The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-17

pOrJance Is the proposed amendment
of the present inheritance law, a bill
for which, H. B. 40, by Mrs. Facey,
also Is with a committee in the lower
branch. The proposed state income
tax measure, yet to appear, also is in
cluded in the tax program for this
assembly. These measures providing
for state revenues are required to re-
ceive their origin in the Hou1e. They
may Reach the Senate some time ia
J the coming week. What attitude the
Senate will take cannot be forecast,
for In no event has there been q zero
hour that would require an acid tesr.
All these measures were made par &
mount issues in the campaign last
fall, and evidently met favor with the
people, as was made apparent by the
majority vote cast m favor of the
constitutional amendment providing
for the creation of the state tax COM
mission The masses expect this leg
islature to enact such measures into
laws, and already nearly all Of the
Senators have been advised by their
constituents over the state that they
ara expected to support these bills
J when they are required TO respond -.
roll call.
Still another measure effecting rev.
enue fcr-the state is the proposal 70
amnd the constitution providing for
the tax on the proceeds Of mines.
: Senator Taylor has given notice Of in
Producing a bin that viii require a tax
on the gross proceeds of mines, in
stead Of Of met" proceeds, as is the
requirement now under the constitu-
I ton.
Fearful that the mine operators
. may juggle their statements to the
{ state tax commission on "gross" pro-
= ceeds, as they are said to have done
in the past in reporting met" pro-
ceeds for taxation purposes, Senator
Tom Kane has given notice of intro.
ducing a bill that Will strike from
the state constitution any provision
that provides special privileges fol
: mines taxation, and which will pIacs
"a the mines and their proceeds on tn,
same basis as is any other class 81
Il property for taxation purposes.
,c There is a movement afoot for
joint committee to investigate stat,
n departments with the view Of a Ger
tanning what can be done in the Wa,
of eliminating OF consolidating certain
"a state offices, and while notice of sue
movement vas given in the first wee,
Of the session, there had been no de
- velopments when the second over
II Sunday recess was taken last Friday
u That step, however, is not considere,
>, by the people as vital. The publ
:. has agreed with Governor Dixon tina
- strict economy should be practiced i
all state departments. The number 0
en- state officials and assistants shout
la be held to the minimum, but no on
er, has expressed a desire to dispens
W with worthwhile departments and OF
he ficials, demands for whose service
are increasing.
a A bill introduced by Andrus, q
" Custer, in the House of Represents
n tives, provides that only certain en-
ployers may have men working fl
= them on Sundays, and then only PR
vided they post q list Of these wori
ers in a conspicuous place and fu
nish a duplicate list to the state con
GU missioner Of agriculture, labor an
&c industry.
Setting sponges in bakeries, carir
Tas for livestock, maintaining fires, worl
IFS ing in creameries and repairing boiIt
machinery are tasks exempted G
Ter Sunday under the bill, prowIdin
his workers in these industries ara n,
ek. employed for more tnan three hou,
q on the Sabbath.
Important sections Of the propos
.os law n as follows:
It'll Section 1. Every employer Of Lab,
ell engaged in carrying on any factor
mercantile establishment, shop, plan
M or other industry in this state sha
ess allow every person, except those spe
flied in subdivision 2, employed
ro- such factory, mercantile establish
EFT ments chop, plant or other industr
10 at least a hours consecutive houl
Of rest each calendar week No en-
led ployed shall operate any factor
= mercantile establishment, shop. pial
or other industry on Sunday unle.
IN he shall have compsed with sectiC
IS 8. Provided, however, that this se
n ton shall not authorize any work q
Sunday not now or hereafter autho
we lied by law.
an, Section 2. This section shall NJ
raj apply TO (a) ~janitors, (b) watchmer
(c) employees whose duties include n,
ge' more than three hours on Sunday,
ION ~ setting sponges m bakeries, e
IN caring for live animals, (3) main
to tanning fires, a. necessary repail
saie to boilers or machinery, Id superil
To- tendeate or 1oresnen In charge, &
employees IN dairies, cr~eameries, mil
IN condensaries, milk sugar factorie
led milk shipping stations, butter az
'u- cheese factories, S0r cream manufa