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Montana Legislative Assembly (33rd: 1953) records, 1953

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Montana. Legislative Assembly.
Title
Montana Legislative Assembly (33rd: 1953) records
Dates
1953 (inclusive)
Quantity
.7 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
LR 33
Summary
Collection contains the records (1953) of the Montana 33rd Legislative Assembly including the minutes and report of the Special Joint Committee to Study and Investigate the State Industrial School; 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.
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Historical Note

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 33rd Montana Legislature met from January 5th to March 5th, 1953. The leaders of the Senate were George Gosman (R-President), and Donovan Worden (R-President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader). The leaders of the House were Dean Chaffin (R-Speaker), R.H. Gebhardt (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), and R.H. Wiedman (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”.

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Content Description

The collection includes the minutes and report of the Special Joint Committee to Study and Investigate the State Industrial School; minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, and resolutions; House joint memorials (re rehabilitation for landless Indians; tariff on mustard seed; telephone service in rural areas; investigation of Bureau of Indian Affairs; donation of Fort Missoula lands to Missoula County; return of federal mineral interest to original owners; and increasing ratio of federal aid for highway system); and Senate joint memorials (re endorsement of Stephen C. DeMers for Commissioner of Indian Affairs; safeguarding economy of proposed Libby Dam area; endorsement of Lelland M. Cowen for Commissioner of Interstate Commerce; construction on Yellowtail Dam; adequate treatment of Veterans in Veterans Administration facilities; maintenance of McCarran-Walter Act; revival of gold mining industry; and equal pay for equal work). The collection also contains miscellany material including the "Digest of Procedure in the House of Representatives of the Montana Legislative Assembly," by Ernest Immel; the report of the Joint Investigating Committee to Investigate the Montana State Industrial school in Miles City; and the report of the Subcommittee from the State Board of Education regarding the Montana State Industrial School.

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Use of the Collection

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 (33rd: 1953) records, 1953. Legislative Records 33. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection 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 two subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), and 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 six subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), Senate Memorials (arranged nalphabetically), Senate Joint Memorials (arranged numerically), and Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged choronologically).

Location of Collection

51:6-3

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Bill Summers processed the collection in 1986

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • House and Senate Joint Committees

  • House of Representatives

  • Senate

    • Senate Standing Committee Minutes

    • Senate Bills

      • Description: Bill nos. 1-23, 26-27, 29-61, 63-70, 73-75, 77, 80, 82-90, 92, 94-95, 97-98, 102, 104, 106-113, 118-119, 125-126, 130-135, 137, 141-143, 145-148, 150-165, 168, 170-176, 178, 182-184, 186-187, 191-193, 196, 198-200, 206-207, 209-212, 214, 216, 218
        Dates: 1953
        Container: Box/Folder 2 / 9
        Location: Senate / Senate Bills

    • Senate Joint Resolutions

    • Senate Memorials

      • Description: Honorable Delbert Frank Fewkes
        Dates: 1953
        Container: Box/Folder 2 / 11
        Location: Senate / Senate Memorials

    • Senate Joint Memorials

      • Description: Bill Nos. 1-16 (re endorsement of Stephen C. Demers for Commissioner of Indian Affairs; safeguarding economy of proposed Libby Dam area; endorsement of Lelland M. Cowen for Commissioner of Interstate Commerce; Construction of Yellow Dam; U.S. Senate Joint Resolution regarding treaties and executive agreements; adequate treatment of veterans in Veterans Administration facilities; maintenance of McCarran-Walter Act; repeal of federal automotive excise taxes; extension of Statue no. 475 of 81st Congress providing for direct loans to veterans; control of forest insect epidemics; changing formula of federal aid on interstate highway system; revival of gold mining industry; modification of rural roads specifications to meet local area requirements; repeal of federal transportation tax on freight charges; control of infestations of diseases on forest lands; and equal pay for equal work)
        Dates: 1953
        Container: Box/Folder 2 / 12
        Location: Senate / Senate Joint Memorials

    • Status Sheets of Senate Bills

  • Miscellany

    • Description: "Digest of Procedure in the House of Representatives of the Montana Legislative Assembly," by Ernest Immel
      Dates: 1953
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 15
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: Report of the Joint Investigating Committee to Investigate the Montana State Industrial School in Miles City; Report of the Joint Investigating Committee to Investigate the Montana State Prison at Deer Lodge; Report of the Subcommittee from the State Board of Education regarding the Montana State Industrial Board; Report of Senate Investigating Committee on the State Hospital at Warm Springs; Report of the Special Committee of the House and Senate to Investigate the State Training School at Boulder
      Dates: 1953 January 8, February 14-16,
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 16
      Location: Miscellany

Finding aid prepared by Bill Summers, 1986
2006

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