Montana Legislative Assembly (37th: 1961) records

Montana Legislative Assembly (37th: 1961) records, 1961

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Montana. Legislative Assembly.
Title: Montana Legislative Assembly (37th: 1961) records
Dates: 1961 (inclusive)
19611961
Quantity: 3 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number: LR 37
Summary: Collection contains records (1961) of the Montana 37th Legislative Assembly including 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]
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.

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 37th Montana Legislature met from January 2nd to March 2nd, 1961. The leaders of the Senate were Tim Babcock (R-President), Richard Nixon (D-President Pro Tempore), Richard Nixon (D-Majority Leader), and (Minority Leader - Vacant). The leaders of the House were Clyde Hawks (R-Speaker), Tom Haines (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Jerome Anderson (R-Majority Leader), and (Minority Leader - Vacant).

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 and reports of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, and memorials; House joint memorials (re good business climate; elimination of electoral college; opposition to railroad merger; use of federal taxes for education; extension of 1948 Sugar Act; funds for Libby Dam; extension of federal aid to education; retention of Connally Reservation; Yellowtail Dam Project; closing of lakes in Yellowstone Park to boating; funds for Buffalo Rapids Dams; national park on Missouri River between Virgelle and Fort Peck Dam; grazing privileges on public domain; surplus food for correctional institutions; abandonment of passenger service on Milwaukee Railroad; and pensions for World War I veterans); and Senate joint memorials (re construction of Libby Dam; maintenance of railway service for first-class mail and air mail service at air mail rates; endorsement of S.B. 162 creating a commission on Noxious and Obscene Matters and Materials; and review of import quotas on duties on meats and meat products). The collection also contains miscellany material including the exhibit on "Better Business in 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 (37th: 1961) records, 1961. Legislative Records 37. [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 two subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically) and Joint Subcommittee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically).

The series House of Representatives is organized into eight subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), House Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Memorials (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 ten 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 Memorials (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), Senate Journals (arranged chronologically), and Senate Memorial Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number).

Location of Collection

51:6-5

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Bill Summers processed the collection in 1986.

Separated Materials

OVERSIZE MATERIAL: map case

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

House and Senate Joint CommitteesReturn to Top

Description
Joint Committee Minutes
[see Joint House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance and Claims Committee minutes in House Appropriations Committee minutes]
[see Joint House Labor and Compensation Committee and Senate Commerce and Labor Committee minutes in House Labor and Compensation Committee minutes]
[see joint public hearings House and Senate Education committees in House and Senate Education committee minutes]
Joint Subcommittee Minutes
[see Joint Senate Appropriations and House Ways and Means Subcommittee hearing on Water Conservation Board in House Ways and Means Committee minutes]

House of RepresentativesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	House Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
1 / 1	Affairs of Cities	1961 January 17 - February 25
1 / 2	Agriculture and Irrigation	1961 January 4 - February 21
1 / 3	Appropriations (includes Joint Senate and Finance and Claims and House Appropriations, January 13, 1961)	1961 January 3 - March 8
1 / 4	Appropriations (testimony)	1961 January 3 - March 4
1 / 5	Business and Industry	1961 January 5 - February 23
1 / 6	Constitution, Elections, and Federal Relations	1961 January 10 - February 21
1 / 7	Education (includes joint public hearing before House and Senate Education committees, January 27, 1961)	1961 January 5 - March 2
1 / 8	Fish and Game	1961 January 12 - February 23
1 / 9	Highways	1961 January 4 - February 24
1 / 10	Judiciary	1961 January 10 - February 26
1 / 11	Labor and Compensation (includes Joint House Labor and Compensation and Senate Commerce and Labor, January 12, 1961)	1961 January 9 - February 22
1 / 12	Livestock and Ranges	1961 January 12 - February 22
1 / 13	Public Health, Welfare, and Safety	1961 January 5 - February 23
1 / 14	State Administration	1961 January 5 - March 3
1 / 15	Township and Counties	1961 January 12 - February 16
1 / 16-17	Ways and Means (includes Joint House Ways and Means and Senate Appropriations subcommittees hearing on Water Conservation Board, January 20, 1961)	1961 January 4 - March 1
	House Bills
Box/Folder
1 / 18-25	Bill nos. 1-380	1961
2 / 1-2	Bill nos. 381-470	1961
	House Resolutions
Box/Folder
2 / 3	Bill nos. 3, 5-10	1961
	House Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
2 / 4	Bill nos. 1-13	1961
	House Joint Memorials
Box/Folder
2 / 5	Bill nos. 1-18 (re good business climate; elimination of electoral college; opposition to railroad merger; use of federal taxes for education; extension of 1948 Sugar Act; funds for Libby Dam; extension of federal aid to education; retention of Connally Reservation; Yellowtail Dam Project; closing of lakes in Yellowstone Park to boating; funds for Buffalo Rapids Dams; national park on Missouri River between Virgelle and Fort Peck Dam; grazing privileges on public domain; surplus food for correctional institutions; abandonment of passenger service on Milwaukee Railroad; and pensions for World War I veterans)	1961
	Status Sheets of House Bills
Box/Folder
2 / 6-9	1st - 60th Legislative Days	1961 January 2 - March 9
	House Journals
Box/Folder
2 / 10-12	1st - 60th Legislative Days	1961 January 2 - March 2
	House Memorial Resolutions
Box/Folder
2 / 13	Memorial Resolutions	1961

SenateReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Senate Standing Committee Minutes
Box/Folder
2 / 14	Constitution, Elections and Federal Relations	1961 January 4 - February 24
2 / 15-16	Education (includes joint public hearings before House and Senate Education committees, January 16 and 27, 1961)	1961 January 12 - March 9
2 / 17	Finance and Claims (includes Joint Senate Finance and Claims Committee and House Appropriations Committee, January 13, 1961)	1961 January 5 - March 2
2 / 18	Fish and Game	1961 January 5 - February 21
2 / 19	Highways and Transportation	1961 January 5 - February 25
2 / 20	Irrigation and Water	1961 January 20 - March 1
2 / 21	Local Government	1961 January 13 - February 22
2 / 22	Oil and Gas	1961 January 19 - February 23
2 / 23	Public Health, Welfare and Safety	1961 January 11 - February 27
2 / 24	Rules	1961 January 2 - March 8
2 / 25	State Administration	1961 January 9 - March 3
2 / 26	Stockgrowing and Grazing	1961 January 16 - February 22
	Senate Bills
Box/Folder
2 / 27	Bill nos. 1-60	1961
3 / 1-3	Bill nos. 61-207	1961
	Senate Resolutions
Box/Folder
3 / 4	Bill nos. 1-18, 20-21	1961
	Senate Joint Resolutions
Box/Folder
3 / 5	Bill nos. 1-9	1961
	Senate Memorials
Box/Folder
3 / 6	Bill nos. 1-3 (re sharp drop protein premium payments on wheat; construction of high-voltage transmission lines by federal government; and elimination of standards on interstate highway construction)	1961
	Senate Joint Memorials
Box/Folder
3 / 7	Bill nos. 1-4 (re construction of Libby Dam; maintenance of railway service for first-class mail and air mail service at air mail rates; endorsement of S.B. 162 creating a commission on Noxious and Obscene Matters and Materials; and review of import quotas on duties on meats and meat products)	1961
	Senate Confirmation Resolutions
Box/Folder
3 / 8-9	Confirmation resolutions	1961
	Status Sheets of Senate Bills
Box/Folder
3 / 10	3rd - 25th Legislative Days	1961 January 4-26
4 / 1-3	26th - 60th Legislative Days	1961 January 27 - March 4
	Senate Journals
Box/Folder
4 / 4-6	1st - 60th Legislative Days	1961 January 2 - March 2
	Senate Memorial Resolutions
Box/Folder
4 / 7	Memorial Resolutions	1961

MiscellanyReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
4 / 8	Exhibits: "Better Business in Montana" regarding printing bills; 1961 State Controller's Recap of Expenditures [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: map case]	1961
4 / 9	Seating chart with list of legislators; recap of legislative candidate for general election (1962)	1960-1961

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