The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-03-11
Important Roll Call Votes

HB 145: By Harlow (Sanders) would have in
creased corporation license tax from 80 to Co., and
most reasonable revenue measure. aye" votes
for increase and RIGHT This measure
died in the house
lib le5: Unlike HB las, HB 165 which increases
the SALES TAX cigarettes 500, was looked upon
with considerable merit by majority (43-42) of the
house. "Aye" votes were for 500 increase, and were
WRONG.
HB 2ee: BY Barnard (valley) had it passed in the
senate, would have brought considerably democ
racy into the administration of the Grass Conserva
ton board and also would have given reasonable pro-
lection small stockmen from having their grazing
leases taken from them without right of appeal Like
other important measures, this one had the
'green light in the house, only to be killed in the
senate. Senate roll call only, with "Aye" votes being
RIGHT.
HB 281: This another railroad working
ditions' measure, and would have provided heated
shelters for rail repair for jobs taking 20
hours and is similar to existing legislation in North
Dakota. House killed measure after having been in
formed by railroad lobbyists that mild Montana
winters" do not necessitate such shelters. "Aye"
votes for shelters and were RIGHT.
Hum 8: By Beck (McCone), Mernn (Silver Bow
ct al Memorial to congress requesting that REAs
and other pubcly-owned power groups be given first
chance to buy power produced by publcybuit plants
"Aye' votes are RIGHT.
lib $50: By Duncan (Jefferson) to appropriate
$4,000 land amended floor by Trips motion to
$40000) for attorney generals office for enforce
ment of gambling laws, and investigation of state
liquor monopoly House, after considerable debate,
passed measure with few dissenting votes. Roll call
in senate only minority conference committee re-
port by Padbury Lews Clark that majority report
by Moss and Lehrkind (Gaatin) approving $4,000
appropriation and investigation of liquor set up, be
not accepted and that committee be discharged Aye
votes were Padbury motion, and in effect, such
votes for thwarting any investigation of liquor
set up alleged mismanagement of monopoly, ETC.,
during Republican years prior to January l, 1919
"Aye" votes WRONG.
The following three measures Sub HB S. lib
ID nj the hoy
of the State Legislative Co-ordnating Conference,
are, in the view of the Editor of THE VOICE, most
Fundamental legislative proposals. without them the
box score" of THE VOICE would be not only in
complete, butt would represent insincere and pref
udced effort properly evauate the worth of each
member of the 31st Legislative Assembly.
Sub lib Sc: This bill, which has been vetoed by
Governor Bonner, and veto sustained by overwhelm-
ing house majority, be classified as an oilmens
"relief" measure Had it become law, not only would
it have materially reduced revenues accrung to the
schools from state oil lands but also it would have
greatly weakened control such leased lands by
state land department by granting perpetual leases
to oil men, without any public protection through
re-negotiaton of leases In both houses, Nay votes
were against enactment of Sub HB &c. and were
RIGHT votes.
lib 1873: By Domke Cascade to egalize wide
open operation of slot machines phoney plea that
it would considerably enhance state revenues The
economic and political implications of this measure
insiduous that they were terrifying to all
right thinking people. In the house, those voting
voted WRONG. In the senate the vote on
minority committee report of "do not pass
by Fewkes Oncoln) and "Aye" votes are RIGHT.
lib 347: BY Howard (Wibaux). Measure sup
posedy aimed at settling family fight in REA Coop
Wibaux but actually would have set up two kinds
of voters in Co-ops-privieged and otherwise. Not
only is such direct departure from true co-opera
principles, but could well represent first
major legislative wedge in weakening and destroying
the Coop movement in Montana. In both houses
"No' votes opposed to passage and were RIGHT
DOUBLE TAXATION OF CO-OPS
lib 348, though never brought to the floor, would
have had it been enacted seriously weakened coop
eratives financially by imposing unfair taxes upon
such business organizations. The bipartisan group
that introduced HB 348 were: EPUBLICANS: Taber
(Raval) Oliver (Carter); Duppler Fallon); SEQ
field Powder River); Bremen (Beaverhead) DEM
OCRATS: Hall park Ewing (Broadwater); How
ard (Wibaux) who also introduced HB 347-the REA
bill noted above; Ballard and Clark (Silver Bow.
SILICOSIS LEGISLATION
Of particular interest to the people of Silver Bow
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