The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-01-28
County Printing Prices

Senator Moss has also introduces
another measure = SD 48, which
would raise the ceiling on county
printing contracts to point where
they would be more in line with cur.
rent operational costs. This is an
other measure that should be given
favorable consideration by the as
sembly. Costs of printing opera
tons, as with practically everything
else are extremely high today and
yet, publications holding county con-
tracts can charge only the maxi
NUNS permitted under present laws,
and these maximums in most in
stances are not adequate to ensure
even the most reasonable margin of
profit.
Watch Out for This One
HB SO, by Blenkner Or, Still
water) purportedly would make just
few minor changes to existing state
laws governing electrical construc-
ton. Actually, such is not the case.
We are reliably informed that this
is straight power company bill
and, should it be enacted, the safety
provisions of laws Montana has had
on the books for at least 20 years,
would be weakened to the profit Of
the power company. Argument that
company" lobbyists will probably
present will be to emphasize the
theme that this measure simply
brings Montana laws into accord
with National Safety Codes. This is
true-but-it happens that Montana
laws on this have for many years
called for higher (more completely
safe) standards than is the case ma
tionally, to the benefit both of power
company workmen and the public as
well. Reports are that if this meas
ure fails to pass the company may
we'll be out considerable money in
bringing up to standard, not only
lines in operation before the present
law was enacted, but also many miles
of line put in in the past twenty odd
years which also do not come up to
required standards. Well likely
have more on this next week.
Insurance For the Future
Therell be no more disgraceful
blots on the state so far as the par
doning of convicted rapists are con-
cerned if Reps Emomns and Smith
Cd, Deer LODGE are successful in
securing approval of HB 129 which
would amend statutes governing pa
hxr or 10
those laws a. 4. That no convict
serving a sentence for the crime of
rape committed upon female under
the age Of eighteen (18) years shall
be paroled :"
This bill is the direct result of the
paroling of one Melbourne Hill on
December 27, 1948. Hill was orig
inally sentenced to SO years in the
pen for sex offenses against minor
girls. After having served five
years the board of pardons reduced
his sentence so that he would be
eligible for parole; paroled him, and
then ordered him to spend the next |
five years in Notwithstanding I'm !
sure our good neighbors to the south |
will appreciated he ever gets that |
far.
This bill would seem to be must
gislation-insurance as it were that |
pardon boards in the
future will be without parole author
ty over this most heinuous crime,
lfter the state has spent thousands
If dollars of public money to remove
uch a criminal from the rest of
ociety.
Farmers Better Watch This Bill
SD 80, by Wallander (R, Roose-
-elt), Fischer (R, Wibaux) and Lar
on Or, Sanders), although appear
ng to be a simple amendment to
avs governing bank loans, may well /
e a Bankers Security Bill'', in i
ase Of drouth or a market slump. |
n few words, this bill would permit i
ankers, when making loans on a s
basis over period of time,
0 refuse loaning of any balance due !
0 the borrower, although mortgage /
overing entire amount had been !
iven by the borrower and was of |