The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-04
NOT A bad SHOWING
Appropriations Cut Down and the
Revenues Materially Increased,
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE
The Rosebud Bill Is Dead-Ihs sec.
ond Capitol Commissions Re-
port Is Recommended for Con.
currence-ln the Senate.

Helena, March 3.-Now that practi-
eally all the revenue and appropriation
nllls need but the signature of the gov
ernor to become laws. il Is given out
that owing to the good work OF Chair
man Cochran's committee in cutting
down appropriations about $4,000 and
chairman Ramsey's committee in in
ereasing the revenue about $50, 900, there
VIII be net surplus for the next fiscal
year of sl2SOOo, The appropriations are
100000 and the estimated revenue Is
seaoQoo' devided as follows: Taxes, SEQ
vvV; license. $4,000; fees, $50, ,O0O inher-
itance tax. 100000.
The Rosebud bill was denied reconsid-
eratl"h ny vote of % To 20, which
scores Dig victory for Mclntire of
custer who has led a determined and
successful 60 days fight against the
DilL An attempt was made To amend
,he steering committees report by plac-
ing the anti-gambling bill for imme-
| uiate consideration. but the friends Of
the measure could not muster the
necessary two-thrds. The bill comes
up tomorrow at II O'Clock.
| The second capitol commission COM
lntlee.s report was made. suggesting
mat the investigation he continued by
the governor. Al the evening session
IN" arid land hill was put on its third
reading and passed in spite OF deter
hlincd opposition and charges Of deals
and Jobs.
Following the reading Of the journal,
| inc mouse. Tor the second time during
| thc session. passed To the considera-
ton or unfinished business, agreeably
10 the adoption OF the steering COM
nitiec's report last night The recon-
sideraiion OF the action of the house
on the Rosebud hill. being the only
husincss under that order. was taken
up. The bill was defeated about six
weeks ago, McCabe at that time chang
cd his vote and moved a reconsidera-
tion. His motion was made a special
order and while under consideration
adjournment was taken. leaving the
| question undecided. The motion pend
| Ing AZ The time when adjournment was
| taken was one In amendment to Me-
'ahe's. by McIntire. that the motion TO
reconsider be indefinitely POSTPONED It
was these two motions which were
| placed before the house this morning.
\ call OF the house was ordered, after
which the abscntees were paired. but
not without protest from McCabe. t'p-
on Mclntire's motion TO postpone the
vote stood:
Ayes-Brown. Butler. Caldwell. Camp
bell. Carroll. Clark. Gilna. Greenfield.
Hepner, Kelley W. NJ. Langhorne.
Leehey. Mclntire, Mcmahon, Morgan,
Morton, Newton. OConnor, OMaIley,
Owens. owsley, Penwell, Perrlne, Ram
sey, Shifelbin. Shovlin. Stanton. Steph-
ems. Taylor, Warren, Whipple, Whyte,
Woods-33 Noes-Armitage. Bartlett,
Buckley, Glenn. Cochran Dee, Edwards,
Elliott. Evans, Hart, Hewett. Hin,
4 tIa.nN i a.
Marcum. McCabe. McNally. Mulville,
/ Power. Sanford. Stork. Wamsley, Wat
/ kins. Whiteside-s6
The chair declared the reconsidera-
ton OF the vote on the Rosebud bill in
definitely postponed and Mclntire of
Custer won his long fight.
The steering committee reported the
antl-gambling bill with the recommen-
dation that 1t be made "A special order
| for III o'clock Thursday. Lindsay moved
in amendment that the bill be made
special order for immediate considera-
tion. Ramsey Of Gallatin protested.
saying that the senate was waiting up
ON the house for work and that il would
take very little time to dispose Of the
gambling bill when 1t was reached Ne
Mahon favored the amendment, saying
The question could he settled in two
minutes. Lindsay said that II the hill
went over till tomorrow IL would mean
the bills defeat. Leehey, as friend Of
the bill opposed the amendment. say
ing that the alleged friends NJ the bill
had seriously injured the chances Of
the bill by dilatory tactics such az now
under discussion. Stanton thought
that the steering committee had made
mistake and that the hill should he
taken up and disposed of at once.
Woods said that there was not an
other on the house calendar SO import
ant as this and favored it's immediate
consideration. Pcnwell moved the pre-
vious question. II was carried and the
question. Lindsay's notion put.
The vote resulted: Ayes-ArmItaVe
Brown. Buckley. Butler. Carroll Clem.
Cochran. Dee, Edwards, Evans Gilna.
Hart Hewett. Hin. Kennedy. Lindsay.
McCabe. Mcmahon. McNally. Metlen,
Morton, Mulviilc. O'Malley, owens,
sanford. Shifelbin. Shoylin. Stanton,
Stork, Taylor. Wamsley. Whipple,
Whyte. Whiteside. Woods-35. Noes
Bartlett. Bruffy, Caldwell. Campbell,
Clark. Elliott, Greenfield. Hepner. Hum
ber. Kelly. ]. N: Kelley. W. NJ: Lang
horne, Beehey. Loeb. Dongstsn. Mar
cum. McIntire. Morgan. O'Connor. Ows-
ley. Penwcll. Perrine Power Ramsey,
stephens. Sullivan. Warren. Watkins.
MI, Srfakef-ZH
The speaker pro tenn. Campbell. de-
cided. agreeahly to previous rulings Of
the chair. that IL required tWo-thirds
vote In ease Of this kind. which. by
amendment to the report Of the steer
irG committee would take a hill out Of
its regular order He held conRe-
quently that the motion was lost
Whiiesidc appealed from the decision
of the chair. Upon vote. the chair
was sustained by vote of 30 To So The
report II the steering committee. max
ing the gambling bill a special order
for II o'clock. and Stanton's bill. rcla-
tive TO the insane asylum and board
IL commissioners for the insane. a spe-
Cial for o'clock Thursday, was adopt
ed.
Butler. under suspension Of the rules.
made motion for the further limiting
~ debate and prohibiting any member
yielding time 90 another. The motion
was lost by a vote of a 10 20.
Following recess. after the adoption
nf several committee reports. the rules
were suspended. end the house pro-
c.edod 20 the third reading ~ bills.
There was no discussion and tine hills
took their final passage by practically
thc same votes as IN committee ~ the
] Who'll. yesterday and the day before.
I DIring the proceeding Buckley ~ .Ief-
1 fsrs0n addressed the chair. was recpg-
nlzpd and said that the conference
committee on house bill. relative 10