The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-01-27
Legislative Notes

as 80 members Of the Legislature as
eciated with him in the bill he sub
taitted to the house which provides for
The establishing of an Agricultural
and Manuel Training school at Fort
Assiniboine.
Roosevelt's lady representative Mrs
Lucy Curran introduced a measure
proposing ratification of the child
labor amendment to the federal con-
btitution.
2 Representative Ryder's bill to lower
The taxable value of grain and farm
implements after being executed by
the committee was acted favorably
upon and now goes on general orders
for consideration of the house.
Two Choteau county townships neal
Great Falls would be added to Cascade
county under measure introduced by
Senator Wuerthner of Great Falls.
The first bill given the ak by the
senate was S. B. 4 by ". 7. Cowan
of Hill, providing for nonpartisan
selection on county officers.
Senator J. D. CARRIER of Plains has
bill. he gals an economy measure
which would provide for one business
manager for the four units of the
University of Montana instead Of one
at each unit.
The first bill to make the grade in
the senate was S. B. No. by William
Rufcorn of Glasgow providing that the
interest on state warrants be reduced
from u to per cent
During the past week seven men,
beers of the 1903 session of the Mon
tana legislature gathered at the Placer |
hotel at Helena to relate bygone hap
penings. They were David Hilger. T
present librarian for the State His
torical society; Robert Brawnlee, pres
rnt senator from Sweet Grass county:
Reuben Dwight, travelling salesman Of
Seattle; George MeCone, present SEN
ator from Dawson county; Louis
6tadler, stockman of Helena; C. H.
Bray, brick manufacturer of Helena;
II. ]. Faust, chief clerk of the present
house and q merchant of Drummond, !
and w. j. Brennan of Kalispell.
The greatest reduction in appro-
briations so far this season affect the
office of Miss May Trumper, state
superintendent of public instruction
: total of $1,000 is Topped off for the
first year as the salaries paid inspee- +
sors of rural and high schools. {
1t is expected that Senator Taylor
of Sheridan county will soon be- in 1
position to submit a bank depositors'
guarantee bill which will be based
upon a fund raised from assessments J,
upon the depositor and upon the bank.
Guarantee of bank deposits through
q fund raised by a charge upon time
certificates of deposit is proposed by
Representative M. j. Mulholland of
Hutte
The closed primary, cigarette tax,
commercial fishing, central accounting {
system, creation of commissioner dis 2
tr1cts, selection of convention dele 9
gates and presidential electors, and a
proposed raise in pay for the state
audltor, are among other interesting
subjects already on the Legislative IEl
alendar S:
Somewhat of stir was created II
hen the northern delegations pre- in
ented to the house their formal de
lands for recognition in the states
,hool system. A new normal at Great lfr
alls and new agricultural school at G,
[avre are asked. There already is a g.
i'll in the senate asking for a new ~
ormal college at Billings. ~
Not dissenting voice was heard
hen the vote was taken in the senate =,
n the report of the privileges and ~
ectlons committee recommending the vi
ismlssal of the contest case against on
enator Charles q. Taylor of Sheridan of
ounty, whose seat was contested bv Re
age t. Larson, his Republican op- Ia,
onent whom he defeated last Noyem- e.,
or. -
Sherltfs of Montana are sponsors
bill which will provide 1914 cents 49,
lleage fees instead of 10 cents 60
lie, as the law. ~
Satisfied that the interests of the W.
lrmers storing grain in warehouses th'
70 amply protected under the exist all
q law as expressed in an opinion fey
ON the attorney general, Albert
udas Of Carbon county consented to
le killing of house bill IS, which was r.,
iversely reported out of the aericul- H.,
re committee Thursday and the re- ~
'rt adopted by the house. we
Laws determining the amount of "n
,emption from garnishment, attach. mn
ent or execution which NAV be kno
aimed by the head of a family are tim
odified by measure proposed bv frie
representative Miles J. Cavanaueb Of
liver Bow. n
Measures which received final an mar
oval by the house last week were ned
amendment to the minor prohibi- wb;
m law and the appropriations for a ",l
yment OF claims against the CON a'o'
idated boards and for refunding ,hgs
erpayments of fees and tevas heac
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