The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-01-18
FARMER MAJORITY
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convened, Pauline, of Flathead moved
a segregation Of the committee on
taxation from the report of the COM
mittee on committees on all standing
committees. The motion lost 27-25
on a roll call vote, with 2 of the anti
Dixon members absent. 1t would
seem from this that the senate will
be controlled by those opposed to a
complete administration program
from about As votes. While it was
expected that some trouble would
be brewing in the Organization in the
lower house as it was frequently ru-
mored that the anti-Dixon forces
aided and abetted by the democrats
would select one of their number for
speaker, the caucus of that body
took on the complexion of a love-feast
and Crumbaker of Choteau an adj
ministration mar won easily over
Gullidge of Prairie for speaker. |
Swift of Treasure county, also a
Dixon supporter, was named floor
leader. AS yet nothing in the house
that would show the control of that
body has taken place, but, those who
purport to know say that the admin
stration will be in control by about
10 votes. Others are not SO opti-
mistic and look for a long hard fight
for the control of the lower house.
At the close of the second week
of the law making body finds some
so introductions of bills from the
Lax,eo -yffI oIa,1f 1o1f fho+ fat1u1hapt !
in the senate. Several have been
aimed to abolish the state highway
commission and let the work be
handled by a state engineer thus elm
mate as the proponents of the bills
contend a horde of employees. Den
ny of Silverbow has given notice of
a bill to abolish the Office of chan
cellor over the University of Mon
tana and that the duties of that Of r.
flee devolve on the State Board of
Education. Senator Haaland of Lib
erty has given notice of a bill to
provide a penalty for rail companies
that fail to supply cars to farmers
upon written demand. His bill re- 6
quires that common carriers be com
PEELED to furnish upon written re-
q ues t, sufficient freight cars
for the transportation of freight of
fered for shipment over the line of Il
any carrier in car load lots Oker of
Lewis & Clarke introduced a bill,
if passed, will aid or relieve
he delinquent taxpayers for the year
1922, while Mrs. Facey, of Phillips
has introduced an inheritance
AK law which it is claimed has the
support of the Dixon forces. This
ill is based upon the rates now in
in the state of Wisconsin, and @
he rating is made Upon the percent
.ge of taxation assessed against the ~
state valued at $4,000. The first
percentage is known as the primary
ate, and extends through -four de-
,rees of relationship.
One of the most important bills
0 be introduced was that given By
enator Demel, of Yellowstone and if
becomes a law will provide for the
of depositors in banks or
under state laws, will create
bank depositors guarantee fund
nd provide regulations and penalties
or violations thereof. The bill intro
uced by Lobe, of Lewis and Clarke
aused a sharp clash in the lower
ouse, which calls for a complete in
.astigation Of the states dry forces.
his bill was made a special order of
on general file for Monday,
/ 2:3O P. NJ. Denny of Silverbow,
as given notice of a proposed re-
uction of the legislature in both
ouses to 27 in the senate and so
lembers in the house. The bill will
for submission to the qualified
of the state of a constitu-
onal amendment relating to the
of senatorial and represet-
i've districts.