Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-02-16

following bills:
G. B. No. 35, an act to establish series
Of text books in public schools; G. b. No.
SO, an act to amend sections 2O31, 2032,
2O33, 2034, 2O37 and 2038, fifth division
compiled statutes, relating to assessment
of life insurance companies. Read first
and second time and referred to committee
on printing.
H. B. No. 18 was read first and second
time and referred to committee on elec-
tions.
Middleton moved H. s. No. and c. J.
NJ. No. IL be laid on the table. Seconded
by Thompson, of Deer Lodge, and carried
by a vote OF 8 to 2.
Thompson, OF Deer Lodge, moved to dis
pense with the remaining orders OF business
and take a recess until 2 O'Clock. Carried.
THURSDAY MORNING IN THE HOUSE.
The House metpursuantt to adjournment.
The judiciary committee reported the
following bills with the following recon-.
mendations:
81. B. No. 25, in reference to text books,
that it do pass.
a. B. No. "a, relative to alimony and
dover, that it do pass.
81. B. No. 10, relative to executors, that
it do not pass.
C. B. No. 1e, relative to vagaries, that it
do not pass.
Fl. B. No. 27, reported correctly printed
and referred to committee on ways and
means.
Roberts asked leave to introduce bill
without notice.
Joslyn didn't like the idea OF introducing
bills without notice, but wouldn't object
this time.
Roberts then introduced bill for the
amendment of certain sections of division
S of the code relative to mining claims
and locations. Bill read twice by title and
referred to committee on printing.
A communication from the Council
stated that the Council refused to concur in
the amendments offered by the House rela-
tive to G. B. No. II, concerning the time
when acts of the Legislature are to take
effect, and further stating that a committee
had been appointed to confer with such q
committee of the House on the bill. A
motion was made to appoint such a COM
mittee of the House. The chair appointed
q committee consisting of Johnson, Murray
and Moore.
Waite asked permission to absent himself
from the House till Tuesday evening next.
Granted.
THE GAME AND MEDICAL BILLS.
Fl. B. No. 9, relative to game laws, read
for third time and passed by vote of 16
to 6, the following voting in the Affirmative:
Congdon, Davis, blowers, Garrett, Gillette,
Haskell, Hunt, Moore, Murray, Pickman,
Roberts, Swiggett. Waite, Whitney, Willis,
Mr.. Speaker. And the following in the mega
tive: Comfort, johnson, Jones, Joslyn,
Rae, Saxton.
H. B. No. 6, medical practice bill, was
read for the third time and put upon final
passage. The voting was almost unan1-
nous in favor OF the bill. Whitney being
the only one who voted no. The title was
agreed to.
The House then resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole for the consideration
OF general orders. Rea in the chair.
THE GAMBLING BILL.
The first bill considered was G. B. 26, the
gambling bill. On motion OF Joslyn the
reading of the original bill was dispensed
with and the reading OF the substitute was
taken up after the reading of the considera-
tion of the bill was taken up section by Sec
ton. On motion by Joslyn the section
was adopted as read. ,..-...-
Congdon moved to adopt the section as
read. Joslyn wanted the proviso at the
top of section suffi xed to section l. This
was adopted.
Blakely wanted faro and und-table
poker stricken out, as wholly unnecessary
and useless. The games intended to be
prohibited are mentioned, and none other,
and there is no use mentioning the name OF
few Of the games that are to be allowed,
and this would be impossible. The bill in
it's present aspect appears to prohibit all
games except those that are mentioned as
being reserved.
Hunt spoke in favor of passing the bill.
He said that the question was as to
whether a court would not construe the
law as restricting the playing of all games
to those enumerated in the sections, or
under the clause which embraced the pro-
hibition Of all similar games as those emu
merated in sections, the courts may con-
strue faro to be a similar game, and on
either side of the dilemma he thought the
condition it was now in was best, and he
didn't care about technicalities, nor did he
want to arrogate to himself any glory of
having the bill passed, which was originally
introduced in the House. He would vote
for the Council bill. What he wanted was
to get at the thieves and robbers. They were
becoming more arrogant than ever. Only
last week they made an assault upon some
poor devil they had inveigled and nearly
kicked his head off. Too long a time had
u
this bill.
Blakely said he concurred il the gentle
mans speech and the whole object OF he
House ought to be to get the bill through.
Congdon offered an amendment that all
games other than those enumerated be pro-
hibited.
Joslyn wanted the glory OF fathering the
bill to remain in the House.
Murray then got up and made strong
and enthusiastic speech. He thought the
bill ought to pass at once. The House had
dubbed over this bill for days, and 80 had
the Council. 1t was a question OF the sup
preston of thieves and robbers, and the
bill ought to have passed on the day that
it was introduced. Members OF the Legis-
lature were criticised by the public and
petty motions. The gentleman then made
a motion that when the committee OF the
whole arose it report back to the House
the bill and recommend it's passage without
amendments.
Joslyn believed that section 8 ought to
be stricken out because he believed that
that section would embrace every social
game played for glass OF beer between
friends.
The motion of Congdon was then de-
clared out OF order.
Davis said that since the debate had
taken such a spirited turn he was willing
to sit till midnight. Any man who kept
public house could under this bill be per-
secuted for selling a cigar as a result of
q dice shake. It would result in man
being prosecuted by enemies. The gentle
man then referred to the Graham fight and
said that they had no K. Biedlers now-a-
days to put stop to a man jumping up
on saloon table and drawing gun on all
present. The law now interferred in those
cases and fined the offender fifteen dollars.
Swigget was in favor of stopping all
gambling with one full sweep. Faro was as
fair game as many OF those enumerated
in the sure-thing list, so was poker. He
knew what poker was and could handle
deck OF cards as well as some gamblers.
He wasn't making any reflection on any.
body in the house. He wanted all gambling
to 60, OF every sort.
Moore said was strongly in favor OF the
substitute.
1t was moved that the committee arise
and report progress and beg leave to sit
again. Carried by a rising vote of fifteen to
seven.
The Speaker then took the chair and the
House adjourned until 2 O'Clock.