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with less than fourth of the members oppos
ing, 1922. In the Senate it was a differen
matter with Sens. Lehrkind and Nutter lead
ing the assault on the bill. In spite of thu
efforts of Sens. Anderson Lincoln), Durkee
Dahl, Ruane and Keister, HB 80 was killed
1917 with nine Democrats joining "a Re
publicans in opposition, and only one Repub
lican voting for passage. The $1.0O minimum
wage was also advocated in the 1866 Demo
cratic platform. "Aye" votes, taken on com
mittee minority "do pass'' report. were fol
enactment of the long-sought LOO minimum
wage law
Other sponsors of HB SO were: Karlberg, Me
Kenna, Goodgsme. Emmons. Jensen. Picard
Nelson, Healy, Tonner. Siderius.
HB 94-by Daniels ct al*-the Caboose
lighting bill. HB "a, railroad labor's longest
sought safety measure-to compel installation
of electric lights in cabooses-after having an
easy time of it in the House, was killed in
the Senate. "Aye' votes were for passage of
HB 94
Other sponsors of HB 94 We're: Abel Cullen
Cunningham, Dempsey, Mangan, Emmons. Nc
Andrews.
HB 235-by Healy ct al*-Increase pay
ments to Silicotics to $75 a month. Because
of adverse Senate action, victims of Silicoss
received absolutely nothing from the 35th
Legislative Assembly. First the Senate killed
a very mild occupational disease bill (SB
213) which offered hope to future Silicotics
of a little more adequate disability compen-
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deaf ear on any increase in the grossly in
adequate $65 month allowed Silicotics from
Public Welfare. HB 235 would have given
such disabled workmen an additional $40 a
month to help them subsist in this day of ever
increasing living costs. Twenty Democrats
voted for HB 235 while eight Democrats
joined "a Republicans in opposition. Ringling
passed his vote. "Aye" votes were for the
$40 monthly increase.
= Other sponso.s of HB 235 were: Meagher,
CLANCY, Picard, Wayrynen. Strnisha. Emmons,
McAndrews, Mernin.
SB 213-to place Silicoss and other occu-
pational diseases under Workmen's Compensa-
ton. Although the bills sponsors, Sen. Nutter,
Hibbs and Walton, voted against approval of
a Senate-House conference report on SB 213,
'He COH1ereHCe repOTL WAS very SlHIiiidr 10 Cne
original bill introduced by that Republican
rio. AS first introduced, labor spokesmen
believed they could Give with" the proposed
disease law, that it was "start-
ng point" for eventually developing COM
rehensive occupational disease law such as
advocated by the present U. S. Department
f Labor.
On the Senate floor, original SB 213 was
mended beyond recognition and, as it stood, |
y way of waiver clause, would have forever
oreclosed Silicotics from becoming eligible
or occupational disease compensation in Mon
ana. The House revised Senate-passed SB
13 to substantially it's original form. A con-
erence committee was then set up and COM
romise worked out which was given House
pproval by substantial margin. The COM
romise, although somewhat "watered down"
'om the original bill, was still considered
toward good law by representa-
YES of Montana organized labor.
The Senate vote was on the compromise
ersion of SB 213. AS on so many other issues,
handful of 'tory" Democrats joined the
epublican Senate opposition to kill enact
ent of an occupational disease law in 1867,
Y 1921 vote. Both parties, it will be re-
slled, in their 1856 platform pledged enact
ent of workable occupational disease law
top priority item for the 1857 Legislative
ssembly. "Aye" votes on SB 213 were for
llfilling the campaign pledges made to the
,ters of Montana in 1856.
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