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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)19531953
- 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
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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 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”.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
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 (33rd: 1953) records, 1953. Legislative Records 33. [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 (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).
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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[See Joint House Appropriations and Senate Finance
Claims committees minutes in House Appropriations Committee minutes] |
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Special Joint Committee Minutes |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1-2 | Joint Committee to Study and Investigate the State
Industrial School (Helena hearings) |
1953 January 13 - February 1, |
| 1 / 3-4 | Joint Committee to Study and Investigate the State
Industrial School (Miles City hearings) |
1953 January 17, |
House of RepresentativesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
House Standing Committee Minutes |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 5 | Affairs of Cities |
1953 January 27 - February 26, |
| 1 / 6 | Appropriations (includes Joint House
Appropriations and Senate Finance and Claims committees, January 12,
1953) |
1953 January 5 - March 7, |
| 1 / 7 | Aviation |
1953 March 5, |
| 1 / 8 | Banking and Insurance |
1953 January 26 - February 25, |
| 1 / 9 | Fish and Games |
1953 January 15 - February 24, |
| 1 / 10 | Liquor Control |
1953 January 23 - February 13, |
| 1 / 11 | Oil and Gas |
1953 January 26 - February 28, |
| 1 / 12 | Seating, Mileage and Per Diem |
1953 February 9, |
| 1 / 13 | State Lands, Forest and Parks |
1953 January 27 - February 28, |
House Bills |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 14 | Bill nos. 1-15, 18, 20-23, 25, 27-29, 31, 33-34,
37-38, 40-41, 43, 45-46, 48, 50, 52, 54-58, 61-62, 64-65, 67-79, 86-91, 93-94,
99-107, 109-114, 117-118, 124-131, 133-140, 142-146, 149-150 |
1953 |
| 2 / 1 | Bill nos. 151-159, 161-169, 173-177, 179-182,
187-188, 190, 197-200, 202-205, 207, 209-213, 215-216, 218-224, 226-229, 231,
234-235, 239, 241-243, 248-249, 251-255, 259-264, 266, 268, 270-271, 273, 275-282,
284, 287-288, 290, 292-294, 296, 299-300, 302-306, 308-309, 312, 317-323, 326,
329, 332, 336, 341-343, 345, 350, 352-353, 355, 358-359, 361-366,
368-373 |
1953 |
House Joint Resolutions |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 2 | Bill Nos. 1-3, 5 |
1953 |
House Joint Memorials |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 3 | Bill nos. 1-7 (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) |
1953 |
SenateReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Senate Standing Committee Minutes |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 4 | County Affairs |
1953 January 27 - February 27, |
| 2 / 5 | Finance and Claims |
1953 January 23 - March 6, |
| 2 / 6 | Public Health and Safety (includes public hearings
on H.B. 74, re licensing of practical nurses) |
1953 January 13 - February 26, |
| 2 / 7 | Public Utilities and Industry |
1953 February 25, |
| 2 / 8 | Taxation |
1953 January 21 - March 3, |
Senate Bills |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 9 | 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 |
1953 |
Senate Joint Resolutions |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 10 | Bill Nos. 1-5 |
1953 |
Senate Memorials |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 11 | Honorable Delbert Frank Fewkes |
1953 |
Senate Joint Memorials |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 12 | 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) |
1953 |
Status Sheets of Senate Bills |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 13 | 12th-40th Legislative Days |
1953 January 16 - February 13, |
| 2 / 14 | 41st-60th Legislative Days |
1953 February 14 - March 5, |
MiscellanyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 15 | "Digest of Procedure in the House of
Representatives of the Montana Legislative Assembly," by Ernest Immel |
1953 |
| 2 / 16 | 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 |
1953 January 8, February 14-16, |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bills, Legislative--Montana.
- Legislative bodies--Montana--Committees.
Corporate Names
- Montana State Industrial School.
Geographical Names
- Montana--Politics and government.
- Yellowtail Dam (Mont.)
Finding aid prepared by Bill Summers, 1986
2006
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