Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-02-28
LEGISLATIVE
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The last day for Introduction Of bills
in the senate saw 149 measures on
file, compared to 1876 two years ago.
Dancing inthe larger cities on Sun
days will be permitted if bill passed
by the house gets by the senate and
is signed by the governor.
House bill No. &c, relating to irriga-
ton district bonds, has been signed
by Governor Erickson.
During the closing day for submis-
sion OF senate bills, 81 were intro
duced in the upper house.
Among the bills dropped into the
senate hopper are provisions for abo-
lition of the fish and game commits
sion; regulation for use of artificial
fish ponds; forbids state employees to
run for the legislature; prohibits the
teachers at state university from hold
ing outside jobs; provides that the
state shall carry its own fire insur-
ance; provides for the abolition of the
railroad and public service commits
sion; segregation of the school for the
deaf and blind from that for the
feeble minded at Boulder; allows the
United States to acquire land and wa
ters in the state for wild fowl refugees;
provides for nonpartisan election OF
district judges; and making public
records of rustling cards used by COR
| porations.
| Included in bills passed by the
house is a proposal for habitual
criminal law and the regulation of adj
vertising signs along highways.
Last Thursday the house put in one
Of its best days of the session from
the standpoint of the quantity of bust
ness disposed Of. Among 81 measures
on which it registered approval as q
committee of the whole, were propos-
ais for state parks, for tannery at
the state prison, for buildings at the
state prison, state hospital, tubercu-
losis sanitarium and soldiers home, IL
censing country dances, for conserva-
ton Of oil and gas, consolidation &C
tivities OF the railroad and public
/ service commission, fixing salaries OF
county superintendent, regulating the
dairy industry, recording marriages
and divorces, establishing nonresident
auto license fees, permitting construc-
ton Of residence halls at state instl-
tutions and the city zoning law.
| The senate placed its approval on
proposals for administration OF coun-
ty high schools by the district where
they are located, for separation OF
school funds in the treasurer's books
and for acquisition of park property
by counties for tourist bureau licen-
SEES.
At meeting at Helena attended BY
legislators and mining company rep.
resentatives much opposition devel
oped against a. bill introduced in thu
lower branch Of the legislature b,
Representative Benjamin Of Toole
proposing to increase the gross meta
tax on mines from | to per cent
and to eliminate exemptions for op
orators producing less than $5oo,0O'
worth of ore annually.
Montana's senate, after a debate Q
an hour, killed S. B. No. 43, by Pau
line. which would have amended tn
irrigation law of the state to provld
that Is per cent Of the flow OF stream
could be taken by cities and irrigatio
districts from above dams of powe
companies.
Among the long list of bills whic
were given the axe the past wee
were included the Montana Educatio
association teacher retirement bill
the proposal for radio control by tn
public service commits sion, establish
ment Of salaries for deputy county a.
torneys Of the smaller counties, pei
hitting tax levy for removal OF sno
from highways, the plan that the stat
/, underwrite its own insurance and
proposal that all school taxes be dl
tributed on the equalization fund pla
established by the state board
equalization y,
Measures designed to increase u
Q states revenue which have been p'
! up to the legislature, include addition
al taxation on theaters, oil dealers,
!. pipe lines, distribution OF gas, carb'
O black plants, punch boards, CONNIE
D cial auto transportation systems, tou
list information bureaus, cigarettes a
cigars, personal incomes, Wholesaler
O gross proceeds Of mines and pow
: plants.
e New members of the assembly ra'
% among the leaders in the introducti
n Of bills. Jack Hanley, Lewiston
. newspaper man lists nine measure
. Byron Cooney. Silver Bow scribe, h
o four; Harry H. Buck Of Flathead,
% and George Shepard OF Missoula.
At the end Of the seventh we
CT when all bills were in there were
10 total Of Is proposals for new spec
taxes or revision Of present schedu
before the legislature as possibiiit
q for increasing the states revenu
= One had fallen by the way, the ho'
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