The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-03-23
4 ThLK WITH hLEX|
HE SHEDS LIGHT ON IN
SUBJECTS.
the Orphans HOme-ROssiter on the
the Metropolitan Press Overlooked
-AetZel'S Work.

Senator Metzel, who left for his
home Saturday. was seen by a MADI-
soNIAN reporter the evening before
his departure. He told of legislative
incidents which the metropolitan press
did not see fit to publish, for reasons
best known to themselves, and which
makes interesting reading.
The senator claims that the orphans
home at Twin Bridges was designed
by the lawmakers to be the place of
refuge for homeless children. of all
sorts and conditions, Attorney General
Haskell to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. Some time last fall. it will be re-
membered. the despeptic attorney gem
eral made a ruling to the effect that no
children could find refuge in the home.
save those who had 20 near relatives
living. AT that time about 60 little
unfOrtunates were comfortably housed
there, two-thirds Of whom were turned
out by the unjust ruling of the attor-
ney general, and Senator Metzel has
it from the best authority that Haskell
made this ruling, not because he
thought it was right from a legal stand
point, but because the state was short
of funds. and he wanted to reduce ex-
penses.
Speaking of Representative Rossi-
ter the senator repeated a remark
made by the Sheridan representative
which ought to go down into history.
1t was at the time when the legislative
mountain labored and brought forth
the flag bill mouse. which consumed
SO much valuable time without result.
Rossiter was disguised. He met Metzel
and said 'all this talk about the Amer
lean flag makes me sick. would say
that if any nan interfered with the
starsa and stripes to shoot the --
traitor On the spot"
The senator, always gallant, was not,
however. in favor of female suffrage.
When the bill came up a lady LOBBYIST
had button-holed him and had talked
to him about the benefits that would
result from its passage. when he said
to her:
"Iou are wasting your sweetness on
desert air. No use for you to talk to
me
"Why:" she asked.
well. you are married"
YES, | am" she replied and depart
ed without saying another word. But
the next day she returned with nine
young ladies whose especial duty it
was to see that the senator from Madi-
sol voted their way on the bill. But
he could not do anything for them.
Mr.. Metzel states that Will Orr. the
rising young v%etinery surgeon of Dill
Ion. was the choice of the state board of
stock commissioners for state veteri-
nary but through the double dealing
of the president and minority of the
board Mr.. Orr did not receive the ap-
pointment.
Among the measures which Senator
Metzel was instrumental in the adop-
ton of was an amendment to the reve-
nue. laws which reduces the license OF
such concerns as the Southern Mon
tana Telegraph company from $500 per
year to S. per instrument per quarter:
the orphans home appropriations of
about $4,000, including deficit: an
amendment repeating the license i'm
posed On stations, bulls and jacks kept
for the purpose of prOpogating: requir-
ing public documents to be published
in uniform size: relating to auctiOneers:
forbidding discrimination in charges of
by corporations fulfilling public func-
tions: regulating charges for filing
papers with county clerk. as follows:
SECTION 1881. For filing and record
ing each instrument of writing allowed
by law to be recorded, except as here
after provided:
For first folio 30
For each subsequent folio or frac-
ton thereof. Is
For each entry in indeX.......... 10
For certificate that such instru-
ment has Deer filed and re-
corded. with seal atfixed..... so
For searching any index. record
or files of the Office, for each
year, when required. in alb
stracting or otherwise. Is
For abstract of title, when requir-
ed made from original records
and files, for each conveyance,
incumbrance, or other instru-
ment affecting title. ........ 80