The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-16
RIGHT OF WOMEN TO VOTE is
DENIED.
LOST BY TIEvoTEI IN SENATE
SquabbIe Over Committee C%Ierkshjps
in the House-chapIain Prays
for Good Roads.

Helena, Jan. 14.-In opening the
senate, Chaplain Jordan boosted the
appropriation bills for the states
needy and unfortunate" and implor-
ed law makers to be generous and to
pass a good road law.
The quasi-religious prayer caused a
smile to pass over the faces of the
dignified solons.
The upper house did not get to work
until 2 and then much of the session
was devoted to the minutes and rou-
tine business.
The judiciary committee recon-
mended that the woman's suffrage
bill be definitely postponed. Maddox,
chairman, said there vas a public
clamor for submitting question of
this kind to the people and he thought
the matter, which promised to be
continually bobbing up, ought to be
disposed of.
On vote, Senate Bill No. 1" met an
ignomonious fate, suffrage being dis
posed of by an indefinite postpone
ment. The vote was II for and IL
against, Higgins casting the deciding
vote at first against the motion. He
afterward registered his vote with
the ayes, carrying the motion and
killing equal rights as far as the sen
ate is concerned.
House.
There was a squabble in the house
today owe the appointment of COM
mittee clerks. The chairman of sew
eral small committees are anxious
to have the naming Of their clerks
while other members want a hand in
distributing the patronage. Under
the new rules the committees will
have the selection of their own clerks
but this rule cannot become effective
till new rules are printed and go into
effect. At present the house is work
ing under the rules of last session.
In the meantime several attempts
have been made to put through names
agreed upon by the Lewis and Clarke
county delegations and several out
side members. In fact Lewis and
Clarke county is trying to dominate
all appointments.
This morning Dwight of Missoula
tried to have the rules suspended
and the following committee clerks
named: K. M. Hughes, Missoula;
Arthur Wright, Fergus; Minnie Stub
berfield, Sweet Grass; Mary Tobin,
Deer Lodge; G. Lanstrum, Grace Nc
Nerney and Bertha Sands of Lewis
and Clarke.
Lewis and Clarke members tried to
get a two-thirds vote to carry a sus-
pension of rules permitting the ap-
pointments but were defeated and the
matter went over. The clerks now
will probably be selected by the COM
mittees.
Governor Toole's estimates If reve-
nue and expenses were presented
today and referred to the committee
on ways and a The report of
the capitol commission, which shows
receipts of $4S6,4S4 and expenses of
$490,465, recommended an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for deficiency and $780,
900 to reimburse the builder, H. l..
Frank, for money spent in excess of
the contract.
The governor also transmitted the
papers in deficiency claims of various
state institutions amounting to $54,-
PAL.
At the afternoon session of the
house the following bills were intro
duced:
No. "a, by Morrissey-Anti-com-
pany store bill.
No. 35, by Flaherty-Compulsory
of deaf and blind.
No. SO, by Word-Repealing the act
providing for the publication of &C.
cupation licenses.
No. 81, by Dempster-Employers
liability act.
No. 38, by Notwithstanding for
the payment of wages in lawful mon
ey.
No. SO, by Gangner-To provide
payment of wages semi-monthly and
to prevent assignments.
No. 40, by Pearson, providing for
of road supervisors.
No. 41-By Faust, to provide for
he recording of leases.
No. 42-By Dwight, employers liza
bility act for railroads and street
railroads.