The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-10-21
Olsen and Cruybi|| Put Public Interest First

GraybiI. in 1863, successfully defended against an
ntrastate freight rate increase of nine per cent be-
fore the Railroad & Public Service Commission
In 1867, he of the attorneys for the Utility
Users Protest League which carried successful
effort to persuade the Public Service Commission
against granting MST&T any of a requested $35
million annual rate increase The same year. as counsel
for UUPL, he played an important role in securing
major reduction in electric rate increase sought
by Montana Power Co.
In private practice, Graybil represents a number
of local labor unions in Great Falls
Positive positions he has taken, includes 1. parity
of income for farmers 2. federal aid to education,
8. public power development, A. an end 10 the high
interest rate eight money policy of the Eisenhower
Administration and 5. insists the need for
businesske administration of the federastate Inter
state highway building program 6. support for inn
proved federal minimum wage legislation.
Battin served in the 1859 Legislative Assembly
His record typical of the extremely conservative
wing of the Republican party Highights from IT in
clude:
Opposition lib 2-the appropriations measure
for legislative and legislative personnel salaries and
per diem necessary step in order for the constitu
tionaly inundated legislative process to function
For HB 65-to tax net income of farmer eo-ops,
although such income does belong to the co-ops
at ALL but to the patrons Such income is already sub
ject to personal income tax against the individual
patron to whom it belongs. Battn was also sponsor
of the bill.
Several thousands of unorganized wage earners
considerably less than the proposed minimum,
though the cost of living is the highest in the nations
history.
Against Sub. HB 426-to increase rentals state
grazing leases to somewhat comparable level
with federal and private lease charges comparable
lands
Against SUBJ lib 42s-to ensure that the big trucks
would pay equitable share of highway costs
via weight-distance truck taxing schedule.
For lib soto increase the gasoline tax by
other cent thereby also increasing the nequity be-
what ordinary motorist and light truck operators
pay as compared with favored tax position enjoyed
by over-the-road truckers.
For Sub. HB $3.50 increase benefits to Industrial
ly disabled workers Vetoed by Republican Governor.
Against Sub. lib 358-proposed moderate increase
in weekly benefits and number of weeks benefit avail
able for workers unemployed through fault of
their own. Bill also reduced UCC TRUST fund from
$28 to $25 million minimum before 2.7 top rate would
take effect against all employers Vetoed by Republican
Governor
Against SB 112-to put silicosis and other occupa-
tional diseases under Worzmen's Comp. Bill signed
into law by Republican Governor.
Against lib 536-University system appropriation
for 1959-61 bennium Had Mr. Battin (and his Yell
owstone county colleagues, including Rep Babcock)
prevailed in opposing the bill there would have been
funds to maintain higher education at Eastern in
Billings, Northern in Havre, the School of Mines,
Western at Dillon Montana State University Mon
tana State College