Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-02-16
LEGISLATIVE
HIGH SPOTS

providing regulations for school buss-
es, an approaching car must stop II
the bus is parked, loading or discharg-
ing shildren.
The Observation-Disclosures bill, pro-
viding for representative districts by
which membership of the house would
be reduced from 102 to Ct, has been
introduced.
With some changes, the bill. to abol-
ish the office of chancellor Of the
university is now before the house
with a favorable report from its COM
mittee on education. It has passed
the senate.
A new constitutional amendment,
making nine pending before the as
sembly, was noticed by Lewis OF
Richland. 1t would allow the l<gisla-
ture to distribute income from public
utility taxes.
Limitation of crop liens to neees-
sary expenses of harvesting, as pro-
vided by house bill II was described
by Daugherty of Fallon as a means
of relief for trust ridden farmers"
who were described as in need of pro-
lection from "high powered machin-
cry statesmen"
Provision for state inspection OF
overhead electrical equipment, as pro-
vided in house bill 33 drew heavy fire
in the house and equally ardent de-
Tense. Members attacked the plan as
useless expenditure Of money. It's
sponsors argued it would save many
lives.
Complete revision of the constitu-
ton by q convention called for that
purpose will be suggested in a bill of
which Haight Of Fergus gave notice
in the house.
Division Of the automobile license
fees equally to counties WAS recon-
mended to the senate by it's roads
and highways committee.
Ice cream manufacturers would be
required to increase the butter fat
content Of their product from 10 to ID
per cent and, in ice cream containing
nuts or fruits, from . to II per cent
under a bill prepared by Representa-
tives Ragen and Hilger Of Lewis and
! Clark county.
In the senate the Simmons meas
ure, intended to prevent diserimina-
ton IN gasoline prices through regula-
ton by the public service commission
was passed by vote Of Al to IA.
Stockmen Of the house opposed the
electrical inspection bill, debated long
and earnestly. Arnold Of Rosebud
said there are more cowboys killed
on the ranges every year than the
totaI@of deaths from electrical acci-
dents in two years yet I'VE are not
concerned with inspection of wild
horses for their benefit
By an overwhelming majority, the
house placed itself on record as IA
voring q tax on chain stores.
Restriction of crop loans again be-
came an issue before the house when
it reconsidered its favorable recon-
mendation that such loans be limited
to production costs and necessaries,
and returned the bill to the agricul-
ture committee for revision.
Seven cents mile travel allowance
for all county officers except sher-
ifs and for school trustees was de-
cided upon by the house and a bill
fixing this limit recommended.
Under a committee amendment in
the house to SD 35, all relief in Nom
tana would be handled and disbursed
by boards Of county commissioners.
Recognizing the complaint of the
labor division of the state depart
ment of agriculture that some en-
ployers are using unfair tactics with
workmen, Goodwin of Silver Bow pro-
poses in TIB 1873 that wages shall be
paid Immediately on demand Of the
employee.
Additional salary cuts for state of
ficers were provided in notices of bills
to be introduced in the senate by
Senators Kane of Ravalli and Pau
line of Flathead in line with their
bills reducing salaries of the COVER
nor and other state officials SO Id
per cent.
Branch banking, under system
similar to that offered by the Glass
bill, now pending in congress, is be-
ing prepared by Senator Himsi Of Fall
Ion.
Aimed at transient fruit and vege-
table truckers, bill has been offered
the house by Porter and Strange OF
Ravalli, Watson and Wigal Of Mis-
soula. Roll and Jensen of Cascade
which would impose licenses Of 500
EACH on wholesalers and require
| $4,000 bond Farmers who sell their
own products are exempted. Super
vision would be under the state de-
,partment of agriculture.
A new withdrawal plan has been
written into the building and loan
bill, HB s, by the senate banking COM
mittee. 1t would provide that, each
month, with funds available, the as
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