The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-15

the Dill, SB ITO, went down by
1876 vote, with only one Democrat
Stranahan, voting with the Republi
cans to kill the bill.
The Senate then revamped the Bah
cock proposal Glib 1861 into a Kerr
Mills bill. Conference committee
were unable to agree on the revised
bill with the result that no progress
was made in this field. (Roll calls OF
SB Ito and HB 166 on page ~
LITTLE GOOD LEGISLATION
ESCAPED HOUSE
Legislation to further progress in
Montana, with few exceptions. either
did not get out of the House in the
first place, or met quick death once
sent over from the Senate.
Air pollution, though an increas-
ing menace in many parts of Mon
tana, continues uncontrolled thanks
largely to the efforts of a few Re-
publican legislators including Keller
of Cascade, Northey and Deschamps
of Missoula, and Resell of Yellow
stone. Particular credit for attempt
ing to secure control legislation is
due three Democrats: Tracy Of Silver
Bow, Johnson of Deer Lodge, and
Flynn of Missoula. The three counties
they represent have, along with Vel
lowstone and Lincoln, air pollution
problems of substantial proportions.
(See page - for more details on
this).
Private utilities, thanks to House
action killing SB 1914 by Hafferman
ct al, continue to have the green
light to harass rural electric co-ops
by territory raids, spitelines, etc.
(For more on this, see page two).
The power lobby, too, was success
full in slipping through the Columbia
River Compact proposal which has
caused the battle of the decade in
the Washington Legislature between
private power and conservation
groups, farm organizations and pub
lie power advocates.
LABOR, "THE FORGOTTEN
MEN
Labor received little to cheer about
because of the pro-industry outlook
If the House. Legislation to make
modest improvements in the unem-
1loyment compensation act (SB It's
~ Mahoney and others), found no
avor whatsoever in the Republican
House. Instead, the lower chamber
lnder the guidance of Haughey (R-
Iellowstone) attempted to ram
through even more restrictive pro-
isions as pertains to jobless Mon
anans drawing compensation. This |
he Senate wouldn't go for and the
nd result was to toss the question
1to conference. For final confer
nee agreement, see story, page l.
Modest improvements in work
len's compensation were given
cross-party line Senate support ST.
9, via SD 139 by McKeon, Siderius,
[ahoney, Reardon, Jensen, Haffer-
ian and O'Neill. Again, the House
lajority showed a strong antipathy
ward wage earners, and under the
of Goan (R-Yellowstone)
I'D Blewett (R-Cascade) voted
own the Senate measure 51-33, in
lite of the efforts of johnson, Shell
IN (D-Lincoln) and lombard Cd
liver Bow to secure passage of
B 139.
Public employees, whether police
en-, firemen, county superintend- +
IT'S, county commissioners, or Gus !
dial institution personnel, received !
tie or no consideration at the hands E
the House. +
The House renigged on providing +
r the policemen's pension fund and 7
rned down a minimum wage for ;.
e guardians of the law. County !,
perintendents, long underpaid, will j,
ntinue so. ;.
Custodial employees, by virtue of !,
ght increases in institution budg- .
) will receive small salary increases, i
t no help on health and welfare, 4
d will continue to be denied I'M "
lployment compensation, and guar n
teed the right to select collective "
rgaining agents. l.
Nurses, one of the most mistreated :,
pups of our society in the eco N