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Montana Legislative Assembly (39th: 1965) records, 1965
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana. Legislative Assembly.
- Title
- Montana Legislative Assembly (39th: 1965) records
- Dates
- 1965 (inclusive)19651965
- Quantity
- 4 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- LR 39
- Summary
- Collection contains records (1965) of the Montana 39th Legislative Assembly including minutes and reports of the House and Senate Special committees; minutes of Joint committees; minutes of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials; and miscellany. [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: map case; Reel-to-reel tapes transferred to Oral History]
- Repository
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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
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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 39th Montana Legislature met from January 4th to March 4th, 1965. The leaders of the Senate were Ted James (R-President), Eugene Mahoney (D-President Pro Tempore), Edward Dussault (D-Majority Leader), and Sumner Gerard (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were Ray Wayrynen (D-Speaker), Gordon Twedt (D-Speaker Pro Tempore), Charles Cerovski (D-Majority Leader), and James Lucas (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 of the House Select Committee appointed to investigate matters relating to the Fish and Game department, the Select Committee Appointed to Study the Activities of the Board of Equalization and its Relation with the County Commissioner Association, and the Select Committee Appointed to Study the Expenditures of the Montana Territorial Centennial Commission; reports of the House Interim Air Pollution Investigating Study Committee, on the number of assistants in the Governor's Office, salary of Hunter Martin, Fish and Game Commission appropriation for the Centennial Commission, and duties of the bills clerk ; minutes of House and Senate standing committees; and House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials. The collection also contains miscellany material including list of House standing committees; exhibit titled "Montana's Petroleum Industry: A Brief History and Resume of Conditions..." by Eldon Davenport; and a speech given by Governor Babcock to the Joint Session on long-range building program for state educational and custodial institutions.
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 (39th: 1965) records, 1965. Legislative Records 39. [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 nine subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Special Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), Reports of House Special Committee (arranged chronologically), House Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), House Journals (arranged chronologically), and House Memorial Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number).
The series Senate is organized into eight subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), Reports of Senate Special Committee (arranged chronologically), Senate Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), Senate Journals (arranged chronologically), and Senate Memorial Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
House and Senate Joint CommitteesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Joint Committee Minutes |
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Box/Folder | ||
1 / 1 | Appropriations: Elective Offices |
1965 January 11-20 |
[see Joint House Appropriations and Senate Finance
and Claims Committee minutes in Senate Finance and Claims Committee minutes] |
||
[see Joint House and Senate State Administration
Committee minutes in Senate State Administration Committee minutes] |
House of RepresentativesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
House Standing Committee Minutes |
||
Box/Folder | ||
1 / 2 | Affairs of Cities |
1965 January 5 - Feb, 18 |
1 / 3 | Agriculture and Irrigation |
1965 January 22 - March 1 |
1 / 4 | Appropriations |
1965 January 4 - March 4 |
1 / 5 | Appropriations: Foster Homes and Adoption
Procedures (includes report) |
1965 January 25 - March 1 |
1 / 6 | Business and Industry |
1965 January 7 - March 13 |
1 / 7 | Constitutions, Elections and Federal
Relations |
1965 January 7 - March 13 |
1 / 8 | Education |
1965 January 7 - March 7 |
1 / 9 | Fish and Game |
1965 January 7 - March 7 |
1 / 10 | Highways |
1965 January 11- March 5 |
1 / 11 | Judiciary |
1965 January 7 - March 3 |
1 / 12 | Labor and Compensation |
1965 January 8- March 7 |
1 / 13 | Legislative Administration |
1965 January 5 - March 5 |
1 / 14 | Livestock and Ranges |
1965 January 22 - February 17 |
1 / 15 | Public Health, Welfare and Safety |
1965 January 4 - March 7 |
1 / 16 | Reapportionment |
1965 January 16 - March 4 |
1 / 17 | Rules and Journal |
1965 January 10- March 4 |
1 / 18 | State Administration |
1965 January 6- March 3 |
1 / 19 | Townships and Counties |
1965 January 20, February 19 |
1 / 20 | Ways and Means |
1965 January 12 - February 25 |
House Special Committee Minutes |
||
Box/Folder | ||
1 / 21 | Select Committee Appointed to Investigate Matters
Relating to the Fish and Game Department (includes reports) |
1965 February 2-19 |
1 / 22 | Select Committee Appointed to Investigate Matters
Relating to the Fish and Game Department [OVERSIZE: map case] |
1965 February 23 - March 2 |
1 / 23-24 | Select Committee Appointed to Study the
Activities of the Board of Equalization and its Relation with the County
Commissioner Association [Exhibits A-Z] |
1965 February 25- March 1 |
2 / 1 | Select Committee Appointed to Study the
Expenditures of the Montana Territorial Centennial Commission |
1965 January 21 - March 3 |
House Bills |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 2-12 | Bill nos. 1-540 |
1965 |
Reports of House Special Committees |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 13 | Report of the House Interim Air Pollution
Investigating Study Committee (re House Joint Resolution 22, 38th Legislative
Assembly) |
1965 |
2 / 14 | Report of the House Select Committee to report on
the number of assistants in the Governor's Office; salary of Hunter Martin; Fish
and Game Commission appropriation for the Centennial Commission; and duties of the
bills clerk |
1965 |
2 / 15 | Report of the House Special Committee established
by the 38th Legislative Assembly House Res. No. 9 (re Hutterite Brethren colonies,
includes transcript of committee hearing, Shelby, Montana, February 3,
1964) |
1964-1965 |
2 / 16 | Report of the Land Use Policy Committee
established by the 38th Legislative Assembly House Res. No. 27 |
1965 January |
House Resolutions |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 17 | Bill nos. 1-34 |
1965 |
House Joint Resolutions |
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Box/Folder | ||
2 / 18 | Bill nos. 1-41 |
1965 |
Status Sheets of House Bills |
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Box/Folder | ||
2 / 19-22 | 1st-40th Legislative Days |
1965 January 4 - February 11 |
3 / 1-2 | 41st-60th Legislative Days |
1965 February 13 - March 4 |
House Journals |
||
Box/Folder | ||
3 / 3-7 | 1st-60th Legislative Days |
1965 January 4 - March 4 |
House Memorial Resolutions |
||
Box/Folder | ||
3 / 8 | Memorial resolutions |
1965 |
SenateReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Senate Standing Committee Minutes |
||
Box/Folder | ||
3 / 9 | Agriculture |
1965 February 1-17 |
3 / 10 | Banking and Insurance |
1965 January 19 - February 18 |
3 / 11 | Commerce and Labor |
1965 January 28 - February 24 |
3 / 12 | Committees |
1965 January 7 |
3 / 13 | Constitutions, Elections and Federal
Relations |
1965 January 20 - March 3 |
3 / 14 | Education |
1965 January 13 - March 3 |
3 / 15 | Finance and Claims (includes Joint Senate Finance
and Claims and House Appropriations, January 6, 1965) |
1965 January 6 - March 4 |
3 / 16 | Fish and Game [OVERSIZE: map case] |
1965 January 15 - February 22 |
3 / 17 | Highways and Transportation |
1965 January 20 - March 4 |
3 / 18 | Irrigation and Water |
1965 January 25 - March 3 |
3 / 19 | Judiciary |
1965 January 14 - March 4 |
3 / 20 | Local Government |
1965 January 14 - February 27 |
3 / 21 | Natural Resources |
1965 January 19 - February 27 |
3 / 22 | Public Health, Welfare and Safety |
1965 January 12 - February 8 |
3 / 23 | Public Lands |
1965 January 14 - February 18 |
3 / 24 | Reapportionment |
1965 January 14 - March 4 |
3 / 25 | Rules |
1965 January 4 - March 3 |
3 / 26 | State Administration (includes Joint House and
Senate State Administration Committee, January 12, 1965) |
1965 January 12 - February 25 |
3 / 27 | State Administration Appointments |
1965 January 18 - February 20 |
3 / 28 | Stockgrowing and Grazing |
1965 January 26 - February 20 |
4 / 1 | Taxation |
1965 January 15 - March 4 |
Senate Bills |
||
Box/Folder | ||
4 / 2-6 | Bill nos. 1-229 |
1965 |
Reports of Senate Special Committees |
||
Box/Folder | ||
4 / 7 | Progress report of special committee on
reapportionment (Phoebe R. Herweg vs. 39th Legislative Assembly) |
1965 |
Senate Resolutions |
||
Box/Folder | ||
4 / 8 | Bill nos. 10-11; 17; William P. Pilgeram
Commendation |
1965 |
Senate Joint Resolutions |
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Box/Folder | ||
4 / 9 | Bill nos. 1-15 |
1965 |
Status Sheets of Senate Bills |
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Box/Folder | ||
4 / 10-11 | 2nd-30th Legislative Days |
1965 January 5 - February 2 |
5 / 1-3 | 31st-40th Legislative Days |
1965 February 3 - March 6 |
Senate Journals |
||
Box/Folder | ||
5 / 4-5 | 1st-60th Legislative Days |
1965 January 4 - March 4 |
Senate Memorial Resolutions |
||
Box/Folder | ||
5 / 6 | Memorial resolutions |
1965 |
MiscellanyReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
5 / 7 | Exhibit: "Montana's Petroleum Industry: A Brief
History of Conditions..." by Eldon A. Davenport |
1964 |
5 / 8 | Invocation Prayers (delivered to the House by Rev.
Emmett R. O'Neill) |
1965 |
Labor and Compensation Committee; public hearings
on HB 9 and 21 [reel-to-reel tapes transferred to Oral History] |
undated | |
Box/Folder | ||
5 / 9 | Lists of House standing committees, Senate
attaches, senators per county, and tax delinquencies per county |
1965 |
5 / 10 | Speech given by Governor Babcock to the Joint
Session (re long-range building program for state educational and custodial
institutions) |
1965 March |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bills, Legislative--Montana.
- Legislative bodies--Committees--Montana.
- Montana. Legislative Assembly--investigations
- Orphanages--Montana.
Corporate Names
- Montana Territorial Centennial Commission.
- Montana. State Board of Equalization.
Geographical Names
- Montana--Politics and government.