Glacier County chief., 1939-03-10


the prison situation in Montana with
authority to recommend a third penal
institution for first offenders if it were
found necessary, was killed in the
house.
HOUSE STAYS SAME
The senates action in killing lib 1856,
by Brewer of Lake, inSures the men,
bership of the lower house will remain
at lO2, rather than 103 members. The
bill would have allowed Lake county
two, rather than one as at present, rep
resentatives. 1t was killed on-adverse
report of the judiciary committee.
DRIVERS BILL KILLED
The senate's committee on roads and
highways recommended the standard
drivers license law bill be killed and
the upper house adopted that sugges-
ton, after first defeating a motion to
place the measure on general file for
further consideration. The vote on that
attempt was 10 to 81.
OPPOSED TO CHANGE
By adopting an adverse committee
report the senate killed lib 40, a meas
ure which would have provided for
distribution of relief assistance grants
and all administrative costs of public
welfare by claims to be approved by
the board of examiners, rather than
by the public welfare department as
at present
BILL FOR BARRIERS
The house has approved a bill which
would allow BARRIERS in a certain trade
area to combine and establish prices.
1t follows a series of other similar
measures approved by the legislature
for other industries. The bill also re-
lates to licensing of workmen and sani-
tation of premises.
EXEMPTION VOTED DOWN
The house of representatives declined
to exempt small business men" from
S a tie unemployment compensation
taxes. 1t rejected proposals to exempt
from payment of the tax employers
with an annual payroll Of $1,000 or
less and those with an annual payroll
OF 81 200 or less.
MARRIED WOMEN MAY WORK
The house made short of SB 49,
which would prohibit employment of
married women by the state if their
husbands were employed. The bill came
out of the labor committee with an
unfavorable report. Brewer of Lake
moved that the bill be put on general
orders, but his motion was decisively
defeated. There was no debate.
CURB ON filters
The house approved a senate bill
which would prohibit aviators from
stunning in the air in such manner
that their planes frighten and SIAM
pede livestock. Another bill which
would allow the state highway COM
mission to aid in development Of air
ports by loaning its machinery for
grading purposes, was also approved.
APPROPRIATION BILL
With only a minor amendment in
the wordipg-and no change in appro-
priations-the senate passed lib 1872,
the measure appropriating s979 900 for
the operation and maintenance Of the
states custodial institutions for the
biennium. The bill provides substantial
increases for the state mental hospital
at Warm Springs and the tuberculosis
sanitarium at Galen.
SALARY LOAN BILL
A bill which would have prohibited
charging more than percent a month
on small salary loans was killed in the
house after the Judiciary committee
had brought in an unfavorable report.
Members who objected to the bill said
that 1t would make it Improbable for
anyone, even legitimate brokers. to
make salary loans and thus would cut
off the workingman's credit.
INSURANCE CONTROL BOARD
With no discussion. the senate rec
commended for passage BIB 213, which
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