The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-19
Despite Strong Opposition Measure Receives
Safe Majority and Women Applaud.
ACT PROVIDES SEVERE PENALTY FOR WIFE BEATERS
Also Prescribes Lashng for Secetares Action
on Miscegenaton Bill Is Observation-Disclosures
Leave This Morning for Missoua to At
tend the University Exercises.
apecial to The Daily Missoulian.

Special to The Daily Missoulian.
Helena, Feb 1S.-There will be but
few members of the legislature out
will attend the Charter day exercises
at the University of Montana. Both
branches today adopted concurrent
resolution providing that when the
legislature adjourns it will be until
Tuesday afternoon. The members will
leave here in the morning for Mis-
soula and some of them expect to re :
main in the Garden city over Sunday
There were things doing in the house
today 1t began this morning by the
passing of the whipping post bill by
a substantial majority and later the
house reconsidered its action in kill
ing the Muffley miscegenation bill and
sent it to general orders, where 1t was
amended SO as to make legal in this
state marriages contracted elsewhere
contrary to it's provisions, but where
persons leave this state to be married
and return their marriage Is not
valid.
The whipping post bill saw the most
bitter contest Duncan opposed the
bill upon the ground that the children
of the wife beater would be dishonored
by the whipping administered to their
parents Pierson opposed 1t upon ute
ground that woman would come into
court, charge a man with having beat
en- her and that the sympathy OF the
mob would Immediately go out to her
and that the man would be whipped,
guilty or not Norton opposed 1t upon
the ground that was an appeal to the
galleries and that 1t was time to stop
amending all of the laws Of Montana
Women Applaud.
The final vote was "a to 25 When
the vote was announced and the Dill
was declared passed, the women IN the
galleries, clapped, the applaudlng pc
ing led by the wife Of one or the
members who had spoken vigorously
against the passage Of the bill. When
Kilgallon's name was called ne ex-
planned that he had asked his wire
how he should vote and she told MIN
to vote "yes," and he would follow her
advice.
The bill goes farther than to pro-
hibit woman beating. 1t provides that
yagrants, men who live on the earn
ings OF fallen women, shall, upon con-
viction, in addition to the punishment
now provided by law, be given not less
than 10 nor more than 80 lashes after
the removal Of the outer clothing.
In committee of the whole this aft
ernoon the house, after long f1ght'
recommended for passage the Berkln
bill authorizing the use OF slot ma
chimes. The motion was made to re-
consider and the contest will be fought
over again when this comes up.
Alien Bill Blocked.
The committee on military affairs
reported back unfavorably the Nor
ton bill providing for the segregation
of Mongolians and the report was
adopted.
On an adverse committee report the
bill relating to the power Of boards
of county commissioners to report bids
for the care Of the county poor was
killed.
On motion of Arnett the bill Great
ing Shaw county from eastern part of
Valley. which was unfavorably re-
ported, was ordered printed and placed
on general orders; like action was TAX
en- on the bill creating the county OF
Musselshell from parts of Fergus,
Sweetgrass and Yellowstone, on mo-
ton of Burke, and the same action was
taken on the bill to prevent fraud by
mining companies and others engaged
in mining. All of these bills had been
unfavorably reported. Later, on mo-
ton of Berkin, the action placing the
bill to create Musselshell county on
general orders was reconstdered and
the hill was again killed.
Bills Presented.
The following bills were introduced: :
No 346, by Woody-Authorizing the
state board of examiners to issue
bonds for the redemption of out
standing bonds to an amount not In
excess Of 100000 as provided for by
a previous legislative act This bill
is to permit Of the taking up of the
outstanding educational bonds which
the supreme court Of the United States
declared unconstitutional.
No. SAT, by Gray-Appropriating
$4,000 from the fish and game fund
for the purchase of pheasants and
other game birds.
No. 349, by Butzerin-Relating to
suits Of divorce, to alimony, and the
anulment of divorce, the time In which
divorced persons may remarry and pro-
viding penalties for violation Of the
act.
No. $50, by Roy-For the protection
of employees discharged from their en-
ployment.
No. 351, by Allen-Concerning minors
playing on billiard and pool tables.
No 352, by notwithstanding the
condition and installation Of private
or public railroad crossings, and con-
ferring power on the board Of rail-
way commissioners to make orders for
the enforcement Of the act
No. 353, by committee on livestock
Regulating the shipment Of livestock
into the state, its inspection. testing
charts, etc.
No. 354. by McCoy-To amend sec
tion e37s. relating to the salaries and
mileage of court stenographers.
No. 365, by Bogart-Relating to thu
valuation OF railroad property for pur'