The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-02-09

INC ~ them to join him in a
ems su,ant TO cut salaries of state
p g.sr. from the governor down.
'r The tax bill was introduced by
p.,nard and the measure regu-
Pin, D automobile driving by
Cady.
NIL Mccormick, Motion, Brand
Wvrick Pope and Buttelman
p~ notice in the house Friday, of a
s s. tax bill, levying a tax of three
W.. =, cent on gross production Of crude
oil.
Bankers of Montana were hayed in
4. Wontana house Of representatives
vsJ.v morning, when a group OF
members, headed by Larsen Of Sheri-
- and Caplis of Silver Bow, msuc-
...sfuuv attempted to put across a
An making 8 per cent the legal rate
: interest. The low interest measure
r.s killed BY rejection Of the favor
.ue committee report by vote of 81
to IS.
Friday afternoon Tawney of Ra-
vsH introduced bill providing for
@s manufacture Of all automobile
tsos used in Montana at the state
pTson at Deer Lodge. The bill pro-
vides that the tags be delivered to the
state at cost of production plus Il
per cent.
eapHs Of Silver Bow opened the
attack on Montana bankers, when the
minority Of the committee on ways
and means presented its favorable re-
port on H. B. 1874 by Larsen, fixing
the rate Of interest at 8 per cent
while a majority Of the COMMITTEES
submitted its report, killing the bill
The majority report was signed By
Andrew, Lennon, Perrine, Arnold
Bray Hanson, Spencer, Baker, Pope
Pecen and Lease. Tawney, Pilgeram
Temey and Smethurst signed tn
minority report.
There has been absolutely no eff
fort in this house," said Caplis, ct
attack profit. I guess that profit /
immune from assault here
This interest measure offers a ties
as to whether this house really want
to do something for the people"
The Silver Bow member conclude
his statements with the assertion tha
interest rates are exorbitant in Nor
talla
LARSEN DEFENDS HIS BILL
The author Of the interest bill, La
sen Of Sheridan, spoke at length. +
sad that he had heard a lot abou
economy but had seen little of it sine
the house started its sessions MOI
than five weeks ago. He told tt
member that his bill was a genuiT
economy measure and deserved the
earnest consideration.
You house members and the banl
ers Of the state and residents of Mo-
hna generally offer US farmers syn
PATTY" said Larsen, 'fbut we do n
need sympathy. You remind me
the story Of the man who had
Children and then another baby can
along. The father called a son al
displayed the addition to the famil
The yOungster said:
It's all right, but we need 9th
things lots worse
And that is the case of Montan;
farmers
BANKERS ARE DEFENDED
Hanson Of Daniels and Lease
cascade defended the bankers a
opposed passage Of the Larsen bill.
IN explaining his vote, Kelly
Silver Bow recommended that a
@ctive, such as Eugene Van Vert
Fussyfoot Johnson, "be employed
search the house for this gentlem
9 often mentioned but never Sc
NJ. Economy"
The vote, taken on the adoption
'ne favorable report Of commit
showed all except IS members vott
against the bill. Members favor
,ne measure were Benedict, Bosl
nu'tleman, Caplis, Carlson of Ga.
sa' Carlson Of McCone, Cavanau
glarke, Dell, Denny, Duffy, Eli
English, Flynn, Fulsher, Hamilt
"oIray, Kelly Of Silver Bow, Z
,lle' Larsen Of Sheridan, MEGA
nn.cCOrmack, Oker, Ostby, Pilger
Hldle' Rufcorn, smethurst, Stol
strange, Tawney, Tierney, T.