Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-14
SPECIAL SESSION IS
NOW IN THIRD WEEK
With LITTLE DONE
Effort Made to Speed Work
Asked for by the
Governor

Moving into its third week, the
special session of the Montana Leg
stature had very little construc-
tive work accomplished. The bill,
granting extension 10 March LIST for
payment of the first half of the
1893 taxes without penalty, had
been signed by the Governor. A bill
had been rushed through to correct
the error in the auto license bill OF
the regular session. placing the fee
on lighter cars at IS, only to be
headed off by another bill in the
senate of slightly different pro
visions. Other bills have made II
possible for banks in the state to-
take advantage of the r. +. g. In
helping to bolster up their depleted
reserves, and open the way for the
Billings Normal school to get
s250.000 of Federal funds for new
buildings. But the real purpose for
which the legislature was called to-
gether, to enact legislation to raise
revenue TO match relief funds OF
tn Federal government, and provide
appropriations for opening liquor
stores to operate under existing
statutes, was still farS from any
sign of realization.
Members of both houses the first
of this week began to grow impa-
tient, and one group in the lower
branch successfully proposed a
measure limiting the introduction
of further legislation without con-
sent OF the majority Of the body.
A standing committee was urged
to expidite relief and revenue mea-
surs already pending. Rep. Freed
charged that "the legislature hasn't
been doing anything but drawing
its $40 a day
Although a concerted effort was
being made to effect changes in the
state-controlled liquor store plan,
was little hope of getting their plans
through, for eve If passed by the
legislature, any such measure was
almost certain to be vetoed by Gov
eTnor Cooney.
Two tax payment measures are
under consideration which will be
OF interest to taxpayers here. One
would reduce the interest rate on
| delinquent taxes from 8 TO 6 per
cent. Another will make lit possible
10 pay delinquent taxes on an am
! IRRITATION basis In 20 semi annual
installments. The latter was already
through the House.
Much Political Chatter
Mixed In with legislative matters
came a lot of political chatter
coupled with next years campaign.
Dennis A.. Dellwo. Speaker Of the
House, and a veteran of five CON
secutiye terms, announced he would
become a candidate for Congress to
succeed Joseph r. Monaghan oil
Butte. Dellwo, a lawyer by training
and a farmer by choice, has come
TO be heralded as the ''chanpion,,
ef agriculture.
Ray Shannon, chairman OF the
appropriations committee, Thomp
son Falls, also Is in a receptive
mood for the Congressional post.
John Nj. Evans, former Congress
man, Is also said to be a certain
candidate on the Democratic tick
ct.
1t seems very likely that both
b. X. Wheeler and John Erickson.
present Democratic Senators from
Montana, will have strong opposi.
ton In their own party ranks az
we'll as from the Republicans. Am
ong the most probable new Demo
cratic timber are @. s.. Warden.
Great Falls. chairman or the state
highway commission. and Tom
Stout, Railroad commissioner. And
from the Republican side 1t seems
certain that Judge George NJ. Bour-
quin will his candidacy
for Wheeler's seat as soon as he
retires from the bench March 9
U. S. District Attorney wellington
u Rankin may also become a can
didate.