that III
stitutlon. Q
Provision for a new form Of hunting
and fishing license is made in a house
bill sponsored h$ Stoddard, Of Deer
Lodge. The new license will be mark
ed departure from the form now In
use. and will be the means of providing
the fish and game commission with bio
data that is % unavailable.
House bill No. 20. by Nelson OF Mis-
soula, which proposed a constitutional
amendment that would radically I
change the present, system Of taxation /
in Montana. was killed by the house in /
of the whole Saturday. after !
a hard fought battle on the part Of its
supporters, {
Appropriation Of $4,000 for CON
struction of q tannery nj the state
.Denltentiary Mt Deer Lodge will be pro-
glded for In n bill introduced by Rep :
-esentatives 7. @. Denny. LowndeS, 6
X. Swift and Mrs. Florence g
Kerr Facey of Philips. Il
The bill to regulate dancing and y
halls, which has been revamped r
" the committee on public morals, a
'harities and reforms, has again made n
is appearance. II would prohibit
heek-to-cheek dancing and similar q
teps. e
Efforts TO secure definite postpone =
OF consideration of the metal n
tax bill. which would put a IL RI
ense tax of / per cent On gross pro- a
OF metal mines. failed in the
enate by a vote Of 60 10 %.
To cut the number Of judicial dis
In the state from 20 10 Is and the a.
lumber Of judges from 30 TO "a. House r
sil 233 has been introduced by Carlson II
4 Gallatin, Pope of Missoula and n,
,%charnikow of Powell. \
Minority report Of the committee on n,
judiciary on Senator Siegfriedt's hill, h,
enate biH- Ne. AZ, to exclude aliens, II
Japanese. from owning land \
l Montana, was adopted by the senate n,
v a roll call "a to IS.
The house ways and means commit
e introduced a bin to abolish the Of
OF county auditor. 1t would make IN
o provision for any other county Of n,
ce TO 90 the WOTk NOW peIlolfhtu Dy IN
he auditors. q,
A senate bin to give all receipts from r.,
Automobile license tax back 10 counties a.
stead of dividing II between counties
I'd the state highway commission, has
zen recommended for passage.
The inheritance tax bin, recommends IN
by Gov. Dixon In his message TO the oh
gislature, came out of committee and an
D In committee Of the whole OF the of
,use Wednesday. no
The house without a dissenting vote 80,
Brandjord's measure to es-
blish the amortization plan for pay (,
ent OF installments on state lands.
After q lively sklrmish the measure +,
permit women to serve on juries :
On in the committee of the whole of =
e house. On,
Up to the end OF the past week more IA,
800 bills have been introduced In Ell
e house and senate.