Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05
constitute the sixth class. and mast pay

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$. OF 5000 and less than $40, 900, con-
s. per month.
/ .. OF $500 dollars, and less than
$4,000. constitute the ninth class, and
must pay S. per month.
I TO- or al! amounts over $3.50 and UNI
der $500 per month. constitute the tenth
class, and must pay 81 per month.
II. or all amounts over $500 and less
$l25o per month. constitute the eleventh
class. and must pay So per month
Il. oi all amounts less than $500 per
| month, shall constitute the twelfth
class. and must pay a license o: 81 per
month.
Is. Every person. company or corpor-
alton selling oleomargarine. butterine,
or imitation of cheese shall pay "a H.
cense OF 10 cents per pound for all
these articles sold.
II. Every person who keeps IA public
weighing or platform scales for hire
shall pay license of $40 per year.
10. every person or persons who is
engaged in the business of selling cigar
e'tes' cigarette papers. or materials
used in the making of cigarettes, except
topacco, shall pay license of $40 per
month, in addition to any other license
herein provided for.
is. Each railroad company acting in
the capacity of a warehousen,an for the
purpose of storing and distributing
soods except in their capacity rs COM
mon carriers. shall pay a license of SO
per quarter in each county in which
such business may be carried on.
T1ERNEY GAMBLING BILL,
me hour set for the hearing of pro-
no
mas come and gone. The smoke of in
dignation has died away and the fires
are banked. waiting the action of the
committee. The occasion was not ex-
actly was not exactly so warm as was
expected, but there are several .phases
to follow
senators Stanton. Cullen and Kennedy.
FORMING the committee on public morals,
We're present when the hour of > o'clock
IN the afternoon arrived, and the seats
were filled with Il number of. the curious
minded.
Senator Terney was first called, and
said that he had nothing to say for the
bill. rs he believed that it spoke for
itself.
Rev. DR.. w. N. Sloan, pastor of the
local Presbyterian church, asked the
committee to save the state the olium
Va SSAAAS ISlSiiSu 10 tHe ollly S(1lt.
in the Union on whose banner would be
inscribed the motto, I'VE license gam
bling" He declared that matters of
public morals We're paramount to ques-
tons of revenue. Licensing the eyi,
would not check it by any means He
was opposed to gambling in private as
means of amusement solely, but be-
lleVed that to make it matter of public
revenue would be to take a step back
ward.
Rev. Mr.. Richardson Of Great Falls
also spoke briefly. his remarks generally
being an echo Of the previous speakers.
A. NJ. Hotter Of the Hotter Hardware
company stated that he was opposed to
licensed gambling. and believed that it
would be disastrous to the welfare Of
the state.
Senator Courtney, who is member
Of the Butte Business Mems associa ton,
presented a letter from Octavius Hight,
president Of that organization, favoring
the bill. Senator Courtney himself
stated his belief that the proposed law
would confine gambling to. certain local
tiles, and prevent rather than promote
1t. If it had been proved that the exist
ing law could not be enforced he was in
favor of passing the bill.
The views Of the Butte clergy We're
presented by Rev. f. G. Groeneveld. He
thought that the petition of the Butte
! Business Mems association did not rep
resent the business men of that city,
and was satisfied so he asserted, that
| not 10 per cent of the people of Butte
! were in favor Of the bill.
Senator Kennedy asked Rev. Mr..
Richardson if the sentiment of the peo-
Pile of Great Falls was opposed to the
proposed law, and was informed that
the. sentiment in that city seemed to be
divided.
Senator Tierney wanted to know if it
We're not a fact that more gambling is
conducted in the state now than at any
other time in it's history. The clergy
men could not say whether this is true
or not.
The general opinion seems to be that,
while the present law will not pass, the
existing law will be modified. The COM
mit.ee will doubtless make its report to-
morrow.
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