The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-09-07

do pass. Then the bill was passed
on third reading by roll call vote. 1t
took just thirty minutes from the time
the bill was introduced until it passed
the senate.
| In the meantime, the house was
waiting for the senate to pass the bill
and Is minutes after the senate passed
| Senate Bill No. ia, or 10:45 o'clock
PM, the house was called to order
by the President Pro TEN Hazelbaker
Republican floor leader, Represent
alive Bricker of Great Falls moved
that the rules be suspended to allow
for consideration of Senate Bill No.
ia. The motion carried.
The bill was then read the first time
and sent to the house committee on.
Workmen's Compensation. The COM
mittee retired and in 10 minutes re-
turned and reported "That the COM
mittee recommends Senate Bill No.
ia be concurred in"
The report of the committee was
adopted by the house. The bill was
then considered by the Committee of
the Whole and recommended for pas
sage. Representative Foote of Flat
head county spoke at length, explain
ing the merits of Senate Bill No. ia,
giving the impression that the bill
would be a good thing for injured
workers.
The bill was placed on third reading
on motion of Representative Bricker
and on roll call vote was passed. Only
one representative, Oscar Helding of
Missoula, voted against the bill. The
house then adjourned at 1870 PM,
making the total time of one hour
and thirty minutes from the time the
bill was introduced until it was en-
acted.
Amendments in S. Bill No. ia
The Workman's Compensation Act |
has been in effect for over 80 years |
or since 1915 and provided that part
of the compensation to be paid in
cluded medical and hospital services
and such other treatment as approved |
by the Accident Board Also in cases
where the accident was fatal, or in
jured party died from results of the
accident, reasonable funeral expenses
were to be paid. At present and for
the past two years, maximum of |
$3.50 was allowed.
Senate Bill No. ia amends the law
to read that the medical and hospital |
services given the injured workers is
not part of the compensation to
which they are entitled but an addi-
tional benefit separate and apart from
Also amends the section relating
to funeral expenses to read that the
$3.50 allowed for funeral as not part
Of the compensation which might be
paid, but is a benefit in addition to
md separate and apart from compen-
,ation."
Section 3006 of the Compensation
Act, dealing only with workers whose
come under Plan III, is
amended to read as follows:
Provided that the filing of a certif-
cate of the attending physician shall
lot constitute sworn claim for COM
,ensation."
Roll Call Vote on Senate Bill 114:
Voting Aye means to amend the law
n an effort to prevent the courts Civ
ng an injured worker a decision sim
lar to the one Chef Gugler received.
ss@ In the Senate
Voting Aye: Arnold, Aronson, Bak-
#, Balgord, Bourassa, Bridenstine.
Campbell, Darlington, Cole, Cooper,
lotion, D'Ewart, Fewkes, Gabisch,
BOSNIAN, Haight, Hageman, Ham
nond, Henderson, Holland, Holdings.
Worth, Kellogg, Keely, Leo, Liggett,
lott, Lynch, McKenna, McQuinty,
loss, Mulholland, Mundy, Olmstead,
'eck, Plank, Potter, Robinson, Ross,
lice, Simmons, Smith, Stewart of Deer
lodge, Toman, Tyler, Wallace,
Voting No: Stromnes
Absent and not voting: Burke,
,cton Larsen, Stewart of Rosebud,
sullivan, Wallender, Wilson.
Excused: Boyd, Manning, Sawtel.
+ In the House
Voting Aye: Anderson, Arson, At
inson, Baldwin, Ballard, Barnard
'lewett, Bricker, Brumbaugh, Busch
(Couffum~d nm