The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-24

For the frat three weeks Of the SEES
sion Al bills have been introduced in
the senate and 80 in the house. OF
the a senate bills, five have been
killed in committee and two have been
passed, "a has senate Joint memorial
Ne. 1, asking congress TO make farm
Rn4ta GA federal reclamation projects
taxable OF the % house ball@, rs are
now I'm eosnxaitkse, three In the seBate. !
foSx ca general orders, fo2x have been
signed By the governor and SIX killed
By committees The ak measures
killed were heass bill Ne. IL. relating
to the consolidation II the offices Of
school superfntendssats house bn No.
Is, relating to a~uslifscatfeHs u tursrs;
kouss bin No. Al, to have sill exscw-
ti@as Of the death pss@Eky at Deer
L@awa; houss bal No. n, concerning
scAosl &sstr4et clerxs; hs1se bin No.
II, relating to foreclosure Ct tAr0shsr-
naesa'a Msus, and he@se bin Ne. IS, re
lmking 10 preseHtAtieM Of charges
against aa official By q grand Jury.
me tAres bills which have goae to
taAe seaata, In a6dikion to tie thr0o for
legislative salaries ard expenses and
O&er'a bui resulting 19x2 taxes untl
October. 191S, an foar cR whfsA have
been signed By the governor, are house
blu Ne 7. e~oResrnlng redesapfssa OF
property grora hsreci0Swrs sales; h@use
! MH No. 10, relating to sinking funds
for public bonds; and house blu No.
"a, concerning removal Of public eff
GERS pending hearing of charges.
TAe dissatisfaction bill 30 izapese
d heavier tax on metals mines In Mon
taxa was introduced In the hOssSe last
week by Representative Strange Of
RavalH county, and differs somewhat
from the plan which was outlined In
Governor Dixon's message to the leg
isIature. AT that time he asked for
a>tax of IL cents q ton on gross ore
: production. Instead Of specifying a
tax Of u cents u ton, the bill fixes the
|. tax at 1 per cent on the gross value OF
: all merchantable ores, including tall
ings. This would, II passed. suppianl
: the present mines license tax Of IN
per rent on net proceeds.
Senator George McCone of Dawson
= ia preparing a bill to amend the pres
3 ent law which requires the ~secretar!
of state to send q copy Of measures In
itiatsd to every registered voter in tn
state. The proposed bill provides tina
whenever a constitutional amendmen
n or other question is to be submitted Z
e popular vote the secretary Of stat
e shall rot Less than 80 days before tn
election certify the same to each coun
ty clerk and the clerk must cause IN
same to be published In newspape
l In the county, and at the expense Q
e the county.
Governor Dixon has affixed his o.
fetal signature to nous bill No.
a measure introduced in the lowe
branch by Representative Joseph Okt
of Lewis and Clark county and haviu
for its purpose the extension of tin
on delinquent taxes. The measuI
became effective at one The mea
ure permits the payment OF delinquel
1922 taxes any time up to Octobe
1923. without the usual 10 per cei
" penalty bat with interest charged
the rate of 1 per cent q month fro
&C Nov. 50, 1922.
eel Three members Of the lower hous
OIL p. J.. CavRnaugh Of Butte, Mrs. Cat
erin Calk McCarty of Glendive al
o. Mrs. w. W. Hamilton OF NOdsSE. a
~ champions Of a bill which provid
nd that ali dance hall operators must tai
out state licenses, tosmHke legal sta
control, and prohibits specific dane
whicA the hackers Of the bill decla
Objectionable. 1t will also bar gfi
r0 undsr 10 and bsys under 20 frona ps
O lie dance halls.
- Cavanaugh Of Silver Bow, and LoR
of Lewis and Clark, have SUBMIT
Bills I'm tire house and senate whit
nf would prohibit persons fEOzn Operaft
motor ears or vehicles while in an
toxicated condition and would p
scribe as penalties for convictions
Nc prisOnment up to six months ard fr
10 to $500, together with the 6spR
ing OF the right OF the convicted p@rx
p from driving a motor vehicle for o p
fod Of 80 days.
,Oa Senator Church Of Lewis and Cs
has submitted a measure designed
control aeronauts and acronaudcs
of Montana. The bill follows the sugg
No. tons Of the national conference
ark commissioners for uniform laws, wh
ict- at its last session prepared a meas'
ned and recommended it's adoption In ev
the state.
dis Representative Duffy. Democrat,
ere Hill county, has submitted a meas
nts. known as the Montana grain grad
act which provides for the appo