Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-02
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out more invective than that bill viii
fall in for.
AS for Senator Tierney. he says he'll
be there. too.
ARE COFFIN NAILS" DOOMED.
Representative Murray has sounded
the requiem note of the cigarette: he
yearnS to have it's use in the state of
Montana prohibited by law. and has
introduced a bill to that effect in the
legislature.
The death kncll of the so-called "cof-
fin nall has ofttimes been sounded In
other states. and in as many cases the
little roll of tobacco and adulterants has
risen phoenx-like from it's ashes. 1t is
| commonly believed that the only mean
ing OF an anti-cigarette law is that a
profitable occupation of smuggling Is
thereby created, but Representative
Murray thinks otherwise. and may be
given chance to show if any OF the
blood of Scion flows in his veins. Ger
tainly that blood has trace of Draco's
life fluid.
If the bill goes through. the naughty
Noungster who now stands on the street
corner and advertises his depravity by
fitting cigarette from his lips at an
Cbique angle, will become an extinct
species in this state-so thinks Repre-
sentative Murray. He may become ex-
tinct on the street corners. but every
where?-well, that is questioned. How
ever. there are many who will like
to see the legislator Siven a~chance in
the matter.
The pertinent sections of the bill read
as follows:
Section 1. That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to inanufac-
ture buy. sell. give or furnish to anyone
cigarettes, cigarette papers or cigarette
wrappers in the state OF Montana.
Sec. >. Any person or persons violat-
ing any provision or provisions of this
act shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than one hundred
nor more than five hundred dollars; or
shall be imprisoned not less than one
month nor more than one year.
Sec. 4. This act shall be literally
construed to the end that it's object
shall be enforced.
THE WANDERING GRAPHITE.
Repre- sentative Hedges has deseryedly
earned the reputation of being one of
the clearest thinkers ana most conyinc-
ing speaker in the assembly, He never
says anything uninteresting and by his
perfect knowledge of parliamentary law
has frequN1tly carried his point against
the will OF a majority of the members of
the house.
Senator Meyer OF Carbon made a very
able argument in favor of the clause in
the eight-hour bill regarding the time of
it's going into effect. and together with
Senator Clark deserves most Of the credit
for the amendment to section five.
Senator Courtney carried his point yes
terday in committee of the whole while
the senate was discussing Quinn's eight
hour bill and proved that he can speak as
we'll as ''orate." In his earnestness he
forgot all about the flowers of dretoric.
Representative Sullivan of Silver Bow
who is lying i'll of pneumonia at ST. Pet
er's hospital. is said to be in the con-
vaiescent stage of the disease. He is be-
ing attended by DR. Wells, of Butt.
A silent vote" has been taken for the;
last few days among the members of the
house as to who is the prettiest among
the young lady auditors who daily keep
a tab on proceedings. Miss Clara Bull
lard is commonly awarded the prize.
The only objection the sleep-lovng citi-
zens of Helena seem to have to the song,
We Won't Go Home Till Morning. is
that when morning comes the singers
don't want to go home. tssJ
Important B.ll. s IN
Three important bills passed either the
senate or the house during the present
week, viz: Quinn's eight-hour bill
(amended), Hoffman's pure food bill
(amended), and Hedges osteopathic bin.
In addition the Powell county bill passed
10th houses and received the signature of
Governor TOole. Mahon's memorial
against the leasing of public lands also
Went through. -.
During the week the following bills
! were introduced in the legis!atu re: .sr
SENATE BILLS.
Senate Bill No. Notwithstanding
the boundary of Flathead county and
altering the boundary of Missoula county
to conform with the change.
| Senate Bill No. MISUNDERSTANDING the
lab lily of raj road corpora tons for DAM
ages sustained by employees through ne
glisence of officers or employees of the
company, providing that the plea they
are fellow servants shall be no defense
and fixing the maximum amount of dam
ages at $1,000.
Senate Bill No. 55-Judiciary Commit
decorating the Twelfth judicial dis
trict of Croteau and Fergus counties and
providing for the appointment of judge
of that district by the governor and plac-
ing Valley county in the Tenth judicial
district.
Senate Bill No. 56-Meyer-Prohbit
the operation of coal mines on the banks
of streams containing Ash or used for
domestic or irrigation purposes and pro-
hibiting the dumping OF slack from the
coal mines into such streams.
Senate Bill No. 51-Hobson-Providfng
for an eght-hOur day in smelters, con-
centratOrs and dry quartz mills and fix
ing the penalty for its io.ation at from
800 to $500 or Imprisonment in the coun-