Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-03-14
LEGISLATIVE
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tending more than four weeks during
the twenty-first legislative assembly
by a committee of six members of the
house, recommendation were read at
the closing session providing for the
removal of Miss Edith kassing as SUI
perintendent of the state vocational
school in the Helena valley, for rem
edial steps in correcting grievous er-
rors in farm management, for the
separation of the management of the
school and for rigid action by the state
board of education in checking discip-
linary methods employed at the school.
Included in the testimony presented
before the committee by citizens of
Helena, county and state officials,
former matrons who resigned rather
than countenance the manner in which
girls were punished, and heads of
other correctional institutions, is a
mass of matter, submitted under oath,
that has caused the committee to rec
ommend the discharge of Miss kas-
sing. She has been superintendent for
nine years, since the school was es-
tablished. Elmer johnson of Valley
county served as chairman of the COM
mittee, aided by Jones of Phillips,
Brown of Cascade, Darlington of Gal
latin, Leavitt of Custer, and Logan
of Yellowstone.
Twelve Montana counties are vitality
interested in the resolution which
passed the legislature ealing on con-
gress to provide for additional bridges
over the Missouri river on the high
way connecting Chinook and Malta
with Lewistown and over the same riv-
err on the road between Glasgow and
Jordan.
Governor Erickson has signed H. B.
ITO relating to the taxation of build
ing and loan societies, II. B. 1870, re-
lating to the taxation Of insurance
companies and H. B. 181 regarding
monies and credits of state and ma
tional banks for taxation purposes.
| These measures were formulated by
| the revenue and taxation committee of
the house which had to do in provid-
ing increased state revenue.
Nonpartisan election of judges,
which the senate sought to recover
and kill after it once passed that body
met death in the house in the closing
days Of the session on acceptance Of
a majority committee report.
Chairman Cooper of the senate
committee and Chairman Moss of the
house committee lead in opposing TAX
ing any Of the scent tax from the
state highway department.
A bond issue of 100000 to be
submitted to the voters at the next
general election, was approved by the
assembly. The issue is to care for a
program Of building at the units OF
the state university and other state
| institutions.
Fort Benton, at the head of naviga-
/ ton on the Missouri, the frontier camp
of civilization when Montana history
was in the making, was assured OF
/ favorable consideration by the 1925
legislature when the state decides to
set aside an appropriation for the
erection of Lewis and Clark memor-
ial.
The assembly passed measure tc
reduce the number Of district judge:
in Montana from so to % and thu
number Of judicial districts from x
to IT. Under the new law each dis
trict is to have one judge with th'
exception Of the first, second, fourth
eighth, thirteenth and sixteenth, which
are to have two each. The act take!
effect in 1882.
A second attempt to secure appoint
ment of legislative commission t.
study state finances for the next tw
years, met with defeat.
Bills signed by the governor in
clude: III. B. 70, admitting Dolli
Cosens to the soldiers home; II. /
80, relative to publication of ques
tions submitted to popular vote; II. I
ITO, providing for enforcement Of tn
pure food act; H. B. 230, providin
penalties for destruction Of highwa
markers; II. B. 96, appropriating 70
forest fire fighting; II. B. 81, apprc
priating for transportation Of pris
oners; II. j. M. 5, asking tariff PR
lection for poultry and products; /
]. r., 8, accepting federal aid for az
ricultural work; S. B. SO, providin
for annexation Of abandoned scho'
districts; S. B. ST, relative to injur
Of property of public utilities; S.. ]
lis, providing method OF arrangin
names on primary ballot; S. B. g.
permitting cities to acquire propert
as civic stadium, and S. B. 62, regl
lating retail of meat.
The proposed drivers license bi
which would have required each dri'
en- of an automobile in the state
pay a license fee Of 81 failed to &
through the senate and as cons
quence persisted.
During the closing hours Of Il
twenty-first legislative assembly II
senate wiped out, by amendment
the general state levy bill, the hou
proposal for an additional half mi