The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-02-12


reports every 60 days and the other
requiring county treasurera to make a
report of the financial condition Of the
county.
The House--Tuesday
A discussion of the measure which
has under consideration a bank deposit
guarantee plan, was the most inter-
esting part Of today's session. Fitz-
gerald Of Ravalh, who is dairy
farmer, related his experiences in
making an investigation Of the law
i. other states for the bankers asso-
citation Of Montana. He stated that
its economic principles are unsound
and il is merely theory Of making
one bank guarantee that the deposits
Of another bank, no matter how loose
ly the business of that other bank
might be conducted, guarantee the de-
posits of that other bank. He warn
ed the House that If Montana wished
to avoid untold financial distress,
Montana had better shun the bank
guaranty law. After considerable
lively discussion. the House ordered
the bill, which is by Larson, printed
and placed on general orders, so that
there might be exhaustive discussion.
The Senate Wednesday
Reports of the special probe COM
mittees we're continued In the Senate
today. The committee on the State
land ooffce recommended that some
means be devised by which the million
dollars or more taken from the perm
anent school fund prior to the Dixon
administration be returned to that
fund. This committee said that the
school lands nvestement and land now
total s67,0O0,O00 or s68,000,0 600 in,
several classes of property and the
money invested amounted to $22,OO0,-
900. The report recommended that
the grazing fees be reduced from S60
to $40 for a section. Of grazing land
from rs cents to 30 cents an acre for
agricultural land, and said that would
result In the leasing Of many thous-
ands Of acres of state land now idle
Several important recommendations
were made and the policy Of loaning
money on farm lands was dwelt upon,
the report suggesting that no more
loans be made, and also recommended
the repeal OF the state farm loan. 1t
further recommended decrease Of
1917 in the budget estimated Of $685.
900. Senator Griffin, chairman, and
other senator's signed the report.
Committee on the Fish and Game
Combustion recommended that the
comnllrsion..be required 10 put its af-
fairs oh sound footing and intro
duce standard bookkeeping system
The report on the School Of Mines
recommended that the Bureau of
Mines be abolished Committee ON
the railroad commission recommend
ed cuts for the next two years in the
budget and certain savings and ad-
lministrative changes.
The House Wednesday
The minority report on the bill by
Ainsworth providing that women may
serve on juries was adopted by the
house, which asked that the bill be
printed and placed on general orders.
Ainsworth said this courtesy was due
the club women, who were greatly
interested in the bill. Four bills we're
passed in the lower body and large
number Of new bills introduced. The
most important OF the four bills
sscd was II. b. BY Fox, Parkin and
Mccarthy, know as The anti-narcotics
bin. One provision is imprisonment
from five years to life for the selling
or giving Of narcotic drugs to persons
under the age Of eighteen years. There
were no votes against the bin and 94
votes for 1t. The bin by Holt which
permits one school district to trans
port pupils to another school district
and expend money for that purpose
was passed.
The Senate--Thursday
Three bills were passed today ON
third reading, two Of them being SEN
ate bills and one from the house,
which was the bill by Representative
Besancon providing for the publication
!, Of the State Treasurer's report at the
state capitol at cost Of more than
$4,000. The bill by Senator Spencer of
Carbon to change the boundary lines
between Carbon and Yeiiowstssne cp1n !.
ties, was passed. MI. N. by Hoffman
and Hansen, asking the national Gov
ernment to establish farmers export.
corporation and thus enable the seri
culturists of the country to obtain the
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