The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-01-12
With Montana S
Legislature


introduced H. B. 2, appropriating $780,
600 for legislative expenses and that
the bill do pass, and it did.
The first bill introduced in the senate
was submitted by Senator Arlie Foor
of Roosevelt county, measure which
would require the secretary of state to
have set in italic type all amendments
to statutes, when the laws of the as
sembly are printed.
Senator Mike Mulholland of Silver
Bow gave notice he will introduce a
bill which would require that chiefs of
police in all Montana cities and towns
be selected from the ranks of regular
patrolmen.
Senator c. H. Mahoney of Garfield
submitted notice of bill providing
that school districts now paying money
transportation to pupils could not be
abandoned as school districts.
Senator A. A. Alvord of Sanders
said he would introduce bill provid-
ing free tuition and textbooks as we'll
as board and room at cost at the state
university for students who could prove
they or their parents were unable to
provide the necessary finances.
A recommendation was submitted to
the senate by the board of county COM
missioners of Park county suggesting a
plan for a ''work-relief law which
would include a 26-day month and
wages not in excess of the minimum
prescribed by the federal wage-hour
law. Direct relief the commissioners
wrote. had tendency to break down
morale of relief recipients
Representatives Brown and Mccarthy
of Silver Bow county are sponsoring a
/ bill requiring coal mine operators and
! oil we'll drillers to post security for
wages of employees unless they own
the property on which the project is
i located
II took less than so minutes after the
opening of the 26th Montana legislature
for the house to elect Representative
! D. NJ Manning Of Treasure county
speaker. who won over Melvin Holiness
of Billings by a vote of so to Al.
Senator Leonard Plank (democratl
of Liberty county won the position OF
president pro tenn of the senate by a
vote of 81 to 35 over. Senator w. w
Keely (republican) of Powell county
thus these two men will lead their re-
spective parties through the so days
session.
The first bill to bob up in the house
was one by Siegling of Cascade county
TO Iegalixe gambling in the state, Z
move which has got nowhere in pas
sessions.
Governor Ayers in his message tt
the assembly made it definitely plair
that he will not support any Legislation
that is designed to increase taxes Oh
real property, and emphasized his de,
sire to ultimately see all such take.
eliminated in the state.
, In his message to the legislature
Governor Ayers recommended thor
ough examination of the state hospita
for the insane at Warm Springs.
. Senator Leonard Plank Of Libert,
j county, president protein of the sen.
ate, was named chairman of the senat,
finance and claims committee with Sen
: ator Robert A. Pauline of Flatheat
county vfce-chairman Other member
are Senators McQuitty of Wheatland
: Waite of Powder River Hammond o
Wibaux, Kroman of Custer, Kathan O
) Pondera, Mahoney of Garfield ant
Haight of Fergus.
Chief fish and game measure ex
+ pected to come before the legislator
: is proposal which would permit TIL
. state to share in federal funds undo
: provisions of the Pittman- Robertson ac
, The house approved q motion to re
= fuse employment as attaches to marrie'
or employed women.
The senate received from Senate
: Charles Mahoney of Garfield count
notice Of bill to repeal house bill Nc
t SIS of the 1885 legislature, which CAV
! the governor authority to appoint am
] discharge employees in appointive stat
I. offices.
From the political side of the makeu
Of the 1899 Montana legislature tn
democrats have a fairly comfortabl
majority in both branches. In the sen
: ate there are 81 members listed a
democrats and rs republicans. TIL
house is composed of IS democrats an
I "A republicans.
Efficiency with economy will be tn
motto of the appropriations committee
James N. Dougherfy Uf Powell count,
chairman, announced I'VE are going
try to hold appropriations down bu
( we will try to allow each department
t and institution enough for efficient OPP
It GRAFTON" Mr.. Dougherty said We ar
determined to balance the state bulge
d AT the same time the legislature mus
S solve the problem of providing none
for such things as water conservatio
and to improve the physical plant (
: the state hospital at Warm Springs
The Montana water conservatio
: board, in its annual report to Co