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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1949
Page
4
Burley Bowler reports frustration in the legislature as more than 400 bills are introduced this session. Lawmakers fret over time and attendance, with last-day transmission set for February 16. Debate grows sharper as six school bills and gambling measures loom, promising extended sessions and tough votes.
Two bills propose splitting each legislative term into two periods to allow time for scrutiny by lawmakers and the public. One bill calls for a one month intermission, the other for a one year pause. A constitutional amendment would be needed to enact either.
The governor receives a 6 percent liquor tax bill expected to raise about 900000 yearly for counties and towns. A revenue committee plan would charge 600 annually for each slot machine and 200 for each extra coin slot, with no machine denomination distinctions. Governor Bonner supports the revenue measures and gambling bill amid senate edits. additional taxes are proposed to fund expanding budgets.
The Montana Senate killed the 2 mill property tax bill passed by the House and rejected a 20 percent mileage increase for state officials. It also sent 26 measures to third reading, including curbs on long horse races and allowed county offices to close Saturdays. One senator warned approving all cost rise measures would need $50 million in taxes, about $100 per person.
Both houses of the Montana legislature have committees in vestigating the liquor control board. It recalls prior probing in 1947 1945 and 1939. Few citizens were aware of earlier investigations and their findings.
Bills would admit Indian children to the school for the blind and Indian girls to the vocational school for girls. The appropriations committee approved a $600,000 building fund for Galen TB hospital to match a $1,000,000 federal gift, enabling Indian patients to be cared for there.
Senator Gosman’s motion to form a three man committee to investigate un American activities in Montana passed the senate 34 to 15 backed by the American Legion. The panel must report in 1951. In the house Leonard Esp’s similar motion from Sweetgrass county failed 52 to 33.
A lengthy cap itol hearing on whether silicosis is an occupational disease yielded conflicting testimony. ACM officials warned screening applicants from other states could shrink workforce at Butte and Anaconda. Workers’ advocates cited rising cases while miners claimed current protections prevent new infections.
A reactivated H B 124 combines the 1947 measure and Citizens Committee proposals. Montana Taxpayers Association criticizes the bills for transportation costs and state burden. Compromise plans seek to split school bill costs among the state counties and school districts.
Senate and house probes in Montana resume with cross‑party friction. The senate plans a joint report after witness interrogations, while the house hires Attorney Hall at $60 a day and rents offices. Board officials defend records and call for factual reports as investigations proceed.
John Coppin arrives Sunday for a 30 day leave from boat training at the San Diego Naval base and visits his parents Mr and Mrs J Coppin.
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