The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-02-26


mended for passage-seemingly there
was a good deal Of work done in the
house today.
The Senase-Tuesday
The principal business Of today's
session was a debae over the bill to
change the boundary lines of Lake
county 1t came out IN the course of
the arguments that this country was
created by county division promoters,
who made deal with the residents of
Swan River valley to permit their ter
ritory to be included within the area
of the proposed county, for valuation
purposes and that they would then re-
turn to Flathead after election.
Senator Tower, who was seated
early in the session as the Lake county
senator, after contest, led the fight
to keep the boundary lines as they
are, and the Swan River valley people
will be obliged to remain in the new
county, If the result is not changed by
decentralization of the bill.
| Another bill Of Importance was s.
B. 116, which was, opposed by Senator
Speer. The provisions OF. the bill are
that one Of the two Judges of the
eighth judicial district be required to
reside in Fort Benton, If the twelfth
judicial district is abolished and Chou.
teau county added TO the eighth dis.
trict, with two judges to attend to the
business.
The economy feature appealed ts
the majority Of the senate and the bill
was sent to third reading.
House bill 228 which places In th'
hands of the state superintendent OF
banks the power to take over the af
fairs of banks with impaired capita
stock after 30 days notice, was fur,
ther strengthened by the insertion OF
the word must" in place Of may al
applying to the act of taking over al
the end Of 80 days. Oliver said il
was the most drastic banking bill
passed by the legislature. The super
intendent of banks had requested thai
he be given discretion In the matter o.
closing at the end Of 80 days, but th'
senate, 25 to IA, carried the amend
ment inserting the word must"
A large number of both senate ant
house bills were favored for passag'
in committee Of the whole, while al
equally large number also passed thirt
reading.
The House
In favorable consideration of a bill
repeating the present metropolitan
police law and delay In the hous'
of nearly two hours because Of tn
absence Of Republican Floor Leade
Ruffcorn and Representative Smith o
Lewis and Clark county featured
lively session OF that body during TN
forenoon. The session lasted unit
1:40 p. m. and wdk only terminate,
when the sergeant at arms had re
turned from the Smith home witt
David Smith In custody and brough
! him before the bar of the house unde
arrest. Ruffcorn had been found ii
the building by the sergeant at arm
and returned to the house previously
The house killed House Bill 81, b,
Ainsworth, the women jury measure
by an emphatic vote after long dis
cussion. Troy Of Hill, Mrs. McCart,
Of Dawson, Meagher of Teton, Beadl
of Silver Bow and the author of tn
measure, spoke in favor of favorabl
recommendation when the bill came N
in committee Of the whole. Ainswortl
declared the bill had the backing o
10000 club women of the state, bu
mis- statement was disputed by othe
speakers.
In committee Of whole, the hous
recommended favorably House Bill
No. 297, providing $500 marriag
license fee ard the registration Of al
licenses and records Of marriage ant
divorces with the registrar Of vital sta
tistics in the department Of the boar
of health at the capitol 50 Of tn
$500 license fee goes to the stat
board Of health under the bill.
The house also recommended favor
ably Senate Bill No. n, by the com
mittee on finance and claims author
ling the board Of examiners to issu
bords in the amount of $4,000 for tn
building Of vault in the treasurer
office.
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