The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-03-20

the death warrant of unclaimed and
unbranded range horses. 1t Is the
roundup district act introduced by the
house commit &c on livestock and
public ranges and which has the sup
port CT the stocBmen OF the state.
1t means that these cayuses may be i
rounded up and dispOsedaot. further
it means hat the haples5 nag which
eats the grass needed Lor usoIul live
stock is destined TO be converted into
2 variety of canned meats which vii
probably find their wSy into foreign
markets and viii also be consumed Il
domestic lccali les.
There cle said to be Between LOO
600 ard 100000 of these unclaimed
and unbranded horses on the ranges
If Montana.
Another measure Cf interest 20 the
stoClEen which the governor has
signed is the law placing boul y or
coyote pups. This act viii have the
effect, it is thought, OF eliminating
these predatory animals before Trey
mature.
he bill raising the pay Of JAM ors
IT the capitol has also been approved
/ by the chief executive.
From now on the primary election
viii be held on the third Tuesday Of
July instead Of late in August. This
is provided for in Trcy's measure. So
| far as election legisla ion is concern
ed, this is about the only act which
has reached the governor.
/ The amended worlInen's compensa-
ton act whereby the maximum pay
/ ment IS inceased from $3.50 70 SO
q week has been signed.
In the line Of banking legislation
1 abc-t all which remains is he bank
ing and home building and loan as
] ISOLATION commission, the governor
having signed this measure. Before
the session closed he vetoed three
bank measures, all of them by the
house committee on banks and bank
ing.
The highway commission will be on
a per diem basis from now or, he
position Of the executive commits
zionec having been abolished.
Interest Bill Mixed
Just what the status of H. B. .,
fixing the interest rate on warrants,
may have to be decided by the su-
preme court. The act has been sign
| ed by the governor. There appears
to have been an error in enrolling the
bill. Originally the rate Of interes,
was fixed al AZ per cent for the first
year. The house amended ii to 4 p67
cent and the senate raised il o AZ
per cert but receded when the house
p ~ - fN-r-H .-N
reads Az per cent for the first year
The old rate was 6 per cent.
House Measures Signed
The following bills have been sign
ed by Governor Erickson:
Among the 63 bills which the gov
ornor signed late Tuesday was tho
Gu olnobile tit.e registration bin, tx
measure creating eastern fiscal agen
cies for the payment of state bond.
4, and interest and the resolution au
thorizinr the state hoard of examin
: ers to issue certificates of indeb ed
mess to = reimburse the permanen'
school fund for money used by the
g general fund
Other bills signed We're:
House bills %, organization Of II
ligation district; so, permitting legis
! lature to fiE expenses OF sta @ e1
tomologist; 81, powers of city council
. to externinate nOXious weeds, main
tain pest houses in city limits on
{ dispose Of municipal power plants; s.
= relative to chat Ell mortgages; 81, re
curing inspection of elevators. &c
{ creating industrial banks il larrn
: cities; 80. permitting taxpayers
! vote in school elections of third elias
! districts; 126, requiring consent o
! game commission for investment o
= game funds; al, relating to cerufica
- ton Of nurses; 1913, relative to main
Z tenance Of water systems; 169, admit
I ting wives and widows Of veterans t
y soldiers home; 1S4, reducing icens
!" on plas er manufacture; 1S9, creatil
! fire districts; 200, prohibiting pric
i discrimination; 255, relative to de
= posts In insolveLt banks; 228, rela
- tive to assessment Of capital stock c
state banks; pa, apprOpri2ting fC
y orphans home insti ution; 237, relic
= Tony Early; 248, cutting leases an
y rental charges state lands; 253, Tels
tive to organization Of irrigation dis
: tricts; 256. distribution Of costs
= irrigation distric s, 277, public depo.
its not to have preference; 283, relic
= Oscar G. Haines; 284, penalty for a
!. lowing bulls to run at large; 20
/, abo'ishing the county contingeT
! fund; 3S5, and 456, deficiency apGrc
T. priatiOns.
SENATE BILLS SIGNED
: Senate bills 10, requiring public
!, ton report Of s ate examiners @
y counties; Is. homestead succession
i 81, requiring proof Of insanity whe
- made a defense in criminal actions
= 81, limiting use Of free text boo
= levy; At and 81, relative to irrigatiC
4, distric s; 55, extending powers
81 livestock quarantine; 76, changiI
u Fergus and Judith Basin bOundarie
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