Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-02-06

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Editorial Correspondence
~ MATS LETTER FROM HELENA.
The Legislative Assembly transact tn
st usual routine of business. with only an OF
in casional ripple on the surface.
in The Sunday law. introduced by Brooke
d of Jefferson, caused considerable commo
o ton when it CAME before the House 70
o final consideration. Fergus spoke at lengt
If against the law, claiming that it was I'm
). constitutional. a;l,' instead of being il
e keeping with the y, resent liberal spirit O
the age was almost re-eractment of tn
r old Connecticut Blue Laws. where maj
: was forbidden to kiss even his wife ant
: children on the Sabbath day. duties Mr.
t Fergus held to be most sacred. He helt
: that no man under the Constitution of tn,
I United States had right to say what day.
s he should rest on. or keep holy.
q McElroy believed that the observance o.
the Sabbath was productive of good. Ir
2 taking retrospective view he read that
the Sabbath was divinely instituted and
, had been sacredly observed ever since. He
reviewed in detail the bible history of the
| Sabbath. and called npon the members OF
the House 20 earnestly support the bill
Robinson had no objection to a Sunday
law. but acknowledged that where legisla-
tion was in advance of public sentiment it
falls as dead letter. His objection to the
bill under consideration was that it closed
hotels and restaurants on Sunday. He
said that in some sections Of Montana no
portion of the law would be enforced,
while in other sections it might. ''Take
as an example the law in relation to h,lrly
houses. In Deer Lodge county, where
high state Of civilization obtains this law
is enforced, but in Lewis and Clarke coun-
ty the law practically remains dead let
ter
Boarlman said his constituents in Butte
and Deer Lodge were all in favor of Sum
day law. Spoke Of the influence 1t would
have on children. and in promoting tile
temperance cause ard morality generally.
Sanders said that for two or three terms
he had been on committees whose duty it |
had been to have such law under consid-
Grafton. Said he was in favor of a Sunday
law. but could not vote tor one partial in |
its application. Said that the theory of
the American government does not admit |
OF religious legislation. but lie believed that
a Sunday law should be enacted and en-
forced for physiological reasons acne. in
that scientists had declared that it was ne
cessary tor man to rest at least one day ut
OF every six to ten. He objected to the
present law in that it not only closed
stores. but ticket offices of stage and rail-
road lines and other indoor places of bust
ness, but places no restrictions whatever
on Indoor occupations. He also objected
10 the present law because there was on
the statute book two Sunday laws. either
one OF which was better than this one. q
said one had been on the statute books 9
eleven years and had never been repealed.
Brooke. in explanation. said the bill was !;
copied from the Missouri statutes. [San- i
lers. (aside). 81 thought SOL Said bill f
vas in force in that State. and that stage
nd railroad offices and hotels were not r
losed underit.
On motion OF FOrbis. the bill was recon- .
nitted to the committee for amendment. Il
Thus the bill is temporarily disposed OF. o
use the I'm wnen it again comes before =
he House. amended by the committee. +,
Ir. Fergus says if the House will persist ;,
J passing such bill. he wants to attach =,
n amendment to it compelling all persons :,
, work on the remaining six days of the =.
eek.
At last the long looked for exemption g,
III has been introduced. Personally, r.
ajOrity Of both Houses are opposed to e.
re measure. but CO... {. A. BrOaiwater. n.
the Rocky Mountain Club, has returned
ON the East and, if it's passage is any 70
lrticnlar object to him. it is thought that in
the use ola certain influence that it is IN
ell known he is not at all back ward about y
ing, ne can secure the passage Of the BILL IN
Is to be hoped, however. that there is Al
ore honor ina Montana Legislature, than #
e majority Of people are inclined to live
,h bodies credit for. IL
Outside Of Legislature there is but little
more than ordinary interest transpiriny t..
the metropolis. While here had the
Ras'lre of meeting Mr.. Rowley, who will oct
remembered by many Of the readers Of n,
COURIER in connection with the fact ma
at his wife several years ago, while resid-
in Bozeman. under the nom de plume h;,
LISA Kirkland, contributed several n,s
etc productions TO the COURIER. Mrs.
wiley at present resides with her chill hos
IN in the East, but will come to Montana
the spring with the expectation of max FL
this her permanent home.
popularity about Helena that ELECTS
siderable comment here is the fact that p.
assessed valuation of merchandise in
wis and Clarke county don't foot up as
cll ms the Helena newspapers claim their 5
rchants paid out for freight. This, in siia
lnection with the fact that the same wit
rchants refuse to allow the list of tax yea
'ers in the county. whose taxes are 500 Act
over. to be published. makes things nler
K little suspicious. to say the least. yea
he latest novelty here is hoppled girls the
the street. The hopple is made by any
At is called ''ROsebery'' or kilt cos roa>
lie. and consists of kilt skirt with Ter
drawn just tight enough. about two the
above the bottom of the dress. to make hav'
RI look. when walking, just like horse taxa
h pair of hopplcs on. But the fun succ
les In when one of the girls tries to run. any
his connection it is related that one of shal
sons of toll recently said train
is wife: Marian, pears to me it takes erec'
'ghty sight O. calico to make you essal
g these hard times. Can't you econo- mair
2 with one of them pull-backs the rity road
wear?'i 1t was then that Marian fired Sc
bread board ut him, and remarked that taine
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