Montana Historical Society Archives
LR 25
Montana. Legislative Assembly.
Montana Legislative Assembly (25th: 1937) records
1936-1937
1.2 linear feet of shelf space
This collection contains the records of the Montana 25th
(1937) Legislative Assembly including the minutes of the House Special Committees; minutes
of the Senate Select Committees; House and Senate bills, memorials, resolutions, and status
reports; and Joint memorials and resolutions. [Maps and printed material transferred to
Library; OVERSIZE MATERIAL: Map case]
51:6-1
English
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 25th Montana Legislature met from January 4th to March 4th, 1937. The leaders of the Senate were Hugh Adair (D-President), Leonard Plank (D-President Pro Tempore), and Harry Meyer (D-Majority Leader). The leaders of the House were H.D. Rolph (D-Speaker), George Monahan (D-Speaker Pro Tempore), and Sam Spiegel (D-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”.
The collection mainly consists of minutes of the House Special Committees to Investigate
the State Auditor and Commissioner of Insurance and the Silver Bow County Elections;
reports, testimonies, and subpoenas from the Senate Select Committee to Investigate the
State Board of Equalization; and minutes, reports, financial records, and correspondence
from Select Committee to investigate the State Highway Commission. Also included in the
collection are House and Senate bills, memorials, resolutions, and status reports; and Joint
memorials and resolutions (re Senator J.D. Garber). [Maps and printed material transferred
to Library; OVERSIZE MATERIAL: Map case]
The collection is organized into three series, House of Representatives, Senate, and Miscellany.
The series House of Representatives is organized into seven subseries, Special Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), House Bills (arranged numerically), House Resolutions (arranged numerically), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), House Statue Reports (arranged chronologically), House Memorials(arranged numerically), and House Joint Memorials (arranged numerically).
The series Senate is organized into nine subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically), Senate Special Committee Reports (arranged alphabetically), Senate Resolutions (arranged numerically), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), Senate Status Reports (arranged chronologically), Senate Memorials (arranged numerically), Senate Joint Memorials (arranged numerically), and Senate Memorial Resolutions (arranged alphabetically).
Collection is open for research.
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.
[item description and date]. Montana Legislative Assembly (25th: 1937) records, 1936-1937.
Legislative Records 25. [box and folder number].Montana Historical Society Research Center.
Archives. Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request.
Connie Geiger processed the collection in 1994
Maps and printed material transferred to Library; OVERSIZE MATERIAL: Map case
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Montana Historical Society
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should
search under these terms.
Bills, Legislative--Montana.
Legislative bodies--Montana--Committees.
Political corruption.
Montana--Politics and government.
Silver Bow County (Mont.)--Politics and government.
Montana.
Government and Politics.
Detailed Description of the Collection
House of Representatives
House Special Committee Minutes
1 / 1
Special Committee to Investigate the Methods and
Practices of the State Auditor and the Ex-Officio Commissioner of Insurance to
Determine the Standing and Report the Administration of the State Insurance Law,
and the Handling of Policies under Such Act, and of the State Board of Examiners
as to the Insurance on State Property and to Investigate the Reinsurance Contract
(responses from insurance companies to the committee's request for information;
includes report by committee)
1937 February
1 / 2-4
Special Committee to Investigate Silver Bow County
Elections ("Record and Transcript of Testimony," Vols. I-III; index included with
vol. II)
1937 February 14-1937 March 4
House Bills
1 / 5
Bill Nos. 1, 3-4, 6-9, 11-13, 15, 17-20, 22,
26-27, 29-30, 32-33, 36-40, 42, 44, 47-49, 51, 53, 55-56, 58-60, 63-67, 72-75,
77-86, 88-89, 91, 94-98 (also Substitute for House bill nos. 10, 14, 28, 31,
47)
1937
2 / 1-4
Bill Nos. 100, 102, 104, 108-109, 111-117,
119-124, 126-135, 137-138, 140-146, 148-151, 153-154, 157-172, 174, 176-177,
179-183, 185, 187-189, 192-199, 200-205, 207, 209-216, 218-219, 221-222, 225-235,
238, 240-246, 248, 250, 252, 254-256, 260, 262-268, 270-271, 274, 276, 279,
282-289, 292-292, 296 (partial), 298, 300-301, 303, 305, 309-310, 312-327,
329-333, 337-338, 340, 343-344, 347, 349-350, 352, 354, 357-358, 360-366, 369-372,
374-377, 379-381, 384, 391-392, 394-396, 399, 403-405, 409-418 (also Substitute
for House bill nos. 107, 120, 155-156, 339, 341; Senate Substitute for House bill
no. 154)
1937
House Resolutions
2 / 5
Bill No. 2
1937
House Joint Resolutions
2 / 6
Bill Nos. 1-6
1937
House Status Reports
2 / 6a
11th, 12th, 16th-33rd, 37th-46th, 49th, 56th,
60th, Legislative Days
1937
House Memorials
2 / 7
Bill nos. 1, 3-4
1937
House Joint Memorials
2 / 8
Bill nos. 1-11, 13
1937
Senate
Senate Standing Committee Minutes
2 / 9
Senate Judiciary Committee
1937 January 11-March 4
Senate Bills
2 / 10-11
Bill nos. 1-3, 5-9, 11-12, 14-16, 18-22, 24-28,
30-34, 36-46, 48-50, 52-54, 56-61, 64-65, 67, 70-72, 74-76, 78-80, 82-99, 100-101,
103-104, 107, 110, 112-113, 115-130, 132-133, 135-141, 143-148, 150-157, 160-162,
164-165, 171-172, 174-178, 180, 182-195 (also Substitute Senate bills nos. 3-4,
55, 81, 90; for Senate Substitute for House Bill no. 154, see House
Bills)
1937
Senate Special Committee Reports
2 / 12
Select Committee to Investigate the State Board of
Equalization
1937
2 / 13-14
Committee to Investigate the State Highway
Commission (Minutes; includes notes)
1937 January 19-30
3 / 1-3
Committee to Investigate the State Highway
Commission (Minutes)
1937 February 2-11
3 / 4
Committee to Investigate the State Highway
Commission (Correspondence)
1936 January-1937 February, undated
3 / 5
Committee to Investigate the State Highway
Commission (Exhibits nos. 7-8, 10-12, 14-18, 29-30)
1937
3 / 6
Committee to Investigate the State Highway
Commission (Exhibits A-C)
1937
3 / 7
Committee to Investigate the State Highway
Commission (Financial records)
1937
3 / 8
Committee to Investigate the State Highway
Commission (Legislation)
1937
3 / 9
Committee to Investigate the State Highway
Commission (Memoranda)
1937
3 / 10
Committee to Investigate the State Highway
Commission (Miscellaneous, includes questions of witness; status of highway
financial districts as of January 1937; portion of Rockwood Brown testimony;
etc.)
1937
3 / 11
Committee to Investigate the State Highway
Commission (Report)
1937
3 / 12
Committee to Investigate the State Highway
Commission (State Resolutions to Appoint Investigate Committee)
1937
3 / 13
Committee to Investigate the State Highway
Commission (Subpoenas)
1937
Senate Resolutions
3 / 14
Bill nos. 2, 3, 5, 8
1937
Senate Joint Resolutions
3 / 15
Bill nos. 1-3, 5-6, 8-9
1937
Senate Status Reports
3 / 15a
33rd, 35th, 41st, 48th, 51st-55th, 58th, 60th
Legislative Day
1937
Senate Memorials
3 / 16
Bill nos. 6, 7
1937
Senate Joint Memorials
3 / 17
Bill nos. 3-10
1937
Senate Memorial Resolutions
3 / 18
re Senator J.D. Garber
1937 January 7
Miscellany
3 / 19
Lists of maps and printed materials transferred to
the Library Map Collection and to the Library respectively
1937
3 / 20
Committee Announcements
1937
3 / OVFD
Seating Chart, House of Representatives [OVERSIZE
MATERIAL: Map case]
1937
3 / 21
"Yearly Salaries and Positions of Employees of
Units of University of Montana," 1936; "Yearly Salaries and Positions of Employees
of the Custodial Institutions," 1936; "Yearly Salaries and Positions of Employees
of State Departments"
1937