The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-28
EIectrification Authority SD 90

have been convinced about who calls
the turn" in the house when HB g.,
HB 68 and lib SO were killed, We'd
nesday had two additional opportun-
tiles to determine the source of the
masters voice" when senate bills go
and IS were acted upon by the lower
body.
(Note: by way of recollection-HB
81 and HB 6S dealt with liberaliZing
compensation for disabled workers,
and HB SO called for a slight liberal
ization of unemployment comp. bene-
fits. All three, as had been expected,
were killed by overwhelming major
ities.)
Senate bill go purports to set up
state identification authority Actu-
ally, what it may do, as you will note
in statement by Rep. Anderson, Pom
dera, elsewhere in this issue, will be
to freeze OUT any further REA ex-
pansion-and that hits you, and you
and you, Mr.. and Mrs. Rural Montana
Citizen.
Rep. O'Connor, Carbon, in defend
| lis tlllo Dill, COplOuo
of crocodile tears on the fate of "a
small private utilities should this bill
fail. That was lot of "hog wash
This bill is a straight protective meas
ure for our foreign-owned Montana
power monopoly more nor
! less-and is one of the most vicious
to come out of the Goth assembly
| u, ~4r -
stitutionality since it plainly conflicts
with Article Is, Section of the state
Constitution. But, it could cause end
less delays and much costly litigation
for every REA Coop planning any
expansion of lines. 1t is mandatory
that Governor Ford, if he would retain
his self respect, veto Senate Bill go.
| Here's the roll call on SB 92 Gn
| all fairness to number of members
of the senate, it should be noted that
the vicious angle to this bill did not
become apparent until after it had
gone to the house. However, no such
excuse will hold for the so members
of the house who voted for it's pas
sage.)
VI,
son, Baker, Balgord, Blair, Bovey
Bridenstine, Burke, Busch, Cole, Dog
gett, Fewkes, Fischer, Gosman, Hage-
man, Henderson, Hughes, Kelley, Kel-
logg, Larson, Liggett, Lott, Lynch,
McQuitty, Markle, Moss, Mundy, Ohm
stead, Potter Robinson, Sawtell, Sim
mons, Smith, Spear, Stewart (Deer
LODGE, Toman, Wallace, Wilson, Win
tiers, Worden
NAYS (Right)-13-Bouras Buck,
Dahl, Fallan, Haight, Holland, Man
ming, Mulholland, Plank, Rice, Ross,
Simon, Wallander.
Excused: Cooper, Stewart (Rose-
bud).
House Vote
AYES (Wrong) go Armstrong,
Atkinson, Baldwin, Ballard, Bell,
Blenkner, Blewett Bradley, Brum-
baugh, Chaffin, Christy, Clark of Sill
yer Bow, Corcoran, Domke, Donahoe,
Duppler, Dwyer, Esp, Foot Frerich,
Gebhardt, Haines, Hall, Higgins, How Z
ard of Garfield, Hunter, Jennings,
Johnson of Park, Johnson Of Granite, =,
Jones, Kemmis, Kimpel, Kreig, Tough
ran, Lowe, Malsor, Martin Mayo, Mel !
ton, O'Connor, Oliver, Padbury, Page,
Pappin, Phillips, Pierce, Rogers, Roll, /
Rowe, Sales, Scofield, Standish, Stout, :
Taber, Taylor, Tierney Walton, Wied- d
man, Williams, Wilson.
NAYS Right) - "a = Anderson, u
Angstman, Beck, Benich, Clark of
Cook, Dallas, Duncan l
Emmons, Graybill Harken, Harlow,
Head, Holzer, Howard of Wibaux, =
James, Jarussi, Karlberg, Lobe, Mich :
els, Nixon, Tiegen, Toole, Wenger. I
Prison Made Goods SB 1856
SD 1876 by Ross, Blaine; Olmstead t
5weetgrass; Hageman, Garfield, and c
Fischer, Wibaux; would, as approved S
by the senate g.. provide for regu- +
ating the production and disposition l.
If prison made goods; requiring the t.
state and it's agencies and political n
subdivisions to purchase such goods a