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

introduced in the Montana legislature urg-
ing congress to speed the development OF the
Buffalo Rapids project in southeastern Mon
tana. It will be offered by Senators Arthur
A Baker of Dawson county and THOMAS
Calder Of Prairie county.
TAX REDEMPTION BILL
Senate bill No. l in the present legislative
session would permit property to be re-
deemed from tax sale by payment OF the
original tax without penalty or interest," II
paid before Dec. l. 1898. 1t was introduced
by Senator John Oliver. and was referred
to the committee on taxation.
FREE TEXTBOOK BILL
A measure providing free textbooks Tor
private as we'll as for public schools will be
before the legislature again this year. Similar
measures have been defeated in the pest.
Representative Stromnes of Cascade county
and four others are sponsoring the present
measure.
LIMITS OFFICES
Senator S. c. Arnold and "a other MEM
beers Of the senate have introduced q BILL
which would bar any membe OF the legts-
lature from holding any other state office,
if the combined salaries OF the two are more
than 81. 900. The state pays the lawmakers
approximately 5000 each during the law
making session.
CONFER AT HELENA
Four representatives of the federal social
security administration who came to Mon
tana at the invitation of Governor Ayers,
have been comforting Jointly with the house
and senate committees of the legislature at
Helena with relation to laws needed by this
vantage Of federal cooperation in the matter
of old age pensions.
TO BROADEN POWERS
Senator Robert Pauline Of Flathead county
proposes a law to broaden and clarity the
,ovrer Of tha roVprOO- in removing Officers
he has appointed and county treasurers,
.sheriffs or attorneys after giving such Of
ftcels a hearing on the CHARGES against them
and allowing them to present a defense and
then weighing the evidence. The proposed
measure would allow removal for cause"
LAROR DEPARTMENT BILL
The Montana house of representatives has
advanced to third reading a bill introduced
by Representative Mcleod Of Cascade coun-
ty. which provides for a separate state labor
department, to administer a. laws affecting
labor, Those matters are now in the hands
of the state department Of agriculture. labor
and publicity. The bill would set up a sep
arate department of labor, with a commits
sioner at its head.
CHRISTMAS TREE LICENSE
Taking cognizance of the fact that Mon
tana is furnishing one-third OF the ma
tons Christmas trees each year, Representa-
tive Brayman of Missoula proposes a bill
placing a license upon those cutting ever
green trees. He says that from 100000 to
/ ,Ooo, 900 trees are being cut in Montana
would charge 50 for the first 100 trees and
5 cents for each additional tree.
EASY DIVORCE" BILL
Representative Sherman W: Smith OF
at this session Of the legislature a bill cut
ting from one year to 80 days the residence
requirement before a divorce may be obtained
in this state. A similar bill was defeated at
the last session. Smith said an effort is I'M
to obtain the signatures OF at least
So members of the present house before the
bill is noticed.
UNEMPLOYMENT BILL
Notices of bills in the house of representa-
tiyes at Helena include one by DAILY OF Vel
lowstone and Chamberlain OF McCone, pro-
viding for unemployment compensation ere
ating a state unemployment compensation
fund and providing for It's ad-
ministration, distribution and investment
providing for the assessment and collection
of contributions upon payrolls OF employers
and creating a state employment service.
TRAIN LIMIT BILL
The train limit bill. known as H. B. 10,
would limit the length Of any freight train
to 10 cars, exclusive of the caboose. and any
sored by a formidable array Of LEGISLATORS. 1t
was introduced by Anderson Of Silver Bow,
CuSick OF tlatheao, deSS OF HILL 6fayuidn
Of Missoula, Metcalf of Ravali, Lehrkind OF
Gallatin. Peterson Of Pondera, Campbell and
Lemmer of Cascade, Alvord Of Sanders, Egcn-
berger of Wheatland, Masterson o. Custer,
Stortz Of Rosebud. johnson of Dawson,
Of Powell, and Mackie Of Fergus.
CHAIN STORE TAX BILL
A bill to tax chain stores has been intro
duced in the house by Representatives Miles,
Sweet Grass: stortz. Rosebud. and Masteron,
Custer. It provides for a $1,000 license an
nually for chains OF more than six stores and
sets up three different tax schedules, one
on gasoline. lumber and grain chain units.
on businesses other than those three
and a third on co-operatives. On the general
class Of chains the tax would be $3.50 for the
first store. s25 for the second. s75 for the
third. s225 for the fourth, s675 for the fifth
and 81. 600 for the sixth and all above that
number.
INQUIRY IS INVITED
The state senate has been invited by the
state highway commission members, Chair
of Miles City and Tom Collins Of Deer Lodge,
to INQUIRE into the affairs Of that body, stat
ing that in their opinion the department Is
''overmanned," and that some OF them have
been paid out of proportion to their services
and others underpaid. The letter to the
senate stated that although the status Of the
commission is in the hands Of the
court, that an inquiry by the SER
ate is deemed advisable irrespective Of the
outcome, to the end that an efficient and
economical program be outlined.
Former Members of
Montana Legislature