Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-25
LEGISLATIVE NOTES


tigate state commissions, executive OF
flces and Institutions has been com
pleted. The membership of the com
nittees will be: To investigate boards
and commissions, senate members. ].
w. Speer. Cascade; III. G.. Pomeroy,
Lincoln; j. III. Stewart, Meagher /;
house members. N. T.. Bernard. Flat
head G. p. Tawney, Ravalli, Joseph
0ker, Lewis and Clark. To investigate
executive departments, senate mem
bers. w. ]. Paul, Powell; Charles M.
Oowlin, Rosebud; T. L. Clark, Mea-
CHER; house members, Fred Hanson,
Daniels; John c.. Cronk, Blaine, and
j. NJ. Brandjord. Mfssoula. To investi-
gate state institutions, senate mem
hers. Mark ID. Dearborn. Musselsheii ;
II. T. Rhoads, Teton NJ. NJ. Duncan,
Madison; house members, II. ID. My
rick. Choteau Robert Leavens. Yellow
stone; Edward Scharnikow, Powell.
The administration bin to impose
a heavier tax on metals mines In Mon
tana was introduced in the house last
week by Representative Strange of
Ravalli county, and differs somewhat
from the plan which was outlined In
Governor Dlxon's message TO the leg
islature. At that time he asked for
a tax of 10 cents a ton on gross ore
production. Instead OF specifying q
tax of IL cents a ton. the bill fixes the
tax Mt l per cent on the gross value of
all merchantable ores, including tall
ings. This would. If passed, supplant
the present mines license tax of Ia
per e n on net proceeds.
fetal signature to house bill No. 1,
a measure introduced in the lower
branch by Representative Joseph Qker
-oEewfs and Clark county and having
for its purpose the extension of time l
IN delinquent taxes. The measure
became effective at once. The meas
ure permits the payment OF delinquent
1922 taxes any time up TO October,
1923. without the usual 10 per cent
penalty but with interest charged at
the rate Of l per cent a month from
Nov. 30, 1922.
ht lOtiVn tlE UOuNt UliS Ntit Mic 4
during Tuesdays session: House bin
No. Is, by McCarty, relating TO liens
upon growing crops, house bin No. Al,
by Cronk, relating to the foreclosure
of thresliermen's liens: house bin No.
~, by Goodman, providing for schools
consolidation; house bill No. %. by
Pilgeram, relating to the qualifications
Of clerks of school boards, and house
bill No. 10, introduced by Goodman
providing for the qualification of tur
ors.
Three members of the lower house,
P. J. C%avanaugh of Butte. Mrs. Cath
erip Calk McCarty of Glendive andf'
Mrs. w. w. Hamilton of Dodson, are
champions of a bill which provides
that all dance hall operators must take
out state licenses, TO make legal state
control, and prohibits specific dances
which the hackers of the bill declare
Objectionable. 1t viii alse bar girls
under 18 and boys under 20 from pub
lie dance halls.
Cavanaugh of Silver Bow, and lobe
of Lewis and Clark, have submitted
bills In the house and senate which
would prohibit persons from operating
motor cars or vehicles while In an in
toxicated condition and would pre-
scribe as penalties for convictions Inn
Drisonment up to six months and fines I
lp to $500, together with the depriy-
lng of the right of the convicted person I
rom driving a motor vehicle for a per- '
cd of 80 days.
A public hearing on the county print
ng bill introduced by Bray, of Sweet ,
lrnss, is to be held Friday of this :
This measure makes numerous y
'hanges In the existing law, permitting :
citing of printing contracts to any
concern and materially reduc- =
ng the prices to be paid. II is In the =
on townships and counties. =
Merits OF the proposition to abolish
he state highway commission were
iscussed at a public hearing before
he house committee on highways Mon =,
ay. The measure is house bill 81, by o,
charnikow, of Powell, and provides n
tdt uHltnlSneD WoTk Oh tnt nikHWdf nj
commission shall be transferred to the n
engineers office. re-
Representative Duffy, Democrat. OF ca
I'LL county, has submitted a measure bi
as the Montana grain grading
ct which provides for the appoint
ent by the governor Of a supervisor
grades and weights and measures. be
Senate bill No. /. by Pauline. pre- -
the qualifications of voters -
create public Indebtedness. and the =.
Of elections, has been ably re- -,
'rted without amendment by the 49,
'mmittee on counties and towns.
Sweeping reductions In salaries Of
unity officials and In the number Of
putty county officers are proposed in "a
% bills introduced by Senator Nc Ku
of Wheatland county. so<
Senator siegfriedt of Carbon county II
sponsor Of a bill to bar Japanese IA
Nm owning and operating farm land in