Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-02-06

ty good ventilation. The sturdy, strong
| minded merchants and farmers stood. in
| with the main proposition, but those who
reinclineI somewhat towards congressional
aspirations opposed 1t. No very good rea-
sons were produced against the bill, but the
fear that the tax would fall OH candidates
was intimated. There is a good majority in
the Council who favor the bill, but it is
hardly possible that it can pass the House.
Too many aspirants for congressional hon
ors for that.
Fl. B. 80 enables the people of Butte school
district to sell $4,000 worth of bonds and
use the money in building a school-house,
a special tax to be levied on that district for
six years to pay the principal and interest.
1t will, of course, pass.
The railroad exemption bill is causing
some stir just 10Y 1t has friends in both
the House and Council, but it would seem
that too many of them feel pledged Oh anti
subsidy tickets to allow the bill to become a
law. The resolutions of the Meagher coun-
ty nominating conventions pledged the rep
resentatives of that county against voting a
subsidy in any form whatever. The word
'<whatever'' denies any support to the bill
from that county. The resolutions adopted
by other counties are not so strong, yet the
present prospect is that the bill will not get
through, unless 1t is done in the way of a
compromise by making the exemption five
instead of fifteen, years, as asked for. 1t is
stated that an exemption is being asked OF
the idaho people, and that they are as much
flattered in that country at the prospect Of
getting the road as arc the people here. and
if Montana fails to grant any exemption the
road will only be built far enough to catch
the traffic to and from the National Park,
and from thence turn off to accommodate
Idaho and draw trade from Oregon and
Washington territory.
Our predictions in regard to the accept
ance Of an exemption by the Upper River
navigation company, it appears, were not
good, since it is stated that the company has
informed the House that they will accept no
exemption. f@
In what we SAID in regard to that petition
from Gallatin county for the separation of
the Office of county superintendent of
schools from that of county treasurer, we
were right, only that the treasurer referred
to is not a bachelor, he having married q
s%chool-marm nearly twenty years ago. But
the fact that ne was married to a school
marn is evidence enough that he is afraid to
&c brought in ontac with them, and he
should, therefore, be relieved OF the Office.
Ii. B. 36, introduced by Hamilton. of
Choteau, limits the collection of bills for
whisky to $500. 1t is said to be II good
measure, for several reasons. 1t will pre-
vent old topers from running big saloon
bills, and in some measure prevent unken
ness. 1t makes the saloon business a cash
business.
A bill to license commercial travellers has
passed the Council. 1t was introduced il
the interest of the merchants, and is de-
signed to tax a heavy license on drummers
for wholesale houses of the east. 1t requires
the payment of $50 a quarter in each county
before a person can go into any county and
take orders tor goods. 1t will be pretty
tough on small dealers if it becomes a law,
but it Is quite probable that it will get
squeezed a little before passing the House.
WILL.
I HELENA, February l, 1879.
SUN RIVER VALLEY.
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