The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-01-30
ANNUAL FIGHT ON ABOLISH
ING CHANCELLORSHlP
is BITTER
BY William H. Loughrin

at top speed tnlS week dIJST dL
suspicious opening, marked by the
transmission to the governor OF
the highway debenture bill.
The measure, the Importance OF
which won for it the honor of be
ing the first of the house bills,
will be tested in the state SUP
rene court.
If the validity of the measure
is unheld by the high coort, and
legal prognosticators see no reas-
on why it should not be, Montana
will enter on an unprecedented
highway construction program.
There will be available for ad-
ditional road construction $4,000
600, or $4,000, 900 a year for the
next four years as each year ST.
100000 of gasoline tax anticipa-
ton warrants are issued under
authority Of the act.
Monday, more than a score of
measures passed by the house last
week, were received in the senate
and promptly assigned to commit
tees for consideration. That set-
tied, a full week was in prospect
with reports expected on some Of
the 26 senate measures already
introduced.
A bitter fight was anticipated
by leaders owe Senator CAREERS
bill to abolish the CHARACTERISTIC
of the Greater University, as the
measure was printed last week I'M
der general orders after an ad-
verse committee report which
drew sparks in debate.
Another senate bill expected to
bring out an alignment of forces
proposes the prohibition of higher
price structures for Montana man
ufactured products in this state
than in others. Introduced by Sen
ator Crawford Of McCone, the
measure met bitter opposition by
manufacturers last week at a
hearing.
Senate and house special COM
mittees to allocate the $4,000, 900
bond issue voted for the improve
ment of custodial and educational
institutions started to work in
mid-week. Although appointed a
week ago, their work was held in
allegiance pending reports of the
special house and senate commit
tees which spent the past week
investigating the needs Of the in
stitutions.
Proposing to hear all contem-
plated changes in the workmen's
compensation laws, the house com
~pensation committee called a
meeting for Wednesday night.
Proposals receiving the commit
tees final approval will be draft
ed in one bill and sponsored by
the committee.
A bill providing to budget cities
and towns along the lines of the
present county budget law and
similar TO the school district budg-
ct law pending in the house, was
in the offing and probably would
be noticed in the house before the
end Of the week.
The house Monday received re-
ports of the house judiciary com
mittee on a number of the crime
commission bills, eight of which
were killed in that body last week.
The house killed six other bills,
leaving the number of live bills
before the chamber at made than
1876, as $50 bills have made their
appearance already.
1t also had a number of bills
up for third reading, among which
were lib %, relative to instruc-
tons regarding the flight of a de-
PENDANT in a criminal action; HB
%, fixing the term of jury service;
HB Al, defining procedure when a
juror becomes i'll; lib 80, fixing
the elk season in Ravalli county;
HB 81, apprOpriating for relief of
Andy Brisco; lib 80, appropriate
ing for relief of Dale Robinson;
lib 106, transferring the state ex-
aminer's fund.
Most important of the house
bills before the senate this week
was the companion measure to
debcnture bill, guaranteeing the
continuance of the Scent gasoline
tax until 1871 and providing for :
the retirement of the anticipation
warrants.
In addition to the debenture bill
before the governor this week,
was the Butte-Silver Bow consoli- {
dation bill, which, if signed by the
CHIEF executive, will put before
the people Of Silver Bow county '
a proposal to consolidate city and
county governments at a saving {
of approximately $685. 900 in taxes ]
annually. The last named measure /
was passed with only six oppos- |
ing votes in the house and none {
in the senate.
Majority and minority leaders, 7
Leavitt and Dellwo, planned to ,
introduce their bill to consolidate I
the state railroad commission and |
the state board of equalization {
this week. The measure has been =