Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-08

The executive committee of the Butte
Business Mems association met to dis
cuss the license question last night and
although no definite action was taken,
the general sentiment was in favor of
licensing gambling in the state under
What is known as the old Hunt law, with
the proviso however, that gambling be
confined to the second stories of build
ings.
The committee having in hand the
matter of the licenses consists of j. w.
Passmore, d. Nj. Newbro P. J. Brophy,
William Morgan, W. o. Speer and T. F.
Courtney They submitted a report in
favor of licensing gambling; also for a
high license on saloons; pronibitive
license on beer halls where women are
employed and to designate pool rooms as
gambling houses.
No definite action was taken on the
report, as the members wish it to be
discussed by full meeting. With this
idea in view it was decided to take the
subject up at special meeting of the
association to be held next Monday eve
ming 1t was partially decided, however,
to employ Judge w. o. Speer to pre-
pare license bill in line with the views
expressed by the report, which was as
follows:
Butte, Mont, Jan. Z, 1901.-TO the
Business Mems association of the City
of Butte.-Mr. Chairman: Your COM
mittee on licenses beg to report the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That it is within the prov
ince of the Business Mems association
Of the city of Butte to take cognizance
oe inequalities and weakness in the Ii
cense laws pertaining to the business af-
fairs Of this city and county and becom-
inS and proper that we should recon-
mend such amendments as in our judg-
ment are for the public good; and
Whereas. Certain abuses exist in al
lowing gambling to remain open in viO-
lstiOn of existing laws on the question
ard the granting of unlimited saloon H.
cerses we regard as terribly demoraliz-
ing to this community and both ques-
tons demand the most serious consider
alton of all well disposed citizens; and
"WhereaS. There are notable incon-
gruities in the graduated mercantile Ii
cense and unjust taxation on manu-
Featuring interests which tend to retard
the growth of manufacturing industries
III our CITY. now DE IL therefore
Resolved, That this question be re-
fcrred to committee who shall be
authorized to employ able legal counsel
to examine carefully the existing laws on
these questions as they pertain to the
various interests here and that said
committee shall, by aid of said counsel,
formulate such amendments as seem to
them wise and just, the same to be sub
| mi ia int 20,
al and then to be presented to the leg
| islative bodies of the state now in ses-
sion and urge their adoption as laws.
I'm this preliminary report your COM
| mittee recommends that the former
| gambling law be re-enacted with the
addition that gambling shall be on the
second floor or higher, that certain
| games known as crooked games shall
be strictly prohibited and severe penal
| ties shall be provided for violations.
| That saloon licenses be increased to a
| figure which will result in the number of
| saloons being very materially decreased,
and thus place the traffic in as respon.
| sible hands as possible and that where
| license shall be made much higher. That
moderate license be granted grocers
to sell liquor in quantity and not to be
| drank on the premises. That there shall
be a uniform license for all mercantile
business. That pool rooms shall be