The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-11
MANTLE VICE SANDERS.
The Butte Mayor Has Supplanted
the War Horse in the Sem
atorial Race.
Employers Liability Bill Is Killed
in Committee of tho
Whole House.
Dillon Gets the Normal School-The Ed
vocational Bills rassed-scaipors' Bill
Passes tho Senate.

There was AZ much interest In the pro-
csedings of the joint assembly yesterday a.
IL Tho contest had not all ready been going
on for twenty-eight days. not counsinR
SUNDAYS. The expected change from Will
bur +, Sanders to Lee Mantle, ordered by
the republican caucus, was ono OF tho
things that helped AL the lobby OF the
house chamber to OVERLOOKING. Those who
went there saw something else that they
did not expect. II WAS Representative
Davidson, who has been ill 90 long, carried
inso tho hall OF the house on . reclining
chair, to cast his first vote for United
States senator and help elect a democrat, II
the anti caucus men should decide 10 asstst
in that desirable object. Mr.. Davidson
voted for w. A. Clark. He will be there
again to-day to do The Same thing. The
republicans, as predicted. did not obey the
will of their caucus with unanimity. Two
of them absolutely refused to leave ban
dsrs. another voted for Capt. Thomas
Couch, and tho fourth. after giving the
new Moses his vote. changed to w. A. CLARK
befo,e the result WAS announced. That
was Representative Benson. of Meagher'
who thus showed his democratic colleague
SO06 gLO 1dteS uUo GoicG saVJ
tinue on opposite sides OF the political
fence no long as the creation OF Broadwatef
county remained an unsettled question.
Representative Tiernsy, the MeaRher demo-
orat, voted for Col. Sanders. The result
WAS that Mr.. Mantle, OIL his first formal
entering into the lists, was more votes short
than was Col. Sanders when he was started
as the caucus nominee. There is some talk
to the effect that no matter how long the
Butte mayor stays in the race, he Will
always DO a few republican votes shy.
The most important fight in the house
was that over the the bill defining the LA
bility of employer toward employees in case
of injury. The bill provided that every
EMPLOYER of labor should be liable for all
damages sustained by any person. including
employees, in consequence of dangerous or
defective machinery appliances or appar-
atus used in his business. or in conse-
uusnce of the neglect of any agents, or OF
n Encouragement or negligence OF any
other employees in the course of his employ
ment: or in consequence Of the wlllful OF
negligent wrongs, whether of commission
or omission, of other employees. when com
mitted in the course of and within the
SCOPE of their employment; and it provided
that no contract which in any way restricts
such liability should be legal or binding
and that no release or discharge FROM. OF
settlement of, any claim for damage, made
by an employe, should be binding or legal
unless ii appeared to the satisfaction
Of the jury. by q preponderanoe o.
evidence that the same was entered
into by the employe freely and Voluntarily
With full knowledge of his rights and of al
the facts and of the full scope of the re-
lease, and for q substantial and adequte
consideration. The act was to be applica-
BILE at e~mployments of any kind except Or
dluary domestic and form employmonts.
The bill was killed by knocking out the en-
acting clause while IN committee of the
whole. The house also disposed of the uni
versity and agricultural college bills by
passing them. With the school of mines
bill they now 20 to the govc. nor for hi'
signature. The normal school bill got
through to the engrossment stage with Dill.
Ion still in it, though the advocates of Twin
Bridges made quite a good fight for that
location.
The senate yesterday PASSED with but two
dissenting votes Cullen's anti-scalpsr bill.
The fight over the measure was sharp, bu
the friends Of the bill had worked hard, and
they came off with flying colors. The
merits and dement's of the proposed law
were ably set forth by Hon. Wm. Wallace.
j., against the bill and Hon. r. B. Smith
in favor, before the senate in recess, and
the lobby was crowded with people directly
and indirectly interested in the bill. In
committee OF the whole the senate did a
great deal of work. and the result is Il mum
Der of senate and house bills awaiting fna
action in the up er body.