Montana Legislative Assembly (35th: 1957) records

Montana Legislative Assembly (35th: 1957) records, 1957

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Montana. Legislative Assembly.
Title: Montana Legislative Assembly (35th: 1957) records
Dates: 1957 (inclusive)
19571957
Quantity: 2 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number: LR 35
Summary: Collection contains the records (1957) of the Montana 35th Legislative Assembly including the minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, and joint resolutions and memorials; and miscellany.
Repository: Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Montana State Legislature is made up of two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Constitution of Montana limits the size of the Senate to no fewer than 40 and no more than 50 members and the size of the House of Representatives to no fewer than 80 and no more than 100 members. Each house is responsible for choosing its officers, creating committees and establishing its own rules. The Montana Legislature meets for 90 days every odd numbered year, beginning the first Monday in January, or the following Wednesday if the first Monday is New Years Day. The first State Legislature convened on November 23, 1889, fifteen days after Montana became a state. Each following Legislature has been numbered sequentially.

The 35th Montana Legislature met from January 7th to March 7th, 1957. The leaders of the Senate were Paul Cannon (D-President), David James (D-President Pro Tempore), David James (D-Majority Leader), and Donovan Worden (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were Eugene Mahoney (D-Speaker), John MacDonald (D-Speaker Pro Tempore), Fred Barrett (D-Majority Leader), and R.F. Juedeman (R-Minority Leader).

Sources:The Constitution of the State of Montana as adopted by the Constitutional Convention March 22, 1972, and as ratified by the people, June 6, 1972, referendum no. 68, "A GUIDE TO THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE," The Montana Legislature,; “Montana Legislative Leadership 1889 – Present”.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection includes the minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, and resolutions; House Memorials (re increased production of wheat grown for federal farm programs; erection of a custom smelter to eliminate overcharges to independent mines; high frequency television translators; and construction of a sign near Frontier Town); Senate Memorials (re adjustment in federal farm program relating to growing of quality wheat); and House and Senate joint memorials. The collection also contains miscellany material including a report of the House Select Committee Appointed to Investigate the Milk Control Board; and exhibits regarding public welfare act and "Oil Progress Week" Program.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

[item description and date]. Montana Legislative Assembly (35th: 1957) records, 1957. Legislative Records 35. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is organized into four series, House and Senate Joint Committees, House of Representatives, Senate, and Miscellany.

The series House and Senate Joint Committees is organized into one subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically).

The series House of Representatives is organized into eight subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), House Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Memorials (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Memorials (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), and House Memorial Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number).

The series Senate is organized into five subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Memorials (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Joint Memorials (arranged numerically by bill number), and Senate Confirmation Resolutions (arranged chronologically).

Location of Collection

51:6-3

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Bill Summers processed the collection in 1986

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

House and Senate Joint CommitteesReturn to Top

Description
Joint Committee Minutes
[See Joint House Agriculture Committee minutes in Senate Agriculture Committee minutes]
[See Joint Appropriations and Senate Finance Claims Subcommittee minutes in House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance and Claims Committee minutes]
[See Joint Conference Committee on County Affairs minutes in Senate County Affairs Committee minutes]
[See Joint House and Senate Education Committee Hearing on H.B. 127 in Senate Education Committee minutes]
[See Joint Indian Affairs Committee Hearing on H.J. Memorial 6, 14, and 15; and S.J. Memorial 5 in Senate Indian Affairs Committee minutes]
[See Joint Irrigation and Water Conservation Committee minutes in Senate Irrigation and Water Conservation Committee minutes]
[See Joint Irrigation and Water Conservation Committee Hearing on Paradise Dam Project in Senate Irrigation and Water Conservation Committee minutes]
[See Joint Conference Committee on Public Health and Safety minutes in Senate Public Health and Safety Committee minutes]
[See Joint Relief and Social Security Committee minutes in Senate Relief and Social Security Committee minutes]
[See Joint State Boards, Offices and Building Committee Hearing on H.B. 452 in Senate Boards, Offices and Committee Minutes]

House of RepresentativesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	House Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
1 / 1	Affairs of Cities	1957 January 28 - February 27
1 / 2	Agriculture, Dairying and Horticulture	1957 January 14 - March 5
1 / 3	Appropriations (includes Joint House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Claims Subcommittee, January 18- March 1, 1957)	1957 January 9 - March 7
1 / 4	Banking and Insurance	1957 January 22 - February 26
1 / 5	Conservation and Development	1957 February 8
1 / 6	Constitutional Amendments and Federal Relations	1957 January 24 - February 26
1 / 7	Education	1957 January 18 - March 4
1 / 8	Employment	1957 January 7 - February 6
1 / 9	Fish and Game	1957 January 27 - February 26
1 / 10	Highways and Highway Transportation	1957 January 16 - March 4
1 / 11	Intergovernmental Cooperation	1957 January 29
1 / 12	Irrigation and Water Conservation	1957 January 16 - February 26
1 / 13	Judiciary	1957 January 18 - March 2
1 / 14	Labor	1957 January 17 - February 19
1 / 15	Liquor Control	1957 January 24 - February 14
1 / 16	Livestock and Public Ranges	1957 January 22 - February 19
1 / 17	Military Affairs	1957 January 18 - February 26
1 / 18	Mines and Mining	1957 February 13-18
1 / 19	Oil and Gas	1957 January 21 - March 5
1 / 20	Privileges and Elections	1957 January 28 - February 13
1 / 21	Public Health, Morals and Safety	1957 January 22 - February 28
1 / 22	Public Utilities and State Commissions	1957 February 6 - March 1
1 / 23	Railway and Aviation Transportation	1957 January 30 - February 25
1 / 24	Social Security	1957 January 23 - February 27
1 / 25	State Boards and Institutions	1957 January 23 - February 27
1 / 26	State Lands, Forests and Parks	1957 January 25 - February 15
1 / 27	Townships and Counties	1957 January 17 - February 28
1 / 28	Ways and Means	1957 January 22 - March 2
1 / 29	Workmen's Compensation	1957 January 18 - March 1
	House Bills
Box/Folder
1 / 30-40	Bill nos. 1-420	1957
2 / 1-3	Bill nos. 421-481	1957
	House Resolutions
Box/Folder
2 / 4	Bill no. 6	1957
	House Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
2 / 5	Bill nos. 1-3	1957
	House Memorials
Box/Folder
2 / 6	Bill nos. 1-4 (re increased production of wheat grown for federal farm programs; erection of a custom smelter to eliminate overcharges to independent mines; high frequency television translators; and construction of a sign near Frontier Town)	1957
	House Joint Memorials
Box/Folder
2 / 7	Bill nos. 1-19 (re construction of Paradise Dam; investigation of beef prices; construction of Libby Dam; construction of Yellowstone Dam; increasing personal income tax credit exemption; effects of off-reservation migration on American Indians; public hearing to adjust railroad freight rates; construction of Glacier view Dam; power generation on the Missouri River; establishing the pound weight as the unit of measure in grain trade; continuing experimental wheat in allotted acreage for each farm; use of federal power in the Missouri River Basin; transmountain diversion of the Middle Fork of the Flathead River; federal responsibility to Indian people; purchase of coal from the Tongue River Indian Reservation; construction of Lewis and Clark Highway; free marketing of newly mined gold; state jurisdiction over criminal and civil matters on Indian reservations; and soil conservation practices on placer claims)	1957
	Status Sheets of House Bills
Box/Folder
2 / 8	2nd - 54th Legislative Days	1957 January 8 - March 1
	House Memorial Resolutions
Box/Folder
2 / 9	Necrology Committee	1957

SenateReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Senate Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
2 / 10	Agriculture (includes Joint Senate and House Agriculture committees, February 11, 1957)	1957 January 17 - March 6
2 / 11	Banks and Banking	1957 January 17 - February 13
2 / 12	City and Town Affairs	1957 January 18 - March 2
2 / 13	Committee on Committee	1957 January 8
2 / 14	Constitutional Amendments and Federal Relations	1957 February 28
2 / 15	County Affairs (includes Joint House and Senate Conference Committee on County Affairs, February 28, 1957)	1957 January 21 - February 28
2 / 16	Education (includes Joint Hearing on H.B. 127 regarding equalization of financial distribution for schools, February 16, 1957)	1957 January 23 - March 11
2 / 17	Election and Apportionment	1957 February 5-15
2 / 18	Finance and Claims (includes Joint House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Claims Committee, February 18, 1957)	1957 January 9 - March 7
2 / 19	Fish and Game	1957 January 22 - March 2
2 / 20	Highways and Transportation	1957 January 24 - March 4
2 / 21	Indian Affairs (includes Joint House and Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing, February 7, 1957)	1957 January 22 - February 26
2 / 22	Insurance	1957 January 30 - February 12
2 / 23	Inter-Governmental Cooperation	1957 February 11-26
2 / 24	Irrigation and Water Conservation (includes Joint House and Senate Irrigation and Water Conservation committees, January 16, 1957; and Joint Hearing on Paradise Dam Project, January 26, 1957)	1957 January 16 - March 3
2 / 25	Judiciary	1957 January 29 - March 4
2 / 26	Labor and Compensation	1957 January 24 - March 2
2 / 27	Liquor Control	1957 January 18 - February 27
2 / 28	Military Affairs	1957 February 1-13
2 / 29	Mines and Mining	1957 January 6 - February 14
2 / 30	Oil and Leases	1957 January 30 - February 25
2 / 31	Public Health and Safety (includes Joint Conference Committee on H.B. 107 regarding barber schools and colleges charging for services, March 5, 1957)	1957 January 24 - March 5
2 / 32	Public Lands	1957 January 22 - February 19
2 / 33	Public Utilities and Industry	1957 January 31 - March 2
2 / 34	Relief and Social Security (includes Joint House and Senate Relief and Social Security committees, February 1, 1957)	1957 January 25 - March 2
2 / 35	State Boards, Offices and Buildings (includes Joint Hearing on H.B. 452 regarding Charlie Russell statue, February 16, 1957; and confirmation resolutions)	1957 January 21 - March 7
2 / 36	Stockgrowing and Grazing	1957 January 24 - March 2
2 / 37	Taxation	1957 January 7 - March 4
	Senate Bills
Box/Folder
2 / 38-40	Bill nos. 1-150	1957
2 / 41-42	Bill nos. 151-223	1957
	Senate Memorials
Box/Folder
2 / 43	Bill no. 2 (re adjustment in federal farm program relating to growing of quality wheat)	1957
	Senate Joint Memorials
Box/Folder
2 / 44	Bill nos. 1-8 (re control of grasshoppers on range and grazing lands; use of federal income tax for educational funds; collection of sales tax in Yellowstone Park by Wyoming; diversion of water from the Madison River; promoting employment of Indian citizens near reservations; G.I. loan interest rates; stock piling domestic tungsten for defense purposes; and downstream power installation charges for benefits derived from upstream power projects)	1957
	Senate Confirmation Resolutions
	[see Confirmation resolutions in Senate State Boards, Offices and Buildings Committee minutes]

MiscellanyReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
2 / 45	Exhibits regarding public welfare act and "Oil Progress Week" Program	1953, 1956
2 / 46	Report of the House Select Committee Appointed to Investigate the Milk Control Board	1957
2 / 47	Seating Chart	1957

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