The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-22
THE HOUSESO OF ILL-FAME
How Z Butte Odlclal Proposes to Settle
the License Question.


Might 0av0 k3ooo Abunoo.
BY the Standards special Wire.
BUTTE, Jan. 21.-About two months ago
an was prepared by the city at
toruey and presented to h city council
which provided for the arrest each month
and Aning of every house Of ill-fame,
every inmate of n. house OF il-fame and
every one found entering or leaving such
a place. The ordinance was referred tn
the Judiciary COMMITTEES of the council Tor
It's approval. Az last weeks meeting of
the council, the chairman OF the commit-
tee reported that tho had not
yet been able to meet.
In his sermon ON Sunday evening. Rev.
Mr.. G~roenveld said, referring to this or
dinance, that ian attorney, who knows
the dark ways of municipal law making,
told me that IL wa: sleeping the sleep that
knows no waking I'm the committee"
The members OF the judiciary commit
tee arc City Attorney Corbett and Alder
men Mueller. Pinkham, Monteeth, Me-
left tor the east. A STANDARD r porter
to-day hunted up other members OF the
Judiciary committee in order to ascertain
ance. This explanation was given by one
of the committee:
THE fact that we have not reported on
the proposed is not because we
do not approve OF taxing this class OF
people or because we do not believe that
they should he placed under restraint.
The matter has been talked over by the
Aldermen and those who proposed the or
nance have come to the conclusion that
~itwouldu't do to- adopt II i'm its present form.
I suppose the reason might as well be
given to The public. In its present form,
the ordnance gives too Erea' ,s sooP fns Tor n
chance tn dishonest officials. We dare
not trust the ordinance. According to the
ssr.". seen ee the Corning "rdl%;'" Sa. Of Of a q T'a"aS Of any III
fame could he bounced on by n police
man. The man might be u merchant
- I. a. ~1vH N hill An in
he a Clergyman, answering the call Of a
sick woman, or engaged i'm n missionary
s Si%cr,,cs That The w"u paliccm %ake would nG
have the power to- arrest him all the same.
uppos he IL once arrested, and tina fact
nesses to satisfy the public that that man
went To the house of i'll fame on an limo
cent errand. Rather than have this fact
published. rather than submit to the pub
iicity of am arrest, wouldn't you give the
policeman 90 or even SO in order to- he let
charge against our policemen; ali i say is
that this ordinance is TOD great n tempta
ton 70 place i'm the pathway of any official:
never ~ Is do. 'f r. was sried in Minneap"Iis
and soon IL became public that men seen
S sor rs or @t 80 81 and ade we're paying IT, "
would be in favor Of plan for licensing
snoI people would he Mortified at that
Oh, moi 1t would never do! That would
b.. i; ;SS;-sss %atSsa Of a"s arre w%nia fame "ns
filming them every month. But N direct
license they would never agree to. Oh
course everybody knows that la
drawing up this ordinance there was ne
intention Of driving these women out oi
the city. These women are found ant
must be found i'm every city. But we he
lieve they should he restricted and i'm IN!
opinion the bcsf way to restrict them Is Il
sin talking the matter over we have
come tn the conclusion that il best to lei
the ordinance as il stands drop. But We
will produce the same or n better RESULT
and get rid of the objectionable features
of the ordinance. The plan W.
s sSss S Ssrsed Of on ill-fame PAY max !.
liquor license, the same rs n saloon
provided they sell liquor. IT they only sci
one bottle Of beer they must have a ii
cense. We have instituted am inquir:
each place sells six bottles OF beer a day
They buv a bottle for Is cents and sell
for 81. That gives them a clear profit n
$3.50 ON the six bottles sold daily. Thi
this sum the woman can well afford to pa
a ~liccnse of 81 per month to the cit!
This will give q larger revenue than b
the m ,thcd OF arrest and dne; BY the sy,
Sl5. Of which only Is would go to the cit.
and the other SO would be divided anon
various officials I'm fees. But by the sy.
woman would pay sli instead Of $i5. AM
the city would get the entire amount eI
cent 10 per cent. for collection. Now
not that 3 great deal better pl"" i" ever
Nothing has yet been done i'm the matte
of charging licenses from Inc houses {
prostitution, the authorities awaiting III
Irvine, who will have the matter i'm charg