The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-01-30
GOVERNOR
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and new members feel the itch to
introduce measures.
In the senate, where the members
have served longer this desire is not
so acute. The bills all must go TO
the committees for consideration and
report, which takes time, so the
early days of the session finds the
legislature with not much before it
the members all drawing bills for
introduction or considering legisla-
ton in committee. AS the DAYS 90
by more and moer bills are report
ed out for death or consideration in
the committee Of the whole. If adj
Versely by the committee and report
adopted, the bill dies; If fayorablv
then onward. So as the session
grows older, the work of the COM
mittee Of the whole increases and
1t rs when bills are in the committee
or the whole house that the debates
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES part of legis-
lation. So the coming week will see
the sessions of both houses increase
IN length-the house always longer
than the senate. There is ALWAYS
more debate in house than. in the
senate but it is harder to get a bill
thru the senate than the house.
Crime COMMISSIONS
In the 21st session after a hard
Tight in the senate a bill creating
crime commission to study crime
and other things and make recon-
inendations to the legislature for
legislation to enable the state to bet
ter battle with crime problems was
passed.
The governor appointed the COM
mission, which met several times
and finally reported to the legisla-
ture. Thirty-eight crime commission
bills were introduced but il does not
now seem that any of them will
pass. Some have been killed already
ana others are lingering in commit
tee while some are up for considera-
ton in committee of the whole.
The other issue in the center of
the stage is the ALLEGATION of the So
100000 bond issue. The solons are
not too anxious to spend all this
money at this time. They are Of a
disposition to provide for the new
buildings at the penitentiary and in
sane asylum and other penal and
charitable institutions but are not SO
keen to provide money for structures
at the different units of the uni
Vers1ty Of Montana Lobbyists from
all the university unit towns are
hanging about the corridors of the
two chambers. Billins wants a num-
Der Of buildings for the new nor
mai; Havre wants buildings for its
agricultural school, and each and ev-
cry unit wants some building or
other The newspaper bows in col
fusion with the Missoula crowd are
trying to get some money for q
building to house the school of Jour
nalism and are bringing a pressure
from home on the law makers. Boil
houses have appointed special com.
mittees on new buildings who are
studying the REQUESTS for structures
with 1aundtced eyes.
Chancellor Bill
For the third time Sen. Carriers
Dill Tor the abolition Of the office OF
chancellor came up in the senate
for consideration on Wednesday at 4
special order. Sen. CARRIER has beer
trying to abolish the office of chan.
cellor for the past six years, intro.
ducing a bill each session. He
wants wants q. business manager instead
me senate gallery was packed wher
the bill came up. The fight wal
spirited and full of power. Senate
Eaton defended the chancellor anf
SEN. CARRIER supported the measure
Sen. CARRIER lost by a close vote.
Senate Gets Bills
a short senate session began at
p. m, with big batch of approved
house bills to distribute among AZ,
committees and with two measure,
up for final action. The latter wer
a senate bill to adjust tax claims he
tween Teton, Glacier and Ponders
counties and q house memorial ask
ing congress to finance CONSTITUENTS,
or storage reservoirs on tributarie,
of the Mississippi
One Measure Killed
The house killed one measure an,
approved one in committee of tn,
whole this morning. On the eroun,
that 1t endangered the constitutions
rights Of Montana citizens, ii strucl
the enacting clause from a Grim
commission proposal to permit tn
court and counsel to comment OF
failure of a defendant to testify. TIL
measure approved describes the man
ner In which expert witnesses ma,
be used.
Another debate followed submits
sion OF a divided committee repor
on a measure proposing that the at
torney general shall appoint a spe
cal assistant TO act as counsel 70
the highway commission and boar,
or equalization. A minority of tn
committee objected to the appointIv
power being given the attorney gen
eral. The majority report was adopt
ed. The committee on education IA
vored bill to require public schoo
teachers to take an oath of offic
IKE the the one 10 which public of
ficers subscribe. It is endorsed b
the ID. A. r. =
SIX new bills. all noticed SATURDAY.
were introduced Monday.
Consider Bills
Inc mouse this afternoon wen