The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-24
IT'S A BITTER FIGHT
Friends and Enemi.s Of the Capitol
Commission at Swords Points.
A BOMB IN HELENA CAMP
Whlteslde's Minority Report Stlrs
the Whole communications
mans Ringing .Resolutlon-
Ramsey's Earnest speech.


Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Helena. Feb. GA tight OF great heat
aud bitterness has been going ON In
Helena the last few days between the
friends and enemies of the present cap
itol commissioners. Governor Smith
wishes the old capitol commission re-
moved. so does sam Word, John $. NJ.
NELL, A. J. Davidson aud the whole
faction of which they are the leaders.
Governor Smith desires the passage of
Senator Rlddelrs hill removing the old
commission and authorizing the COVER
nor tn appoint "A new one, Under the
law as 1t stands the governor cannot
remove a commissioner except Tor
cause" The minority report which Mr..
Whiteside reported to the house this
afternoon evidently was intended To
give the governor sufficient cause To
remove the old commissioners In case
Riddells bill fails of passage. The
friends Of the old commissioners have
confined their work 10 the senate. for II
Riddell's bill Is killed In the senate that
settles IL. The fight has been one Of
extraordinary terceness and every
senator has been pulled and hauled un-
Ill his life has become almost bur
den Under these circumstances Senn-
tor Hoffman introduced this resolution.
which was i'm the nature OF bomb
shell:
Whereas owing to the financial dcprcs-
sion. II is not probable that bonds OF any
kind can he sold TO an advantage ~ this
time or during the next two years; and,
Whereas II the bonds were sold there
appears no way In which the interest
could he paid and the credit Of Montana
IN af I.fun1It ka assTtnIIglN "A T.
fectcd. and
Whereas, The matters OF the consiruc-
tion of u capitol building appears Ia he In
a disordered condition. ana there seems TO
be many factions. each pulling IN u differ
ent direction and iighting among them
selves; and,
Whereas. There does not seem 10 he any
urgent demand ON the part OF the people
of the state nj large for "A capitol build
ing. and II seems to be the better business
discretion TO add no moro to the bur
dens Of the state. therefore be II
Resolved. by the senate, the house con-
curing that the capitol commission Of
the state he and such commission Is here
by instructed to close up its business In u
manner creditAblc to and consistent with
the honor OF the state. and he II also
Resolved, That the governor Is hereby
ffuutSlfu 10 carry out tnt inttnllou
this resolution; and be- II further
Resolved, That no further actions or
proceedings be taken or had toward the
construction Of "A capitol building for tho
period OF two years, or until the legisla-
ture OF Montana may direct. and until the
people directly interested In the construc-
tion OF such capitol building are able to
work together for the best interests OF
the state at large.
A motion To refer the resolution To
the committee on public buildings was
defeated and the resolution was adopt
ed, only Riddell and FlUwerrec voting
against II.
A majority of the committee ON labor
and capital reported favorably on
house bill No. NJ. limiting the hours of
labor In snclters Ia eight. A minority
report signed by Egglesion was pre-
sented. recommending that the bill he
not concurred in. Eggleston and Hofr-
man spoke in favor Of the minority re-
port. while Brosnan and Watt argued
briefly In favor of the bill. Motions
were made Ia adopt the majority report
and also the minority report. but as
several senator's expressed desire tp
have the bill come up In committee uf
the whole at Egglpston's request all
motions were withdrawn and the hill
was referred To- the general file. The
hill will come up In regular order to-
morrow and will undoubtedly he killed.
The governor sent In communication
appointing John q. Morony of Ana
Conda public examiner. Like all the
other appointments action ON this one
was postponed. pending the action of
the legislature regarding salaries. The
committee on apporti0nment intro
duced "A bill giving Broadwater county
Two representatives in the next legis-
lature Auld introduced hill regard
ing the transportation and storage Of
explosives Flowerree introduced bill
relating 10 the intOxicatlOn OF Indians
and half-brecds, The committee on
counties and towns recommended the
indefinite postponement OF Mr.. Shov-
Inns house bill making the offices OF
city attorney. city clerk and city en-
gineer elective instead of appointive.
The report was adopted.