The Carbon County news., 1925-02-19
dairy lines changed.

Several substitute bills were intro
duced, one being for $. B. SO, the orig
inal purpose being to base motor
license fees upon weight, rather than
upon horse power. The budget bill
for the state was killed, and a new
bill is under consideration for a budget
system for counties, cities and towns.
The House
Two bills favored by the committee
on highways were recommended for
passage, tho the chairman of the COM
mittee declined to explain the meas
ures. One is for an increase from two
to three cents per gallon and that the
proceeds shall go to the highway fund
for the purpose of matching federal
aid funds. Under the present law the
general fund gets 40 per cent Of pro-
ceeds of the two cent per gallon gaso-
line tax and diversion Of these funds
would cripple the general fund to the
extent of $250,000.
House bill 331, provides for the reg
istration of motor vehicles under the
present rate but provides that the
proceeds shall be divided equally be-
tween the Sc counties. At present
the money is returned to the county
from where the vehicle is registered
less the cost of registration.
The house in committee of the
whole killed Leuthold's senate bill No.
30. which would have curtailed the
creation of new counties in the state
by reason of its drastic provisions.
The measure was murdered on the
plea Of Ryder Of Roosevelt and Ruff
corn that it was taking away from the
home folks the right Of self determ-
nation Plumer of Treasure spoke for
the measure but to no avail.
The house struck the enacting clause
in Hendricks house bill No. lid,
which provided for re-apportionment
of the house representation.
The Senate Thursday.
On a roll call vote of 81 to 19 the
Senate decided to refer to the cleo
tions and privileges committee S. B.
SO, which is the bin introduced some-
time ago, to repeal the primary law
and substitute the convention system
and primary caucuses.
A lively debate ensued when a mo-
tion was made to strike the enact
ing clause. Speer of Cascade, in his
speech claimed that the primary law
is failure. Cowan and Oliver made
talks supporting the bill, the latter
saying he was opposed to political
parties invading the primaries of
other parties. Hazlebakeg and Linn
were in favor Of submitting ths bill toI,
the people. T ~
! sGreenup claimed that the question
Of aboiishing the primary had been
voted down by the people twice, the
last time four years ago, and they
were determined to keep it. Kane
supported him in the view, and hum
orously added that If the senate be-
lieved that the primary had sent the
poorest specimens to serve in the up
per house, becaus of the primary sys-
tenn, then they must admit they were
advocating method which he for one
did not believe would improve the
quality Of membership.
Paul Of Powell, In heated speech
declared that the county clerk and
recorder, under the present measure, !
would be the political boss Of the
county, for he had the power to call
the caucuses at the convenient time
and place.
Convenient to whom" he asked:
convenient to the clerk and recorder?
Convenient to voters? Convenient to
the political faction to which he may
belong This bill should be amended
II considered at all; it's full of defects.
Under the old convention system I'll
admit that good people were some
times placed in office, but the people
hadn't anything to do with it. AS
for the cost, they were willing to
pay it rather than foreft their
chances to express their will. If
you pass this bill, it will be defeated"
The House
H. B. 26S, by the Flathead delega-
lion, was killed in committee Of the
whole, due to the successful opposi-
tion Of Dellwo of Lake county. The
Of this bill was to take three
townships out of Lake county and an
mex them to Flathead. +,
House Bill No. 279, which is thes
providing for the repeal N
The law peremitting the writing bf