The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-05

appropriation than on any otf
ing the session, and because
proponents, roll call votes del
the record and cannot be dis
puted by them.
The bill passed the house with a
appropriation of 100000 annually t.
augment the five per cent of thei
salaries which the teachers of thu
state pay into the fund for some meas
ure of security in their old age. Thi
amount was recognized as insufficient
and the senate amended the bill by
providing $150,000.
When the bill was returned to the
house for concurrence on February rs
Hurricane" Horrigan moved that the
amendment be not concurred in and
that a conference committee be ap
pointed LaBonte offered a substi
tute motion that the amendment be
concurred in, but his motion lost by
vote of 35 to SO. Among those vot-
ing dSdluot iOiSO WOiO CeiAieiA u,
Blewett and Loughran of the Silver
Bow delegation, with White and
Mulch conveniently out of the room.
The actions of the Butte delegation
are particularly interesting in view of
the type of legislators elected last
power which it apparently failed to
use.
Before the committee of the whole
house could report, "Big Wind" Horri-
gan asked for a 15-minute recess, I'M
doubtedly for the purpose of consoli-
dating the opposition forces. After
the recess, Stout of Fergus moved for
adoption of the committee report
which placed the house in the posi-
ton of rejecting. the senate amend
ment and the appointment of con-
ference committee.
LaBonte then moved that the bill
be segregated from the committee re-
port and a call of the house was or
dered Prior to the calling of the
roll on segregation of the bill from
the committee report, Patterson of
Hill took the floor with strong argu
ment favoring the segregation He
stressed the Importance of the bill as
a measure for strengthening and pro-
tecting the school system. He called
attention to England's increase of
budgets for schools during the war
and it's obvious realization of their
importance. Mr.. Patterson's stand
was supported by Krieg. Byrne of
Toole stated that the problem was
clear; that the house had failed by a
close margin to increase the appropri-
alton to $150,000 per year before it |
went to the senate, and since the SEN
ate had returned the measure to the |
house with the increase, the logical
thing for the house to do, was to sup
port the senate and concur in the
The motion to segregate carried by
the narrow margin of "A to AZ thus
placing the bill back again on general
orders.
Later that day, the bill not being
posted on the general orders side of
the board Speaker O'Connor an
swered Cannon's query as to why it
was not there by admitting that he
had removed it, but that it would be
placed there again, and when it was
he house resolved itself into the COM
nittee of the whole house for its con-
with Blenkner in the
chair.
LaBonte moved that the senate
amendment increasing the appropria-
ion to $15O,000 be concurred in, and
his precipitated fireworks" Dough
,rty asked the chair if the house
Gould amend senate amendments to !,
which O'Connor replied that he
thought it could. Then Dougherty, |
appearing markedly i'll at ease and !,
flushing so furiously that it was no :
iceable to many observing him,
moved to amend the senate amend :
nent and increasing the amount from !.
100000 to $226,301, patiently an effort :
O keep the measure bouncing back
nd forth between the senate and the :
OuS6 uuIll Tie Dlll Was hlllCu IL was i
enerally classed as a Horrigan-O Con-
or move to destroy the measure.
LaBonte and James made effective
alks against the passage of the
)ougherty amendment to the senate
mendment and Byrne of Toole quite
luntly described the motion as an =
fort to kill the bill The effective
ess of these speakers was proven by Il
efeat of the Dougherty motion by
ote of 35 to Al on a standing vote. 0
Observers noted the following as IL
mong those standing with Dougher- C
2: Ballard Freshman, Mulch, Blew h
tt, Kempel and Hazelbaker. The La t.
onte motion to approve the bill as Il
mended by the senate then carried s.
n a voice vote, and it was imme- Il
lately placed on third reading and tt
assed by vote of IA to II. Il
The teachers have expressed their Q,
ncere appreciation to the Farmers a.
MON bloc of members in both the Of
ouse and senate and feel especially fl