Montana labor news., 1947-02-27
Riot Bill Passes House, Senate Kills

missed, its usefulness" to employers
in case Of industrial discord should
not be underestimated. 1t passed the
senate 40-6.
SB 1O5 by Liggett. Larson, Mulhol-
land and Worden would raise compen-
sation to those industrially disabled
$3.50 per week. After a hard fight
in which company lobbyists threw
in every thing they had to kill it, it
passed the senate 27-26.
Liberalization of compensation pay
ments was a must" item in Governor
Ford's 1947 message to the legisla-
ture. SB 105 is a direct outgrOwth
OF the killing of HB 6S which would
have increased benefits by $5 per
week. The death of lib 6S brought
forth considerable resentment from
all portions of the state-as well as
strong political implications. SB
105, since company pressure against
it has been apparently withdrawn,
may have slight chance of house
approval
The fifth senate bill-SB 92-which
passed the senate 40-13 Is definitely a
private utility bill. aimed primarily
at blocking REA cooperative electric
line expansion The joker in this bill
didn't become apparent until after it
was sent to the house.
Two other senate approved meas.
lures-SB "a and SB 159-on teacher
tenure and minimum teacher salaries,
are now in the house awaiting action
These are two very necessary and
long overdue measures which should
be approved.
School Reorganization
This most controversial OF all
house bills, (HB124) was approved
last week by that body 45-41 1t is
now in the senate and final vote
should be forthcoming before Friday
Opponents point out that not only is
there insufficient revenue to finance
the measure but that the essentia
features of dictatorship" and remova
of local control over the schools Still
remain in the bill despite house
amendments Best line of thought or
this proposal is that the people neef
at least two years in which to study
all of its implications. rather thar
having it crammed down their throats
right now. Since the death of TIL.
, sales tax bill. reports are that "com
|, pany' enthusiasm for the measure
has cooled considerably.
Senate Roll Call
Here are the roll call votes in thu
Senate on Senate Bills 81, 65, 90, 10;
and 1877. Roll calls on SB "a and ST
159 were supplied in previous issue
Of the Labor News.
Loan Shark BiII-SB51
AYES fRighD = 33 - Baker, Daw
son; Balgord, Golden Valley; Blair
Richland; Bourassa, Daniels, Bovey
Cascade Bridenstine, Prairie; Buck
Carter; Burke, Yellowstone; Busch
IFallon; Doggett Broadwater; Fallan
a. n, CNnCo, lLluSOlh, Il CI
J gus; Kelley, Powell; Larson, San
ders; Liggett, Musselshell; Lott, Madi
son; Lynch, Chouteau; McQuitty
Wheatland; Manning, Treasure; Moss
Flathead; Mulhoiland, Silver Bow
Olmstead, Sweetgrass; Plank. Liber
] ty: Potter Meagher. Rice, Teton
Sawtell, Custer; Simmons, Carbon
/ Toman, Powder River; Wallace, Lake
Wallander Roosevelt Wilson. Toole
J Winters, Ravalli
NAYS (Wrong) -19- Cole, Petro
leum; Dahl, Sheridan; Fischer, Wi
| baux; Gosman, Beaverhead; Hage
man, Garfield Henderson, Granite
Holland, McCone; Hughes, Juditl
Kellogg, Pondera; Markle Valley
Mundy, Hill, Robinson, Phillips; Ross
Blaine; Simon, Jefferson; Smith, Lew
is & Clark; Spear, Big Horn: Stewar
, Deer Lodge; Stewart, Rosebud; ant
, Worden, Missoula.
Paired: Arnold, saltwater, an,
! Aronson, Glacier; Excused: Cooper
Mineral.