The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-01-28
Legislative Doings

ures, Senators Pauline OF Flathead and |
Page of Granite have bill before the
assembly prescribing the form of those
ballots and giving the voter an oppor-
tunity TO vote directly for or against
any measure.
Aimed at .1y-by-night" photogra-
piers who come into the stae and offer
special inducements to get business, Il
bill introduced by Senator Mont
gomery of Beaverhead The bill pro-
vides for the creation Of state board
of examiners in photography and the
licensing of those persons practicing
commercial photography in Montana
The committee on apportionment re-
ported faforably = measure, H. B. q,
by Representative Levisee, Lake, call
ing for reapportionment OF the house
to create body Of 10 members instead
of the present 102-
House attention to two veteran pieces
of legislation came when Representative
Speigel, Silver Bow, gave notice he
viii introduce q measure to allow
workmen's compensation to miners who
become i'll with silicosis- Similar bills
have been defeated In previous assem-
blies
/ Representative Campbell, Cascade,
introduced q bill, H. B. Sc. to change
the Montana primary election date from
the second Tuesday in July to the third
Tuesday in September.
Representative Minette, Glacier, sub
mitted a measure, H. B. 81, allowing
hotels, cafes and railroads to sell liquor
and fixing licenses at annual rates rang
ing from 500 to $500.
Senator Sullivan, Jefferson, gave no.
tice of bill to eliminate reckless and
irresponsible drivers from the highways
and relating to financial responsibility
of motor vehicle owners and operators
and making uniform the laws in rela-
ton thereto"
Lieut-Gov. Hugh Adair, presiding
officer Of the senate, appointed COM
mittee composed Of Senators Simmons,
Carbon, chairman; Meyer, Silver Bow;
Anderson, Richland; Hollenback, Judith
Basin, and Sullivan. Chouteau, to con-
duct a thorough investigation of all
affairs of the State Highway commits
sion.
Representative Lasby, Broadwater, Is
author of bill to set up an entirely
new liquor control system which would
provide for licensing establishments for
wholesale and retail sale of liquor, with
the state acting only as clearing house
for all liquor purchases but not actually
engaged in the liquor business
Montana would be even more liberal
, than Nevada and Wyoming with resi-
y dents of other states who want to come
: here to secure their divorces, under
provisions of bill being prepared b,
! the Lewis and Clark Bar association
and being sponsored by Sherman W
Smith In the house.
!. Rep. Thomas G.. Stimatz, who las
session introduced bill calling fol
photographing of all voters in Silver
!. Bow county, this year will Introduce
one to photograph all in the state, som'
: 10000.
A fair-trade bill, which would pre-
vent price cutting on standard brand
Of merchandise by allowing the manu-
!, facturer to fix the retail price, Is beinl
), prepared for introduction in the hous
:, by the Independent Merchants associa
ton, which is also sponsoring the chail
4 store bill.
! The county commissioners of Mussel
. shell county, in communication to tn
Z senate, went on record as disapprovin
any change in the motor vehicle lcens
4 fund Laws, giving more money to tn
!, cities and less to the counties
a A minimum wage for all women 4
= all classifications of industry in Mon
d tana is proposed in bill being pre-
i. pared by Burns of Flathead. Burn
q saws his measure will contain no ex
\ ceptions or exemptions and will requir
e all employers to pay women $l8 pc
a week
,e According to the number of bill
IL which have been introduced In the LEG
r islature this session 1t appears that tn
.E | members WILL pE ArFt oa1'y A~A ANss -
sixty-day assembly. M
d Senator Sullivan OF Jefferson has nc
!. ticed measure which would max
lie mandatory that convicted reckless dris
G. ers show financial responsibility,
10 case Of accidents, or be refused tt
A. right to operate motor vehicles on II
i, highways of the state. The propose
= measure lis said to have been adopte
a from a model law designed by u
IT American Automobile association ar
m now in effect in 80 states
III Lemmer of Cascade, chairman OF Il
he house fish and game committee, ar
to nounced bill to drop the $500 al
IL preparation of the fish Nand gan
le department for predatory anizpal cor
* troll and place it in a new fund Il
,e prevention of stream pollution ar
" creation of settling ponds to remo'
debris from fishing streams.
ut Practically all kinds OF househo
"a goods, farm machinery and mechanic
n tools would be exempted from taxatit
I'd by the bill sponsored by Senator Zal
ie N. Ecton of Gallatin- The measu
n. would require the submission to Il
/. vnterc M tha ctafa a constitution