Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-01-29
GOVERNOR SUGGESTS
Use STATE PRODUCTS
The Purchase of Local Material on
All Public Works Are Strongly
Recommended

Helena.-fn connection with a sug- /
gestion by Governor Erickson that
at would be proper to enact legisa-
ton giving preference on all public
works to Montana labor, Montana
building material and Montana prod +
ucts, at least so far as 1T is good I
business to do So" Jergensen of JEFF
ferson gave notice in the senate OF
bill requiring the state purchasing
agent.to buy Montana products under
5 percent differential. The bill
states that "all supplies of dairy,
meat and food PRODUCES, also oil, gaso-
line, lumber, or any other material or
product purchased, shall be Montana
produced and manufactured products
if obtainable, and at a price within
S per cent of any bid 1bmitted for the
same articles without the state
Senator CARRIERS bill to abolish the
office of chancellor and install a bus
mess manager for the higher eduva-
tional institutions probably viii be
acted upon in committee OF the whole
by the senate. This is the third SEES
sion in which he has sought such ac-
ton.
A house resolution urging congress
to pass the Selvig bill to impose tax
on four<for the benefit Of wheat grow
ers received the approval Of the COM
mittee on agriculture.
| Senator Shelver of Park gave no
| tice he will introduce bill provld-
ing for the nonpartisan election OF
Judges of supreme and district courts
in Montana.
| He would abolish existing methods
of political designations at elections
for judicial offices and would require
the secretary of state ! county Off
GERS having charge of election AFFAIRS
to provide separate ballot IN the
primaries carrying the names Of can
| didates for iudgeships, with no party
/ designation. At the general election,
he would have provided separate
column for nominees for Judges.
The pay roll Of the Greater univer-
sity of Montana was prepared for the
inshectap,4dY the senate. The report
was requested in resolution by Sen
ator Pauline of Flathead. The pay roll
lists SIT employees, among whom are
professors and instructors, who re-
ceive s2,055, 495.3O annually. The high
est salary on the list is paid to the
chancellor of the university. It Is
shown as 100000
Representative Hamilton of Mussel-
. shell county has introduced IN the
state legislature resolution urging
the national congress to add to I'll
emergency public works program some
projects for the impounding of floof
waters for purposes Of flood contro
and irrigation. The Musselshell river
valley is one Of several in Montana
which could multiply its productivity
il water was conserved and utilized
Representative Dougherty's hll
!. seeking change in the open season
on elk and deer in western Raval
! county. SO as to give Nontanans
chance to hunt them before they sin
over the mountains into Idaho fol
the winter. has cleared its first hurd
les. 1t has been given the okeh Q
: the fish and game committee and tn
, report of that body has been adopted
The Rev. r. A. Shepherd, natona
! field worker Of the American 10
$ Cross. delivered An address on tn
history, aims and achievements 9
the organization at a JOINT meetlni
of both houses. He said he had sur
viewed drought conditions in Montan
and had found counties which needle
] aid Of the Red cfess from outside tn
c state. This is the first time, ne ex
planned. that the organization ha
: been called upon to serve because 0
} national drought and countrywide de
preston.
A bill providing for the annua
! meeting Of the various county clerk
! with the state board Of examiners ma
been prepared by Representative An
: drew Iceland Of Sheridan county. Tn
meeting would be held for the purpos
1 sf discussing accounting methods an
to bring about uniformity IN proceed
ure.
III Perhaps the longest bill that ca
be expected in the present session 9
II the state assembly is the high schot
4 code. now being considered informall
5 bv the house committee on education
g The bill as presepted to the committe
q has lis sections, according to Hodgs
4 kiss Of Teton, chairman of the CON
mittee. The code has been prepare
: by the state high school commission.
An interesting possibility in the ser
! ate is announcement Of the member
S ship Of the committee which will AZ
portion the 100000 constructio
: bond fund to the several state INST
buttons. About half the members
= the senate are eligible under provision
that members Of the committee sha
not be members of the finance an
+ claims committee or the counties
| which the institutions to be beneflte