The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-02-05
LEGISLATURE


A. J. H. by Mccarthy, asking that
he United States participate in the
:ourt Of international justice was
passed by the house Thursday morn
ing by a vote of S6 to %. Several of
he Pembers made talks opposing the
measures SAYING that II loohsd like
political proYexsads. The Republicans
saying IT was Demos 1tio froppganda.
md vice veraa. seiav s1Pqwsll b.
lieved that ~ nsattef lh4d tsiven
up direct IN tl Nks<t vss At
and fhs. stset snvemiiy
should not be tsked to @mfaer It.
0neI Of the bills passed was the
meature making the .intersst .sn-Atats-
warrants 40 from and after April l.,
1880 &sras'' ~ e y ''' s'l'1
Loble, who Is the enemy Of foolish
laws, found ne on the statute books
which he could not interpret, SO asked
It's repeal. 1T reads:
"11471. Chimes heretofore commit
ted. Amy act heretofore done of the
general nature of the acts hereinabove
which were at the time of
their commission punishable as a
crime, under any then existing law of
this state, may still be prosecuted and
punished under such pre-existing law"
The Senate-Friday
A communication was received from
w. d. Judson, medical officer in
charge of the Veterans Hospital, in
viting the senator's and representa-
tives to visit the hospital, setting
Saturday, February 7th as legislators
Day.
An eloquent tribute was made by
Senator Paul to the meory Of the late
late John M. Rapelje, in which he
touched upon the great commercial
and industrial advance within the past
century and the part played by the
railroads, going into the history of Mr..
Rapelje's record and his great achieve
ments with the Northern Pacific rail-
road.
Two tax bills were killed, one relat-
ing to personal taxes and the other to
joint school district taxes. A large
number of bills were disposed of from
reports on standing committees, and
among them were several house bills
killed.
The House
The principal business accomplished
by the house today was the passage
Of Fl. M. to the federal senate, re-
lating to the participation Of the Unit
ed States in the disarmament confer
ence at Geneva in June; also me-
mortal to congress asking that legisla-
lion be passed giving agriculture
with other industries. A bill
fixing the second Tuesday in July as
the date of the primary election was
also passed.
The committee on education turned
in a majority and minority report on
The bill by Holt which would adjust
difficulties between school districts,
from children in one district
attending school In another. The mi
nority report providing that the bill
10 pass with amendments, was
adopted. ~ -eaa
A number of measures relating to
banks and banking made their appear
ance, and q number of committees
made reports on bills. a~
The Senaae---SatHrday.
A lengthy bill made its. appearance
n the Senate today, with a number of
he senators as authors, which pro-
poses to return the old convention sys-
tern OF nomination of Montana. The
bill excerpts cities having the commits
non form Of government. This Is
referendum measure, however, and
must be submitted to the voters for
heir approval or rejection. The law,
passed, will cover national nomi-
lations for presidential electors, fed
'rai senator's and representatives,
tate, district, county and city nom
nations. In short the nominees for
ii Offices would be selected by group
t men In party caucuses rather than
" the people by direct vote of the
The authors are Oliver,
eek, Brownlee, Survant, Delaney,
'omeroy. Church, Peterson, Linn,
peer, Cowan and Hazelbaker.
The House
There was considerable discussion,
q the House over bill introduced by
roy Of Hill county which would grant
n exemption Of 81 900 on cars owned
y farmers from attachment for debts.
lrs. Mccarthy Of Dawson opposed the
III and said she thought it would be
etter II farmers paid their grocery
ills rather than buying cars which
hey mere not able to pay for, and
lansen of Daniels, told Of his ex-
eriences Of having sold lumber to a
armer for needed building and that
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