The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-03-06
State Capitol,
Helena, Montana,
Friday, March 6, 1881


Special to The Producers News
Standing solidly on its refusal
to increase the state tax levy, the
Montana house of representatives
refused to accept a report of a
majority of a conference commit
rtee recommending acceptance of
the additional half-nill proposal
of the senate and the legislature
went into a deadlock which ex-
tended past midnight, when the
Legislative clocks were stopped.
Recess at 200 O'clock
About 2 o'clock the senate and
house recessed for seven hours or
until 9 a. m. this morning, when
the lawmakers met again to try
to adjust differences and finish
the work of the 22nd assembly,
when it will adjourn sine die.
The legislature was nearer COM
\ Pletien of work as the Goth day
drew to a close this session than
for many sessions in the past.
The harmony that characterized
the early days of the session was
gone however as usual and the
state looks forward to distressful
| financial conditions during the
next "a months due to the defeat
of all efforts to raise revenue by
increased taxation on the ta2
lodging corporations.
The corporation lackeys in the
senate, the last moment, realizing
the serious situation tried to pro
vide more funds by raising the
state general property levy from
2 to 21A mills.
The house, fearing the conse
quences, refused to ratify the sen
ate amendment to the levy bill.
Conference committees were ap
pointed which recommended con
curing but the house voted i
down and asked for the appoint
ment of another committee.
FINAL DAY
Montana legislators faced tn
final day of their biennial session
deadlocked over seven bills. Thu
the length of the Goth day depend
ed on the strength of the spirit o
compromise in senate and house.
The measures over which tn
battle ragged were:
H. B. 190- Appropriations TO
the board of equalization and othe
boards and commissions.
H B. 243- Appropriations TO
the railroad commission and Othe
boards and bureaus.
H. B. 237- Providing for reg
istration of automobiles with tn
county treasurer and payment @
tax on Jan. 2.
H. B. 308- Establishing grade
for eggs.
H. B. 443- Fixing the gener;
state levy at 212I mills.
S. B. 13-Requiring contractor
: on public work to give. preferenC
to Montana labor.
S. B. 41-Establishing procedul
for consolidation of banks.
Two other measures were stal
ed this morning with one hou'
ready to consider further but Il
oposite house recalcitrant. The
, were the workmen's compensate
- act amendments, tabled by II
house last night, and the hle
" school code, which, if it is retur
ed to the senate by the house, W
AZ be met with motion for lnde
- mite postponement.
r 1S The house passed the sena
measure submitting a constitute
al amendment limiting to taxpa
to ers the right to vote on question
RI of debt increase.
If The senate marked time most
the morning. 1t heard conferen
'es committee report on the sena
VI. I,e bill TO permit consolidation
at banks and prepared for COME
ences on the ALLEGATION bill and
IN IN S. B. II, which would permit I
M M county commissioners to fill Y
Zip cancies caused by death OF mel
ew bers of the legislature.
IcS The high school code bill,
lot noon. was still in the hands
as the house which had not acted
.ed the request of the senate for
at return. IN
ner While the 21s mill levy bill n
Of some opposition, the 21S mill u
'ne verify levy was given prompt :
prevail. The latter is a half n
under the amount authorized
ord popular vote last fall, while
up state levy is an experimental
is crease of a half mill, the cons
INIT t,,t;onalitv of which is in doubt