The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-01-29
Legislative Do;ngs

66SeInciy prescribing tle io4Lii VI uAoSS
ballots and giving the voter an op2or-
tunity to vote directly for OF against
sny measure.
Aimed at "fly-by-night" photogra-
piers who come into the stse and offer
special inducements to get business, is
. bill introduced by Senator Mont
eomery of Beaverhead. The bill pro-
vides for the creation Of a state board
# examiners in photography and the
licensing of those persons practicing
commercial photography in Montana.
The committee on apportionment e
ported faforably a measure, H. B. %,
BY Representative Levisee, Lake, call
ing for reapportionment Of the house
to create a body of 79 members instead
Of the present 1o2-
House attention to two veteran pieces
Of legislation came when Representative
Speigel, Silver Bow, gave notice he
will introduce a measure to allow
workmen's compensation to miners who
become i'll with siliccsis. Similar bills
have been defeated in previous assem-
blies.
Representative Campbell, Cascade,
introduced a 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.
tee Of a 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 a COM
mittee composed of Senators Simmons,
Carbon. chairman; Meyer, Silver Bow;
Anderson, Richland; Hollenback, Judith
Basin, and Sullivan, Chouteau, to cor
duct a thorough investigation of all
affairs of the State Highway commits
don.
Representative Lasby, Broadwater. Is
author of a 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 a clearing house
for all liquor purchases but not actually
engaged in the liquor business.
Montana would be e o liberal
than Nevada and Wyoming with resi-
dents of other states who want to come
here to secure their divorces, under
provisions of q bill being prepared by
the Lewis and Clark Bar association
and being sponsored by Sherman W.
Smith In the house
Rep. Thomas G. Stimatz, who Last
session introduced a bill calling for
photographing of all voters in Silver
Bow county, this year will introduce
n to photograph all in the state. some
10000.
A fair-trade bill, which would pre-
vent price cutting On standard brands
VI merchandise by allowing the anu
facturer to fix the retail price, is being
prepared for introduction in the house
by the Independent Merchants associa-
ton, WHICH is also sponsoring the chain
store bill.
The county commissioners of Mussel-
ahel county, in a communication to the
senate, went or record as disafprpying
any change in the motor vehicle license
fund laws, giving more money to the
cities and less to the counties
A minimum wage for all ONE In
all classifications of industry in Mon
tana is proposed in a bill being pre-
pared by Burns of Flathead. Burns
says his measure will contain no ex-
ceptions or exemptions and will require
all employers to pay women SIS per
week.
( According to the number of bills
which have been introduced in the leg
~islature this session it appears that the
members will be kept busy during the
sixty-day assembly.
Senator Sullivan of Jefferson has no.
ticed a measure which would make
mandatory that convicted reckless driv-
ers show financial responsibility, in
case of accidents, or be refused the
right to operate motor vehicles on the
highways of the state. The proposed
measure is said to have been adopted
from a model law designed by the
American Automobile association and
now in effect in 30 states
Lemmer of Cascade, chairman of the
house fish and game committee, an
.nounced a bill to drop the $500 ap-
preparation Of the fish and game
department for predatory-animal con-
troll and place It in a new fund for
prevention Of stream pollution and
creation of settling ponds to remove
debris from fishing streams.
Practically all kinds of household
goods, farm machinery and mechanics
tools would be exempted from taxation
by the bill sponsored by Senator Tales
N. Ecton of Gallatin. The measure
would require the submission to the
voters of the state a constitutional
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