The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-01-07
SPECIAL TO THE INTER MOUNTAIN.

neieha, Jan. 7-lhe legislature has not
yet begun to take things seriously. The
senators are more inclined to sleep late
than the house members. Two o'clock
seems early enough for the upper house
to get together, the excuse being that
nothing can be done until the committees
are named, which will probably be done
Friday or Saturday.
The house is doing little better. hav-
Ing met early today, but after a brief sit
ting it adjourned till tomorrow afternoon.
Here also members say they are waiting
Tor committee appointments, although in
the matter of bills they have made a good
start Some rather important measures
have already been given in the house.
several relating to matters Of economy,
particularly in the reduction of mileage
charges.
One bill that promises to make some
trouble for the legislature is by Connor
(RavallD, providing for woman suffrage.
On this subject the house members have
been making "a quiet canvass to ascertain
the sentiment, and from present indica-
tions the bill is likely to get a chilly re-
ception.
Several members who have investigated
woman suffrage as enjoyed by Colorado
and Wyoming, are positive in their ex-
pressions that Montana doesn't want any
of it, although as may be expected they
do not care to air their views when the
ladies are around as it is not known ex-
actly just what strength the supporters
of the bill will have.
Humiliation of Heinze Crowd
The humiliation of the fusion-labor COM
bination is pathetic. In fact, the Henze
crowd has good reasons to be cherries.
Overburdened with confidence when they
came to Helena, they now find themselves
adrift in sea of heartless republicans.
Those seeking favors are scurrying to the
majority after sitting on the fence long
enough to see what would control the
legislature. The governors roast on lobby
ist echoes strangely in the ears of Heinze
hangers-on, in view of the fact there are
an even dozen here from Silver Bow to do
the outside work for the young Napoleon.
Just where the Butte man Of many parties
will get off cannot now be predicted. That
he has griefs is evident from the fact that
lie has abandoned the floor of the senate
and now puts in his time listening to the
supreme court and wandering through the
capitol corridors.
In the Senate.
The senate met at 2 o'clock and trans
acted only routine business receiving
communications and appointing minor COM
mittees on mileage and selection of post
master.
The committee on mileage Immediately
reported the amount due the various men,
bers at 10 cents mile to and from Helena
and warrants were ordered for the respec-
tive sums to be paid at once.
An attempt will be made to sidetrack
the Gichrist VS.. Tewey contest on an in
depreciation of the statute requiring evil
dence to be taken before justices of the
peace. Clerk Roberts of Silver Bow coun-
ty refused to appoint justices for the
purpose and the fusionists are now 60
ing to try to keep the contest from being
considered by the senate.
The senate adjourned until tomorrow
afternoon at AS p. IN.
Bills Of Importance.
Several bills of importance, relating
to the deaf and dumb asylum were in
troduced in both houses today by the
Jefferson county members who held a
caucus and agreed upon the measures
last night. One of the bills provides
for the construction of home for the
feeble-mindcd, to be constructed in con-
nection with the asylum at Boulder and
which was authorized by the legislature six
years ago.
II carries an appropriation Of $4,000.
Another fixes penalty for the failure on
the part of parents Of afflicted children
to provide them with an education and
still another is aimed to penalize the
lax methods of district school clerks who
fail TO report the census of feeble deaf
and dumb children as provided by law
Still another bill has for its object to
change the name of the asylum to the
School for Deaf and Dumb"
Convened at 10 O'Clock This Morning.
The house met at 10 o'clock and devoted
brief session to notices and introduction
of bills. The first proposed law was by
Miller, limiting judges in the First district,
Lewis and Clarke county, to one. Staple
ton followed with his initiative and refer
endum bill, while the next four were Of
fered by Miller.
The matter of members mileage, which
is seldom overlooked, received early atten-
ton. A committee consisting of Hilgcr,
McCone, Vegg, Miles and Dwight, was ap-
pointed to decide on the allowances to be
made members. The law gives 10 cents
mile and members are usually paid for the
round trip early in the season.
On motion of Lanstrom, the appointment
of stenographer was agreed upon for the
use of the speaker and chief clerk.
Charles Cooper of Helena will receive the
appointment tomorrow and his compensa-
ton will be So per diem.
Hefferlin, Stapleton, Lanstrom, Linder-
man and King were named by the speaker
to segregate the subjects of the governors
message and apportion them to standing
committees. A committee of three was
also appointed to act with the senate COM
mittee on the selection of joint postmas-
fer