The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-20
MOVE FOR SUNDAY CLOSING
Petition Presented in House for Clos
ing of SaIoonss-commit-
tee Clerks Appointed.


favorably upon senate bill No. 49,,
relating to arson, as it did also upon
senate bill No. 2, relative to the ere
alton of the Offices of three supreme
recommended also that section 2 of
the latter measure be amended so as
to provide for the employment of
additional help for the commissioners.
The following bills were introduced:
S. B. No. 14-Hoffman-Relative
to the course of study in public
education.
S.. B. No. MISUNDERSTANDING
that a pupil residing in one school
district may attend the school of
another district; referred to the COM
mittee on education.
S. B. No. Notwithstanding a
penalty for the malicious destruction
of fences; referred to the committee
on public lands.
S.. B. No. Observation-Disclosures
liability; referred to the judiciary
committee.
S. B. No. MISUNDERSTANDING rail
roads of the necessity of stopping
trains at crossings both grade and
railroad, by the appliance of inter.
locking switches, guards etc.; refer
red to the committee on corporations
other than municipal.
Senator Maddox then arose and,
glancing furtively toward Senator
Sherlock's desk and espying a bundle
of papers piled some three feet high
on that desk, moved a suspension Of
the rules whereby the vote of yes
terday indefinitely postponing the
woman suffrage bill be reconsidered.
He said he did this out of respect for
the senator from Jefferson, and in
order that a hearing might be given
by the committee to those who were
urging it's passage. With a look OF
defiance, however, he asserted that
this action on his part did not imply
that he had changed his attitude one
iota regarding the merit Of the meas
ure. The motion was passed by unan-
imous consent.
Bows His Thanks.
Senator Sherlock. arising, bowed
his thanks to the senator from Cas-
cade, and moved that the bill be again
referred to the judiciary committee,
which was done.
The select committee to which was
referred the governors message for
apportionment to the various commit
tees, reported and this was adopted.
A communication was also received
from Governor Toole announcing the
various appointments made by him
during the interim between the adj
journment of the Seventh assembly
and the converting OF the Eighth.
: Under the rules, this communication
will lay over f~orty-eight hours before
any action is taken toward confirming
or rejecting them.
The senate then adjourned until
1890 o'clock Friday morning.
House.
A petition from many citizens of
Ravalli county for Sunday closing of
saloons caused much mirth, when AS
sistant Clerk Shoemaker started to
unroll it. After twenty-seven feet
were on the floor, a motion that it
be counted in yards augmented the
mirth. Duggan of Silver Bow then
added to the joy by announcing that
he had heard that n name on the
petition was from out the county.
The petition was referred to the
committee on towns and counties.
The following bills were introduced:
H. B. No. 47-O'Keefe-Providing
for attorneys fees as part of costs
in actions for the recovery of wages.
H. B. No. ADMINISTRATIONS
ing blacklisting.
H. B. No. Notwithstanding
law on obstructing highways
H. B. No. 50-Hilger-Amending
sheep commission Jaw.
H. B. No. Observation-Disclosures
law on notaries public.
H. B. No. 52-Hilman-Amending
state examiner law.
II. B. No. 53-Tolman-Relating
to estrays.
H. B. No. 53-Hefferlin-Amending
law on studies in common schools.
H. B. No. 55-Axtell-To amend
constitution by eight-hour law.