The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-01-13
Legislature News
Briefly Portrayed

] Elimination OF some present source
of state debt, creation of no new ex
pense, determination of d new methot
for distributing public school revenue.
and further provision for support fol
the state university, revision of tn,
land laws, consideration for the re
ports of the bank code and accounting
commissions, definite determination OF
the fate of the state fair, establish
ment of securities commission, pro-
vision of machinery for the selection
Of presidential electors and conven-
ton delegates are among recommend
ations made to the assembly by Gov
ernor Erickson.
Senator W. ]. Paul, of Deer Lodge
county, and Representative Reed, oil
Broadwater county We're placed by
their respective houses in charge OF
financial legislation.
Mulholland, of Silver Bow, seeks to
afford some protection for bank de
posits in an act which, among other
things provides for the setting aside
of one-half of one per cent of the in
terest paid by banks upon time certi-
licates Of deposit.
! Judging from the manner in which
Speaker Davis is welding the gavel
the house is due to establish some
thing Of an efficiency record in get
ting things done.
A bank depositors' guarantee law
will be asked by the Farmer Labor
members. The proposed bill ,is s-ia
] to be modelled upon the a7spfasKa law.
i The bill has lson defeated in the last
: .4.v legislative sessions.
e. M. Moss of Flathead has been
made chairman Of the house High
ways committee; B.. C. Lillis of Yel-
lowstone heads the committee on Ir-
rlgation and Water Rights; Harry c..
Donaldson of Choteau is at the head
OF the committee Oh Agriculture; Ell
mer johnson Of Valley is chairman o.
the Dairying committee; tie commit
tee Of affairs of cities is led by W. e.
Clark of Rosebud and IS Cava-
naugh of Silver Bow in chairman Of
the Mines and Mining committee.
Grant Reed of Broadwater, is
fathering a bill providing for the es-
tablishment, maintenance and opera
ton OF a state centralized accounting
system for all offices, departments,
institutions, boards, commissions and
agencies.
Dopsters in the corridors who have
watched other sessions function, ex-
press continued amazement at the
harmony prevailing in both houses.
lnafaet, many predict that because of
the abundance Of harmony, something
is due to pop. ny e.t safa
Senator J.aW. Schnitzler of Froid,
Roosevelt county, was named as chair
man OF the committee on banks and
banking which is one Of the important
committees of the senate. & ,s.ss,.ss Il:
Amplification of the Scent rssosinc
initiative measure was proposed il
the house BY ! Brieksr and BesAneen,
f1aor leadsrs. The measur, vtSrA
exempt soliue FOR ,n1tar. 49, ...a
ron, the highways, vonll ~ ~ -
gasoline which has net paid tha ael1s
tax, and would enaea hts statute IN
ldistdctius provisions fsr construction
adaPked hy NE state NgAway cs,n-
n1issien 1t its last meeting.
A, lsng list Of appointments made
I'by sGexernoF Erickson te boaris and
during W. last two years
was apDr>ve1 BY 'tAs ssHats without !
aisssntaag vote. ~ f4. .ssg.,4s 8 b. 4.
31hs 3arst msassrs to rsacA ~ san-
ate - 1eaposaa fez ~ rspsAl II NE
te%aAszsss srstarsnasnf Aw, iiatrodussd
! By W.aps sxsmnis, ,NssAlanA county.
Hearing Of the esatsst e4 Aafs T.
Larson, ? for thu ssat Of Senator
Charles +. Taylor Of Sheridan coun-
ty, was set for the 18th by the COM
mittee on elections and privileges.
Honors OF being the oldest member
of the legislative assembly 60 to
George McCone, 78, senator from
Dawson county whose home is at
Glendive.
Grant Reed of Townsend offered
the sessions first bill which provides
S185,000 for pay and mileage of the