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"effect of law". Codes to he drafted by representatives of labor, management and public, under Industrial Accident Board guidance. "Aye" votes were or approval of HB 87 and the reduction of industrial safety hazards, and are listed on page 338 of House Journal. Roll call on HB 87 in senate not carried in "box score because amendment aimed at pulling the teeth of the bill vailed. I y pre Sen. Padbury led a successful attempt to knock out the "effect of law" provision. As watered down, HB 87 ceived senate approval. re HB 115-—Lift 500-Week Limit On Comp. Another indication that the 1951 Assembly was not inter ested in the welfare of people was the vote on HB 115 (intro duced by Emmons, Clark, Blikken, Trout, Graybill, Tripp and Cook). HB 115 would have lifted the 500-week limitation compensation payments to permanently disabled industrial workers. Because of adverse house action on HB 115, perma nently disabled Montanans after a maximum of 9 % years on ),/ compensation will continue to live out the balance of their lives as welfare recipients—a burden on ALL taxpayers rather than the industry which caused their disability. HB 115 was killed by a 60-35 vote (House Journal, pg. 267). votes were "right" votes. on *. Aye y y SB 90—Plan JI Corrective Legislation Plan II, the private insurance division of the Workmen's Compensation Act, permitting employers to provide industrial accident coverage by insuring with private casualty compan ies, has for many years been subjected to severe criticism by Montana labor. Of recent years, one Idaho Company operating as a compensation insurer, has been particularly flagrant in its violations of the act. shaving", tardy comp, payments, etc.. Senators Moss and Mahoney introduced and steered it through the senate with only 7 dissenting votes (Senate Journal, pg. 341). In the house the influence of the insurance companies was much stronger, and the bill was emasculated, and amended to such an extent that it would have repealed various pro tective sections of present law and tied the hands of the Indus trial Accident Board in dealing with private insurers. Senate roll call is based on original passage of bill and Aye" votes were for correcting Plan II defects. House roll call was on a motion by Emmons to have SB 90 re-referred from house insurance committee to workmen's comp, commit tee for purpose of saving original intent of bill (House Jour nal, pg. 441). reeling Plan II. The emasculated bill was vetoed by Governor Bonner. To correct such abuses as "claim . "Aye" votes on Emmons motion were for cor SB 9—Cabinet Gorge Damsite Only ten members of the two houses felt that giving away the Cabinet Gorge dam site in Sanders county without Mon tana getting a thing for it was too important to the state to be allowed passage via rules suspension. Time may prove the wisdom of their votes. Already sportsmen are complain ing about the lack of facilities—a fish ladder— to permit the "big ones" to continue coming upstream into the west ern Montana fisherman's paradise. SB 9 was steamrolled through both houses by rules pension, given a hurry-up signature by the Governor, and presto, the legislature had given the gorge away—water, power and reservoir site. To the Washington Water Power Co., went this juicy plum; to the state of Idaho, 99 per cent plus of all taxable revenue that would accrue from making a sizeable part of western Montana's Clark's Fork valley just another lake. I he ten legislators who wanted the bill to be given more careful scruitny and consideration before approval and who S 11 s - voted against SB 9 were .* Senators Dahl, Mahoney, Cotton, and Phillips, and Reps. Cook and Holtz, Valach, Blikken, Wilson and Beck. Unemployment Comp. Fund Threatened Had HB 170 gotten past house committee and on through the legislative mill to the status of statutory law, the Un employment Compensation fund would have been seriously weakened. This bill would have authorized a new schedule merit" ratings which would have reduced employer con tributions to the fund to a minimum of one fourth of one per cent, as compared with the present 1.5% minimum. HB 170 was introduced by: All six Yellowstone county members of the house—Crist, Gebhardt, Pierce, Peters, Prill and Schütz; Sykes of Flathead; Hawks of Big Horn and Cow ley of Rosebud. of Use Tax Not Continued Despite the efforts of Sen. Leo Cremer (R., Sweet Grass), the 1951 Legislature refused to tack a $2 "use" tax on to the family auto. The 1949 session, it will be recalled, approv ed a similar measure of $3 per car, for 1950 and 1951. 1952 Election All seats in the House of Representatives must be filled by the voters in 1952. Senators will be elected by the voters of : Beaverhead, Big Horn, Blaine, Carbon, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Garfield, Glacier, Golden Valley, Hill, Lake, Lewis & Clark, Liberty, McCone, Meagher, Musselshell, Park, Phillips, Pondera, Powder River, Powell, Prairie, Roosevelt, Sweet Grass and Treasure. Legend, Notations, Etc. "N" for a "NAY" vote; For im plication of each Aye and Nay vote, see explana tory material above. 'A" is for an "AYE" vote; "O" indicates either Absent or Excused. * Both Senator Roehl and Repr. Bradley have passed away since the assembly adjourned, f "Nay" vote by Moss, one of the sponsors of SB 22— the property classification bill, was for purpose of securing "reconsideration" should the bill not make the grade the first time it was up for roll call. Since such was the intent of Sen. 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