The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-02-07
Legislative Notes

islative proposals, and only 80 lett IN
the regular legislative period, inc
Montana house and senate may see
the advent of many long days OF
work.
With more than 100 acts already
docketed, two-thirds Of which are IN
the hands of standing committees ana
not including score. of resolutions
and memorials, the calendar OF the
house at least may call for contin-
ual daily grind before the fourth week
of the twenty-fourth session IS matt
ed.
The house committee on labor in
dealing with H. B. 81 requiring the
state to buy only union label goods
and wares, modified the measure to
provide that such purchases should
| so be made whenever possible"
BY vote of 81 to the house on
third reading passed II. B. 80 by
which wives and widows of war vet
Grams who had attained the age or
80. might be admitted to the state
soldiers home at Columbia Falls.
After considerable quibhling the
/ house advanced for passage, II. 3. %
/ by which dealers in agricultural
products would be required to adver-
/ tise the true grade of an article sold.
Two companion acts, H. B. 54 and H.
B. SIS, were passed for the day, but
H. ]. r. s, by Fowler, for the add
ton of two members t. the senate
committee investigating the liquor
control board, was likewise advanced
after somewhat heated exchange be-
tween Representative Phil Goodwin
of Butte, who questioned the commit
tee personnel.
Repeal Of the Montana liquor per-
NIT system is still open to debate as
far as the state senate is concerned.
The repeater accordingly was jerked
again from general file in that body
and sent scurrying back to the COM
mittee on judiciary for further study
and possible revision.
Though the upper chamber was in
session less than two hours, it trans
acted much business including the
passage Of eight legislative acts.
1 Heading the list of approved meas
ures was the controversial issue OF
last week, S. B. |, by which members
of the state legislature would be
barred from holding appointive state
office where the salaries or emolu-
ments from the two sources should
exceed $1,000 per annum.
Though bitterly assailed in the de-
bate, the act negotiated the senate
by a vote 1T 22 TO 49,
, The seven other acts sent on to the
house for concurrence were:
: S. B. 4, providing an open season
on game in Carbon county, bb-0; ).
! B. 7, authorizing banks and other fl
. nancial institutions to procure lnsur-
. ance under the national housing act,
. 54-1; S. B. Is, providing the amount
OF insurance to be paid IN event OF
q loss, 1925; S. B. II, providing for
: separate payments of water assess
. ments, $50; S. B. 10, minor amend
: ment to the lame duck amendment
G $50; S. B. %, permitting liquidating
r officers Of closed institutions to issue
8 deeds, $50; S. B. %, authorizing the
J, destruction of chattel mortgages after
!, two years, $50.
: That the senate will record another
fight against total abolition Of the
It university chancellor system, was
: seen in report by the committee or
education several members OF which
explained they opposed the plan but
l. had not prepared minority repor1
e to the majority report for passage.
Al The bill which proposes the stats
It highway patrol has been taken from
a. the public safety committee and re
)" ferred to the highway committee O
he the house. The highway COMMITTEES
~ has several other measures providing
e for drivers license and similar pro
k posals, already under consideration
m The highway patrol bill is H b. 90
as 1t makes the chairman OF the highWa.
commission, the registrar OF motto
TX vehicles and the attorney general, tn
OF state highway pdlIOi SQiliIlooaoi
he with authority to hire the patrol che
th and the patrolmen.
lie The Cusick act to reduce the cos
p of motor registration would levy tn
-, ST fee on all pleasure cars regardless
Sc of size; would place the same fee o.
tie trucks under one-half ton; with 81
ne for trucks over one ton and up 7
one and one-half tons; $3.50 Q
he trucks Of ONE and one-haH tons
he two tons; $3.50 over two tons an
to less than three; $50 over three ton
Ike and less than five; and 5000 for fly
to tons or over.
ne The act further proposes that
aa county treasurers would retain 10 pc
cent of their registration collection
h0 and that of the remainder in cour
ties Of $4,000, so per cent would &
ar to the "city road fund"
ns Under terms of the gas tax bill
sys effective January /, next, every dea
~ er woud be required to pay one Gel
NO. per gallon for all fuel sold exceI
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