The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-03
House Passes Eight-Hour
Day Law for Female Labor
Lusk of Missoula Denounces Measure in No Unstined
Terms and Mrs. Hathaway Of Ravalli Pleads for the
Benefits to Be Derived by Her Sex
Through Shortened Hours.

higher price Wncre they were III CON-
! petition with farmers elevators than
at other points where this competition
did not exist with the idea Of putting
the farmers elevators out of business
and cqualizing the matter by paying a
lower price at some other point. Tho
bin woul0 have prohibited any firm,
corporation or person to vary his price
for certain commodities. either in buy
ing or selling, in different Districts
The penalty for violation of this
act was fixed at from $500 to $4,000
for each offcnse. It was held that this
was an exorbitant penalty and was
amended to read 5000. Murray. Cas-
cade. moved that the enacting clause
be stricken from the bill as he said
that 1t was no good without the heavy
penalty attached. His motion carried
and the bill expired.
I II. Il. 127 by Buell.. Missoula, re-
ccivcd the favorable consideration of
the house. This bill provides that
cities and towns may maintain swim
ming pools. skating Kinks. or other
public institutions of this kind at the
expense OF the cities.
| H. d. 113 by Ward. excmpttng from
Jury duty all licensed undertakers and
cmbalmcrs. was favorably reported by
the committee. There were several at
tcmpts to amend this bill. All failed,
! however, and the bill passed as
, drafted
|
the chair by Speaker OConnor in the
afternoon session in committee of the
whole and his arbitrary rulings finally
evoked reversal Of his decision by
the house on a call for division. Mr..
Demel explained that he was simply
attempting to hurry up the delibera-
tons of the body.
Morning Session.
| Two hours of the morning session
We're spent by the house in consider
ing bills on general orders. Debate on
measures was limited by motion, but
when II. B. 12s came up for considera-
ton time limits were automatically
discarded and extended debate in
dulged In. This measure provides for
the owners of cows, sheep, swine and
kindred animals being required to keep
them at least a mile outside OF the city
| limits and fixes a maximum punish
ment of $500 fine and so days i'm
prisonmcnt for violation of the act.
The bill had a rather rough voyage.
but was finally favorably reported and
the nocturnal depredations Of cows
inclined toward reorganization will cost
their owners dear II the senate should
BY any chance concur in the measure.
/ The debate and roll cali took some
what of humorous turn when an
amendment was offered to keep un-
feathered chickens from running at
large within the limits Of an unincor.
porated cabaret. Joe Duffy. Silver
Bow, explaining his vote told the story
of Casey's gentleman COW and how he
ate the floral decorati tons provided for
aS funeral. He voted to exclude all
rowing animals from city limits. The
bin was finally reported favorably by
Il vote of a to ~.
VII. B. 81. which provides for sani-
tary drinking fountains in all hotels
moving picture theaters and railroad
stations located In towns where there
Is. a municipal water works was re-
referred to the committee on sanitary
affairs for amendment. T.
Favorable action was taken by the
committee of the whole en-S. b. SO by
Kinney. providing for the issuance Of
bonds to refund the capitol building
bonds: S. r. Is by Larson. relating to
the evidence necessary to convict Of
the crime of obtaining money under
false prctense: III. Is. 1903 by Demel
relating to the issuance OF bonds by
| cities and towns.
| II. b. 1872 by Bent and Phelps will be
printed. although the committee on
affairs Of cities to which It was re-
ferred submitted an adverse report.
This bill prohibits the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors in. territory not en-
braced within the limits Of incorpo-
rated cities and towns. A minority
report signed by Bent. ingalls, and
Cotter was presented. but the MAJOR
ity report was adopted on division Of
the house by a vote Of 81 to 80. Cotter.
Broadwater. then moved that the bill
be printed and on roll cah the motion
carried by vote OF 50 to IS. The
measure had n narrow eScane from,