The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-27
GAMBLING And The LIKE
Talk in Helena About MOntana'S New
Laws.
THE CODES GO THROUGH
In House and Senate the Day Was
spent In DiIgent Effort to
Improve Upon Present
Conditions.
HE CODES GO THROUGH
special DISPATCH to the standard.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
HELENA, Jan. 26.-General satisfaction
is expressed at the ease with which the
codes passed the house and it was eX-
pected that they would reach the seuate
to-day but such proved not to be the case,
and they will not come up until Monday.
There is q little cloud of opposition to
them in the senate which may or may not
develop into something serious and which
arises from the following cause: Tho
code, as 1t came from the com mission,
prohibiting gambling and for this chapter
the house committee substituted the pres
ent law on the subject. The position taken
by certain senators is that there
are many things in the code
needing amendment and that 1t
has a bad appearance for them 10 make
the only exception TO the new code in
favor of the gambling element. While
they do not take the position that the
prohibition OF gambling can be enforced
or would be advisable under present cir
cumstances, they do object to being
placed in position which would make
them appear as confessing that the
gambling element of the state has force
enough to defeat the passage of the code
in the state legislature. They think the
code should pass and let legislation on
gambling be made in accordance with the
will of the legislature as an amendment
TO the code, and that the gamolcrs should
take their chances with other interests
affected by the codes and not be made
the object of especial favor. The only
thing that will prevent fight and prob
ably a successful one being made on this
matter Is that the senators who hold
these views are warm friends of the
codes and fear 10 endanger the action of
the house yesterday by m lkinG changes.
Tho senate convened promptly at 10
o'clock to-day. The committee on print
ing reported senate joint memorial No.
and senate bills Nos. and correctly
printed and they were ordered placed on
the general file. The judiciary committee
reported favorably on house bill No. / &c
create the Eleventh judicial district. The
report was adopted and the bill placed on
the general file. The same committee
also reported in favor of indefinite post
ponement of senate bill No. >, which
| covers the same ground, and this report
/ was also adopted. Notices of the follow
/ ing bills were given:
! Cullen--For the location of a soldiers
! home at Glendive.
| Hurd-To compel railroad companies to
| provide a certain number of men to man
| trains.
| Eggleston-Creating a lien for the driv.
| ing of logs or lumber Of another upon any
of the streams of this state and providing
| for its enforcement.
| Eggleston-To promote desirable immi-
| grafton into the state of Montana.
On motion of Heath the rules were sus
| pended and house bill No. 10 was read the
third time and passed by a unanimou:
| vote.
The senate went into committee of the
whole on motion OF Folsom with Steele in
the chair, and on rising made the follow.
| ing recommendation:
That senate bills Nos. IL and IA do pass
and that senate bill No. 10 be recommitteC
to the committee on irrigation and water
rights and postponed for further consd
| Grafton.
This report was adopted on motion o.
| Smead and the bills ordered engrossed
| A recess of 10 minutes was taken, afte
which the senate reconvened, and after
| giving notice, President Botkin signed
house bill No. 10. On motion of Chandie
the senate then adjourned until Monda,
afternoon at 3 o'clock.