The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-02-21
Legislative Notes

enactments, Montana's twenty-fourth
legislative program was rounded out
in its entirety Friday on the 40-day
Introductory period. Thereafter only
emergency measures may be intro
duced.
Though but 20 days remain Of the
60-day session and but little major
legislation has been disposed of, the
end of the Introductory period Will
permit the two branches to devote
their entire time to committee of
the whole.
While the session may extend
slightly beyond the e0-day ALLEGATION
of time, legislative leaders believe the
assembly has made far better head
way than two years ago, and that the
heavy program of work yet to come
will be expeditiously disposed Of.
Governor Cooney has signed two
house bills and four senate measures.
One related to the admittance OF the
wives or widows of war veterans
over 80 to the soldiers home at Co
lumbia Falls, while house resolu-
tion urged adoption by congress OF
the Lundeen bill providing form
of old age and social insurance.
The senate bills included one meas
ure authorizing banks and other in
stitutions to procure insurance under
the national housing act; another per-
hitting counties and other subdivis-
ions to refund their debts; third
providing for the disposition of prop
erty by the liquidating officers of
closed banks, and the fourth requir-
ing pharmacists to keep registers OF
all poisons sold.
Highway patrolmen, in the event a
patrol is created, would be empowered
to halt cars for inspection, and fee
up to $3.50 per car might be charged
for the inspection service. Violations
of any provisions of the act would be
punishable by fine of $40 and up
to $500.
The house committee on appropri-
atoms has put its approval on H. B
204, by which the gallows would be
supplanted with a lethal gas cham
Der for executing the condemned at
the Deer Lodge prison.
| The measure was once considered
on general file, but now goes back te
the house for final disposition.
It carries $4,000 appropriation fol-
erection of lethal chamber and The
/ purchase Of necessary equipment.
The method by which the state ex
chequer hopes to find relief was con
tanned in house bill, Number ID
which revised the interest require
ment to provide an optional agree
ment whereby the state treasurer ma,
negotiate with the banks of the stat
in an effort to find a public deposi
tory for his funds.
Advocates Of a state bank system
see in the measure compromis
which would settle vital question i
state official affairs.
The first bill to fall by the way
side on third reading thus far in tn
session was H. B. 1874 by Lemmer Q
Cascade, which would have Unite
the open season on bear from Sep
TENDER to December | of each veal
1t went down by vote of 81 to 81
Advocates Of a plan to permit Mon
tana women to serve on juries Of tn
state are to have another chance t
impress the state senate with the &C
visibility Of the innovation in tn
Treasure state judicial procedure.
Though the measure met an II
glorious defeat several days ago,
has been recalled by vote Of 30 I
25. Movers Of the act were confider
as they succeeded in reversing til
senate's previous action, that the
could muster still more strength
pass it, it
mastering a two-thirds vote whel
only majority was needed, the hou'
has added it's final approval to sci
ate regulatory act whereby the a
sembly1nen would be disbarred fro
holding appointive state position
where the combined salaries fro
both sources exceeded $1,000 a yea
BY the slender margin Of two vote
the senate has put its semifinal a
prevail on a plan for creation Of
. system of state insurance on publ
. buildings. Rejected by the legislatu
7 of 1888, the measure came back in
= the twenty-fourth session from q
= same introducer, Senator l.. RI
Carroll, republican Of Roundup, W
: succeeded in fighting off organic
opposition to take his bill ON 10 thi
reading.
County commissioners would
limited in their meetings, accordil
to bill introduced by Burris .
Helding. The following schedule
= be provided: Counties OF the III
class. 20 DAYS a month. second ella