The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-02-03
Legislative Notes

asked for In 4 hill unlimited to tn
house by thA>appropnation COMMITTEES
II = measure introduced In tn
house by J. G. Abrahamson Of Carlo,
esunty passes all types of scales fol
weighing Montana products will b,
examined by a state inspector.
When the legislature suspended &C
Evities to attend the national wool.
growers convention ct Butte there
was just Ill measures on the calen-
lar.
When appropriations for education.
II purposes come before the assembly
, little later it is expected that Rep
fesentative Shields measure for the
location of normal school at Great
Falls will receive its test. Supporters
pf the bill predict its passage.
Indications are that the number of
bills submitted to the legislature will
TALL far below the mark set at the last
session when the day they must ali
be in arrives next week.
Governor Erickson was given a
sound cheering in the house when it
became known that he requested that
his appropriation be held within the
figures of the last two years and
rallied upon the assembly to eliminate
81 500 for repair and refurnishing of
The executive mansion.
Some excitement resulted last week
when Silver Bow county's delegation
in the house made an attempt to up
pet recommendations of the commits
bion that two Lewis and Clark men,
Prials be erected in honor Of the sx-
piorers at Great Falls and Three
Forks, presented a joint resolution
providing that it be erected at Butte.
A proposal for the publishing Of de-
linquent tax lists is being sponsored
by Senator Paul of Deer Lodge. 1t Is
taid that many people who do not pay
their taxes would out of pride do SO
10 avoid having their names listed
among the delinquents.
Speaker Davis appointed q house
committee of three to work with the
state senate body in the investiga-
zion of the high prices Of gasoline In
Montana, as provided in house joint
resolution No. by Bretzke and
'thers. Members of the committee
ire w. B. Leavitt of Custer, chair
nan; Lou E. Bretzke of Valley and R.
B. O'Day of Cascade.
A petition signed by 90 residents of
Butte, many of them women, requests
that the legislature reject the men,
orial introduced by Representative Ed.
Burke of Deer Lodge county, calling
upon congress to take steps looking
toward amendment of abrogation of
the eighteenth amendment.
That opposition will develop to the
proposed bank depositors' bank guar
sntee law is evident. Similar pro-
Posais have been put forward at the
last two sessions and either have been
killed in committee or after their APP
pearance on the floor. The proposals
lave all been modified after the Neb-
'aska law the success of which is still
lebatable.
The proposal of Senator Paul of
lowell county for fixing the price of |
asoline will be Montana's first ex-
eriment along those lines if it be-
omes law. The public service COM
lission would be empowered to fix
Maximum prices for petroleum pro-
ucts and to provide for fair margin
f profit.
Representative Leavitt of Custer
aw his pet measure, H. B. II, throt-
led by the judiciary committee, when
, reported unfavorably and the house
1t related to attachments
4 civil cases. The judiciary commit
ae, however, reported favorably on
mother Leavitt measure, H. B. 38,
elating to provisional remedy of at
achment in civil cases.
Taxation of e2soline use, highway
istricting and exemption of motor
uel used in agriculture, are to be
reated in three separate measures,
ne floor leaders, Bricker, Republican,
nd Besancon, Democrat, gave notice
, the house of representatives.
An inquiry into costs for publica-
on of constitutional amendments and
revision for more close scrutiny of
appointments have been
ut to the Senate for consideration.
In it's session last week the senate
illed two measures urged by Gov
rnor Erickson in his message to the
ssembly. They proposed to shift
rom the state to the counties charges
or transportation of prisoners to the
tate prison and for the requisition of
riminals.
A possible saving of $4,000 in the
ext two years is seen by Representa-
I've Grant Reed of Broadwater in a
1easure he has proposed. He would
mend the statutes so that the motor
ehicle list can be mimeographed in
tead of being printed as now requir-
d. The mimeographing, he said, ,
ould be done at the Deer Lodge bu- 8
eau and permit the occupation of an ,
dditional number of convicts besides :
hose now engaged in the detail work ,
handling the automobile plates.
At the end of the third week but
ngle major bill had been disposed