Glacier County chief., 1939-03-03

standard drivers license law was an
proved by the house after a successful
effort had been made to reduce the
fee for permit from rs cents to so
cents. Drivers licenses now in effect
or which may be secured within 90
days after the bill becomes effective,
| If 1t is concurred in by the senate. will
be recognized and may be renewed. EX-
aminations will be required only of new
drivers who have not previously been
licensed.
NO LITTLE WAGNER" ACT
The house killed the last major labor
legislation pending in the 1889 general
assembly-HB 172, the little Wagner
act" The measure died when the house
approved motion of Stromnes, Cas-
cade, to strike the enacting clause
when 1t was considered in committee
of the whole.
CHAIN STORE TAX
| A bill modelled after the Louisiana
chain store tax, which would assess
chain stores on the total number in
the system, whether in or out of Mon
tana, If the concern does business in
adverse committee report. The fee for
the largest number of stores was $780,
SOCIAL SECURITY FUNDS
whole, recommended for passage an
appropriation of s847 500 for main
tenance of the state social security
program under the Montana public
welfare board until June 80, 1899. The
bill originally called for an appropria-
ton of ,s810y650, but this figure was
increased.
so GRANDPA MAY FISH
Inc house has approved bill to al
low persons over 70 to hunt and fish
without license. SO that grandpa NAV
go along with the young folks on fish
ing trips and partake of the enjoy
ment without having any fear of being
caught by game warden. The same
privilege is enjoyed by youngsters I'M
der the age of Is.
REPORT REJECTED
After the house committee on iudic-
larry recommended to the house that
SB 5. which provides for repeal of the
act giving special appointive powers
to the, governor, be killed, the house
refused to adopt the report of the
committee and placed the bill on gen.
eral orders for discussion later in COM
mittee of the whole
HOUSE ACTS QUICKLY
1t required little debate for the house
to dispose OF lib 1893, which would
iiase Pioiluileu Tie state prison from
making license plates. The bill came
from the committee on state institu-
lions with divided report, the ma
Jorlty OF the committee recommending
that the bill do not pass. The majority
report was adopted with little discus
sion.
is CUT A MILLION
The committee on state institutions
slaShed 81 1000 from a proposed bond
issue for the state hospital at Warm
Springs when 1t reported lib 273 to
the house. Originally the bill provided
that the state vote on issuance of ST.
ooOOOO. The same committee killed a
bill which would allow Issuance of
revenue bonds for construction of
buildings at the tuberculosis sanitarium
at Galen.
BARBER SHOP BILL
bill relating to sanitary regula-
ions for barber shops, by Burke of
Yellowstone, was recommended for
passage in committee of the whole
Drumheller of Glacier proposed elm
mating clause giving rs percent of
the BARRIERS of city the right to es-
tabllsh prices. The proposed amend
ment was defeated when Burke said
the clause was designed to give bar
bers the same right to regulate prices
that Is extended to other workmen.
COAL MINE TAX
A large number Of coal mines would
be exempted from paying coal license
tax, under provisions Of HB 81, as
amended, which was reported out of