The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-21


years Senate education committee
chairman, Guerney Moss, Flathead
has repeatedly warned that his com
mittee would absolutely refuse to con
slider this bill in any shape or form
until such time as the necessary funds
for financing its recommendations
could be found.
Workmen's Comp. Revision
Orchids for the week go to Sen. J.
A. Liggett, Republican from Mussel-
shell, for the valient and successful
fight he led early Monday morning
on the Senate floor to secure approval
of minority report on SB 81. After
public hearings Sunday on the 1iber-
alization of workmen's compensation,
the majority of the comp. committee
recommended to the Senate do not
pass" on the measure sponsored by
Gov Sam c. Ford and introduced by
Senators Liggett; Larson, Sanders;
Worden, Missou1a, and Mulholland,
Silver Bow. The minority report was
"do pass" and this was adopted by ap-
proximately 80 vote. Leading op-
position to giving disabled workers a
$3.50 per week increase were Sens.
Wallace, Lake and Kelley, Powell.
State EIectrification Authority
By pretty much party line vote,
SB92, by Wallace of Lake, was ap-
proved in the Senate Monday. This
measure would obstensibly set up a
State electrification authority-but-
reports are, it has deeper and poss-
IDLY not well understood purpose. This
purpose seems clear in Part &C" of
the measure, which would, if enacted
into law, attempt to abridge the right
of eminent domain regarding con-
domination of "existing (private) utiI-
ties. Principal beneficiary of such
law if passed of course would be the
Montana Power Company.
Catch in this measure? = Well it
just "aint" lega1-as is borne out by
Article 10, Section of the State Con-
stitution, which says that no legisla-
ture shall ever abridge the right of
eminent domain. What then may pal
palby be its intent? On the surface it
loks pretty much like bit of legisla-
tive manuevering to stave off the ex-
ercising of eminent domain should the
people decide to take over a utility,
by putting such decision by the peo-
pie into litigation through the courts
OF course, this would be a losing fight
in II "A
could prolong indefinitely and profit
ably for said utility the day of reckon
ing. REA co-ops should give this bill
most careful consideration since it
could very possibly be used to delay
the extension of existing
REA systems and the establishment
of new systems.
This bill is now before the House,
and House members should fully in
vestigate it before rendering a deci-
sion
Extra-Extra-Extra
There's no lobbyists in Helenai !
Who says so? Why, none other than /
he right honorable G. ]. Williams, |
representative from Yellow
stone. Yep, this enlightening "informa-
ion" came to light one day last week |
when HB400-to register and identify |
obbyists-was being debated. Said |
he gentleman from the midland me-
ropolis :" :. | am unaware of any
obbyists in Helena :" He said it,
le did-and with a straight face, too
as was to be expected, this
Measure got it in the neck by a 57-23
ount
SD 126, a similar measure by Sens.
Iaight, Plank, Rice, Holland and
Dahl, the first of the week was adj
anced to the printing" stage and it's
ate may be decided by the end of the
week.
Pre-martiaI Exams
SB100 by Bridenstine, Prairie, the
one lady member of either house.
yould make physical examinations for
ocial diseases necessary part to
occurring a marriage license. Although
prospective benedict and his spouse
o-be would be required to have GER
ficates of such examinations to Sc {