The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

how, except as to a few of the cereals,
the question of transportation does not
seriously affect values. lie deals also
With the question of overproduction, and
shows that as 10 most Of the products
of agriculture In France the question or
overproduetion in no wise affects prices.
He shows that the steady and constant
depreciation of agricultural values in
France comes solely from the competi-
tion between the gold countries and the
silver countries. He deals as we'll with
the results of the joint efforts of the
representative of France and the en-
Voys of the United States i'll dealing
with the English government upon the
question of reopening the mints of tho
world to the free coinage OF silver, and
comments upon il. ! ask the permission
of the senate that the translation Of the
speech may be printed as miscellane-
Gus document,
Butte will get no public building this
year. nor indeed this congress. The bill
Will pass the senate, but it is doomed in
the house. This is not due to any lack
of diligence on the part of Congressman
Hartman. but because Speaker Reed
has decided to suppress all public build
ing bills. 1t is an integral part OF the
republican programme To hold the APP
preparations down TN order that the fall
ure of the Mckinley tariff as revenue
producer may not be too apparent. In
conversation with different members
since adjournment Reed has stated posi-
lively that there would he no provision
for public buildings anywhere. we
have too many of them already" he
said. Any man in private business
who would proceed SO extraYagantly
would soon be ruined" Reminded that
the adoption OF such a rule would work
great hardships on the Western states
and territories the speaker admitted
that there was some force in the argu-
ment that the new states We're short
of their proportion Of buildings. But"
he added, we can't let any of them in.
for if we do il Will be impossible TO
stop.
Notwithstanding this positive purpose
To prevent the passage of any building
bills, the house committee on public
buildings and grounds has gone through
the farce of appointing subcommittee
to have charge of bills for buildings in
the various states. The Montana bills
have been referred to subcommittee
consisting Of Hlborn of California, Bar
| tholdt of Missouri. Burleigh of Maine.
| Broussard Of Louisiana and Brantley of
Georgia. Into the same hoppers go all
bills for Maine, Alabama, California.
I Washington. Oregon, the Dakotas,
Texas and all the mountain states.
Senator Lee Mantle has been named
as a member of the honorary commit
tee which is to have charge Of the man.
agement Of great Masonic fair To be
prominent senators and representatives
are associated with him on the commit
tee. The fair Is for the purpose Of rails
ing funds to be applied toward the erec-
ton of the proposed haif-mlllion dollar
Masonic temple here. Much interest has
been aroused among public men Ia this
enterprise and il promises to be entirely
successful
J. A. Murray Of Butte, who recently
made a large investment IN United
States bonds in New York. returned
here after the purchase and passed a
week at the capital. While here Mr.
Murray enjoyed the felicity of induction
into the Independent Order of Ameri-
can Changers. The interesting ceremo-
malls Of Ex-Governor MeGonnell's funny
secret society have been heretofore de-
seribed in these dispatches. Mr. Murray
got everything there was in the ritual
The United States officials on the
Grow reservation are in great demand
As government experts Special Agent
Reynolds has just returned from MAX
ing an official investigation of the kill
ing Of the lite Indians by game war
dens IN Colorado. And now Superin-
tendent Graves IL quoted as the highest
authority on irrigation bitches In re-
port just made To Secretary Bliss by
Indian Inspector J. George Wright
that officer recommends the irrigation
Of 10000 acres Of the Southern tie res
erVation. This is a huge enterprise cost
ing a great many thousands of dollars.
At the conclusion Of his report, Mr..
Wright says. All of the above recon-
mendatians and suggestions are sub
mitted after conference with Walter II.
Graves. superintendent of construction
Of irrigating bitches on the Crow res
ervation in Montana, Nho is considered
complete authority on all such matters
and fully familiar with the character of
The country IN Colorado"
Commodore r. c. Power has been
here for ~ days trying to pick up few
patronage crumbs. lis success has been
far from signal Tom Carter was ahead
u the commodore and had swept the
Montana section of The patronage pan
try as clean rs Mother Hubbard's cup
board HDSFORD