Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-08

sensible members OF the assembly.
The bills which he succeeded in secur
ing approval for we're: No. 20, re-
ducing the legal rate of interest from
10 to s per cent; 46, reducing interest
on state warrants To 1 per cent; AZ,
reducing interest oncounty warrants
to 6 per cent; 10, changing the date
when taxes become delinquent from
the first Monday OF December to
November 80. The three interest
measures speak for themselves, while
the latter corrects an error which has
been frequently pointed out by the
ARGUS and other state papers con
corning the relative date ON which
the annual report vi county finances
appear aud the taxes become delin-
quent. Hereafter the county clerks
statement should show very nearly
the actual condition Of county
finances.
Mr.. Hedges introduced twelve
other measures, eight Of which were
indefinitely postponed and four OF
which had not been reached at the
hour of adjournment. His bill for
Torrens land system ofland transfers,
however, resulted in the appoint
ment of n commission to investigate
the merits OF the system proposed.
Altogether, but, however, except
Ing the senatorial matter, Fergus
county has no eason to be ashamed
OF its representatives in the Fifth
legislature. And, be it remembered,
that "when tried as by fire." one,
Mr.. Hedges, was proof against the
Vaccinations Of the devil.
The only party vote of the season
was taken on the last day, the ques-
ton arising ON the adoption Of a
memorial to congress touching upon
the silver question. Of course. the
majority triumphed and the resolu-
ton was adopted. The views OF the
Republicans were voiced in the re-
port of Mr.. Hedges, who as Il
minority member OF the committee
on federal relations, to whom the
communication had been referred,
reported the following:
"As IA member OF the committee on
federal relations, to whom was refer
red Senate Joint Memorial No. T.
introduced by Cullen, | am unable to
agree with the majority report vi the
committee. The first portion of the
memorial is clearly vague and indefi-
mite as to what part of ourcountry's
history is referred to in the words
past financial condition OF thousands
Of able and energetic men throughout
the United States | certainly know
OF no period 80 ~deplorable AZ that
ever memorable time from March 4,
'y3 to March 4, '97, when Grover
Cleveland and a Democratic admins
tration held the reins Of government,
and spread over this fair land from
every vale and hamlet the whitening
blight of Democratic free trade fal-
lacies.
HAS the honorable senator from
Dawson who introduced this memo
rial forgotten the never-to-be-forgot-
ten time In the summer of "a when
the Montana contingent Of CoXey's
army created such excitement on the
division OF the n. L. X. X. over which
the able senator runs as conductor
from Billings to Glendive; or has he
been visiting with his rank anarchis-
tic friend Altgeld Of Illinois.
I'm contrast with that epoch of
misery and ruin to thousands and
thousands OF our citizens | point
with pride and without fear of suc-
~cessful contradiction to the present
financial prosperity of our country,
and to the millions who find ready
and remunerative employment In
every trade and industry. / main
tain, sir, that large corporations,
individuals, capitalists, tradesmen
and laborers all require and demand
that the existing gold standard il
necessary to uphold the financial
integrity OF our country before the
world until silver can by interna.
tional agreement of the great civilized
nations OF the earth be restored to
monetary circulation at some fixed
ratio which, together, those nations
can and will maintain.
81 protest against this Sixth legis.
lative assembly Of Montana memo
ralizing the United States congress
in any such idiotic II as sug,
gested by this memorial which will
only make the people OF this stat,
conspicuous as UNFOLDING a policy
condemned today by four-fifths o
the votes Of these United States
Stain enough has already been cast
upon our escutcheonb by this assembly
without thus advertising to thu
world for more political odium."
The following is the list OF bills
numbers and subjects given, which