The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-20

without. It's time someone was
figuring out how to put those men
to work elsewhere, or we are head
ing straight for revolution"
People in all classes are tremen-
dously impressed by the progress
Russia is making in both industry
and agriculture.
make no difference one way or
any more than taking the
oath to support the constitution,
keeps the solons or the governor
from taking a drink of whiskey
whenever it is offered, or keeps
John Schnitzler in the narrow path
of virtue because he has taken
the vows of matrimOny-its just
another idiotic symptom of a de-
cadent age, and characteristic OF
the "sap heads" now at the helm
of state; besides it will furnish
humor for future generations,
Think how the boys will laugh a
hundred years from now wher
they read how the Legislature pass
ed and the governor signed the
teachers oath bill.
No More Bills
Last Friday was the last day II
the house and Monday the las
day in the senate for the introduc
ton of bills without unanimous
conesnt. A final grist of then
was thrown into the hopper thu
last minute. 485 bills were intro
duced in the house and 129 in tn,
senate. Unanimous consent bill
and last minute appropriation bill
will probably make the numbe
over 625 for both houses for tn
session.
Motion to Suspend Rules
An attempt TO flood the senat
with a mass of last minute bill
failed when motion to suspen
the rules for the day and permi
introduction of measures withou
previous notice was' offered Nor
day and defeated.
Senator Stewart of Deer LOdg
asasiled the motion, declaring, g.
seems that some of the member
have slept on their rights for 4
, days AMI having a day off yeste
' day, have awakened TO the fai
that some bills advocated by Il
! constituents back home have n
r been introduced"
: Among the last proposals Offe
: ed the senate were two designs
: to regulate salaries of state Ell
: ployees. On would prohibit t
4 state board of examiners from /
creasing salaries and the 9th
would trim about 10 per cent o
: ali salaries in excess of $3.50. T.
d finance and claims committee
IS sponsor.
= Tuesday, Feb. II
HOUSE
p Liberalization of Montana's I
IS vorce requirements failed of a
q prevail by the house of represe
l. tative stoday.
If The measure, which would ha
" permitted suit to be filed after
al DAYS residence and a decree to
" entered after 90 days, was beat
n 81 to 55.
in The house this morning put
finishing touch to the hydro-el
trio tax bill by tabling, 81 to
i'll The bill to reduce the salary
e. the chancellor of the greater U
re versity from $4,000 to $7,50C
ch year passed the house ga to 81.
ng Tho it required two hours
r. prevented the transaction of m
il. other business, disposal of the
IT. jroelectric tax bill by the no
,er removed one of its larger pr
RI lens. The bill was beaten by
standing vote of 81 to % after
speaker had discussed the mat
mn Mccormick of F'lathead suppol
IN by Benjamin of Toole and 9th
.rv favored the measure. Dellwo
nj Lake was chief spokesman for
The ,pponents, with Freed of Petr
NET nm. one of the bills signers,
Ter several others enforcing his al
led ments. :.
re Sponsors of the bill urged i
for a source of new revenue W
oil might be used to reduce the sts
ow- dbt. It's opponents declared the
I. ceipts would not be used for
i've reduction, that the power com
yay les already were more heavily
ON cd than other taxpayers and
only a minute proportion OF
re- states water power has been
Sen. veloped and the industry sE
for not be discouraged from flu
not extension.
side Among the house measures
ably commended was one TO re-
por- bonds of gasoline dealers as a
lection TO the state in cole
the of license taxes.
re- SENATE
nitz- A bill establishing a manal
form of government for COZ
was recommended today by
bill senate in committee of the '
sis A bill to color industrial ga
f fat yellow was also approved.
7 the On adverse committee re
{ the the senate killed three hous
es to two senate bills. among
.ture. were the proposal to house v
fore convicts in county janis ana
sane crease the penalty LOT IL
piece with a weapon and 20 perm
from lies to accept compensation f
E bill Issuance of franchises.
will Repeal Of the absent voter