Montana Legislative Assembly (32nd: 1951) records

Montana Legislative Assembly (32nd: 1951) records, 1951-1952

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Montana. Legislative Assembly.
Title: Montana Legislative Assembly (32nd: 1951) records
Dates: 1951-1952 (inclusive)
19511952
Quantity: .3 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number: LR 32
Summary: Collection contains records (1951-1952) of the Montana 32nd 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 32rd Montana Legislature met from January 1st to March 1st, 1951. The leaders of the Senate were Paul Cannon (D-President), and Charles Mahoney (R-President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader). The leaders of the House were Ory Armstrong (R-Speaker), Leonard Esp (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), and Joseph McElwain (R-Majority 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; House Joint memorials (re proposed Missouri Valley Authority and Columbia Valley Authority); Senate Joint memorials (re deferments from military service for agriculture workers; and rates for rural electric line); and House and Senate Joint resolutions. The collection also contains miscellany material from the Regular Session and Interim Session including a seat chart and a report on Highways and Highway Transportation.

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 (32nd: 1951) records, 1951-1952. Legislative Records 32. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is organized into two subgroups, Regular Session and Interim.

The subgourp Regular session is organized into four series, House and Senate Joint Committees, House of Representatives, Senate, and Miscellany (arranged alphabetically).

The series House and Senate Joint Committees is organized into one subseries, Special Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically).

The series House of Representatives is organized into four subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), House Bills (arranged numerically), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), and House Joint Memorials (arranged numerically).

The series Senate is organized into five subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), Senate Joint Memorials (arranged numerically), and Senate Status Sheets (arranged choronologically).

The subgroup Interim is organized into one series, Miscellany (arranged alphabetically).

Location of Collection

51:6-2

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Bill Summers processed the collection in 1986

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Regular SessionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	House and Senate Joint Committees
	Special Joint Committee Minutes
	[See Joint House Irrigation and Water Conservation and Senate Water, Water Conservation and Flood Control committees minutes in House Irrigation and Water Conservation committee minutes]
	[See Joint House State Lands, Forests and Parks and Senate Public Lands committees minutes in House State Lands, Forest and Parks committee minutes]
	[See Special Joint Committee on Displaced Physicians minutes in Senate Public Health and Sanitation committee minutes]
	House of Representatives
	House Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
1 / 1	Conservation and Development	1951 February 2-7
1 / 2	Employment	1951 January 1-8
1 / 3	Irrigation and Water Conservation (includes Joint Senate Water, Water Conservation and Flood Control and House Irrigation and Water Conservation committees, January 11 and January 24, 1951)	1951 January 20 - February 20
1 / 4	Mileage and Per Diem	1951 January 2-3
1 / 5	Military Affairs	1951 January 9 - February 21
1 / 6	State Lands, Forest and Parks (includes Joint House State Lands, Forests and Parks and Senate Public Lands committees, January 26, 1951)	1951 January 25 - February 24
1 / 7	Township and Counties	1951 January 16 - February 23
	House Bills
Box/Folder
1 / 8	Bill nos. 8-10, 13-15, 17-18, 22, 39-42, 46-47, 53, 55, 58, 60, 65, 75, 81-83, 92, 100, 110, 112, 117, 122, 131, 133, 147, 159, 167, 169, 177-178, 180-184, 191-192, 196, 205, 207, 209-210, 217, 220-221, 230, 233, 236, 246-247, 252, 255, 265-266, 273, 277, 280, 290, 294, 297-298, 300-307, 310, 312, 316, 318-319, 321-322, 326, 331, 334-336, 341, 354, 374-376, 381-382, 388-391, 394-395, 409-410, 412-413, 424	1951
	House Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
1 / 9	Bill no. 4	1951
	House Joint Memorials
Box/Folder
1 / 10	Bill no. 1 (re proposed Missouri Valley Authority and Columbia Valley Authority	1951
	Senate
	Senate Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
1 / 11	Finance and Claims	1951 January 3 - March 2
1 / 12	Public Health and Sanitation (includes Special Joint Committee of the House and Senate on Displaced Physicians, January 19, 1951)	1951 January 19 - February 20
1 / 13	Public Lands (includes Joint Senate Public Lands and House State Lands, Forest and Parks committees, January 26, 1951)	1951 January 26 - February 2
	Senate Bills
Box/Folder
1 / 14	Bill nos. 1, 7-8, 12, 22-23, 25, 29-30, 35, 37, 39-41, 46-50, 53, 57-59, 62, 64-65, 70-71, 73, 75, 87, 90-91, 95-96, 99-100, 103, 109, 113, 121, 123-125, 131, 135, 138, 143, 145	1951
	Senate Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
1 / 15	Bill no. 3	1951
	Senate Joint Memorials
Box/Folder
1 / 16	Bill nos. 13, 15 (re deferments from military service for agricultural workers; and rates for rural electric lines)	1951
	Senate Status Sheets
Box/Folder
1 / 17	36th Legislative Day	1951 February 5
	Miscellany
Box/Folder
1 / 18	Seating Chart	1951

InterimReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Miscellany
Box/Folder
1 / 19	Highways and Highway Transportation (includes report and other materials regarding methods of highway financing)	1952 November 1951 - June 30

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