Belt Valley times., 1925-02-19

Thursday. Rebraury 10, 1895
l|AEWS AND GOSSIP OF
II MONTANA LEGISLATURE
Although adversely reported By the
4 senate taxation committee 4 blu By
+ Taylor OF Sheridan. to repeal the class.
: ificati0n laws Of Montana was ordered
3 printed.
Aspirations OF Billings and Miles
/, City for a state normal school received
} a setback when the house killed two
! bills for the establishment Of teacher
training schools.
l#on recommendation Of the appropFi-
ations committee. the house killed a
bill to create a war memorial commits
sion to erect q memorial to World war
veterans at the state capitol at Helena.
A bin by the senate banking commit
tee, which would have placed on the
persons drawing check all RESPONSE
bility for Its payment, has been killed
by the senate.
One of the most important measures
to come before the assembly is a bill
fathered by Senator Clark, Democrat,
TOole county, which carries a provision
to refund the state debt by selling
state certificates to cover 1t, and then
carry the debt along to 1929.
The senate killed the Anderson
house bill, which attempted to clarity
the law regarding the counting OF
names written In on ballots or placed
there with stickers.
A bill to regulate dance halls, pro-
hibiting attendance of minors under 16
and forblddIng liquor on the premises
was introduced by Pauline and others
In the senate.
The CARRIER bill to abolish the office
Of chancellor Of the university, res
cued once by its author after an adj
verse committee report, was indefinite
ly postponed by the senate.
The senate killed the Dell measure,
which would have authorized counties
where there is only one newspaper to
go outside the county for bids for
county printing.
Several recommendations for
In the method of raising and
school finances in Nom
.ana, with particular regard to the
reeds Of the rural schools. were made
n a report of a joint senate and house
committee. The report is sigs-ed by
Griffin for n e senate and
Davis for the house.
In committee Of the whole. the sem
tie approved for passage senate bill 45,
6cQuitty, requiring the county clerk 10
eport to the county superintendent, as
00n as received from the assessor,
he valuation Of county property for
he purpose OF permitting tentative
aluatIon by school districts.
Membership In the senate would be
D and In the house Sc under the terms
{ bill fostered by Senator Rhodes. Of
eton. The bin proposes constitu-
onal amendment under which the SEN
te would have one member from each
ldicial district and the house one
ember from each county.
The measure to repeal the present
-imary law and return TO the con-
sntion system was passed by the SEN
e on sroll call by a vote of "a to
. The primary repeal measure is off
ally known as Senate BIZ No. 80
ID was introduced BY Republican
oor Leader Hazelbaker and IS other
nators-
The senate by a vote OF 81 to u
led house bill No. III. providing
T the collection Of special assess
ants at the same time other taxes
e collected. It was asserted that the
rden Of payment Of regular taxes
IS sufficient taxes without adding
} further cost OF special assessments
the same time.
Among the measures approved by
house the past few days are house
! No. $50, placing lnsolvent ware
use men under the regulation OF
department OF justice through the
ne method now employed in the
ulation Of elevator men No. 21l,
Ing the time Of meetings OF the
to text book commission; No. ZIG,
mpting juror fees and mileage from
or execution.