Montana labor news., 1933-03-09
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O'CONNELL

From it you can best judge as to
whether or not 0'Connell has sided
with the common people of the state
or has been controlled by the vested
interests that seek to control u gov
eminent, educational institutions and
personal lives.
Opposed reduction in pay for small
salaried employees.
Vigorously advocated passage of
beer bill. H. B. 1923.
H. B. 1921 introduced by O'Connelll
eliminating contract system and pro-
viding for use of day-labor on State
Highway Commission. (Only unem-
ployment relief measure.)
H. B. 321 introduced by 0'Connell,
drivers of taxicabs, motor buses and
trucks.
H. B. 259-Fought on floor of House
for its passage so that working men
might have right to fish and angle
on any navigable stream.
H. B. 234-Sheet-metal workers. bill
introduced by 0'Connell making nee
essary use of 24-guage metal in school
buildings.
H. B. 233-Prohibiting sale of con-
vict-made goods.
H. B. 194-Eight-hour law for sugar
refineries.
H. B. 168-Putting two representa-
tives of labor on State Board of
Education.
H. B. 166-Eight-hour law for
clerks in stores, drivers of delivery
trucks, clerks in warehouses. 1.-THE
bill killed, and was revived by O'Con-
nells motion to segregate from the
report of Committee of the Whole.)
H. B. 155-Co-author of this bill, a
constitutional amendment to permit
enactment of six-hour day, and Chair
man of committee that recommended
it for passage.
H. B. 133-Making necessary pay
ment of wages to employees in pri-
vate employment. (This bill killed
but revived by O'Connell's motion tc
s~egregate from the report of Com
mittee of Whole, and then passed.)
H. B. 130-Making stricter regula-
tions against the use of child labor
H. B. Embarrassing period with
in which injured workmen can file
claim for compensation from six
months to one year.
H. B. 100-O'Connell struck enact
ing clause, killing bill which would
have empowered railroads to appoint
and employ police, thus setting up an
other gunman organization to breal
up strikes.
H. B. 99-Preferential employment
and rate of wages to be paid.
H. B. 75-Montana labor and EN-
ployer preference law.
H. B. 68-Eight-hour law for ce
ment plants, quarries, and hydro-elec
trio dams.
H. B. 65-Five Dollar ($5.00) auto
mobile license fee for everybody
(O'Connell c%o-author.)
H. B. 33-Electrical Inspectors
Bill. (O'Connell made fight for bill
on floor.)
H. B. 32-Eight-hour law for stril
mines.
H. B. 28-Repeal of Plan Tw,
Workmen's Compensation.
H. j. M. No. 3-Introduced b!
O'Connell demanding enactment of al
adequate Unemployment Insurance
Law and the passage of the La-Fol
te-Costigan Relief Bill.
Senate Bill No. 35-O'Connell op
posed this bill requiring a~ble-bodie'
men to work out their relief.
Senate Bill No. 6-O'Connell OPP
posed this bill which required mino
parties to pay filing fees for office.
House Bill 80-This bill provided
for the payment of part-time compen
sation in part-time employment an,
was decisively defeated by the Com
mittee on Workmen's Compensation
of which O'Connell was chairman.
Senate Bill 1l4-O'Connell led figh
for this bill which would have reduce,
telephone rates, hydro-electric rates
water rates ard all other utility rate
by making necessary a reduction in tn
valuation filed by the Mountain State
Telephone and Telegraph Co., tn
Montana Power Co., the Butte Waite
Co. and all other Utilities operating