The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-02-26
A MINUTE
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SIVup VI IICI III tuc SldlC llSuN
now are the present Legislative
forces in Helena who are work.
ing night and day to wind up this
sessions making.
We say confused" because that
is the way they describe them.
selves and one can hardly
blame them for being in such a
state Of mind in consideration of
the stack Of proposed legislation
confronting them before adjourn.
mcnt Ey their own admission
they do not have the time to
study the proposals as they
should. so therefore are forced
10 cas-: their vote on the strength
of someone rlSr'S say so. or. as
III" political wind is blowing.
This. OF course. is a highly in.
"fficirn, way Of making laws. and
the lawmakers. themselves. re-
turn home after the session al.
mos, as uniformed as the voters.
II is doubtful that they can truth
fully tell you whether or not they
voted for or against a minor mca.
sure
One Of the limiting measures"
they apparently knew how they
were voting on was the peoples
Right To Know" bill. The bill had
passed the House a week earlier
by \ vote Uf 500. hut when il
came to the Senate il was over.
whrlm:n1ly voted down and not
even allowed to move on for
further consideration before the
vote
Such legislation can hardly he
'"rd"ncd by the voters as a step
III the right direction to keep
them informed. or TO protect
them against the many and un-
satisfactory secret moves that are
taS; becoming a habit with our
law makers In other words.
they jus: will no, permit them.
selves to be- POSTPONED or ma.
nru.rrrd int" 4 position where
they ar" apt to be- chaS,iscd or
rNpo>rh 10 public ridirulr thru
any ,.rub,ful conduct.
Another doubtful decision was
made when the Legislators voted
L" postpone indefinitely Senate
Ril! r. which would have pro.
hibn the bypasSing Of highways
from state or historical museums.
The failure Of the legislature
I" understand the statewide and
adverse effect contained in their
d"cI~I"n further >ubStantiaicS our
prev i"u> statement tina, the pro.
posed legislation suffers from
lack 0f study
Senator Minci,r pu; up = gal
liant fight fer the passage If this
hill ard summed II up very con.
Clu>nr!y when lc said: THE
fuhrcr> ~ the RcichStag Of the
Highway Department say. 'Whc
Their or not the tourists coming |
10 Montana are exposed to. and
have ra>" in seeing the museum !
Is not important, We must send
them on to Seattle
NInritc adds his personal Oh |
>rr,a,nn in these words: The :
pre-, ai!ing thought which at this
TIM" defeated the bill was that
the highway commission should
not be- 'hamSirung' in any way"
T" this. let Us add our uwn
personal remark: Possibly II Is
better that We continue to let
the highway commission ham.
string the state until We
catch cold from the draft created |
by the speed with which the tour.
lists are forced through Mon.
,.na and on to the west coast! !
We have one small protection
left providing the forces be.
hind the scene fail 70 muster
enough "r.I,Onc Steak ard Red.
Eye votes" to eliminate this too
go, House Bill |il calling for the
election by the vC'rrS Of q High.
way tnmmission' Let US hOin.
our SolOnS have their eyes open
when they east their ballots.