Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-15
GALLANTRY OF
MONTANA BOYS
is RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE
OF THE DOODLE FUND.
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Helena, Feb. 15.-The senate held an ex-
peditiouS and businesslike session this
morning, transacting considerable bust
ness and adjourning until tomorrow
morning.
The session of the house consisted of
much talk, with little being accom-
plished, the members getting into a
wrangle over a resolution appropriating
$40, 900 of the Doodle fund to the First Mon
tana regiment, and Truscott's resolution
for the investigation of the affairs of the
state board of stock commissioners.
The senate PASSED five senate bills and
concurred in two house bills, as follows:
Representative Truscott's, relating to
limitations of actions; Representative
Stones, for a lien upon logs; Senator
Myers, relating to actions in Justices
courts; also the bill requiring county
treasurers to publish in a paper of gen.
eral circulation, once every six months,
a verified list of county licenses; Geiger's,
relating to the location of mining claims
and bills appropriating money to Geiger
for per diem and mileage and to Assistant
Sergeant-at-ArmS Kelly.
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred Senator Hannah's bill simplifying
the manner of printing the official ballot
exported a substitute measure, which
went to the printing committee. The
bill is almost the same as Hannah's, the
only change being that the party name is
not given at the head of the ticket. The
bill does away with the circle, and, if en-
acted, will require the voter to select each
candidate for whom he intends to vote.
The judiciary committee reported adj
versely on Cullen's bin taxing travelling
agents as being an unconstitutional
measure, and upon Myers relating to fees
of county officers.
The military affairs committee reported
a joint resolution in keeping with the sug-
gestion from Governor Smith that the
state take official notice of the bravery of
the Montana soldiers in the Philippines.
The resolution contains a recommended
ton that the following cablegram be sent
to Manila:
Commander of the Montana Regiment,
Soldiers and Officers: With pride in your
heroic gallantry, sympathy for the
wounded and sorrow for the dead, the
hearts of the people of Montana are with
you.
"GSigned) LEGISLATURE"
The principal resolution is as follows:
Resolved, BY the senate of the Sixth
Legislative assembly, the house concur
ring, that while our hearts are made
heavy with grief to know that this splen-
did victory has been purchased with the
blood of SO many of M%ontana's bravest
sons, we are thrilled with admiration at
the heroic ]gallantry displayed by our
citizen soldiers on the battlefield of
Caloocan. We, the representatives of the
citizenship Of Montana, rejoice with all
the people of this state over the victory
SO CALAMITY achieved; we are proud Of
our sturdy mountain soldiers, who have
crowned themselves with the laurels OF
heroism; we express the deepest sym-
pathy for the wounded and heartfelt sor-
row for the heroic dead, and to the friends
and families of both we extend our sim
cereSt consolation"
A petition was received from the Min
~isterial association of Great Falls asking
for the passage of a joint memorial pro-
testing against the seating of Congress-
man Roberts of Utah because of his
pOlygamOuS record.
Warner introduced a bill prohibiting
railroads from making tunnel charges,
and Geiger a joint memorial for the re-
moval OF snags in the Kootenai river.
In the house the select committee APP
pointed to draft resolutions making pub
lie recognition of the action of the Mon
tana regiment at Manila reported.
The majority report was signed by
Lindsay and Hedges: the minority by
Lamb. The latter objected to the last
para graph Of the resolutions, which APP
propriates 5000 of alleged bride money,
that the dead may rest In honorcd graves
and the WOunded be afforded additional
comforts to aid recovery, and that all
may nave practical evidence of grateful
remembrance Lamb said the soldiers
were at Manila voluntarily, believed such
action sentimentalism borne of false con-
ception of our duty to the volunteers, and
opposed to the welfare and good order of
! our army and navy.
Mats favored the appropriation, but
not from the corruption fund. Bad
money should not be used i'm so good a
cause He would vote for any measure
giving good money to the gallant and
brave men.
Lindsay, Hedges and Bywater favored
it.
Marcyes said the present war was only
a slight skirmish-Only one man killed
and a few wounded. There was no need
to send money.
Truscott scored a point against the
committee on agriculture and stock
growing, which recommended to indefi-
nitely postpone House Resolution No. 9,
appointing a committee of five to investi-
gate the affairs of the state board of stock
commissioners and recorder of brands.
The resolution passed the house. The
word Joint" inserted in the title by the
committee, was stricken out by order OF
the speaker.
Wilson tried to amend Campbell's bill
relating TO stealing rides as to practically
nullify it. Amendment defeated.