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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1913
Page
18
In a stalled session debate senators argued over consolidating Montana higher education. Whiteside backed a unified university with regional expansions while O'Shea and Byrnes urged local control and site selection by experts. The measure failed as a minority report carried the defeated vote.
In the Senate the Drinkard lobby Dill died after passing the house and was set for postponement by the committee on apportionment and representation. The report was adopted, George moved to reconsider but was tabled by a 17 to 10 vote. Committee moves endorsed bills on railroads, taxes, and state bonds, with several measures tossed to definite postponement. Notices introduced bills on burglary, coal licenses, and confiscated coal payments, and new measures included quarantine inspection and university system reforms for Montana.
House and Senate members clash over a proposed joint rule to delay steering committee action. A tie vote halts the rule, with parties suggesting conference committees if disputes persist. Committee reports cover eight hour day bills, library staff, and various public measures across labor, police, and municipal matters.
Advertising copy extols personal checking accounts and their convenience. It touts record keeping, receipts for payments, reduced cash handling, and restraint on impulse spending, urging readers to try checking with four percent savings and a booklet offer.
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