The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23

forts in behalf of the oppressed and suf-
fering citizens of his community. If
| the bill does not became statute, he
will refer insistently to his struggle to
win out and will place the responsibility
of failure as far away from home as
possible. There are several measures
that are nearly ready for the consider
alton of the house that will probably
call forth considerable debate and there
are said to be numerous speeches writ
ten and folded away in the desks of
members that will be turned loose be-
fore next Saturday. 1t is to be hoped
that the members who have thus care
fully fortified themselves will at least
famillarize themselves with their manu-
script, so that they will be able to read
| more intelligently than did Gibson and
Parker the addresses of which they re-
lieved themselves last week. If a
speech is to be read, it ought to be read
with a degree of intelligence that will
| convey the impression that the reader
penned the lines that he reads.
The senate committee upon public
morals had wrestle last week with the
proposed Sunday rest law The COM
mlttee was in session all of one after
noon and during that time listened to
the presentation of the merits of the
bill by distinguished members of the
Helena. The arguments We're all eabo-
rate and were calculated to convince
the committee that the law, as outlined
IN the Dill, will prove the means of grace
that this state is in crying need of. The
committee had settled down to lethar-
gic, resigned endurance of the presenta-
ton of the facts by these gentlemen,
When surprise was sprung by one of
the clergymen who opposed the meas
COMMITTEES al
and listened to what was said by this
single opponent of the bill as prepared
When this gentleman had concluded his
remarks, there was general desire on
the part Of those who had already
spoken to reply to him. but the COM
mlttee decided that, having had one
opportunity to present the affirmative
side or the question. these men could
not reasonably expect to be allowed to
consume any more of the states time
Discussion was therefore concluded and
the committee took up the considera-
ton of the bill. In order to give the
members of the senate full opportunity
to express themselves in this matter the
committee decided to report the bill
back to that body without recommen-
datlon. This was done and on Thurs
day the bill win come up as a special
order. This will prove one of the best
attractions of the week for the galleries,
\ Members of the house have had ample
Sopportunity to catch up in their corre-
spondenceS during the past week. as the
time consumed by the reading of two
or three of the long bills that have been
introduced into the house has been SO
great that a man with any ordinary
NUMBER or letters to write could not fail
to get them all out of the. way Cooney's
I and T. bill was the first one of the
week to tax the vocal organs Of the
clerks, but this was as naught when
compared with the bill that is fathered
by Hedges, which provides for the re-
eording of land titles under the Torrens
system. The bill was not finished as to
It's reading, the members having become
exhausted before it was concluded.
Lindsay came to the rescue of his asso-
clates by moving a suspension of the
rules that the bill might be read first
and second time by its title only. This
suspension was easily secured and
Lindsay is by long odds the most popu-
lar member of the house to-day. He
can have almost anything that he wants
if he asks for it.
Hedges has not only introduced the
longest bill of the session, but he has
also introduced more bills than any
other member. It is a cold day when
ne has not at least one reform measure
to spring upon the house, and he fire.
quently has two. All of them thus far
nave been directed toward correcting
what seems to the author to be exist
Ing evils in the codes. Mr.. Hedges is
lndefatigable in his efforts to improve
the codified laws of the state, and he |
IS undaunted by failures. If one of his |
bills is reported for indefinite postpone
ment by the judiciary committee, he
gets to work upon a measure that he
1Dnf tfytf 4l,0
this board of censors and cover the
same ground as the rejected bill There
is always an expression of general sur
prise in the house when the chief clerk
fails to read a notice Of Introduction |
signed by the member from Fergus.
But the member from Fergus is good |
natured about it, and smiles with the |
rest
The introduction of woman suffrage
bill by Toole of Deer Lodge county |
caused a ripple of surprise Saturday |
morning, and there We're numerous in |
curing glances turned toward the COR
ner or the hall, where the gentleman's |
desk is located. Mr.. Toole seemed OBJ |
llvious to the attention that he was /
and proceeded with his work |
as II 1T were only the natural thing that /
man should introduce a woman suf- /
frage bill. 1t is perfectly natural-if A |
man thinks that way. The friends of
woman suffrage have been active ever
since election in their endeavor to Sc /
cure support for a. measure of this kind. |
Until the members came to Helena.
the suffragists sent out circular let
tiers, printed matter and personal ap-
peals to all members. Since the legis- I
lature has convened, these efforts have
been of personal nature and there is |
a busy lobby at work in behalf of this
bill, although it has not yet come be-
fore the house, except as notice has |
been given of it's Introduction When it |
gets into committee of the whole there
will be some fun. Some of the best t
speakers of the house are said to be
IN sympathy with the provisions of the
bill, and the argument will be an inter-
asting one.
For week or more, members have
been receiving literature relating to
The science and practice of osteopathy,
and if the legislators have read ali
hat has been sent to them, they will
be well posted in regard to the affirm,