The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-03-15

gas was vetoed by the Governor be-
cause of omission of district-owned
school buses from the list of vehicles
entitled to exemption.
Whether the milk control board re-
vamp to permit greater producer-con-
sumner participation in board affairs
makes the grade is not known as this
is written-HB 481 currently await
ing gubernatorial decision.
MISCELLANEOUS
Miscellaneous legislation approved
included passage of the Korean vet
Grams honorarium with a maximum
payment of 5000. The bonus will be
financed by another one-cent of tax
on cigarettes.
County printers received a substan-
tial increase in rates - their first
since 1851.
State, county and city employees
had their work week reduced to five
days and received pay raises.
Railroads will be required to put
up flasher signals at all crossings
which may be deemed dangerous by
state and county officials.
Bankers are in line for a substan-
tial cut in the county taxes they pay
as a result of passage of SB Is,
known variously as the "better bank
ing bill'', and the bankers relief
bill''.
A 12-man interim committee, if
constitutional, will study state gov
eminent during the forthcoming BIZ
ennium and bring in legislative rec
for consideration by
the Seth Legislature. The committee |
has a 100000 appropriation to use
in carrying on its work.
Montana's license plate pride will
be restored with the restoration of
the states outline on license plates
having received legislative mandate.
There will be $4,000 available
for state advertising purposes in the
next biennium.
1OOD LEGISLATION KILLED
Good legislation killed, in addition
% that noted above, were two bills to
'ecapture for the state its bargaining
power in leasing and administering
chool oil land leases. These bills were
important parts of Demo 1856 plat
orm oil plank.
The people will have to wait until
t least 1860 to decide whether 49,
ear-olds can vote. The bill passed
he House, but, died in the Senate.
The bill to establish standards for
'ublic Service Commission to follow !
4 approving rate increases, died in
he House during the time the Demo-
Majority there was falling apart,
bout the 40th day. This was also a
art of the Demo platform. !
Several House proposals to either !
id oil station lessees, or to enable
ne state to break up the gasoline
conspiracy of the major
il companies went by the board in +
lie Senate. r
Lobbyist registration again failed .
, make the grade. q
The Yellowtail Dam Memorial to /
ongress was the only one Of several +
1portant multiple-purpose project 7
emorials to make the grade. Here,
gain, Demos failed to honor i'm
,rtant parts Of their 1856 platform II
not mastering enough votes in u
cir majorities to put over memorials >
Il Glacier View, Libby, Spruce Park -
I'd Paradise projects. .
AID LEGISLATION KILLED
The proposal to take the state out d
the retail liquor business went il
,wn to a decisive defeat in the 81
ouse. Other bills important to the c;
Iuor industry either died in one of O.
e houses, or were vetoed by the b.
1vernor. ts
An interim committee constitution o:
amendment, which opened the door IL
r invasion of the civil liberties of ii
Montanans, died in the House Of
ter having secured Senate approval. tt
A freebooter bill to limit to real fs
operty owners votes on bond issues
II way short of approval in the g,
)use. oc
Likewise, bill to repeal the state m
come tax got no where fast. co
The so-called "MissOuri plan" for =