Montana Legislative Assembly (23rd: 1933-1934) records
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1933-1934
Creator
- Montana. Legislative Assembly (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing 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.
Biographical / Historical
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, http://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca_toc/Constitution.htm; "Organization of the Montana Legislature," The Montana Legislature, http://www.leg.mt.gov/css/About-the-Legislature/organization.asp; “Montana Legislative Leadership 1889 – Present” http://leg.mt.gov/css/About-the-Legislature/Facts-and-Statistics/leadership-through-history.asp
Extent
.8 linear feet
Abstract
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.
Arrangement
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).
Physical Location
51:5-7
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information available upon request.
Processing Information
Connie Geiger processed the collection in 1994
- Title
- Guide to the Montana Legislative Assembly (23rd: 1933-1934) records, 1933-1934
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connie Geiger, 1994
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition )
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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