MTLlr23.xml Guide to the Montana Legislative Assembly (23rd: 1933-1934) records 1933-1934 Montana Legislative Assembly (23rd: 1933-1934) records Finding aid prepared by Connie Geiger, 1994 Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Montana Historical Society Research Center 2007
Helena, MT
Finding aid encoded by Ellie Arguimbau with assistance by Cuadra Associates 2007 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition ). October 2017 The electronic finding aid was edited for compliance to DACS 2nd Edition and ArchivesWest Best Practices by April Sparks. An Administrative History was added in addition to an updated Organization Statement. Montana Historical Society Archives LR 23 Montana. Legislative Assembly. Montana Legislative Assembly (23rd: 1933-1934) records 1933-1934 .8 linear feet of shelf space This collection contains the records of the Montana 23rd (1933-1934) Legislative Assembly including House Committee minutes of State Boards and Officers; House Select and Special Committee minutes; House and Senate bills; and Joint bills, memorials, and resolutions from the Regular and Extraordinary Sessions. 51:5-7 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 23rd Montana Legislature met from January 2nd to March 2nd, 1933, with an Extraordinary Session from November 23rd, 1933 to January 19th, 1934. The leaders of the Senate were Frank Cooney (D-President), and Tom Kane (R-President Pro Tempore). The leaders of the House were Dennis Dellwo (D-Speaker), Herbert Haight (D-Speaker Pro Tempore), and Albert Besancon (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 House Committee minutes of State Boards and Officers; House and Senate bills; House and Senate resolution regarding the proposal for and opposition to the calling of a conference to consider ways and means of meeting the unprecedented crisis in all the states affairs; and Joint resolutions and memorials from the Regular and Extraordinary Sessions. The collection also includes the minutes from the Extraordinary Session of the Select Committee to Investigate Repairs and Improvements on the State Capitol Buildings and Grounds, and the Special Committee to Investigate the State Board of Examiners.

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

The subgroup Regular Session is organized into two series, House of Representatives and Senate.

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

The series Senate is organized into five subseries, Senate Bills (arranged numerically), Senate Resolutions (arranged numerically, Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), Senate Joint Memorials (arranged numerically), and Miscellany (arranged alphabetically).

The subgroup Extraordinary Session is organized into two series, House of Representatives and Senate.

The series House of Representatives is organized into five subseries, Select Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), House Bills (arranged numerically), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically, House Memorial Resolutions (arranged numerically),and House Joint Memorial Resolutions (arranged numerically).

The series Senate is organized into five subseries, Senate Bills (arranged numerically), Senate Resolutions (arranged numerically, Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), and Senate Joint Memorials (arranged numerically).

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 (23rd: 1933-1934) records, 1933-1934. Legislative Records 23. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.

Acquisition information available upon request.

Connie Geiger processed the collection in 1994

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. Montana--Politics and government. Montana. Government and Politics. Detailed Description of the Collection Regular Session House of Representatives House Standing Committee Minutes 1 / 1 State Board and Officers 1933 January 19-February-28 House Bills 1 / 2-5 Bill nos. 3-9, 11-16, 18-19, 21-26, 28-35, 39, 41, 44-50, 54, 57, 60, 62, 66, 68-70, 72-78, 83-91, 93-97, 99, 100-105, 107, 109-114, 117-118, 120-124, 126-128, 130-135, 137-140, 142-143, 145-152, 155-158, 161-168, 172-173, 175-179, 181-191, 194, 196-199, 202-208, 210, 214-216, 220-223, 225-226, 228-231, 233-234, 237-241, 244, 246, 248, 250, 252-254, 257-264, 266-267, 269, 274-275, 277-278, 282-284, 287-288, 291-297, 298, 301-307, 309-311, 314, 319, 321, 326, 328-329, 331, 335-341 (also Substitute House bill nos. 25, 27, 59, 65, 67, 72, 74, 85, 183, 189, 216, 271) 1933 House Resolutions 1 / 6 Opposing the calling of a conference to consider ways and means of meeting the unprecedented crisis in all the states affairs 1933 House Joint Resolutions 1 / 7 Bill nos. 3, 5, 6 1933 House Joint Memorials 1 / 8 Bill nos. 1-7 1933 Senate Senate Bills 1 / 9-10 Bill nos. 1, 3-4, 6-8, 10-11, 13-14, 16-17, 19-26, 28-31, 33-36, 40-41, 44-45, 47, 50, 53-54, 56, 61-62, 64-68, 71-73, 75-78, 80-84, 86-87, 89, 91-96, 98-99, 100, 102-103, 105-108, 110-118, 120, 122, 124-128, 130-132, 134, 137, 139, 142-144, 149-151, 152-153, 155-156, 158, 160-168, 172, 175-176, 178-190, 192-193, 198-201, 203 (also Substitute Senate bill nos. 2, 9, 11, 193) 1933 Senate Resolutions 1 / 11 Requesting a conference to consider ways and means of meeting the unprecedented crisis in all the states affairs 1933 Senate Joint Resolutions 1 / 12 Bill nos. 1, 3-5 1933 Senate Joint Memorial 1 / 13 Bill nos. 1, 2, 4, 7-11, 13-14 1933 Miscellany 1 / 14 List of Senate employees for 1933 legislative session 1933 1 / 15 Petitions (re control of highway freight traffic) 1933 1 / 16 "Salaries and Positions of Employees of Custodial Institutions" 1932-1933 Extraordinary Session House of Representatives Select Committee Minutes 1 / 17 Select Committee to Investigate the Repairs and Improvements on the State Capitol Buildings and Grounds (transcript of testimony; includes report by committee) 1933 December 29-1934 January 9 1 / 18 Select Committee to Investigate the Repairs and Improvements on the State Capitol Buildings and Grounds (exhibits) 1933 1 / 19-22 Special Committee to Investigate the State Board of Examiners (transcript of testimony) 1934 January 1-9 House Bills 1 / 23 Bill nos. 1-5, 7-12, 16-20, 22-35, 37-44, 46-48, 51-63, 65, 67-73, 75-81 (also Substitution House bill nos. 5-6, 13-14, 17-18, 30, 64, 66-67; and Substitute for Substitute House Bill no. 13) 1934 House Joint Resolutions 1 / 24 Bill no. 3 1934 Status Sheets of House Bills 1 / 25 26th, 27th, and 52nd Legislative days 1933 December 22-23;1934 January 17 House Memorial Resolutions 1 / 26 Bill nos. 2-5 1934 House Joint Memorial Resolutions 1 / 27 Bill nos. 1-5 1934 Senate Senate Bills 1 / 28 Bill nos. 3-11, 14, 16-24 1934 Senate Resolutions 1 / 29 Bill no. 1 1934 Senate Joint Resolution 1 / 30 Bill nos. 1-3 1934 Status Sheet of Senate Bill 1 / 31 27th and 46th Legislative days 1933 December 23;1934 January 11 Senate Joint Memorial 1 / 32 Bill nos. 1, 3-7 1934