The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-26
GAMBLING HAS TO GO
The Legislature Has Passed The Law
Making Ii Illegal.
EVEN POKER is INCLUDED
There We're Only Eight Votes
Against the Bill When It Was
Put on Its Final Passage in
the House Yesterday.


HELENA, Feb. 25.--In opening the fiftieth
days session of the legislature, House
Chaplain Shippen, in his morning prayer,
said: 80 Lord, we are under renewed OBJ
legations of gratitude to Thee for another
sacred day of refreshing rest. We thank
Thee for the golden sunlight of this beau
tiful morning, and as our continued days
bring to us continued duties and new re-
sponsibilities, we humbly pray that the
light of wisdom may shine upon our un-
derstanding that we have a clear percep-
ton of the things that are best, and will
Thou strengthen our purposes to do the
things that are right. AS God gives us
to see the right, assist in the discharge
of every duty and save us through
Christ"
When the order of business, motions
and resolutions was reached, Anderson
said there was one measure which had
been lost, strayed or stolen, and in order
to find out what had become of it, he Of
fered a resolution providing that house
! bill No. ., being an act to create Broad
| water county, be taken from the files, re-
| ferred for engrossment as amended and
placed on third reading without unneces-
sary delay.
Meyer seconded the resolution.
Anderson made the point of order that
the resolution was out of order in that
the bill had once been defeated.
Speaker Pro TEN Joy held that the
point of order was not we'll taken, and
said the resolution would be entertained.
| Spriggs, author of the Broadwater bill,
said that as one of the opponents, Love,
was absent and would. if present, vote
against it, he would voluntarily offer to
pair with Love and not vote on the reso-
| luton.
| Anderson, Meyer and Rodgers cited
rules in support of the res olution and the
taking of the bill from the table by n ma
| jority of the members. They held that
| a two-thirds vote was necessary TO in
definitely postpone a measure and the re-
port of the committee of the whole recon-
mendng the indefinite postponement of
the bill had only been carried by bare
majority.
Booth held that motion to take a
! measure from the table was always in
order.
Monteath and Won Tobel took the OPP
| posite side of the motion and the latter
appealed from Joys decision, which was
sustained by a vote of % to Is.
on motion of Monteath call of the
| house was ordered and a roll call showed
10 members absent. Further proceedings
under the call were dispensed with by a
vote of 81 to II, and then Monteath moved
that the bill be recommItted to the COM
mitted of the whole. but this was also lost
by vote of Is to p on a rising vote. The
motion recurring on the adoption of the
resolution of Anderson, Booth said that
while he was In favor of the measure, he
could not vote TO refer the bill to its en-
grossment and third reading, when the
record showed that it had been indef.
nitely postponed. lie believed the mode
of procedure should be, first, on motion
| to take the bill from the table; second. a
vote on the motion to adopt the recon-
| mendation of the committee of the whole,
and should the house refuse to adopt the
report the bill should then go to its third
reading.
Monteath said he did not believe the
governor of this or any other state would
sign a motion having such an outrageous
history.
Alderson's resolution was then passed
by the following vote and the bill was re-
ferred to the engrossing committees:
Ayes-Aderson. Bennett, Bond, Bray,
Brown, Collins, Corbett, Edwards, Hop
lnns, Huseby, Joy, Kennedy, Latimer
Marshall, Metcalf, Meyer, Mitchell, Oker
George, Oker, Joseph, Paschal, Reiser
Reynolds, Rodgers, Rossiter, Ryan
Shropshire. Sparks-27.
Nays-Anderson Aud, Booth, Burkett
Harris, Hedges, Hershey, Hollensteiner
Horsky, Isdell, Lesser, Lynde, Monteath
Rombauer, Tallant, Won Tobel, Winter
Yegen-19.
Absent-Baggs. Cooper, Cook, Cunning
ham, Glasscock, Gordon, Jones, Lawrence
Losee, Shober, Williams, Mr.. Speaker-12
. paired-I,oye and Spriprs
\ petition was received from 33 resi-
dents of Butte, 13 of whom are physicians
| asking for the passage of bill transmit
ted for tho licensing and regulation o
| prostitution.
The committee on fish and game re
ported back senate bill No. "A, for thu
preservation of game and fish will
amendments providing for the appoint
ment of a commission which shall serve
without compensation, said commission
to appoint "A state game and fish wardeI
upon the application of 100 taxpayers il
any county, tho county commissioner
must appoint q county warden whose sal
airy shall be 500 per month and one-hal
of the fine collected, the other half TO b
paid to the state warden, this to consti
tute his salary.
The engrossing committee reported 2
, Dlls correctly SnsFossei, anu 'uey "el
referred to their third reading and the
house recessed until o'clock.
, At the afternoon session reports oi
stan ling committees were continued
House bill 3. relating to procedure il
foreclosure suits; sos, relating 10 tax lev!
for stock inspection. and 267, fixing tn
| liability of corporations where death j
the result OF careIessness, were recon
| uendcl for indefinite postponemCnt b
the judiciary committee.
Bennett's bill. 2S7. relating TO the re
demp,iou OF bond property on lease
ground was sold for taxes, was reporte,
| without recommendation by the sam,
/ committee.
Tue political code was reported enrolle
and signed and sent 10 tho governor.
House bill. 81. apPrOpriatinE $1,000 70