The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-02-28

important of these have not vet made
their appearance, but in all probable
ity will reach the House Monday.
Some of these appropriation measures
have been held back pending the re-
ports of the special INVESTIGATING COM
mittees, which in many instances have
recommended a cut IN the %appropria-
tons for state institutions, and in
variably the appropriations committee
has complied with their suggestions.
Although interest in the proceedings
of both houses were centered chiefly
around taxation matters durinf the
past week, there were many meas
ures out Of the 38S bills introduced
in the House and the 21S in the Sem
ate that contained untold merit. Prob
ably the most meritorious of all were
the numerous economy measures that
had their inception in the lower body.
With few exceptions these bills were
killed. One instance particularly re-
grettable was the death of the Senate
measure providing for the filing of
all claims against the state with the
state auditor before these claims were
sent TO the board of examiners. De-
spite the fact that the Senate invest
igating committee declared that the
condition Of the state board was most
regrettable, this measure was killed
in the House.
The bill which provided for a read
justment of this department passed
the house in such a form that the
highway commission, although retain
ing the same personnel, was so mod
flied that the expenditures of this
highly expensive department will be
somewhat curtainel. In addition to
losing part of the 2-cent gasoline tax,
the commission is under a legislative
appropriation which, under the terms
of a second bill passed by the Senate,
it cannot exceed. A third handicap
was placed on the department when
a bill passed the House turning all
of the revenue derived from the sale
of automobile license plates to the
county in which the plates are sold.
The state will receive only the money
it expends in furnishing the plates.
On Monday a near riot occurred In
the House over the attempt of the
Miles City members to secure a nor
NAL school in that city. They had
succeeded apparently in tn eafternoon
and we're defeated in the evening
Two of their supporters deserted them
because of Directing to the methods
they used.
The fight on this measure greatly
slowed up the activities Of the House
on the day which was the last legis.
lative day on which bills could bN
freely transmitted from one house
to another. AS a result, at midnighi
o fthe 10Th day, more than fifty bill.
on the House board died. Among
these was one of the Democratic cat
Gus measures providing for the re
classification of counties, according
to population.
Monday also marked the death o.
the constitutional amendment which
would have eliminated the net pro
ceeds provision in the taxation code
Openly aimed by the Dixon forces a
the mining industry and a sort o
safety measure in cas- the mine ia.
bill failed, it was finally killed. o.
the same day, despite the efforts o
Senator Frank Hazelbaker, of Beaver
head, to prevent the passage, the so
Ions in the upper body sent the bi
providing for the creation of a nor
nal school at Cplbertson to the Hous
for concurrence.
Tuesday was perhaps the quotes
day in both houses. In the lowe
body a fight conferred around Senat
Bill No. los, by Peterson, prOvidin
for the creation of a new highwa
commission along lines diametricall
opposed to those advocated in the bi
sent by the House to the Senate. O
the next day the measure was kille'
In the Senate, the woman juror bl
met a quick death. largely due to tf
objections raised by senator Greer
ing. The bill had been introduced b
the four women representatives.
The Senate also amended the Hou'
bill providing a drastic punishmel
for the sale of liquor to minors. II
punishment for the first offense WI
greatly modified, and then on the fo
lowing day the solons reversed then
selves, restored the punishment al
the bill now awaits final passage.
Two days after the appointment
a committee to investigate the sta
board Of examiners, Senator Rhoadt
one Of the members of the committe
offered his resignation from that boz
and explained his action by sayil
that he had no part in making o
the report; that many of the fac
had been omitted, and that he pr
ferred to bring IN a supplemental
report. His report and the flndIn
of the subcommittee win be hand
in before Thursday. Along WI
these two reports viii be another frC
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