Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-30

jects for Legislative action afreazsy
/ ,eonfronts the Twentieth Montaha
assembly which win convene on
January 8.
Several administrative codes, taxes.
appropriations. together with tAs
various phases of legislation affect
ing the oil industry promise to lead
the sessions calendar with an un-
usual grist Of important matters
About I.eoo Bills.
The usual legislative calendar ID
about 1000 bills, Of which two-thtrds
originate in the house Possibly 300
Of these are given The consideration
of printing and somewhere near 90
per cent are enacted into law
GOverner's Message
The trend Of this sessions aeflvi-
ties undoubtedly win be indicatad NJ
Governor Erickson'a message, wAkeh
is. now in preparation. It IL ankAei-
pated that the msssmgp viii Be 81
considerable length and &eal wseA
variety. Of subjects, treated as lssEaz
lative material from the stanaDalsk
of the governors two ysaFa ~ theI
states chief executive.
Many Reperts M
Five commissions created ~ Geo
1925 Legislature win present tAsaE
reports 70 the coming sessieE. HaeA
report forecasts considerable dlseua
sion. They have 20 Do with rsvisieaI
Of banking lawsv sssahlsshmens 81
a state accounting Hystams cssasesa
Of o new nornal school st Billam@ss
dtilixation Of che Fort AssiHibesns
property at Havre and erection u :.
memorial 10 tAs explorers, Eswas a
sone LIquoF
Islduer legislakion ia ssfne Fhssee
unsaaabtazly wlB be- ssoHghs soIAawtn#
the ren@sl oE the states prshA
laws b. an initiative act last Eoxl-
ber.
Land Laws II
Land, bank, gusne and Industrial '
Accident codes are in pro- p64 "a
meat for consideration. Tns COVER
nor. vita the assistance of r NJ 4
Brandjord, register Of state lands Z
las been considering nsodernlsatiOn '
# the states land laws for some c
months and probably viii have 3 0
complete new code to submit. Z
Bank Legislation a
While the bapking code commits q
ion declared that q new code was q
lot necessary and has recomfnended d
wo amendatory measures for pas b
age, there seems probability that v
he banking COMMITTEES of one hcaasc q
r the other may take matters into 7
Is own hands and foi Emulate com II
ilete new code. The bank deposit d
uarantee law undoubtsdIy win again A
e offered. "
While a new game code was enac- d
I'd by the last Legislature. the state
pefzansnz asso3istien has IN Pre- n
aration q bill which win offer ex- r
snsive amendments 20 the code and
Ne game warden has some adminis- Va
satiye changes to propose.
A iong list ~ Shnnges IN the tn
dustrial accident and inspection d
,des are suggested IN the report Of
le boards chairman. The industrial se
surance act also was rcyised last w
,ssion after an extended and ex Sc
nsive discussion but !. frequent
lbject for legislative acton. he
Oil Industry ga
The oil industry comes in for ev
tention from numerous angles. The be-
pid growth Of the industry in Mon
ma has caused much puzzlement ye
nong officials who have had, thus thi
r, to adapt old statutes passed for
e regulation Of other industries to
e requirements Of the oil business
reservation, taxation and regulation
questions come from many admin Tn
rative departments and the oil hai
N themselves are reported 70 have :.
complete code which they hope to ch
We passed viii
License fees from domestic cor
ratDns with non par value stock Of
irrigation district regulations he
, fo he couafdared the