The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-02-28

AAoA" }, w Apply CC' '"1A AH'A0y ~ pay hCA
of Deer Lodge and Silver Bow count
bonds, to organize the Montana militi
were passed. Honse bill 40 to which til
governor objected was amended and pass
ed. The bill to attach the Crow reserva
ton to Yellowstone county was passed
The bill to suppress contagious disease
among cattle was considered in committee
of the whole, amended and its passag
recommended.
TUESDAY, 24rH.
The bill to provide for the suppression
of contagious diseases among cattle passe(
to its third reading. Council resolution
to pay for marks and brands furnished thu
territory two years ago was passed will
an amendment cutting off the item of in
terest charged. The bill relating to the
cost of surveying and plating townsites
was reported upon favorably.
WEDNESDAY, 10Th.
On the bill to enable Gallatin county to
issue bonds in aid of the Bozeman and
West Gallatin canal the committee report
ed recommending that it be indefinitely
postponed and the report was adopted
Committee reported favorably on the bill
providing for territorial insane asylum.
Norton, from committee on towns and
counties, reported c. B. SO, an act to in
corporate the city of Billings, with recon-
that the bill do pass. Biddle
moved that the bill be referred to the
ON towns and counties with in
structions to amend by reducing the debt
which the city could contract to $4,000
instead of $4,000. So ordered. The
bill authorizing county commissioners to
contract for medical attendance and medi.
cine for county poor was passed. Bill for
the relief of ex-probate judge Martin was
passed to its third reading; also the bill
the charter of Bozcman. The
city attorney, assessor and marshal are
1ow elected. This system has caused
some Inconvenience, and the change pro-
7ides that these officers be appointed by
:he city council. Bill attaching the Crow
to Yellowstone county was
passed. The house bill relating to water
lights passed its third reading. House
Dill to prevent the spread of contagious
diseases among cattle passed 10y 20 ayes
o nays.
The Washington Monument.
Saturday was cold, raw, disagreeable
lay in Washington and only about 800
,ersons wrapped in heavy clothes occupied
he seats around the base of the great
Washington monument to witness the
ormal dedication ceremonies and its pre-
entation to the nation by the monument
ssociation. The Masonic order was the
hief factor in the exercises and many in
eresting Masonic relics that had been
Ised by George Washington were used or
ON the occasion. Senator Sher-
nan and w. w. Corcoran, president of
he monument society, delivered addresses.
;ol. Casey, engineer of the construction of
he monument, presented the colossal
to President Arthur as the rep
of the United States who re-
lied in an appropriate speech. The as
embly at the monument then broke up
nd Il procession was formed consisting of
Military and civic bodies, distinguished
in the ceremonies and the
opulace generally. Hon. Martin Ma
INNS represented Montana on the staff of
he marshal of the day. The pageant
assed through the principal streets Of the
ity and was reviewed by President Ar
hur. In the afternoon orations in COM
of the dedication of the mon
ment were delivered in the house of rep
1t had been the programme
Or Robert C. Winthrop who delivered the
ration on the occasion of laying the cor
er stone of the monument in 1848 to per-
orm like service on Saturday last. But
hysical infirmity prevented his attend
nee and an GRAFTON prepared by him was
cad by representative Long Of Massachu-
etts. Hon. John w. Daniel also deliver
d long address. The exercises of the
ay concluded with fire works and
arades.
The history of this national monument
} George Washington reaches back to the
arly days Of the nations history. On
1e 7th day Of August, 1888, before the
.eaty concluding the revolutionary war
ad yet been concluded the continental
ongress passed resolution ''that an
luestrian statue of Washington he erect
1 at the place where the residence of
ongress shall be established" After the |
cath of Washington when the city which
ears his name had been fixed upon as the
apital of the nation, congress, on the oath
{ December 1899, passed another resolu-
on that a marble monument to Washing |
m be erected in that city and that his !
ody be placed under it. This latter part
the project was long ago abandoned
i'd even the monument idea remained in