The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-22

Imperialism, while he ignores the money
question"
will the national democrats retain
their organization in the next cam
paign?"
Yes, and Ut Mr.. Mckinley continues
to do nothing we will fight him as earn
estly as we supported him. L attended
meeting of the democratic national
executive committee, of which i am a
member, and someone suggested that
we ought to disband. that those who
were tolerant toward the BRYAN demo-
Gratis could go back int" the OLD party,
while those who We're with the repub
icans could follow Bynum into that
party The idea was unanimously vot-
ed down. It looks now as If Bryan and
Mckinley would bO.h be renominated,
and. as the case stands now, ] would
infinitely prefer Bryan
The Warren bill, remburslng the sew
eral states for the expenses incurred by
them in organizing the volunteer army.
has reached the house committee on war
claims. There is no doubt that 1t will
be favorably reported from the COM
mittee. The bill provides that the sec
rotary of the treasury shall be author
lied in the settlement of state, claims.
to allow all expenses incurred after as
well as before July s, 1898. 1t is pro-
vided that no reimbursement shall be
made for the services OF members of
the national guard or militia of any
state who were not accepted in the vol
unteer as of the same grade, and that
compensation, at the rate paid to Off
GERS and soldiers in the regular army
shall be allowed to the governors of
states 30 pay all volunteers for the
period between the date of assembly at
the state rendezvous and the date on
which they were mustered out.
The governors of the states are also
to be reimbursed for all reasonable ex-
penses incurred in the actual 'transpor-
tation of the members of the state NH
litia to the state rendezvous, and the
actual transportation from state rem
devious back to company headquarters
of all men who Were rejected for lack
of physical qualifications No reim-
bursement shall! be made to any man
who did not present himself In good
faith for enrolment.
1t is further provided that these state
claims shall be paid regardless of the
existence of any unsettled claims or
accounts by the United States against
any of the states.
Where mastering officers purchased
necessary equipment, and this equip
ment was subsequently taken into the
United States service by the volunteers,
and no receipts given % the mastering
officer, the certificate of the governor
to that effect will be held sufficient to
authorize the settlement of the ac-
counts. And where the commander of
company or regiment has purchased
supplies for subsistence between the
dates of enrolment and mastering in,
the governors certificate shall also be
held sufficient.
The secretary is also authorized to
pay the claim of any railroad or trans
portation company which has trans
ported troops from place of enrolment
to point Of rendezvous, and also claims
for transportation of rejected volun-
teers back to the place of enrolment.
The only condition exacted is that the
amount paid shall not be in excess of
the rates charged for carrying United
States regulars.
All claims must be filed before June
LIST next or forever barred and all
must be accompanied by paper vouLh-
ers to secure consideration.
Editor A. K. Yerkes of the Bozeman
Chronicle is spending fortnight in
this city. HOSFORD.