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Montana Legislative Assembly (36th: 1959) records, 1959
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana. Legislative Assembly.
- Title
- Montana Legislative Assembly (36th: 1959) records
- Dates
- 1959 (inclusive)19591959
- Quantity
- 3 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- LR 36
- Summary
- Collection contains records (1959) of the Montana 36th Legislative Assembly including minutes of the House Special Committees; reports of Special Committees; minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials; and miscellany. [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: map case; multimedia: MM 1]
- 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 36th Montana Legislature met from January 5th to March 5th, 1959. The leaders of the Senate were Paul Cannon (D-President), David James (D-President Pro Tempore), David James (D-Majority Leader), and Rex Hibbs (R-Minority Leader). The leaders of the House were John MacDonald (D-Speaker), John Emmons (D-Speaker Pro Tempore), Charles Cerovski (D-Majority Leader), and Sumner Gerard (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 Fish and Game Special Investigating Committee, the House Special Committee to Investigate Expenditures for the Governor's Mansion, the House Special Committee to Investigate the Consolidating of Boards, Bureaus and Departments, the Special Committee to Investigate the Pardons and Paroles Board, and the Special Investigating Committee on Elective Offices; reports of the Special Committee to Investigate the Purchasing Department, of the Special Committee to Investigate the Salaries Paid to Administrative Heads of Boards, Bureaus, and Commissions, and the Special Investigating Committee on the Highway Department; minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions and memorials; House joint memorials (re continued operation of a Montana system of free television broadcasting; construction of Yellowstone Dam; construction of Libby Dam; teaching conservation in public schools; proclamation of Youth Honor Day; Absaroka-Yankee Jim Project; construction of Glacier View Dam; transmountain division of the Middle Fork of the Flathead River; utilization of Fort Missoula; pension of World War I veterans; continuation of federal income tax on income individuals; and establishment of federal Indian policy); and Senate joint memorials (re precluding the closing of high-frequency booster television stations; preservation of recreational fishery resources of the Madison River Valley; investigation of control and use of the Missouri Basin waters and power; and promotion of a good business climate). The collection also contains miscellany material including the exhibit regarding Public Employee System of Montana.
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 (36th: 1959) records, 1959. Legislative Records 36. [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 ten 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 Special Committees (arranged chronologically), House Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Memorials (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Memorials (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), and House Journals (arranged chronologically).
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), Senate Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Joint Memorials (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Confirmation Resolutions (arranged chronologically), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), and Senate Journals (arranged chronologically).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
House and Senate Joint CommitteesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Joint Committee Minutes |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1 | House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Claims
Subcommittee |
1959 January 14-26 |
[see Joint Conference Committee to consider Senate
Substitute for Substitute H.B. 426 in Senate Public Lands Committee minutes] |
||
[see Joint Fish and Game Committee minutes in House Fish and Game Committee minutes] |
||
[see Joint Fish and Game Special Investigating
Committee minutes in House Fish and Game Special Investigating Committee minutes] |
||
[see Joint Insurance Committee minutes in Senate Insurance Committee minutes] |
||
[see Joint Rules Committee minutes in Senate Rules Committee minutes] |
House of RepresentativesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
House Standing Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 2 | Affairs of Cities |
1959 January 19 - February 20 |
| 1 / 3 | Agriculture, Dairying and Horticulture |
1959 January 12 - February 23 |
| 1 / 4 | Appropriations |
1959 January 7 - March 3 |
| 1 / 5 | Banking and Insurance |
1959 January 13 - February 21 |
| 1 / 6 | Conservation and Development |
1959 January 16, February 11 |
| 1 / 7 | Constitutional Amendments and Federal
Relations |
1959 January 20 - February 14 |
| 1 / 8 | Education |
1959 January 13 - March 5 |
| 1 / 9 | Employment |
1959 January 5-13 |
| 1 / 10 | Fish and Game (includes Joint House and Senate
Fish and Game Committee, February 14, 1959) |
1959 January 13 - February 4 |
| 1 / 11 | Highways and Highway Transportation |
1959 January 14 - March 3 |
| 1 / 12 | Intergovernmental Cooperation |
1959 February 11 |
| 1 / 13 | Irrigation and Water Conservation |
1959 January 20 - March 3 |
| 1 / 14 | Labor |
1959 January 14 - February 2 |
| 1 / 15 | Liquor Control |
1959 January 22 - February 27 |
| 1 / 16 | Livestock and Public Ranges |
1959 January 15 - February 26 |
| 1 / 17 | Military Affairs |
1959 January 15 - March 2 |
| 1 / 18 | Mines and Mining |
1959 February 6 |
| 1 / 19 | Oil and Gas |
1959 February 10, 28 |
| 1 / 20 | Printing |
1959 January 19 |
| 1 / 21 | Privileges and Elections |
1959 January 14 - February 25 |
| 1 / 22 | Public Health, Morals and Safety |
1959 January 15 - February 27 |
| 1 / 23 | Public Utilities and State Commissions |
1959 February 4-28 |
| 1 / 24 | Railway and Aviation Transportation |
1959 January 30, February 4 |
| 1 / 25 | Social Security |
1959 January 14 - February 26 |
| 1 / 26 | State Boards and Institutions |
1959 January 14 - February 25 |
| 1 / 27 | State Lands, Forest and Parks |
1959 January 26 - March 2 |
| 1 / 28 | Townships and Counties |
1959 January 15 - February 26 |
| 1 / 29 | Ways and Means |
1959 January 21 - March 4 |
| 1 / 30 | Workmen's Compensation |
1959 January 30 - March 2 |
House Special Committee Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 31 | Fish and Game Special Investigating Committee
(includes Joint House and Senate Fish and Game Special Investigating Committee,
Jan 13, 1959; reel-to-reel tape recordings of committee meetings, January 31, February
26, 1959 [see: multimedia MM1]) |
1959 January 8 - March 2 |
| 1 / 32 | Fish and Game Special Investigating Committee
(correspondence to Chairman Arthur N. Jensen regarding investigation) |
1959 January 9 - February 4 |
| 1 / 33 | Fish and Game Special Investigating Committee
(correspondence by supporters of Department of Fish and Game policies) |
1959 January 9 - February 24 |
| 1 / 34 | Fish and Game Special Investigating Committee
(correspondence by opponents of Department of Fish and Game policies) |
1959 January 9 - February 9 |
| 1 / 35 | Special Committee to investigate Expenditures for
the Governor's Mansion (includes report) |
1959 January 8, 12-17 |
| 1 / 36 | Special Committee to Investigate the Consolidating
of Boards, Bureaus and Departments (includes report) |
1959 January 9, 21-23 |
| 1 / 37 | Special Committee to Investigate the Pardons and
Paroles Board (includes report) |
1959 January 12, February 4, 6 |
| 1 / 38 | Special Investigating Committee on Elective
Offices |
1959 January 22-February 7 |
House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 39-47 | Bill nos. 1-350 |
1959 |
| 2 / 1-5 | Bill nos. 351-544 |
1959 |
Reports of Special Committees |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 6 | Report of the Special Committee to Investigate the
Purchasing Department |
1959 |
| 2 / 7 | Report of the Special Committee to Investigate the
Salaries paid to Administrative Heads of Boards, Bureaus, and
Commissions |
1959 |
| 2 / 8 | Report of the Special Investigating Committee of
the Highway Department |
1959 |
House Resolutions |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 9 | Bill nos. 1, 9 |
1959 |
House Joint Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 10 | Bill nos. 1-6 |
1959 |
House Memorials |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 11 | Bill nos. 1-2 (re authorization of high-frequency
television translators; and an embargo on beef cattle during the fall
market) |
1959 |
House Joint Memorials |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 12 | Bill nos. 1-12 (re continued operation of a
Montana system of free television broadcasting; construction of Yellowstone Dam;
construction of Libby Dam; teaching conservation in public schools; proclamation
of Youth Honor Day; Absaroka-Yankee Jim Project; construction of Glacier View Dam;
transmountain division of the Middle Fork of the Flathead River; utilization of
Fort Missoula; pension of World War I veterans; continuation of federal income tax
on income individuals; and establishment of federal Indian policy) |
1959 |
Status Sheets of House Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 13-16 | 1st - 60th Legislative Days |
1959 January 5 - March 7 |
House Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 17-19 | 1st - 60th Legislative Days |
1959 January 5 - March 7 |
SenateReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Senate Standing Committee Minutes |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 20 | Agriculture |
1959 January 20 - February 24 |
| 2 / 21 | Banks and Banking |
1959 January 27-February 26 |
| 2 / 22 | City and Town Affairs |
1959 January 20 - February 26 |
| 2 / 23 | County Affairs |
1959 January 16 - February 24 |
| 2 / 24 | Education |
1959 January 16 - March 4 |
| 2 / 25 | Elections and Appointments |
1959 January 21 - February 27 |
| 2 / 26 | Finance and Claims |
1959 January 8 - March 5 |
| 2 / 27 | Fish and Game |
1959 January 13 - February 25 |
| 2 / 28 | Highways and Transportation |
1959 January 14 - March 5 |
| 2 / 29 | Indian Affairs |
1959 February 21 |
| 2 / 30 | Insurance (includes Joint House and Senate
Insurance committees, January 19, 1959) |
1959 January 15 - March 7 |
| 2 / 31 | Intergovernmental Cooperation |
1959 January 20-February 23 |
| 2 / 32 | Irrigation and Water Conservation |
1959 January 19-February 12 |
| 2 / 33 | Judiciary |
1959 January 13 - February 25 |
| 2 / 34 | Labor and Compensation |
1959 January 20 - February 26 |
| 2 / 35 | Liquor Control |
1959 January 20 - February 27 |
| 2 / 36 | Military Affairs |
1959 January 21 - February 24 |
| 2 / 37 | Mines and Mining |
1959 February 6-24 |
| 2 / 38 | Oils and Leases |
1959 February 4, 27-28 |
| 3 / 1 | Public Health and Safety |
1959 January 26 - February 25 |
| 3 / 2 | Public Lands (include Joint Conference Committee
to Consider Senate Substitute for Substitute H.B. 426) |
1959 January 21 - March 7 |
| 3 / 3 | Relief and Social Security |
1959 January 15 - February 25 |
| 3 / 4 | Rules (includes Joint Rules Committee, February 25 and
March 5, 1959) |
1959 January 12, February 16 - March 5 |
| 3 / 5 | State Boards, Office and Buildings |
1959 January 14 - March 5 |
| 3 / 6 | Taxation |
1959 January 22, February 4 - March 7 |
Senate Bills |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 7-10 | Bill nos. 1-5, 7-203 |
1959 |
Senate Resolutions |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 11 | Bill nos. 2 and 5 |
1959 |
Senate Joint Resolutions |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 1 | Bill nos. 1-5 |
1959 |
Senate Joint Memorials |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 2 | Bill nos. 1-4 (re precluding the closing of
high-frequency booster television stations; preservation of recreational fishery
resources of the Madison River Valley; investigation of control and use of the
Missouri Basin waters and power; and promotion of a good business
climate) |
1959 |
Senate Confirmation Resolutions |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 3 | State Boards, Offices and Buildings: confirmation
of governor's appointments |
1959 |
Status Sheets of Senate Bills |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 4-5 | 10th - 60th Legislative Days |
1959 January 14 - March 9 |
Senate Journals |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 6-7 | 2nd - 60th Legislative Days |
1959 January 6 - March 5 |
MiscellanyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 8 | Exhibit regarding Public Employees Retirement
System of Montana; Montana Fish and Game Hunter Map [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: map
case] |
1957-1959 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bills, Legislative--Montana.
- Legislative bodies--Committees--Montana.
- Montana. Legislative Assembly--investigations
- Yellowstone Dam--Montana.
Corporate Names
- Montana. Highway Dept.
- Montana. State Board of Pardons.
- Montana. State Purchasing Agent.
Geographical Names
- Montana--Politics and government.
Finding aid prepared by Bill Summers, 1986
2006
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