The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-08

As il was now, they placed the legislation
of the house in the hands of q majority of
a committee, and thus meritorious meas
ures could be pigeon-holed at their desire
and thus killed. He believed the ioaning
of money at "a and Is per cent. by the
bankers of the state should be stopped.
Craven, chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee, agreed with Rodgers in part. He
believed where the committee unani-
mously recommended the indefinite post
ponement of a measure their report
should be adopted, but in this case the
committee was divided. As it required
two-thirds vote to suspend the rules a
motion TO indefinitely postpone was lost
and the bill went to general orders.
The same committee also recommended
that iurther consideration of the substi-
stute to house bill No. "a, creating two ad-
ditional judges of the supreme court, bo
indefinitely postponed.
Rodgers again objected to thus dispos-
ing of the bill and he was somewhat Bit
ter and sarcastic in referring to his fellow
members of the judiciary committee.
Won Tobel, in replying, said he would
not talk to the galleries as had Rodgers,
but to the sensible portion of the mem-
bers. The judiciary committee was made
up of men who understood their business,
unless the gentlemen from Deer Lodge
and Missoula should be excepted.
Booth went after Rodgers, and said that
all of his talk was child's play, as the
third of the members could prevent n sus-
pension of the rules if they wanted to.
Shropshire said the supreme court had
over 200 cases now on the docket, and the
question was would they ever be able to
catch up.
Rodgers said no did not intend to re-
fleet any dscredt upon the judiciary
committee. He believed his words had
been misconstrued or else he had not said
what he had intended. He said the gen.
tleman from Fergus and Valley had made
very insulting remark, but as Won
Tobel was considerable of talker they
must overlook some things.
Bennett, Paschal and Hershey all IA
vored indefinitely postponing the meas
ure. The ayes and nays were demanded
on the motion to suspend the rules, and it
was lost by n vote of: Nays, Sc: ayes, 20.
House bill lis, relating to the ago of
consent, was also reported by the COM
miItee for indefinite postponement, but
was referred to general orders. The house
then took a recess until p. m.
A detailed report of tho house proceed
ings this afternoon would read like a
herdbook of Montana statesmen. Knip-
penberg's American flag bill was under
consideration and each speaker on the
bill found ii necessary to announce his
pedigree. The house was apparently in a
perfect whirlwind of patriotism. Tho desk
of every member had been decorated with
a small flag and the tornado of patriotic
eloquence that was turned loose at 3
o'clock nearly tore all the little banners
to shreds.
When the battle of tongues was over it
was found that the bill of Colonel Knip-
penberg had assumed the following
| shape:
section /. That hereafter it shall be unlaw-
| ful to publicly carry, exhibit or display within
the state of Montana any banners, colors or flag
of any foreign country, commonwealth, state or
nation, or to publicly carry, exhibit or display
any national banner. colors or flags except the
national flag of the United States known as the
stars and stripes, and such other flags and BAN
ners or standards as are recognized by the gov
ernment as national, mil, l,tary, navy or depart
mental emblems or colors.
Sec .. Any person who SHALL directly or
indirectly, publicly carry, exhibit or display
within the state of Montana, any banner, cOlors
or flag OF any fore gn country, commonwealth.
state or national, or any national banner colors
or flag except the stars and stripes, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanOT, and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished by q line
| In any sum not less than SlOO nor more than
| S2OO or by Imprisonment in the county jail for
not less than one month nor more than three
mon hs.
Provided, That nothing in this act shall be
| construed so as to prevent duly accredited
| official OF any foreign government displaying or
carrying the national flag of the country Of
which he is an official
In this condition it was recommended
| for passage when the committee arose.
When the special order was called knip-
penberg took the floor and read from his
manuscript for half an hour. he an
nounced at the beginning that he was not
an A. p. A, and had not introduced the
bill in their interests. The only institu-
ton or society to which he owed allegi-
ance was the Methodist church, and he
was glad to say that the time had arrived
when man, without fear. might an
nouuce, even to a Montana legislature
that he was Christian gentleman.
He then referred to the Silver Bow dele
CATION in derogatory terms and stated
that a new political code seemed 10 have
been adopted, intimating that the opposi-
ton from that source was for the purpose
of conserving political pull.
Monteath, who had announced his op-
position to the measure, was unwell to-
day and not present on the floor of the
house. This, however, made no d fer
ence in KnippenberG's speech. and his re-
marks we're to the effect that the onposi-
ton of the Silver Bow delegation did not
amount to anything, as few of them had
been born when the government was in
danger in 1860 TO 1865, and consequently
they knew nothing of Americanism. He
then gave a general eulogy on the flag,
which was warmly applauded, and he
took his seat.
Rombauer read a short speech which he
had prepared in favor of Knippenberg's
motion.
Won Tobel took the floor and stated
that it was not his purpose 10 make an
answer to the gentleman from Beaver
head, but that he intended TO vote no
when the roll was called on his bill He
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