Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-01-20

which he stables and feeds. Among the
things worthy of mention about this cozv
retreat. is Il beautiful collection Of rare house
plants. which form d regular indoor flower
garden. Why don't more Of our farmers
wives. like sister Wilcox. learn the secret OF
identifying a home and making it happy.
On tie 9th, we came here, and found the
city in a tumult OF excitement over the print
ing bill. Printers from all parts Of the Ter
ritory. express their unqualified opinion that
ii is Il trick to enrich one newspaper and in
p0yerish all the rest. We are not yet pre-
pared to say what effect it will have, should
it become a law; yet, we are led to believe
that it will not result in good to the taX-pay-
ing people, nor the Territory generally. II
is thought the Governor will veto it.
Will write more another day. r. n. S.
HELENA. january II, 1876.
The legislative assembly consists Of thirty
nine members. In the Council, five are
miners, three are farmers and stock men.
two merchants, two blaeksmitls, and one
lawyer.
In the House, there are eight merchants.
six miners, four lawyers, four farmers and
stock men, one banker. one. butcher, one
physician, and one druggist, comprising, in
all, a very intelligent representation OF the
interests of our Territory and we are as
sured, by far the soberest lot of lawmakers
Montana has ever had. We hope their CON
yening may result in good to all concerned.
Although they have been in session fifteen
came to grief at the hands of the Governor.
Therefore, we have no new laws to comment
upon. The bills pending in both houses, 90
to show that our legislators are bent upon
retrenchment, and reform. They com
menced upon the printers, and appear tc
keep up their lick bravely. One would
think, by lettering about the LOBBY rooms,
that this was the greatest evil from which
our people suffered, and upon the correction
of which, depended the salvation OF the
country. 1t is needless for us to enter into
the discussion Of the merits or dement's OF
the various bills upon the subject, as it can
have no influence whatever as to their adop-
ton or rejection. It is proposed to reduce
the price Of legal advertising in the several
counties to less than One-half the customary
rates charged by any first-class paper in the
Territory. Yet, while we do not conceive
this to be based upon the true principles of
political economy, we have no complaints to
offer, as we are assured that all public ser
wants whose salary it is the province of this
assembly to regulate, are to suffer a reduc-
ton in like proportion. We are not fully
persuaded as to the wisdom of such a course,
but it is nothing more than just and fair to
serve all alike. We fear that such a spirit of
rigid economy will not prove beneficial to
the best interests of the people.
AS to the railroad, we regard a subsidy as
a dead letter. A resolution has been adopt
ed in the Council declaring that that body
will consider no proposition from any rail-
road company before the first of February,
thus allowing ample time for the passage
of all the laws referred to, the enactment Of
which will not only render the granting of q
subsidy inconsistent, but render it impossi-
BILE; for to follow up such laws rs have been
proposed, by a subsidy which would over
whelm the taxpayers with debt, would be
impolitic, injudicious and superlatively abb
surd.
The entertainment given by the NJ. E.
Church South, Friday evening last, was 4
complete success. There were about four
hundred persons present. The exercises
were very appropriate and exceedingly en-
tertaining. All acquitted themselves re-