The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-15

a small avalanche of measures
<and the standing committees
will have their hoppers full.
Notice of the Introduction of sew
eral reorganization measures, recon-
mended by the reorganization COM
mittee has already been given. The
chairman of the house reorganization
committee has given notice that eight
bills would be introduced by the COM
mittee. The chairman has stated that
they will be measures of minor i'm
portance, largely intended to remove
obsolete laws from the statute books.
All eight of the measures are in CON
| formity with recommendations made
in the Griffenhagen report on re-or-
ganization, the most important one
being one placing a ban on the estab-
lishment of more junior colleges in
the state.
Variety of Bills
Wednesdays session brought the in
PRODUCTION of several bills, none of
them appearing to be of controver-
sial nature. One of them proposes
the repeal of laws regulating farm
storage of grain, but no copy is yet
obtainable. This measure will I'M
doubtedly be carefully analysed by the
farmer members in both houses.
Three of the measures introduced
proposes the adjustment of existing
boards. One of the measures pro-
poses the adjustment of the state
board of voting machine commissions
ers. Another does away with the
Montana Farmers Institute" on the
grounds that no further need for the
board exists. The third is designed
to repeal the statute creating the
state agricultural conservation board,
need for which is declared to be nom
existent
A bill was introduced to repeal an
existing law requiring the purchase
of a weighmans license by regularly
licensed grain elevators and another
bill appeared which would relieve the
state fire marshal of the duty of in
speeding elevators.
The committee on state boards and
offices has given notice of the intro
duction of a bill to permit the trans
fer of patients between the state hos
pital at Warm Springs and the state
training school at Boulder. This was
one of the three recommendations for
made by Governor
Ford in his message. 1t is said that
such transfers would be of advantage
in relieving oyer-crowding conditions
at the state hospital.
Representative Flock of Fergus in
troduced motion in the house on
Tuesday that the speaker be directed
to appoint a committee of five to in
vestigate conditions at the state hos
pital at Warm Springs. Objection
was made to the proposal by the ap-
committee on the grounds
that this committee already has plans
under way to investigate the institu-
ton and the motion was lost.
Social Security
Representative McGreevy of Deer
Lodge county plans the Introduction
Of a joint memorial in the house
which would extend social security
,overage to state, county and munic-
pal employees and officers.
Senate Bill No. 6, introduced by
Senator's Mulholland of Silver Bow
md Moss of Flathead proposes the re-
zeal of the much publicized Hitler
Sill" one of the pets of the Ayers re-
yime. It's repeal was recommended
n the governors message.
0eferment of Farm Boys
A joint memorial addressed to Pres
dent Roosevelt, Secretary of Agricul-
ure Wickard, federal war agencies
md the Montana congressional dele
,ation has been introduced in the
enate, asking the "Deferment of farm
Joys for production of food" A sim
lar resolution has been noticed in the
louise.
Montana's district judges would be
eimbursed for actual expenses when
,rseiding over courts in other than
heir own districts under a bill which
;tromnes of Cascade has given notice
hat he will introduce. He claims
hat the 81 expense allowance is not
efficient to cover their actual ex-
lenses while serving in other dis
riots.
General School Fund
A bill is being prepared by James
Liberty and others in the house,
roposing constitutional amendment
hitch would give the authority of fix
lg tax levies for general school pur-
oses against the railroads to the
tate board of equalization, the funds
ccruing from the tax to be placed
4 the state general school funds and
D be apportioned to the various coun-
les of the state. 1t is understood
hat the need for funds would be the
rst consideration in making the al
)cation to the schools of a county
nd not the mileage of railroads ex-
;tent in the county.