Glacier County chief., 1939-03-17
AMENDMENTS KILLED

for more than 8 hours in any IL, the
| opponents said.
AMENDMENTS KILLED
! The senate committee on constitu-
! tional amendments saw to it there will
not be a proposed change in the Mon
tana constitution presented to voters
for decision at the general election in
| 1910 when it recommended the last
three bills in the legislature calling fol-
constitutional amendments be killed
and the senate accepted those recon-
| mendationS.
DRIVERS LICENSE LAW
! Montana's efforts to regulate auto
mobile drivers by enforcement OF a
| standard drivers license law went by
the boards of the senate, when the
bill for that purpose was killed, and
the endeavor to place a maximum
motor vehicles took beating the fol-
lowing day when the speed limit bill
was considered in that body.
KILLED IN SENATE
NIB 10, a measure which would relax
draStlcally the provisions of the Mon
tana corrupt practices act, was killed
IN the senate without a word of dis
cuSSlon when that body adopted the
adverse report submitted by its COM
mlttee on Judiciary. The bill had been
the subject OF considerable debate in
the house before it was passed and
sent to the upper body.
GIFTS ARE MADE
Employees OF the house presented
Sergeant at Arms E. N. Joffray with
handsome eight-day clock as
souvenir of the session. Members of
the revenue and taxation committee
presented Chairman Joe Metlen with
travelling bag, with his name lettered
IN gold, and H. A. Lambert, chairman
OF the employment committee, was
given a leather brief case and a foun-
tain pen.
ONE SPECIAL MEASURE
Voters of the state at the 1910 cleo
tion-unless initiative proposals arise
will have only one special measure up
Tor consideration, as result of the goth
legislative assembly That will be the
general maximum levy bill for support
OF the general fund and the University
of Montana for the coming 10 years,
future legislatures being limited to
leVylng a maximum of two mills for
the general fund and 81 mills for the
university fund.
FOUR-YEAR TERMS
The house approved SD 3, which pro-
vldes for four-year terms for county
officers which were included in the
constitutional amendment on the same
subject approved by voters last fall.
The bill does not provide when the
constitutional amendment shall go into
effect, but leaves that matter to the
supreme court, which has now under
consideration a suit to compel Issuance
of four-year election certificates to
those elected last fall.
FOR REFUNDING BONDS
A bill allowing counties to refund
their debts by issuing bonds which
might be retired by special debt re-
auction tax levies was approved by the
house. The bill provides that such
ponds may be issued when the debt
OF the county is more than two-fifths
OF the taxable valuation. It is expected
to be of aid to those counties which
are in debt to the state public welfare
commission for advances which have
been made for relief.
AUTO TAX BILL KILLED
Considerable debate and adroit ma
neuvering resulted in the killing of
SB IT. which would have required the
county treasurer to collect city auto
taxes. Representative Cannon Of Silver
Bow said the bill was aimed at Butte
~ SLttOASC NOI4CIIIOLS Vi lTCIll
to $4,000 in personal property taxes
on autos which now escape collection
by the city, and he said he would fight
the bill as long as he was able to stand.
He was victorious.
MINORS AND SALOONS
SB 49, which would have prohibited
minors from entering saloons except
when accompanied by parents, was
killed in the house in committee of
the whole and an attempt later to re-
vlVe 1t failed. The motion to kill the
bill was made by Representative Sher-
man w. Smith after Representative
Brewer of Lake moved to except beer
parlors from the prohibition in order
to allow minors to enter such places as
restaurants and hotels where beer is
sold but where hard liquor is not.
Poultry Plant Burns
William Bauman, Pondera county
rl0I11rrv man Loo.