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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1949
Page
2
Montana lawmakers and their entourage leave Helena for home counties after a brisk session. Lobbyists dispersed as governors praise and critics fault the results. Debate centers on expenses, slot machines and enforcement funding while Republicans tout enacted laws and partisanship fades.
Opinion differs on the 31st legislature as 590 bills were introduced with less than half surviving. Many observers call it the most hectic session since 1935, noting intense debate and rapid lawmaking.
The bill 161 trimmed surplus funds to cover about 4.5 million annually as the state’s share of school operation costs in 56 counties. About ten percent of districts won’t share in state support, being wealthier with 5 and 10 mill levies plus state revenues. The measure marks the first step toward equalizing school tax across the state.
A bill by Scofield Esp and others would set rent on state grazing lands using an animal-unit basis. The governor vetoed a measure to extend oil and gas lease terms on state lands along with a dozen other bills he objected to.
The state would match federal allotments for hospital construction under S B 53 but the appropriation committee found no funds could be designated under section 35 of the constitution. The bill passed both houses and was signed by the governor despite anticipated disappointment in communities.
The governor will receive 10000 a year, supreme court judges 9000 each at new terms, and pay raised for attorney general auditor secretary of state treasurer and railroad and public service commissioners not during current terms. County officers and commissioners gain raises as legislature targets most wages but not its own. The moves appear designed to oust Walter Coombs as chairman and may remove Auditor Holmes from the board, leaving Coombs as the only seasoned member.
Two bills in both houses aimed at reorganizing the state industrial accident board were finally killed, preserving Coombs’s position.
A guidance piece urging farmers to use contour tillage, sod cover, crop rotations, and strip farming to reduce soil erosion and conserve moisture. It notes high water needs for crops, the long time required to rebuild lost soil, and the need for broad land management to prevent gullying and protect productive acres.
The Soil Conservation Service in Lincoln Nebraska notes good pasture drives more meat milk and wool at lower costs. New grasses like Smooth Brome varieties show higher yields easier establishment and drought tolerance. Other options include Russian Wild Rye Blackwell Switch Grass Hays Buffalo Grass Yellow Bluestem and Sweet Sudan. Grasses perform best with an adapted legume.
The speaker defends the American system of government and business, praising its freedom and opportunity. He highlights the United States as a small global shareer but large in produced measures such as education, radios, bathtubs, vehicles, roads, and agricultural abundance, urging support for the system.
The report notes higher monthly allowances for silicosis victims and the aged dependents. Silicotics will receive 50 dollars monthly instead of 40, with no ineligibility for working. Unemployed workers gain 20 dollars weekly for 18 weeks, up from 18 dollars for 16 weeks.
The senate endorsed all current governor appointees with notable pushback only on William Pilgeram for state land commissioner. Floor Leader Wilson of Toole and Haight of Fergus led the Democratic opposition, but their bid to block Pilgeram failed by six votes and Fulgeraka remained in the post.
House and senate investigating committees receive $1,000 each for two years to subpoena witnesses and hold hearings. House panel says additional funds have already been requested with totals exceeding $10,000.
The committee review notes expenditures only in the hundreds and finds broad disagreement on liquor licensing issues. Losses on slow-moving brands, excise taxes, filtering costs, and license issuance are cited while board conduct remains unassigned to any specific dishonest acts or legal violations.
The last bill approved by both houses before adjournment at 4 13 p m became a political confrontation. Governor Bonner and Democrats wanted the first half while Republicans forced a take all or nothing stand by attaching an amendment. The dispute began with a liquor board committee report seeking a $20000 prosecution appropriation and naming the board though no charges were filed.
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Democrats and Republicans clash over H.R. 450 to fund enforcement of slot machine and gambling laws with a $40 000 allocation. The bill sparks a public bargaining about liquor board politics and state enforcement, highlighting maneuvering in Butte Helena Great Falls Billings and statewide reaction to see money spent on law enforcement.
Friends report W. B. Hartwig former Dillon theater operator and county commissioner is recuperating in a Las Vegas hospital from a broken leg.
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