The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-02-12
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passenger trains 70 II cars. 4ilC IOu u NOLe
was So for and IL against. with seven absent
or not voting.
FOR POWER DEVELOPMENT
The house passed and sent to the senate
a memorial by Representative Stortz of Rose
bud county, urging the president. Montana
congressmen and Gov. Roy E. Ayers to use
their best efforts to obtain the development
of power facilities at Fort Peck or in other
suitable Montana sites.
FOR STATE COMPTROLLER
Representative Fred Padbury Of Lewis and
Clark county and . group OF republican
members have introduced in the house of
state comptroller. which would supervise the
expenditure of all state money as well as the
collection Of taxes.
FOR INVALID VOTERS
The bill introduced by Brayman Of Mis-
soula giving sick or disabled persons the right
to vote as absentees and at the same time
requiring them. under penalty Of fines or jail
terms, to vote in person when they secure
absentee ballots and then find they are able
to go to the polls on election day.
TELEPHONE LICENSE TAX
A proposal for a 2 percent annual license
tax on the gross income of all telephone line
operators in Montana is contained in a bill
Of which Representative J. B. Conner OF Te-
ton county is the author. Representative
O'Connor believes the bill. If enacted into law.
would yield approximately 100000 revenue.
BEER PARLOR HOURS
A bill introduced in the state house Of rep
resentatives by the committee on public NOR
ais, would restrict the operation Of beer par
lors between the hours of 8 a. m. and 2 a. m.
Ray Campbell. Cascade county representative,
has introduced a measure which would pro-
hibit the sale Of beer to minors.
SCHOOL FOR DEAF, BLIND
The house passed on third reading and sent
to the senate, a measure introduced by the
state institutions committee. authorizing the
purchase Of equipment and furnishings for
the new building constructed at Great Falls
last year for the school for the deaf and
blind, and the transfer to Great Falls Of the
institution now located at Boulder.
GRAZING ACT FUNDS
Senator Garrison of Madison county has
urer custodian Of all federal funds collected
and turned over to the state under the terms
Of the Taylor grazing act. BE said the n
would be spent in range and pasture I'M
provement in counties where they were col
lected.
TWO BILLS PASS HOUSE
Among bills passed by the house Of repre-
sentatives of the legislature was one winch
would give war veterans preference In public
works employment and another making the
secretary of state attorney-in-fact for nom
residents who become involved in highway
accidents in Montana. Both measures are
now in the senate.
FIVE BANKING BILLS
Five bills relating to banking were intro
duced in the state senate at one session last
week. Three of them by the committee on
banks and banking related to compliance with
federal laws. Two by Senator Baker OF DaW.
son county would fix the maximum interest
rate on special Improvement district warrants
and bonds at 8 percent.
OFFICE INQUIRY STARTED
Speaker Rolph of the house OF representa-
tives has named a to conduct an
Investigation for the house into the affairs OF
instruction. The members Of the
are Representatives Lippard. Alvord. Hami.
ton. O'Connor and Longnecker. The proposed
inquiry was initiated by Representative Al
word.
SPONSORS AMENDMENT
Representative H. A. Lambert OF Hill county
is sponsoring a measure which ne says VII
take the office Of county superintendent Oh
schools out Of politics. 1t will call Tor a
constitutional amendment to removet the coun.
ty school superintendent from the list OF
county elective offices and leave to the legls-
lature the selection OF another form Oh Select
ing the superintendent.
GASOLINE TAX MONEY
Senator Meyer Of Silver Bow county Is the
father Of a measure to divert S percent OF
the highway departments income from the
5-cent-a-Eallon gasoline tax and apply IT TO
the county old age pension funds IN counties
where 1t was collected. At present the hlgn.
way fund receives rs percent OF the fund ana
the gasoline drawback fund rs percent.
BILL IS KILLED
The Montana senate killed a bill which
would have prevented railroads from owning
and operating truck lines within the state.
The measure, introduced by Senator Plumer
Of Treasure county. was adversely reported
upon by the senate railroad and transports.
ton committee. and the report was adopted
BY a vote Of 81 to IA.
FOR UNIVERSITY PLANT
REPRESENTATIVE Joffray Of Jefferson county
is sponsoring q bill in the legislature for the
consolidation Of the different units OF the
Montana State university and the selection OF
a site for it. He said his bill will call for a
vote of the people. first on the consolidation
bond issue. and If that passes, then on the
selection of a site from three places to be
nominated by a committee to be appointed by
the governor.