The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-14
IT STIRRED EN- ALL UP
The Legislators 0tjlCt TO NaWSpap3r
Criticism.
RODGERS ROASTS THE RICH
He Thinks the Legal Rate OF Inter-
est Should Be Reduced-The
Senate Has a Quiet Day
of Work.
RODGERS ROASTS THE RICH

HELENA, Feb. 13.-As a result of an ar
| tic.e printed in n morning paper here
| charging that the republican legislature,
| and moro particularly the sergeant-at-
arms, Mr.. Taylor, had been eXtravagant,
| the house this morning, at his request,
authorized the sergeant TO make writ
| ten statement to the house as to the
amounts paid out of the 5000 appropria-
| tion made the first of the session. This
charge was based on a b Il introduced yes
terday appropriating $1,000 for the pur-
chase of additional supplies for the SEN
ate and house. As a result of this, Ser
Reant TAYLOR this afternoon presented the
| fol owing report:
Supplies furnished by the Helena Book 4 sta
| tionery company to date. including all station.
| cry, two flags and the rental for the term OF
! two tpyewritng machines. Sj2S.03; supplies
| from sanford. S40.16. This. you will see, cOrre-
| spends with the state auditors report, hereto
annexe {. of money paid out of house bill 49, \
portion of this bill really belongs to the senate
| buC as it went in as one bill | make the report
| TO cover the whole bill The item OF Clewell &
| Co. for cleaning machines by my direction was
| cut down from S52 TO So; carpenters bill from
S9j to 5 17j; repairs on desks and keys from
| $92 90 to $40 %.
| This will show this honorabls body that / am
| trying to curt all expenses and run my part OF
! the business as economically as possible.
| Attached TO his report was the following
list of warrants drawn by State Auditor
| Cook against the 5000 appropriated. \.
| V. L klund. heating. S23i.93; B. E. Hooper,
moving furniture, S9L5J; sand Cou.ee
| Coal company, coal, S1l49S; H. JurGens,
two deputy sher ifs, S12; Clewell & Co., re-
pairs on typewrters, S35; L. Mcdaniel,
cleaning halls and laying carpet, Sil5);
j. j. Mccarthy, plumbing, Sl04l5; K. II.
| Winter, carpentery, S175; j. +. Gibson,
repairing locks and KEYS, S72.95; A. p.
| Curtin, carpets, ETC., S320.25; Helena Book
& Stationery company, supplies, S157.5S; ;
| j. Il. Sanford, furniture, S4O.1G. Total,
| $1,000.
In explanation it might be we'll to say
| that every one of these bills was con-
| tracted 10y Governor Richards prior to the
convening of the legislature, with the ex-
ception of the bills of Clewell & Co.. tho
| Helena Book d Stationery company, and
| J. Il. Sanford. OF the bill of the Helena
| Book 6 Stationery company S229.55 was
contracted by the governor, leaving the
| actual amount paid out for supplies for
the senate and house, S52S.0j.
! Speaker SWEET, who was personally at
tackled some time ago BY the same paper
| for expressn NJ an opinion that was unani-
| mously supported by the house, said that
| politically he expected the criticism Of the
| press of an opposision party, but wnen it
| came TO personalities the Independent
went too far. The present legislature was
| the only one that ever convened in Mon
tana which made accommodation for the
press representatives, but the Independent
| did not seem to appreciate kind and cour-
| teous treatment.
Other members conceded in the views
thus freely expressed; although Tallant
favored treating the charges with con-
tempt as being utterly groundless and uu-
worthy moments consideration at the
hands of the republicans.
The house will assemble in future at
| $3.50 o'clock in order that the reading of
the journal may not occupy so much valu-
| able time.
Chaplain Shippen in his morning prayer
| let the state iress and book agents strictly
alone, probably having come to the con-
clus. on that it was breath and time
wasted, and asked that the members of
| the house might enact laws that would be
of benefit 10 Montana.
About 10 minutes before 10 o'clock
| Chairman Baggs of the enrolment COM
mttee came up the center aisle stagger-
| ing under the weight of house bill No. 81.
the code of civil procedure, which he re-
ported correctly enrolled. While the
| speaker was preparing the same. many
prominent members crowded around his
| desk and viewed the work. 1t was well
! done-all agreed 10 that. After the
| speaker had signed it, Baggs picked up
| his 35-pound code and carried it to the
president of the senate, and at 0:05 a. IN.
he presented 1t to Governor Richards for
| his approval and signature. Tomorrow
| Ar. Baggs expects 10 present the penal
| and civil codes as correctly enrolled.
Love asked and was granted the use OF
| the house for tomorrow evening, tha, the
| inmates of the deaf and dumb school.
| who were to be brought to Helena, might
| give an exhibition of the progress they
| have made. The legislators were re-
| uuested to attend in body.
| The senate amendment to the Monteath
corrupt pract ces. tci, which provides for
tho payment into the school fund OF all
moneys collected in fines under this act.
| instead of one half going to one who
wou d turn informer, was concurred in by
the house. As; noes, Anderson, Bennett
| Cooper. Corbett, Knippenberg, Meyer and
| Williams; total. :.
knippenberg and Meyer made speeches
in opposition TO the amendment on the
| ground that IL took all the life out of the
measure. They believed that scoundrel
| should be used TO catch scoundrel. The
bill then went 10 the enrolling committee.
Two petitions were received from resi-
| dents of Jefferson county asking the
/ passage OF a law TO prohibit the sale OF
+ oleomarcarIne and butterine IN Montana;
! and a petition against the segregation or
annexation OF any portion o. that county
| - any other county. Residents Of Mad-
son county also entered protest against
the annexation of any Of that county to
Gailatin county. Ogando citizens also
sent petition against the sale of o!eo-
marrarige and bu tcT.ue.
= lis were introduced as follows:
Booth. house bi.l II. al act TO amend
| sections 3ls3. Gl2j. aIs7. Slss. 3l5g. and Il
repeal sect. on 3l35. political code relating
70 tue salaries of county officers accord