The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-01-28

Legislators in the house this term
herce a good deal of time is con-
sumed uselessly owing to ignor-
ance of parliamentary rules on the
part of the members. However, ,
they seem 10 be generally in favor
Of reform in many ways, judging
from the number of bills introduced
with that object in view. The
committees are doing a good work
reporting many Of the bills u%nfav-
orable. 1t is wonderful the
number of men who desire only to
be heard. A story is told of one of
the members approaching the chief
clerk with the request that he
draw up a ill. ooh, certainly"
said the obliging clerk, "what is
the s~ublect?'' ooh, anything at
ali, I don't to 90 back to my con.
stituents not having introduced
something" sad the aspirart for
} glory.
The county division schemes are
meeting with strenuous opposition,
: but every inch of ground is being
fought vailiantly by the advocates
4 of thu c4uses. The great argu-
f ment used a%gainst them is that
there ape nov too many 81 all
r counties in the state ia a condition
Of poverty. A resolution Is likely
|, to be introduced in a day or two
6 resolving to form no new counties
+ nor seggregate any portion OF any
county, but it will not meet with
= general approval. The women of
the state are we'll represented in
Hobbies, they having several meas
urers to put through, They want
, q matron for the p0nitentlary,
they want to raise the age of
consent to eighteen years and
: above all they want woman suff>
rage. The two first measures
are the outcome of the W. G. T. U.
while the latteris she offspring of
: the new woman who seems to have
quite q representation in the state.
The measure will probably carry
u and at The next'elcction the voters
will have this nomentnous qLcs.
W tion to deal With, as we'll, p rhaps,
g as the initia'ive and referendum.
The gambling law is likely t.
! pass, and it is a stringent one
The gamblers say they r gong
- to offer no opposition to tn
measure as they got the worst o
at the last session of the legis
~laturc; doubtless they depend upo'
rs finding some means of evading tn
law as they hare done in the past
The trial Of Edward Double
Of Runner for murder on the reser
'lr walton is now 10 progress in tn
p United S ats court. There ar
nj ,yn, D, TcJ;,te k.r, "a v,tg,oCaas
ne Chas. Simons is interpreter 70
re the prosecution and Mr.. JohnstO
"A for the defense. E. G. Garrett
1S U. S. Commissioner, who took TIL
5le preliminary evidence, is here upo
~ the case The trial will prohahl
last two or three days yet.
r. Lewis, editor Of the Glaago.
'o Gazette and representative frot
Valley county has been the subiec
i" of one of the most untruthful an
:" scurrilious attacks at the hands {
T." the editor of one of the weekl
papers in that section. Mr.. Levi
althougha republican and in til
minority, has not his peer in pol
ularitv on the floor OF the house
His influence with his colleagues
~eXcelled only by his good nature
st wit.iclsns. That he should be tt
as subject of lying and altogetht
OK unwarranted attack by a br1tht
newspaperman is only a sign tn;
oil the newspaper fraternity have
20 their ranks men who are devoid
principle and unworthy to ran
he among the lowest classes of human
St ity, lev alone among those wi
he boast that they endeavor to mou
v public opinion. There are rumo.
that this paper will be denied ii
~ privilege of the house, owing
II" to its un warranted and maligal
attack upon member so we
ed known and respected as R, Levi