The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-02-25
Legislative Doings

The senate mas luFneo uoWh GA ~
tempts to enact an easy divorce law
for Montana. :,
1t looks very much like Montana viii
have a commission TO teach people OF
the state. especially minors, the virtue
of temperance. The legislature seems
to be in the mood to favor such a move.
An entire new liquor control system
will prevail IN Montana If Benjamin oil
TOole county and Campbell Of Missouia
see their bills enacted into law.
Incurable insanity would be added to
the legal grounds for divorce, under
provisions of a measure introduced by
Bower of Mineral.
The house has measure before II
which provides that an appropriation
of s5OO000 of state liquor store profits
be used for state water conservation
Rep. Campbell, Cascade, submitted
II. B. 28e, providing for $500 license
on trailers over five tons.
A bill for a z per cent sales tax has
been introduced in the house by nj. L.
Schneider, of Fallon county. The levy
would become effective July |, 1851,
and would apply on the gross receipts
from all sales of tangible personal prop
erty, consisting of goods, wares or mer-
chandise sold at retail to consumers or
users"
Should S. 3. 65 be enacted all voters
In the state of Montana would be re-
! CURED to reregister before they could
cast ballots at another election. =.
Completion of the survey of project
on the Yellowstone river which would
call for the construction of dam above
Livingston and the diversion of waters
| OF the Yellowstone river through q
tunnel to the upper Missouri valley Is
asked in a memorial introduced in the
house by Padbury of Lewis and Clark.
Appropriations recommended by the
house appropriations committee for the
1878 biennium passed the S6000,000
mark as the final main money measure
was introduced.
When the senate and house finally
get through with liquor store opening
and closing hours it is likely that peo-
pie Of the state will have more time
each week day to buy their liquids.
The house approved committee re-
port recommending for passage H. B.
1885, which provides for per cent
tax on the gross receipts Ut concerns
producing electricity.
The house has approved bill which
provides loan fund for students in all
units of the Greater Montana univer-
sity.
The house is literally swamped with
legislation and included in the mass is
the social security program, all the
revenue bills, some of the major appro-
priation bills, the legislative program OF
the Montana Education association, bills
providing for retail sale of liquor, tc
license gambling. as well as scores Of
others of more or less controversial,
nature.
Their time for introducing new meas
ures having ended last week, the sem
ate has settled down to consideration
of several hundred bills, memorials
resolutions, joint resolutions and joint
memorials. A total Of 1876 bills and &c
other types Of legislative acts were
submitted by senators this session be-
fore the deadline. while two years age
there were introduced 221 bills and q
resolutions and memorials.
The senate, by one-vote margin
killed S. B. 159, the measure which
would have replaced primary election.
for the nomination of state and ma.
tional candidates with party conven-
tons.
For asserted gross Encouragement
Of the affairs Of the Montana State Sol
diers' home at Columbia Falls, tn
house asked the governor to immedi
| ately replace the board of managers
the commandment and the chief hospita
steward of the institution.
! The proposed new highway patrc
: bill, S. B. 103, which would boost Ii
| the price of drivers licenses, boost til
/ supervisors salary, allow for the ap
pointment Of four captains and provid
for an eventual increase in the nunbe
, Of patrolmen also would add ne,
section to the present patrol law, deal
! ing exclusively with, when, how an
under what circumstances dismissal
/ from the patrol might be made.
: The house will have 10 days, fror
: the 4oth day to the 50th day, to con
| slider the bills and get them over 10th
: senate, for that body will consider II
measures transmitted from the hous
4 the 40th day to the 50th day, to cor
/ Of emergency legislation. 1t was on tt
: night of the 50th day two years ae
n that 65 measures died for lack of tin
# to consider them.
). Creation of a state park commissic
II is proposed in measure prepared |
Lehrkind of Gallatin and others. tt
: bill would provide for the setting up
= a state park system and the COMM.
: sion, consisting of the governor. Il
! chief engineer of the state highws
! commission and the state game warde
4 would hire secretary and superb
\ tendent OF state parks at a salary
= $500 year, with custodians for ca,
state park being paid $1,000 a yes
:. The bill provides for appropriate