The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-24

tending the recount. Whiteside protest
ed that this was an insult that was un-
called for. He said he had no intention
to remain during the proceedings and
asked leave of absence, which the SEN
ate granted. Worden then withdrew his
resolution. The dry goods boxes in which
the ballots were brought from Kalispell
were then opened, and the sealed pack
ages were taken out just as they had
been delivered to the county clerk. An
inventory was made and a startling dis
covery at once followed. The returns
from Precinct II were missing. The
senators crowded up to the table and
each one for himself went over 1he
packages and looked into the empty dry
goods boxes. All there was about it.
there was no package of ballots marked
Precinct II. This is a little place named
Spring Prairie. According to the can
vass of the Flathead county commits
sioners 13 votes We're cast at this pre-
cinct, six for Geiger, five for White
side and two for Edwards. Mr.. Their
riault, the Flathead county clerk, stated
to the senate that he had brought all the
returns that had ever come into his
possession. He could not explain how
Precinct II came to be missing. AS the
issue between Whiteside and Geiger is
so close, Whitesde having only one ma
jority, according to the county commits
sioners, the absence of Precinct II re-
turns may make bad muddle. The
senate decided to go ahead with the re-
count, the committee on elections and
privileges doing the detail work. The
first three precincts We're counted this
afternoon. The first two include the
city of Kalispell Everything was found
to tally with the returns. There were
two ballots in the First Kalispell pre-
cinct, however, which the returns
had ~
but which the committee thought there
was good deal of doubt about. These,
with the other defective ballots as many
as may appear. will be passed upon by
the senate at large. All told. 474 ball
lots were counted this afternoon out of
total of about 100. The work will be
resumed tomorrow afternoon. nE
At the morning session Of the senate
Whiteside introduced a bill for the dis
position of the $4,000 of the w. A. Clark
bribery fund now in the possession of
the state treasurer. Whiteside's bill is
as follows:
A bill for an act to empower and Ci-
rect the treasurer of the state of
Montana to dispose of certain exhib-
its of money received by said treas
urer from the chairman of the joint
investigating committee of the sixth
legislative assembly. and to fix the
shall be made.
Be it enacted by the legislative assem-
bly, of the state of Montana:
Section l. That the treasurer of the
state Of Montana is hereby empower
ed and directed to turn over and deliv-
er to the board Of managers of the
Montana Children's Home society, all
of the exhibits of money, amounting
TO $4,000, received by said treasurer
from the chairman of the Joint commit
tee of investigation of the sixth legis-
lative assembly; said money to be
turned over and delivered to said board
of managers upon the fulfillment of
the terms and conditions as contained
in this act.
Sec. 2. The said board of managers
shall use not less than $25, 900 of said
money to provide and erect suita BILE
receiving home for the wards of said
Montana Children's Home society.
Sec. 3. Said receiving home shall he
| erected upon suitable tract of land
in the city of Helena, to be selected
by said board of managers.
Sec. 4. The deed conveying said tract
of land to said society shall be approv-
ed by the attorney general of the state
and shall contain clause which shall
forfeit said land and all improvements
to be placed thereon to the state, if such
land and Improvement thereon shall
ever be used for other purposes than a
receiving home for the wards of said
society," or if such society shall ever
come under the control of any religion
sect or denomination.
Sec. 5. Said building shall be of sub
stantial character with walls of stone or
brick, and there shall be placed over
the main entrance to said building in
plain view the name of said society," to-
gether with the following inscription,
which shall be cut in enduring granite
in Roman letters of not less than y
inches in length: Dedicated to Puri-
ty in Politics.
Sec. g. The state treasurer, when cffi-
cially notified by the governor of the
state that the deed for said tract of
land has been received and duly record
ed, shall turn over and deliver to said
board of managers or their legal rep
| resentative, 100000 of said money. and
whenever the governor of the state
shall certify to said state treasurer
that all of the other conditions of this
act have been complied with the said
state treasurer shall turn over and de.
liver to said board of managers of he
Montana Children's Home society, the
balance of said money, to-wit 10000,
provided, however, that none of said
money shall be so delivered while any
contest or criminal prosecution is pend
ing, wherein said exhibits of money
may be required as evidence
These bills We're introduced:
BY Riddell-Relating to the liabilities
and compensation of executors
BY Clark-Relating to negotiable in
struments.
By Cullen-Providing for dividing of
counties into districts and the election
of county commissioners fran said dis
tricts.
By Mahon, providing for collection of
special road tax.
By Mahon, to provide further pro-
lection to birds, fur bearing animals
and fish.
These notices of bills We're given:
BY Hoffman, relating to the recording
of trade marks.
By Anderson. changing the boundary
line between the counties of Cascade
and Meagher.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.