The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-02-18

SUCH blIIit do DbdId fldu II
wide system of uniform real prop
erty valuations and assessments, i
would be impossible to secure truly
equitable taxation of city and rura
property in the Sc counties of Mon
tana. For the purpose of achieving
uniform assessments, Senators An
derson (Pondera) and James Glib
erty) introduced and carried on a
vigorous fight to secure senate APP
prevail of SB 81, but the measure
lost 1922. This bill represented a
most fundamental piece of legisla-
tion-a first major step toward re-
forming our entire system of taxa
ton. Those voting faye" voted
right; those nay, wrong:
Voting "Aye": Anderson, Angst
man, Bovey, Brown, Busch, Dahl,
Gosman, Haight, Holland, James,
Kelly, Larson, Lehrkind, Manning,
Moss, Mulholland, Phillips, Rice, lib
balls, Walton, Wenger, and Wilson
Of Toole. Total %.
Voting may" Arnold, Aronson,
Balgord, Blair, Buck, Burke, Cole,
Cremer, Doggett, Ebert, Fewkes,
Fischer, Haynes, Henderson, Hughes,
Liggett, Lott, Lynch, McQuitty, Ma
honey, Markle, Padbury, Parriott,
Sawtell, Simon, Spear, Wallander,
Wilcoxon, Wilson of Carbon, Win
ters, and Worden. Total 81.
Excused: Ross, Toman, and Walsh.
Should Be Killed
The senate move to undercut the
state land epartment-Sub. SD Is,
and to, in effect, make the commits
sioner of state lands practically a
figurehead, now rests in the hands
of the house public lands committee
Barnard, Valley, chairman). AS
has been previously pointed out, the
value of our state lands has been
conservatively estimated at more
than $75 millions. Income, despite
a high violation rate by stockmen
and woolgrowers, is approximately |
So z millions annually, and one of
the public school systems important
sources of income. Instead of
weakening the operation of the state
land board, as would be the result
of Sub. SD Is in operation, positive
steps should be taken to strengthen
it. High in Importance, in this re-
spect, is an increased appropriation
sufficient to adequately staff the de-
partment with fieldmen, that more
frequent checking of leases can be
had. Because of insufficient OPP
Grating funds, inspections of each
lease average only once every eight
years.) Those voting faye" on roll
call of Sub SD Is voted to weaken $
the state land department, and there ,
fore voted WRONG; those voting $
may" voted RIGHT: t
Voting "Aye" Arnold, Balgord,
Buck, Burke, Cole, Doggett, Ebert, 7
Gosman, Hughes Hender- !
son, Larson, Liggett, Lott, Lynch, $
Markle, Moss, Padbury, '
Ross, Sawtell, Spear, Walton, Wal |
lander, Walsh, and Winters. Total c
26 Ayes. a
Voting May: Anderson, Blair, t
Bovey, Brown, Busch, Dahl, Haight, a
Holland, James, Kelly, Mahoney, q
Manning, Mulholland, Phillips, Rice, v
Simon, Tibbals, Toman, Wenger, r
Wilson of Toole, and $
Worden. Total %. +
Absent: Lehrkind. u
Excused: Angstman, Aronson, n
Jremer, Fewkes, Haynes, and Will O
son of Carbon. n
Passed: Parriott. {
Senate Bill 80 Il
Several issues back we referred to :
SB 80 as "bankers' security meas .,
lre", in that it permitted bankers to :.
axe mortgage covering full amount '
# a contemplated loan, but, should r
he loan be made by the bank in :
everal installments, the bank could
efuse at anytime to furnish the y
,alance of funds originally stipu n
ated, even though the mortgage for D
ull amount be of record. This bill G
las since been amended to provide 4
for the borrower should p
he bank find it not desirable to 0
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