The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-02-28

VA U0NaiAOAldl W fOtCN -
the people two years ago, when the
sale Of such bonds in blocks of half a
million as the money was needed FOR
the construction OF new buildings
would have operated TO save the tax
payers of the state q great many thons-
aRdS Of dollars. was made in a report
submitted to the senate Thursday by
the special committee appointed to in
vestigate state Institutions, the com
mittee being composed Of Dea THORN Of
Musselshell. RhOadS OF Teton and Inn-
a of Madison.
Recommendations concerning the
raising Of revenue for the operation or
the livestock sanitary board and the
livestock commission. whereby the
overburdened general fund may he
relieved Of some Of the strain. are
made In q report submitted To the
senate by the Speciai investigating |
committee composed of Senator Speer
Of Cascade. Pomeroy Of Lincoln and
Stewart of Meagher. 1t was suggested
that q certain measure Of relief may
be found by increasing the special live
stock levieS If feasible and correspond
ingly decreasing the general fund ap-
preparations.
Picking mp hts speed again Monday
the enate cleared It's hoard OF oil
upper house measures. passing all ex-
cept eight, six of which were killed IN
the COMMITTEES of the whole and two
killed on third reading. Their were
several other hills which died in stand
ing committees. The 5Oth day ended
al $50 O'Clock, lea ving the senate in
tip-top shape for the consideration VI
the house bills. a long list OF which
had been deferred until the senate
could dispose of fits own hills and get
them over to the house before the
dead line" was marked.
The measure introduced nv Edward
Scha rnikow Of Powell. Joseph Oker Of
Lewis and Clark. and O r.. Carlson OF
Gallatin, which would have cut Salar-
les Of all state officials, Including leg
ismtors and not including justices OF
the supreme court. was the target for
a bombRrdment Of amendment. After
many Of the salaries had heen raised
from its provisions to virtually the
present figures the enacting clause WAS
stricken from the measure.
House bill No. 100 by Pope of Mis-
y soula and B0orInan of Cascade, which
repeats the law permitting Montana
physicians to write prescriptions for
intoxicating liquors TO he used for
medicinal purposes. was passed or
third reading in the kywer body of the
assembly. The hill would put hack
into the statutes portions Of the Law
voted by the people In 1915 and which
were repealed by the prescription Law
passed two years ago.
! Measures sent to the graveyard wer,
III. B. 29T. imposing q fiat income tai
Of 2 per cent; a B. 844. placing a
per cent levy on the GROSS receipts o
h~ydro-electric power companies; Fl. p
10 Ito, levying 3 per cent upon the grOs
receipts of telephone and telegram
companies from ~intrastate business
. and H. p. 273. designed to eliminat
the deductions heretofore allowed FL
improvements and depreciation O
L. mines and smelterS.
After surviving umerou obstacle
in it's Journey through senate an
house. Senator Petersou's bill for tn
creation of a highway commission I
be composed Of the state engineer an
three members to be appointed by tf
. governor, known N the records as sui
stitute senate bill 1O6 was killed
80 the house when Msury of Silver 30
attempted to dynamibs Il out Of II
hands Of the house highways cor
mittee.
House bill No. 6S, by Tierney
Sanders county, was killed after Car
ful consideration The T1erney b
would cut out of the present law sc
. ton 1909, which divides property
the state into seven CLASSES, and se
- tfon 1000. which gives tina ~percentag
to be used In taxation. the perennial
for farm lands being 80. Had this b
been passed the taxes on farm Ian
would have been more than tripled.
Through the offer Of Senator T.
Walker Of Butte. Silver Bow com
a annexed Jefferson county Tor ]
dicial purposes. and 8 e. l3S. red
Il t~ricting the judicial c4stricts OF Nc
fana, after being amended to that
feet was recommended for passage
81 the senate COMMITTEES Of the whole a
r was finally passed.
Senator PeterSon'S bill to abolish {
state highway commission in cts pr
0nt form and create q pew one whit
would virtually consist OF an engine
and two assistants was killed In I
house.
Senator LeuthOid Of Saltwater col
~ succeeded in putting q hin throu
the senate which transfers ~ <etdl6
M. Of land in Carbon county TO StlIiws
~ county.
S. B. As. by Paul. requiring Ht
AZ purchasing agent to advertise For h