The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-10
IT WAS LADIES' DAY
lhs Woman Suffrage Bill the
Feature in the Legislature.
A VICTORY FOR THE DADS
Mrs. Haskell and Miss Sanders
Made opeeches-Mr. Ramsey
Opposes the Measure
Eight n cur Bill.
A VICTORY FOR THE DADS
Special Dispatch to the standard.

Helena, Feb. 9.-There was hardly
room enough In the lobby and on the
hoor OF the house to accommodate the
crowd that gathered To witness the
fight over the womans suffrage bill.
From until 6 o'clock the wordy war
OF arguments and motions was kept up.
Hill OF Missoula marshalled the forces
OF equal rights, and Ramsey of Gala
tin closely contested every move. An
unusual precedent was established by
permitting Mrs. Ella Knowles Haskell
and Miss Sanders to address the COM
mittee of the whole. The votes on the
measure failed to develop the two
thirds necessary to pass the bill. but
the friends of the measure claim that
with the absentees they will have votes
To spare on the third reading. The op-
ronents of the measure are congratu-
| lating Mr.. Ramsey and themselves on
another victory, predicting that the bill
on its final passage will have hardly
majority. The Indications are that the
vote will be very close. the fate of the
bill resting with one or two votes. In
the morning session O'Malley's eight
hour bill for smelters was passed with
out discussion.
After the usual opening routine the
house passed rapidly over the various
calls without response until the intro
duction of bills was reached. Bills We're
introduced and read as follows:
BY Committee on Appropriations
Appropriating money for the payment
of the claims OF certain persons COM
panies or corporations, account fees il
legally collected during the year 1895.
BY Clem-To prevent one industry in
the hands of large owners from de-
stroying another industry i'm the hands
I ~ ..sa s.Nt
BY Dee-To amend section 1898 of the
| political code. relating to the equip
ment and furnishing of the school of
mines with supplies and apparatus
and fixing the amount to be expended
| therefor.
BY Butler-To amend section 2643 of
part 3, title 5. chapter 9, article 4 of the
| political code.
BY Phillips-To amend section e6i0 of
chapter 2, article 4. part 3 of the politi-
, cal code. relating to road taxes. and
section 1850. chapter 9. article 8. part 2
of the political code, relating to road
supervisors
BY Carroll-Amending sections 1854
and 1861 of the political code. relating
to ballots and voting at elections.
At IL O'clock the reading of bills was
suspended and the house went into
\ rommjttee of the whole for the consid-
| Grafton of O'Malley's hill regulating
the hours of employment in smelling
and ore reduction works which had
| been made a special order for this time
! Humber of Deer Lodge was called to
the chair.
The bill was read section by section.
whyte of jefferson and O'Malley of
| cascad, offered amendments which
were adopted without opposition. The
| bill as adopted, without discussion by
| the committee. provides as follows:
THE period of employment of work.
! ingmen i'm smelters and other institu-
1 tions for the reduction or refining of
ores or metals shall be eight (S) hours
per day. except in cases of necessity
when life and property is I'm imminent
danger, provided nothing I'm this sec
tion shall he so construed as to apply
| to wet crush mills
ANY person. body corporate agent,
manager or employer. who snail vio-
| late any provision of section one I'd OF
| this act shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and punished by fine in
any sum not less than $50 nor more
| than $500 Each and every day any
| person. body corporate, agent, manager
| or employe so offends, shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense.'
Resolutions and petitions urging the
| massage of the bill were dead from the
Fast Helena A, +, l.. Union No. 6S26
| Butte X, of l.. assembly No. 22S: the
| silver Row Trades and Labor assem-
| bly. Great Falls union No. 2S6 L. b.
| G. & ]: Anaconda Cooks and Walters
assembly No. 1868. and l.. A. No. s6i.
X. of l.. of Neihart
The reading of bills was resumed and
occupied the time of the house until
recess at noon. The appropriation COM
mittee introduced bill providing that
the sum of 81. 1880 he appropriated out
of any moneys in the state treasury to
| pay, on account Of fees illegally coll
iected. the Garnet Gold Mining com
| pany s99g.15. and the Bald Mountain
| company s499.1j.
At 3 o'clock the woman suffrage bill
came up for consideration I'm commit
toe Of the whole as a special order. The
| hill was read section by section. Elliott
| of silver Bow moved favorable recon-
mendation,
| Caldwell offered the following
amendment as section 5: Upon the
adoption of the amendment mentioned
! i'm this act by a vote of the people, all
| criminal penaIties and civil damaee es
arising out of a breach OF promise TO
| marry are abolished; also all right OF
dover and all penalties for support and
all privileges women now enjoy In case
of divorce. No allowance. alimony or
costs shall in any action for divorce or
| separation be allowed 10 the wife
against the husband. No damages in