The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-25


him. Following the introduction, at
the request of a member of the
house, each reporter present was in
| trOduced to the house by the chief
| clerk.
Ray c. Campbell of Cascade, another
| former house member, finally has his
| job. First he was hired as bill clerk.
then fired, by the house employment
committee. Then the committee re-
| ported to the house it was unable to
agree on candidate for bill clerk from
among four applicants. The matter was
referred to the Democratic caucus and
Campbell received majority of two
votes over 81 Stoddard of Deer Lodge
county, also a former house member,
the vote being IS to SO. Later Camp
bell was hired by the house and his
pay ordered to start from the first day
of the session.
The house employment committee
plans to hire at least one house employe
from each county in Montana, if there
is an applicant from every county, and
at least one for each member of the
body. At least that was the explanation
given by the floor leader when he
made a motion at the committees re-
quest that not more than 102 employees
be hired by the house this session.
Veterans of the World war will be
given preference for legislative jobs,
other things being equal, if the en-
N111{i
passed by the house few days ago. 1t
was introduced by E. G. Toomey OF
Lewis and Clark county, and recites
the statute which makes it mandatory
to give preference to veterans in ali
public jobs where their abilities are
equal to those of other applicants.
Democrats were slightly in the ma
jority in the makeup of three important
senate committees announced by Pres
ident Eaton. The parties were divided
as follows: Fish and game committee
five Republicans and four Democrats:
federal relations-three Democrats and
two Republicans military affairs, four
Democrats and one Republican.
A shortage of lawyers in the senate
will make difficult the selection of a
judiciary committee. The only known
lawyer-senators present this year are
Campbell of Missoula; Coburn of Gla-
cier; Cotter of Broadwater; Lamp OF
Sweet Grass; Kelley of Powell; Meyer
of Silver Bow and Simmons of Carbon.
The judiciary group is composed of nine
members. At least seven lawyer-sena-
tors of the twenty-third session did not
return this year. They were Donovan.
Toole; Rowland, Lincoln; Duncan,
Madison; Husband, Wheatland; Ruff
corn, Valley; Walker, Silver Bow, and
Wheeler, Carter.
A measure providing for a state i'll
surance plan again will be sponsored
by Senator Carroll of Musselshell he
indicates He was unsuccessful in get
ting the measure enacted at the last
regular session. Carroll stated that
something more than 100000 in pre-
miums would be paid in year to a
special fund and that after three years
it probably would not be necessary to
ask for any further premiums for some
time. This insurance would cover ade-
quately for fire insurance every public
building in the state, including school
houses.
If there had been no tie between
Democrat and Republic forces in the
senate, only the regular party caucuses
would have been held, Sparkling OF Dan
iels, joint floor leader, has said. The
senator said he believed this was the
first time such a procedure had been
characterization Of the coalition 10
avoid deadlock referred to it as
"a state revolution"
Senator MacGilvra of Lake never
casts the impression he wants to be
alone" for the popular western Mon
tana solon has many legislative friends,
but he does not affect the same type
of eyeglasses associated with the star
of the flickers who sought seclus1on.
MacGilvra, however, has several pail,
each with a different type OF colored
glass for outdoor and indoor DISCUSSES
O O
A resolution of Representative
Merle Greene, democrat Of Fergus, Tor
a sweeping inquiry into the status OF
Montana's finances, it's schools, bu-
reaus and county governments rests IN
the hands of the house appropriations
committee. The measure asks for an
ALLEGATION Of $4,000 with which to con-
duct the inquiry.
O o
| w. G. Kelley of Flathead, q demo-
crat, and G. M. Moss Of Flathead. a
republican, are members Of the Fourth
Estate in the oath session. Though OF
opposite political beliefs, they occupy
| adjoining seats.