The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-01-12
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wrangling and arguing, the State
Legislature has finally settled
down and are now in session.
We can't help but compare
some of our sOlOns with a group
of youngsters VINO are more IN
terested in choosing up sides
and getting whom they consider
TO be the best players ON their
side, than they are in seriously
getting down TO play and sitting
out what is best and what Iegis
lstiOn will demand tae most con.
SideratiOn. -.
Besides having the Political seq
regatiOn policy to tight, there
seems TO DE a decided rift de.
veiOping between the House anu
the Senate. Each blame the other
for what is not done or what has
been done wrong.
As We recall the session of two
years ago, the hopper was jam
med with many bills that shoula
never have gotten as far as com
mittee, and good snare of them
passed. We refer TO bills CON
corning chicken inspectors, the
size of bottle caps, etc" Con
Sequently a good many bills
never reached the floor when
time ran out because of what
could be termed horSeplay.
In the first place, we have never
been convinced that a 60-day leg
islatiye session held every two
years gives ample time to COM
plete the serious business of max
ing the laws for this state .
and, unless the program is chang
ed, it is doubtful that a 6O-day
session every year would be ade-
quate. We would be one who
would cast our ballot in favor
of annual sessions for the legis-
lature.
OF course, we find the same
old drawback - everyone wants
to be a legislator, so consequent
ly We have a certain amount of
boys who are popular with the
homefolk voters, but who have
no idea of the difference between
a dollar or a c note, and cast
their ballots accordingly.
However, we seem TO manage
some way to pay our ever i'm
creasing taxes, and take consola-
ton in being told that we are
lucky things aren't worse. Our
state lawmakers seem to be IN
the position Of the fellow who
opened a big store for business,
but didn't know how to attract
the customers or manage his per.
sonnet
With the resignation Of Harold
Hanneman from the post Of
County Commissioner specula-
ton is running high as TO who
will succeed him through ap-
pointment by District Judge
Black.
We talked with Harold the day
after he resigned, looking for a
little more information and rea-
son that might have caused him
TO take this action, but could get
nothing more than his personal
business demanded more time
than he had been giving il.
Harold has held his post for
seven years and we think he has
done a good Job. Others, OF
course, will not agree with US.
but that is their opinion SO we
will leave il that way.
Being a county commissioner
is a pretty thankless job. and il
has always behooved us to know
why anyone would want IL, other
than someone has TO hold the
post and someone has 10 be pub
lie spirited enough to lend their
hand.
Everyone has a pet project the
commissioner is expected to give
priority 10 and If he doesn't
see il in the best interest of
spending the taxpayers money.
he is branded. Every group is
constantly pressuri-g the com
missioners, and II tskes a lot or
fortitude TO sta-d up ard say
NO" when ne really thinks that
is the right answer It's a big
headache and a good position To
be in II you really want 10 lsy
your hide open TO the public
Possibly the hest answer Har
old gave. was that his hide could
take il but his ulcer couldn't
In any event, Mr.. Han7ema7 de-
serves a vote Of thanks for his
seven years of public service