Montana labor news., 1935-04-18
LEGISLATIVE
"REMINISCENCES

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II. B. No. AZ, providing for the Re t
peal OF the Criminal Syndicalism Law.
This Bill drew more fire than any /
other introduced by our group. 1t was )
killed in Committee OF the whole.
H. B. No. 81, provided for a eight
hour day for members OF Fire Depart
ments. This Bill has been signed by
the Governor.
H. B. No. 95, provided for the modi-
~fication OF Injunctions in Labor dis
putes. After being jockeyed around
and delayed on one subterfuge after
another by at least one of its avow-
ed friends, this Bill was lost in the
Steering Committee on the Fiftieth
day.
II. B. No. 9S, providing for a High
way Patrol. We succeeded in having
this Bill killed in Committee OF the
whole.
H.. B. No. 116, provided for an Old
Age Pension. Killed in Committee.
H. B. No. III, provided for Old Age
Insurance for a maximum amount OF
IS5OOO per month to each person resi-
dent in the State for a period Of IS
wears and who had attained the age OF
90 years. 1t provided for a State set
I'D for its Administration. 1t came up
for consideration at the same time as
did Substitute H. B. No. 1916 which is
generally known as Lester Loble's Old
Age Pension Bill. On the morning OF
the dav upon which these Bills were
to be considered, Lester Lobe was in
l PRODUCED from the rostrum OF the House
! as a former member Of the Legislature,
J he Immediately proceeded to speak Tor
his Bill. The National President OF the
p Eagles was introduced at the same time
and talked along the same line. There
had been intensive lobbying done be-
fore this and when it came to a vote
In. B. No. III was defeated and S. H..
B. No. 195 had passed the house. This
n Bill has been signed by the Governor,
+ land l most sincerely hope it turns out
: to be a better law than | think it is.
d The writer afterwards complimented
!, lLester Lobe for being the first and
Il only lobbyist who lobbyed for his Bill
l. from the Rostrum of the House.
: H. B. No. 140 conferred certain pow
y ers and restrictions on the Fish and
IL Game Commission. We succeeded in
= lacking an Amendment on to this Bill
- prohibiting the Commission from issu-
y ing permits to any n to carry fire
: arms except regular Game Wardens
: who are drawing a salary from the
IL State of Montana. This amendment
( is designed to prevent the Commission
= from issuing permits to a lot OF gun
= men thugs in time Of a strike, as was
" done last summer. This Bill is nov
y law.
d H. B. No. 40, providing for a High
way Patrol. This was the most vici
Gus of all the Patrol Bills introduced
= 1t passed the House but was killed II
the Senate.
ne H. B. No. 100, provided for the pay
'ni ment Of Compensation for Occupation
"a al Diseases and defining Occupation
~ al Disease as an Injury or Disability
n We gave notice Of Introduction OF thi
Bill the last week in January. TIL
Bill was sent to us from the Miner
Union, but wasn't in any shape Tor in
PRODUCTION, we sent it back to Butt
ior to be re~-shaped, it was again sent
us in an imperfect condition, we the
ne took it to the law Clerk Of the Hous
he to get it shaped up. When we final
vas got it introduced and referred to Worl
ire mems Compensation Committee, til
IN A. c. M. Co. asked for a public heal
ing on the Bill which was granite
art w. B. DAILY and others appeared ag;
as inst the Bill. Finally, when the Mil
pa ers Union had been heard on the ma
the ter it was reported out of Commits
ry- on the Forty-sixth day. At this tin
the Printing Committee had about 2
ing Bills, the print shop was swamped al
ers. the printed Bill did not get on O.
desks until the morning of the Fiftie
the dav. When the Steering commit
OIL was appointed about the Forty-fif
d a dav. we had about 30 labor Bills
on Committees, we we're told to pick abo
'ote ten of what we considered our me
I'M important Bills and we might get tn
The many considered. We picked out nj
and Bills and | wrote in H. B. No. 100
was the tenth Bill. Had I known it W
in acceptable as it stood l could ha
ies- put it higher on the list, but had
licy word from the Miners Union yet a
With | had to turn in this list right aw;
the The Bill was not posted on Gene
per Orders until the afternoon OF the F
the tieth day with about 80 other Bi
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