The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-24
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Washington. April Bright in the
midst of the great days fight in the
senate on the Cuban independence res
olutions Senator Mantle found time to
renew his efforts for the Butte public
building. He offered an amendment TO
h sundry civil appropriation bill ear
rying $50. 200 for the structure. This
amendment provided that the site
should contain at least IL. 900 square
feet OF ground and cav an open space
and alleys. of at least 40 feet. In sup
port of his amendment the senator
said: Il desire 10 say that the bill to
which his amendment relates has al
ready passed the senate twice. that IL
has been favorably recommended by the
Gus committee on public buildings
and grounds. and that a similar amend
ment to this was attached TO the sun
dry civil appropriation bill during the
last session. ] may also say that the
committee on appropriations, | think.
were favorably impressed with the
presentation OF the facts relating To
the amendment. but did not feel that
they could attach 1t TO the bill without
showing a %favoritism which the cir
cumstances did not warrant
Senator German assured the senate
that the amendment was all right.
Senator Allison. i'm charge Of the APP
preparation bill. said: Il desire to say.
as respects the proposed public build
ing at Butte. that the item was put
in the sundry civil appropriation bill
two years ago n passed. as the SEN
ator from Montana now states. II be-
ing at an important point i'm that state,
and being exceptional In its character,
! shall not make the point. of order re-
speeding il. but 1 will make IL as re-
spects every other public building item
that is presented" Then the Butte
amendment went into the bill.
Judge Alexander c. Botkin thought
he was going TO have better quarters
for his work of codifying the laws than
M has had since he undertook the
work. The sundry civil appropriation
bill provided them rooms in the capitol
building, but the provision was de-
feated. That bill does. however. i'm
prove the status of the commissioners.
The new Law pertaining TO them pro-
vides that they may act jointly as a
commission. and their expenses, in
Guiding compensation of assistants and
necessary Office rent. shall be paid by
the disbursing clerk OF the department
OF Jusuce.
The commissioners shall prepare. as
a part OF their work. a brief code of
criminal procedure OF the United States
circuit and district courts, the same TO
be submitted to ~ nnal ac-
ton thereon. The cod will be printed
at the government printing Office, and
when completed shall. together with
the ~stereotyped plates, be the property
of the United States.
The n report Of the United
states geological survey gives Mon
tana's total coal product at i.647 80!
tons, value at SIS 80 .642. Her product
is less han that of Wyoming by more
than 500. 900 tons, but its value was
more than that of the total Nycmins
product by $500. 900. Colorado alone of
all states west OF the Mississippi eX-
ceeds Montana i'm value of the coal
produced.
The American Forestry association Is
making a desperate effort to save the
Cleveland forest reserves which the
senate has voted to abolish. The asso-
Z citation has memorialized congress "a
save the reserves because suspension
of the orders means they will be prac-
tically abandoned forever. Thu follow
ing are suggestions and arguments
against such a procedure.
Il. The president has been given 10y