The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-01-22
STATE LEGISLATURE
ACTS ON HIGHWAY BILL
Program to Speed Up Road Building
In Montana Approved by
State Lawmakers

Helena.-Montana good road enthus
lasts are highly elated over the actor
OF the state legislature in giving its
approval to the highway debenture
bill. The house was the first to act
on the measure, giving it the STAMP
OF approval by vote of SO to 3.
House members who voted against
the bill were Hagstead of MeCone
Sample of Dawson and Shelter of
Treasure. The roll call shows Ben
lamin as not voting. Hamilton of
Musselshell Dellwo and others, who
took opposition views regarding GER
tam provisions of the bill when it was
IN committee of the whole, voted for
it on the roll CALL
The bill, if enacted into law and ap-
proved by the supreme court will per-
NIT Montana to complete its federal
highway system in four years.
Under the plan the state is author
lied to issue S6,000,000 of these war
rants in four years at the rate of ST.
100000 a year and to be retired in
10 years. The interest rate IS set at
five per cent.
Inc measure was sponsored by the
Montana Automobile association and
Endorsed by many organizations and
individuals. Governor Erickson ex-
pressed approval in his message and
urged early attention so that legality
of the proposal may be considered by
the supreme court.
For the third successive session.
Senator CARRIER of Sanders will at
tempt to secure adjustment of the
office of chancellor of the greater
university. He has notified the senate
OF his measure. He seeks to have a
business manager appointed by the
state board of education in place of
the chancellor.
Jergensen of Jefferson has prepared
a bill which would require the state
purchasing agent to give Montana
products preference to the extent of
b per cent of their cost.
An oil refinery at the state prison
to refine petroleum for state uses and
perhaps provide a market for inde-
pendent oil producers is proposed by
l.. A. Foote, attorney general. who
expects a bill for the purpose to be
There is some talk of an income tax
bill again this season, but who will
propose 1t has not been determined.
Senator Jergenson of jefferson county.
a member of the house two years ago.
sponsored an income tax statute at
that time.
One hundred bills, record number
-tr the first 10 working days of ses-
slons during the last decade were intro
iueed IN the lower house of the state
legislature. A great number appeared
Is early in the 1921 session, but more
han 100 of the bills then dealt with
in the codes of Montana
)ne batch of measures introduced this
ession numbered AS and covered rec
of the crime commits
ion.
A license tax Of three cents SQUARE
DOT on billboards would be imposed
nder bill to be introduced by Rep
esentative Buck Of Flathead. The
evenue would go to city governments.
Safeguards for cooperative market
1g associations are to be sought bv
lodgekiss of Teton and Waring of
'oWder River in measure being pre-
AIRED. The bill would make it
lsdemeanor for any person tn induce
attempt to induce a member of
lch an association to break his con-
act or to, maliciously and know
Ugly, make false statements about
lie associations affairs.
Prompt action in committee on the
asoline measure, which would ex-
md the 5-cent tax to 1911, was
7ldence of the desire to speed up
gislation for advancement of Mon
mas highway program.
Moss of Flathead and his associates
e sponsoring drivers license meas
e, urged by the Montana Automobile
soclation and other organizations.
MS bill, as contemplated, will carry
fee of only 25 cents, which. Moss
US, will just about pay admins |
ative expenses.
George w. Graft of Yellowstone
'esented bill in the house provid-
g for law fixing the price counties {
ay charge for keeping prisoners in l
unity jails. '
All lands and stored grains would be
ven a lower classification for. tax i
ion purposes under measure sub !
tied to the senate by Larson of Te- t
n and Survanc of Phillips. Cover e
+ Erickson, in his message to the a
sembly, suggested such action on c
'red grain as method of relieving Z
rmers. f
A delegation from Butte and Silver S
W county appeared before sub il
nmittee considering the plan to O
the governments of the 0
y and county. M. Kerr Beadle,
tie mayor, said he believed the pro- e
sal was generally favored and est
ted it would result in an annual
1inp TO taxpaVers of c1o5 OO0 n