The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-04-21


$4,000 shares of stock of the Montana
Power Company with par value OF
500 per share, but he testified that
the $4,000 shares had a value of only
$40 per share. He testified at con
siderable length at that time as to
why those sites did not have value
of more than what he had paid the
Milwaukee railway for them. But in
the current proceedings before Fed
eral Power Commission Examiner
per cent of their wages The meas
ure was amended to appropriate $780,.
600 to the fund instead of the 100000
which the reactionary, labor opposed
as the limit, but which fell short of
providing reasonably adequate funds.
The vote recorded is on a motion by
James Of Liberty for segregation from
the report of the committee of the
whole; an effort to retain the $4,000
appropriation to meet the needs of
the fund. An "A" vote is in support
of just consideration for minority
group.
II. B. No. PIP proposed that the
state carry its own insurance up to
$4,000 and was introduced by Rice
of Big Horn who in the 1871 session
carried on a splendid fight for a
measure providing that no insurance
be carried on state buildings known
to be fireproof, thereby saving a ire
mendous sum in premiums paid need
lessly over the years without any re-
turn to the state. The bill was tabled
by the house The vote recorded is
on a motion by Rice to take the bill
from the table. An "a" vote is a
vote in the interest of the people of
the state and for economy.
Bills in the Senate
S. B. No. n: This bill, introduced
by Kelley of Powell would have de-
prived the state of control Of all over
flow and return flow of waters in the
state. One immediate effect If the
bill had passed would have been to
render useless to the state the Toston
dam in Broadwater county and the
users of the irrigation waters inn
pounded in that dam would have had
to deal with the Montana Power Com
pany to get the water needed for ir-
rigation. 1t would also have given to
this company control of much of the
other waters of the state. The rec
orded vote was on motion to recon-
nit the bill to the committee on agri-
culture in the senate. Those voting
"A" clearly voted for the best inter-
ests of the state.
S. B. No. rs: This measure pro-
posed to amend the grass conserva-
ton act, removing some of the re-
strictions so as to give the small
or one recently entering
that field, fair "break" under the
act. Under the law as it is at pres
emit, too much advantage is held by
the large stockgrower, and where
grazing districts are already organ
zed, makes it practically impossible
Tor any small grower to extend his
operations. AS the law is at present,
It is within the range of possibility
Tor majority of the board of direc-
tors to be elected to the board by
their individual votes. One of the
proposed in S.B. Is made
he elections of members of the board
dependent on a majority vote of the
members of district. An "a" vote
s right because it was based on JUS
ice to the small stockgrower and an
opportunity for new enterprise in the
ield.
S. B. No. 1855: A companion meas
Ire to H. B. No. in the house, this
ill proposed submission to the people |
If the state of the question of estab- |
ishing a separate Department of La
,or by referendum. The senate bill |
vas introduced by Mulholland of Sill
rer Bow and Burke of Yellowstone. |
An "A" vote is in the interests of
he workers of the state.
H. B. No. AZ: This is the Bankers
Relief bill explained in connection
With the vote in the lower house. The
'ote recorded is on final passage in
he senate. The senate had amended
he measure providing for reduction
rom 80 per cent to Is per cent apd
his amendment was concurred in by
he house before 1t went to the gov