The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-16
HELD A warm DEBATE
Caused by Proposed Disposition
of the Doodle Fund.
TWO REPORTS WERE MADE
1t Was Held That the Money Could Not
Be Appropriated for the Soldiers
as It Was an Exhibit in the
Investigation Report.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Feb. 15.-There were no bills
introduced in the house to-day, and but
one notice was given of the intention to
introduce. 1t was, nevertheless, a busy
day, and the final adjournment was not
till late in the afternoon. The forenoon
was taken up with the discussion of
two resolutions. The first was Trus
colts house resolution No. /, providing
for the appointment by the speaker Of
a committee to Investigate the affairs
of the Stockgrowers' association. This
resolution was reported by the commit
tee to which it had been referred with
the recommendation that 1t be indei-
nitely postponed. Truscott moved that
! the report be rejected and that the
committee asked for in the resolution
be appointed by the speaker The ques-
ton was discussed at length by Trus-
colt. Magee and Woods, and finally
Truscotts motion prevailed. The COM
mittee will be announced by the speak
er in short time.
The report of the committee of The
whole and it's consideration took up
senate bill 9, relating to the removal
of county seats, recommitted, but his
motion was lost and the bill was in
definitely postponed, according to the
report of the committee. Wilson made
another attempt to emasculate the
hobo, bill by offering an amendment to
the report of the committee of the
whole regarding the bill. The amend
ment was defeated, however, and the
bill was recommended for passage as it
came from the committee.
The warm debate of the day occurred
when the report of the special COM
mittee appointed yesterday had been
reached. This committee was appoint
ed to prepare resolutions acknowledg-
ing the bravery of Montana's soldiers.
There were two reports submitted,
Lindsay and Hedges signing one and
Lamb signing the other. The difference
arose over the question of appropriat-
ing 100000 for the care of the wounded
Lamb opposed this, while the majority
report contained resolution instruct
ing the appropriation committee to pre-
pare a bill appropriating the sum
named to be sent to Colonel ,Kessler.
The committee was unit upon all of
the resolutions offered except the last
one, which ordered the appropriation
Lambs dissenting report was as fol-
lows:
II desire to dissent from the last
paragraph of the resolution as drafted
and reported by the majority of your
select committee, for the reason that
/ deem 1t to be in direct violation of
the provisions of the constitution of
our state and opposed to the welfare
and good order of our army and navy,
and further T. believe it to be a SEN
timentalism born of false conception
of our duty to those who are volun-
tarily. manfully and heroically per-
forming the high and sacred trust as
sumed by themFfp 9shS0 $ t.a
Stephens moved the adoption of the
minority report This motion was sec
onded by Kelly of Silver Bow. Crutch-
field, Day, Kelly. Toole, Mats, Marcy
es, Paul and others attacked the ap-
preparation resolution. Most of these
speakers argued that the provision was
not constitutional. Day said that the
Doodle fund could not be touched at
present, as it is attached to the inves-
tigating committees report as an ex-
hibit. Mats said. that it would be
wrong to use such money as this to re-
ward the brave boys in the Montana
regiment If any money is to be ap-
propriated, let it come from the gen.
eral fund. Paul argued that the state
cannot afford to make any expen-
ditures. Others spoke in the same line.
Lindsay, Hedges and Bywater spoke in
support of the resolution. Finally,
after two hours of discussion, Steph-
ems motion to strike out the last reso-
luton from the report was carried by
vote of As to IA.
On motion of Lamb the committee
was discharged and a new one appoint
ed to prepare new resolutions, This
committee consists of Lindsay, Lamb,
Hedges, Stone and Cooney. At the
afternoon session the bills passed by
the committee of the whole yesterday
were placed on third reading and
passed. House bills 7 and 1S We're
signed by the speaker
: Petitions We're presented as follows:
One by Sullivan from residents of
Granite county protesting against the
passage of the gambling, bill; one by
Hedges asking that osteopaths be al
lowed to practice in Montana; one by
johnson from residents of Carbon
county asking that joint memorial
be passed asking the passage by con-
gress of a homestead act and one by
Ingersoll signed by Custer county tax
payers protesting against the creation
Of Rosebud county.