Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-06
MONTANA LEGISLATURE.
n,Rrs OF THE FORTY-SIxTH AND
poRrY-SEVENTH DAYS SESSION.

potb Houses Have a Long Discussion Ovs
Governor Leslie's Veto of a Bill |
Prevent Children Going to saloons q
Gambling Places-The Governors Me-
her of NJ easures.
HELENA, March 2.-In the House, afts
recess yesterday, the report OF the chai
man of the committee OF the whole wa
received with recommendations, and I'll
following disposition made: III. B. No. 8
referred to the engrossing committee; Fl.
No. 4S indefinitely postponed; II. B. Nc
AZ, referred TO the engrossing comnitte,
substitute for H. B. No. 80, adopted an
referred to the engrossing committee; th
amendments OF the judiciary committe
TO c. B! Ncf 81 were adopted nfreferre,
IN the engrossing committee.
and counties and highways commits,
Tor massage, placed on general orders.
The House then went into q committee
of tbe whole, Blakely in the chair.
n. B, No. 80, with substitute, came up
whitney moved it's indefinite postpone
ment. Motion last on tie vote.
The substitute was sent to the printing
committee.
H.B No. 43, came up next. This is the
bill for the codifieation OF the laws. Mantl,
smoke on the bill in it's favor. He wanted
$4,000 appropriation for the work.
Murray thought 81 800 was enough.
Davis said there was one codification al
ready.
Hunt said Davis was in error, there ha
been no codifcation. The motion was
amended Dy fixing the compensation at
$4,000, and so carried.
II. BIS. No. 45, railroad bill, and 81, rela.
tive to limitations of actions, were recon.
meEded to pass.
The House then resumed.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following communication from the
Governor was read:
n return herewith with these my obiec.
tons to the bill numbered 25, which origin
ated in your body, entitled An act to
amend section 241, chapter 13, fourth di.
vision OF Montana. prohibiting minors
from irequenting saloons and gambling
houses
THE present law of Montana forbids
every psrson who, keeping saloon or dram
shop, or gambling house, or other place OF
resort wherein Intoxicating liquors are sold
BY retail or games Of chance are played, to
knowingly permit any minor to resort or
stop therein. And for violation OF this law
the penalty of fine or Imprisonment, or
either, shall be imposed.
"The bill under consideration proposes
tOamend that law by adding to it, That
any minor who shall knowingly, or habitu-
ally lounge arouGd, or resort to any
saloon, or shall falsely and fraudu-
sntly represent himself to be over the age
Of 21 Yeas for the purpose OF being al
lowed to resort to or lounge around
saloon, or obtaining Intoxicating liquors
from the owner thereof, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and punished by fine
and Imprisonment, both or either 1t will
be seen that this amendment points only
to saloons as the places to which minors
are forbidden to resort to or lounge around,
leaving them free to 60 to, frequent or
lounge around the gambling houses, or any
other places, however full Of evil tempta-
ton it may be- A minor is any person un-
der twenty.one years OF age. And this pro-
vision embraces and includes all the chill
dren capable Of understanding between the
cradle and the twenty.first birthday
whether they be the children OF the saloon
keeper, who may have them employed or
otherwise serving him in or about the
saloon, or in resorting thereto, or lounging
around there, Or the children OF the neigh.
borwho lives next door to or adjoining the
premises where the saloon is carried on.
Moreover, it deprives every young man
under twenty-one years OF age from being
employed in any capacity as laborer or
servant about such business places.
These considerations suggest to my
mind much of force against the wide scope
Oi the bill, for, VIII lie the law-making power
0I tie civil government should be careful
inits enactmeDts OF law, to warn its sub
Ctsagainst temptation OF evil tendency,
It'll questionable whether in this instance
that the case should not be provided at the
other end-that is, to disallow the opening
aud keeping OF such places, adorned and
hled with temptations to unsuspectiHg
youth, and to the weakness OF some who
are OF ripper years. 1t is all well enough to |
compel the keepers Of such places to guard |
Its tsapprOaches against minors, and to <iis- |
allow profit by sale to them. / submit the |
question for your consideration. Ia it |
within the power OF the civil government |
to license and provide for the carrying on |
publicly of business, and at the same |
time classify it's citizens as to who |
oil them may 60 to the place OF : it's |
operation and impose q penalty upon an!
other class if they do 70 there? Has the |
legislature the power to pass q law for
bidding and making it a penal offense for
women TO go to, lounge around, or resort |
70 saloonH or for lawyers or public off.
GERS or indeed for any one particular class |
Of people? Is this not class legislation? |
mat Is to say, legislation securing exclu. |
privileges TO one class OF the people to |
assemble at and revel in saloons and gamb- |
ing houses at will; but denying to an
other class such luxury. But the main OBJ |
lecton | haye to the bill is that it not |
only interferes with the choice OF the |
parent in the control and direction OF the
enid, but opens the doorway for increas- |
ilstroubes and SORROWS To come to the
%taers and mothers.
u am in full sympathy and harmony
hth What | understand to be the spirit |
aud purpose of the bill. But the per-
,,uaolng voice OF home council and the vgi. |
pUAOutdl CdEC iduu Va HSuV /
auu instructive institutions are safer guar |
Meed to the children against the danger |
SsuSgested than penal statute to be en-.
"lced by the police who stand about these
Ssan1ed places Of vice and crime. These
rsaso4s and suggestions are respectfully |
presented in this Withholding my approval
lhave the honor to be, ETC.,
"P. Fl. LESLIE"
nuGt moved consideration OF the Gov
huofs SaI. message be made special order OF
'ISinsss Tor II o'clock to-day. Car! led.
soS s D. ~, concerning the law library, was
'aen passed.
,ai ~. b. "a, rel tive to location OF mining
o"s o"i'us was referred to committee on mines
and minerals.
Inc House then adjourned.
CoUNCIL-sATURDAY MORNING.
HELENA, March 2.-Uonrad presented a
p'.0on from forty citizens OF Park county
IIsAlng ior the transfer OF certain territory
S% en- mFark to Yellowstone county.
1NSll NSolllns presented petition from about
N" UO ctlHens OF Cascade county asking for
toIenactment OF law to compel railroads
siao Outn strip OF land 200 feet wide on each
q, n.N, vi Their track to prevent the spreading
0'prairie fires.
2i1 iaTn presented remonstrance from
tnn0SSt' SS',lzsns OF Park county against the