The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-20
SoIons Put in
Busy Fourth Week

Helena-UB-The headlines that
came out of the fourth week of
Montana's 30th legislative assembly
were written about the bill re-
organizing the States secondary
school system.
The 133-page Measure, introduced
Tuesday, was turned back to the
education committee. A public hear
ing Wednesday night found educa-
tors lining up on both sides
In Helena's capitol this weekend
il appeared that the questions
posed by the largest bill ever IN
PRODUCED before a Montana legis-
Iature could be answered-wlth one
exception.
THAT WAS: Where's the money
coming from?
There were answers for other OBJ
jections.
When the opposition said, This
bill will close our rural schools, the
proponents cOuntered with, put the
measure would allow creation OF
new districts as well as for aboh-
ton of old ones"
The provision. which limits the
number of trustees which any one
unit could shave on the district
board. might be worked out IN an
swer to the charge that city schools
would dominate each district
But the unanswered question
might we'll stymie the whole pro-
gram. II they wanted the bill, it
was up to the legislators to come
up with the money.
A teapot tempest boiled up IN
IJ-,,-o Thursday uhnn Rem
ID. H. Duppler, R., Baker, gave
notice he would introduce a bill
outlawing the Union closed shop in
Montana. After lunch, however
Duppler said he would make sew
eral changes" in the proposal be-
fore it hit the house hopper, if ever.
Rep. H. A. Lobe, D. Helena, rang
the political bell that same day
when he charged that one of his
bills had been done away with in
committee without his getting a
chance to defend it. The bill, which
would set up commission to study
Juvenile delinquency, made 1t out
of the committee on Friday, minus
the appropriation
Monday-Among the Is measures
noticed in the House were those
which would: Jointly memorabilia
the National Congress for consti-
tutional amendment limiting to two
terms the tenure of office of the
u. S. President: Bring farmers I'M
der the provisions of the State un-
employment compensation W,
which would be broadened to in
clude a sickness clause under a sec
ond bill; Declare the end of the
World War II Emergency and al
low cities and counties to dip into
their pastwar highway funds.
Nine measures introduced in the
House included a bill eliminating
the special club liquor license and
one which would levy a l5-cents-
per-pound tax on Margarine.
A bill which would bring minor
veterans under the provision of the
SerVicemen's Readjustment Act wa:
turned over to the Senate Military
Affairs committee
introduced was the APP
preparations committee Dill pro
viding 100000 for the State Pub
lie School equalization fund during
the next biennium. The figure wa
more than double the $l.900,0OO APP
prcpriated by the 10Th assembly
and was in addition to other Stat
funds for public school aid.
Given final House passage were
Measures allowing city councils
raise the salaries of city treasurer
and acquire aircraft landing fields
one bill advanced to General Oh
Gers would use proceeds from
head tax ON sheep TO control preds
Measures noticed would: Ask
State constitutional amendment lin
Ting the Governor TO two terms {
Office: set up a Montana Trail
SAFETY Council; create a permai
ent code commission.
The senate passed bill permi
ting counties to use voting macl
ines
Wednesday: Measures introduce
in the House would: Submit a pr
posal doubling the university mil
age to voters in 1913; add sickne
provision to the states unemplo
ment compensation law; requl
cities adopting the city manag
form of government to opera
Police and Fire departments IN a
cordance with, the metropolis
police law; increase the salaries
district judges to $4,000 a year; e
able the State Insane Hospital
begin a 100000 construction pr
gram.
INTRODUCED in the upper House W
a senate Joint memorial asking co
gress to permit the Montana leg
Iature to specify the conditions u
der which state oil and gas Ian
would be leased.
Favorable action of the Hot
committee of the whole action a
came on bills which would decla
VI day a holiday and proyi
deficiency appropriations for t