The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-07

Appropriations for Montana's Govern
In"nr for the Next Two Years.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
HELENA, March 6.-Nearly all the men,
bers OF the house were present when the
house convened to-day. The following
communication was read.
We. the undersigned. members of the general
staff and officers of the national guard, respect
ful suggest to your honorable body the pro-
priety OF making the present military commit
tee OF the house a board OF visitors TO visit and
inspect the national guard OF the state at its
next regular encampment, for the purpose of
reporting TO the governor, for the information
of future legislators the efficiency and utility OF
the guard, whether or not in their judgment it
is worthy OF maintenance by the state, TO tie
end that, for all future time the uncertainty of
proper support a each succeeding session may
be avoided, and the guard be accorded the rec
ognilion to which 1t is entitled.
This was signed by Adjutant General
Lloyd. Inspector General Curtis, Colonel
j. II. Miller, Colonel Kessler, Lieutenant
Colonel Sheehan and Major Mueller.
The appropriation committee this morn
ing introduced the general appropriation
bill for the executive. legislative and judi
cal departments for the fiscal years end
ing Dec. /, 1882, and Dec. 1, 1896. These
appropriations for 1895 total $40, ,225, and
for 1896 S4l4, $50.
Tue bill for the creation of Rosebud
county was taken up in committee of the
whole under a special order, Hopkins,
Joy. Meyer, Shropshire and Anderson de-
Tending the measure, and Gordon and
Aud spoke against it.
\ motion to recommend the bill for
passage carried on rising vote-ayes 26.
noes -.
The house resumed and the ayes and
nays were demanded on the motion to
adopt the committee report. which was
rejected by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. \ derson, Bennett, Bond,
Brown, Cooper. c rOett, dward', Glas'cock,
Harris, Hol.enste ner. Ilophins, liuseby, JOY
Lat mrr, Meyer. Mitchell, q. ". Oker Joseph
Oker. Reser. Rayno Is, 10 g''S, ROmb I,
Ryan, Shropshire, parks, sp.isgs. Tota.. 70.
Mes Anderson, Aud. la -, Booth. b II
kett Cook. Craven. Gu ngham. GordO i,
Hedges, Hershey. llors ~, s1eU, Jones, he l.
nedy. Lawrence, Lesser Lt see, oy', Lynde,
Marshal, Metcalf, Mot attn, Talant, Won
Tobel, Winter. leg n. Iotal q.
Joy changed nIs vote TO no, and gave
notice to move a recons ideration.
As a res lit of he commun cat on read
this morning from the officers of the ma
| tional guard, Monteath Introduced a reso-
luton iustrucling the members of the
house committee on military affairs TO
| visit the annual encampment of the ma
! tional guard, and TO furnish the officers Of
the guard with such evidences of their
findings as they may deem fit. This reso.
| luton was adopted.
/ Glasscock offered a resolution appro-
| priating Sl0) TO the sergeants-at-arms of
the senate and house for packing up and
stor ng away the furniture of the two
| houses. On a vote this was defeated
! ayes, IS; noes 2s.
4 communication was read from the
| senate transmitting the house text book
/ bill as amended by the senate. These
amendments strike out the books adopted
| by the house and substitute the books as
| originally provided in the Joy bill. Witu-
| out taking any action, the house took re-
| cess until . o'clock.
At the afternoon session the committee
reports were in order and a large number
l of them were made. The committee IS
/ which Won Tobel's resolution, IA the ma
/ ture Of a josh on a newspaper man, had
| been referred, reported in favor of fining
/ one OF the members lO) cigars for Con.
! 10 sleep and the newspaper man the same
on general principles. This josh con-
! cerned Bob Fisk Of the Herald, who drew
an alleged picture of Willard Bennett,
| the latter having fallen asleep during the