The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-02-19

proposal for the increase was
The motion to amend the
bill Glib 258) by increasing
the appropriation from $780,
900 to $15O,000 was made by
Representative James of Liber-
ty county who made strong
plea for it's passage as matter
of justice and humanity. He
was ably supported by Repre-
sentative Krieg of Yellowstone,
Rice of Big Horn and Graybill
of Cascade.
Leading off for the opposition was
Hurricane" Horrigan ("Big wind
blowing every directory who stated
that he could see no place from which
asked. Representative Arson fol
lowed him with the statement that "if
we had had intestinal stamina we
would have said mo" to any appro-
priation for teacher retirement. He
was supported by Winters who said
it was a bad law" Bricker of Cas-
cade who is said to have sought and
received the support of the teachers
in his county for his election to the
house of representatives, delivered
quite an grafton against the passage
of the amendment, giving as his prin-
cipal reason for so doing, the presence
Of "promotional group" by which
he apparently meant the two teachers
who had been present during the SEES
sion to argue the case for the profess
sion before the committee and to pro-
vide information asked by members
of the house. The inconsistency of
Bricker's declaration of his reasons
Tor opposing the Increase is evident |
in his votes on other measures of in
terest to certain groups maintaining
highly paid Hobbies. These latter
'promotional' groups apparently have |
not disturbed Bricker's ethical sensi |
tiveness in the least.
LaBonte of Flathead made a yes |
and no speech, the listeners receiving
the impression that he was for the
amendment and against it at the same
time but probably fearful of repercus-
sions, he finally voted for it. Dough
erty of Powell, confined his remarks
largely to throwing boquets at the
committee on appropriations of which
he is a member, endeavoring presum-
ably to convey the impression that
this committee was an all-wise organi
zation and it's conclusions should not
be challenged.
1t should be remembered by the
public that the teachers of the state
10 not come under the social security
lct, being in the service of the state
md as such, the states responsibility
cannot legitimately be evaded. mas
much as it is generally recognized |
hat they are underpaid for the serv-
ces they render, and yet are willing L.
O contribute five per cent of their
wages for the development of fund
o provide for their support when re-
ired after a lifetime of service, the
tate can i'll afford to not do every
hing possible to make certain \that /
he amounts they will receive will J
rovide for decent living for them. .
1t this time, with the funds available, |
teacher retiring, could draw a max :
mum of about $35 a month which :
nder conditions of rising costs of
wing can be called nothing but en-
rely inadequate.
We publish below, the roll call vote =
n adoption of the amendment pro- :
osed. Those on record as voting :,
aye" voted for the increase; those ;,
pposed to increasing the appropria-
ion are those voting mo" 1t is sug- :,
ested that teachers particularly, :,
ompare the names of those who :,
oted AYE" on the bill reducing the :,
leant a loss of revenue of about a =,
uarter of a million dollars to the -,
ate with the names of those voting W
no. on the increase of the teachers G,
etirement fund, and thus be able to ?,
ldge of the sincerity of purpose of n
10 representatives WHO preach eCOl- re
ny, where the interests of a group D
ordinary people are concerned and n,
ignore the interests of the Fl
ate and the general public at the be- in
est of privileged group such as b,
lie bankers of the state. of
For your convenience, we publish fir
e house vote on the amendment to
crease the appropriation for the
achers' retirement fund, and below tb
at the house vote on HB AZ, the fiji
'ankers' relief bilP': TO
House Roll Call on No. 258: IL;
Those voting "Aye" we're: eli
Anderson of Phillips, Anderson of In
and c., Baldwin, Banka, Beck, pl
ourassa, Brumbaugh, Cannon, Cas- pa
IS, Davey, GraybiII, Gunderson, Hall, OF
eaIy, Hunter, James, kreig, La tn
,nte, Lehrkind, Little, McCleery, Nc er
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