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March 9, 1951
The People's Voice
Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana
What is this article about?
Montana Senate, in a 27-26 vote, rejected an amendment by Sen. Wilson to allocate $30,000 for enforcing gambling laws, with one Democrat joining Republicans to defeat it and one Republican supporting it.
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SENATE ALSO DISAPPROVES PROVIDING FUNDS FOR GAMBLING LAW ENFORCEMENT
Montana's state senate in one of its final acts, and by almost a straight party-line vote, followed the example of the lower house and refused to consider any appropriation to the attorney general for the continued enforcement of gambling laws. The standing vote on "general orders" on an amendment by Sen. Wilson, of Toole, that $30,000 be allowed for such enforcement was voted down 27-26, with one Democrat, Lehrkind (Gallatin) joining with 26 Republicans to kill the amendment. One Republican, Weydemeyer (Lincoln) joined with the 25 Democrats in support of the amendment.
The roll call, as compiled from the gallery by this editor, on Wilson's amendment, follows:
Yeas (26)
For Appropriation
Anderson (Chouteau)
Aronson
Balgord
Busch
Cole
Cremer
Ebert
Evans
Gardner
Gosman
Hibbs
Larson
Lehrkind
Liggett
Lindquist
Lott
Moss
Nutter
Padbury
Ross
Sawtell
Spear
Toman
Valiton
Wallander
Winters
Worden
Roehl;
Nays (27)
Against Appropriation
Anderson
Manning (Pondera)
McKenna
Angstman
McQuitty
Bovey
Nesvig
Bristow
Parrott
Brown
Phillips
Cotton
Rice
Dahl
Tibbals
Duncan
Wenger
Harken
Weydemeyer
Hofland
Wilson
James
(Carbon
Johnson
Wilson
Keller
(Toole)
Kelly
Montana's state senate in one of its final acts, and by almost a straight party-line vote, followed the example of the lower house and refused to consider any appropriation to the attorney general for the continued enforcement of gambling laws. The standing vote on "general orders" on an amendment by Sen. Wilson, of Toole, that $30,000 be allowed for such enforcement was voted down 27-26, with one Democrat, Lehrkind (Gallatin) joining with 26 Republicans to kill the amendment. One Republican, Weydemeyer (Lincoln) joined with the 25 Democrats in support of the amendment.
The roll call, as compiled from the gallery by this editor, on Wilson's amendment, follows:
Yeas (26)
For Appropriation
Anderson (Chouteau)
Aronson
Balgord
Busch
Cole
Cremer
Ebert
Evans
Gardner
Gosman
Hibbs
Larson
Lehrkind
Liggett
Lindquist
Lott
Moss
Nutter
Padbury
Ross
Sawtell
Spear
Toman
Valiton
Wallander
Winters
Worden
Roehl;
Nays (27)
Against Appropriation
Anderson
Manning (Pondera)
McKenna
Angstman
McQuitty
Bovey
Nesvig
Bristow
Parrott
Brown
Phillips
Cotton
Rice
Dahl
Tibbals
Duncan
Wenger
Harken
Weydemeyer
Hofland
Wilson
James
(Carbon
Johnson
Wilson
Keller
(Toole)
Kelly
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Montana Senate
Gambling Laws
Appropriation Vote
Party Line Vote
What entities or persons were involved?
Sen. Wilson (Toole)
Lehrkind (Gallatin)
Weydemeyer (Lincoln)
Where did it happen?
Montana
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Montana
Key Persons
Sen. Wilson (Toole)
Lehrkind (Gallatin)
Weydemeyer (Lincoln)
Outcome
amendment voted down 27-26; no appropriation for gambling law enforcement.
Event Details
Montana's state senate refused to appropriate $30,000 to the attorney general for continued enforcement of gambling laws, following the lower house's example, by a nearly straight party-line vote on Sen. Wilson's amendment.