The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-03-11
SENATE and HOUSE
REACH COMPROMISE
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governor.
Governors Endorsed

governor.
Two Governors Endorsed
A constitutional amendment under
which the state ~treasurer's quarter
" report will not have to be pub
lished in a newspaper will be submit
ted to the voters. This is a measure
proposed first by Governor Joseph M.
Dixon and now by Governor Erick-
sen.
If the governor approves the bill,
the registration of motor vehicles
will be transferred from the secre-
Jary of states office to the state pris-
On.
Outstanding in economic accomplish
ment is the legislation for improve
ment of the land laws. In this, Hol-
ton Of Garfield, chairman of the house
committee on state lands, was the
leader. The experiences of the state
land department over many years
have been used in formulating the
changes which it is believed will be of
substantial advantage both to the
state and to the leasor OF buyer Of
state lands.
In the opinion of Joffray of Jeffer-
son, the amended workmen's compen-
sation act was the most beneficial
legislation this session. The new act
raises the maximum benefit payment
from $3.50 a week to So and gives
various other benefits.
There was the usual amount of
tampering with the general laws.
Closed Primary Fails
The date of the primary election
has been changed from late in Aug
uSt to the third Tuesday in July. An
attempt to make a closed primary
failed, and the general program OF
election reform died.
A bill by Senator Griffin and rep
resentative HoltOn authorizes the
state board Of examiners to return tc
the permanent school fund money
which over a long period of years ha;
been used for the maintenance of thc
state land office or which was put il
the general fund.
SINE teeth were put into the pro
hibition enforcement laws, but the
house measure to give police courts
jurisdiction with district courts in pro
hibition cases was killed in the sen
ate.
Senate Gains Down
The senate's Haunted refusal to ap
Point more conference committees Oh
the last days of the session sool
melted after the house DISCOVERIES
VIA some suspected to be a joker il
senate amendments to the items fO
the state prison. Under the apparen
guise CT an appropriation of $1,000
for the first year and $4,000 for tn
second year of the biennium for tn
purchase of farm lands and othe
real property" for the prison, Their
was found a provision whereby tn
state beard Of examiners could con
tract without limit, the $25, 900 to b
apr lied as partial payments to bin
the contracts.
Several house members conjecture
that this was especially for the pun
pose to permit the purchase of tn
Frank Conley residence property nes
the prison.
Repeatedly house members demand
ed to know what farm lands and othe
property it was intended to purchas
There was no definite answer. Tt
prison now has some 1900 acres {
farm land, and just why more "potat
Nand' was necessary remained to /
explained definitely.
When this matter was called to Il
attention Of the house by Void, al
rrCpriations chairman, the bill W;
sent to a conference committee.
report was soon forthcoming in whiC
TIC senate amended the $4,000 tie
to limit the expenditure to SOS, 90
But nothing was done about the $25
'0C0 item. So the house sent the con
mittee back to the senate.
Didn't Get By
This time the senate did better. B
the house voted down the conferen