The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
MEETS ITS WATERLOO
Woman Suffrage Bill Dies Sud-
den Death in the House.
TRIBUTE TO OUR HEROES
Representative Bywater Introduces Raso.
lutions Praising Montana's Soldiers
and Appropriating the Doodle
Fund for Aid of Wounded,


Montana went aglimmering this after
noon in the house, when Day of Lewis
and Clarke. in committee of the whole,
moved to strike out the enacting clause
of the bin introduced by Toole. Mr..
Toole was not present to defend his bill
and it went by default
There was 10 votes in favor of the
| measure, and Crutchfield of Ravalli
county called attention to the fact that
only three of these We're married men.
| Bywater of Flathead created stir by
| the introduction of resolutions as to the
| disposal of the Doodle fund now in the
hands of the state treasurer. These res
| olutions call for the appropriation of
this money for the relief Of the wound
ed soldiers of the Montana regiment in
| the Philippines, and are as follows:
Whereas, In the Philippine islands,
across the broad Pacific, 1000 miles
| from home and friends, a sturdy band
| of Montana soldiers, the 1st regiment
| volunteer infantry are bravely bat
| Ting with other troops in the defense
| of the stars and stripes against the
| Filipino rebels, covering themselves as
well as their state, with imperishable
| glory for their gallantry, and.
"Whereas, The official dispatches an
| nounce that in the engagements of the
| 10th and 11th instant the loss in the
| Montana regiment was one killed and
| 25 wounded, more than half the casual
| ties of those days battling for the cap
ture of Caloocan; and,
whereas. Realizing the bravery of
Montana's sons. admirins their gallant
ry and expressing heartfelt sorrow for
ON nd SVT1nat hE for fhp wntlnd-
ed and realizing that the latter should
receive every care and attention that
may be required for their speedy recov-
cry, and that convaiescenee may be
greatly aided and encouraged We're 1t
pissible for these heroes to obtain luxu-
ries and necessities such as are not fur
| nished by the federal government;
| therefore be it
| Resolved, BY the house, the senats
| concurring, that the chairman Of tha
/ recent joint Investigating committee OF
| the Sixth legislative assembly. Senator
| j. r. Anderson, is directed to withdraw
from the custody of the state treasurer
the 100000 deposited with said state
| treasurer by the said chairman, and
| that said sum be forthwith cabled to
| Colonel Harry G. Kessler, commanding
| the 1st Montana regiment, at Manila,
said money to be used and expended by
| him and under his direction in obtaining
such supplies and necessities as will in
! sure to our wounded heroes the COM
| forts of lfe and the necessities demand
| ed by their condition to insure their
speedy restoration to health, home and
| friends"
There were several distinguished
guests present at the session of the
house to-day, prominent among them
| being Sam Gordon, the sage of the
sage brush country, and M. c. Norris,
who has succeeded the veteran Judge
Matheson as owner of the Billings
Times.
-Four petitions We're presented as fol-
| lows:
Stone-Petition of citizens of Missoula
that the initiative and referendum bill
| be passed.
Stephens-Petition of citizens of Clin-
| ton that the initiative and referendum
act be passed.
Marcyes-Petition in favor of Rose
| bud county.
| Ingersoll-Protest against Rosebud
| county.
| The printing committee reported the
following bills as correctly printed and
| they We're placed on generals orders:
Nos. 1906, 100, IS, 11S, Sd, -, Ill, 11s, 124.
The appropriations committee report
ed favorably upon senate bills A and
as and these were placed on general
orders.
The enrolment committee reported
house bills 81, 90 and II as correctly en-
rolled and the speaker signed them.
The committee on engrossment report
| ed house bills /, A. 80, 43 and senate bill
II as correctly engrossed and they We're
placed on the calendar for third read
| ing.
Bills We're introduced as follows:
House bill 139. by Day-An act amend
ing the code of civil procedure relative
to writs of attachment.
Fl. B. 40, by Stephens-An act pro-
yidins a license of $15 a quarter for
tailors. clothiers haberdashers and
other merchants having no fixed place
of business
II. B. 141, by Luddy-An act relating
to the sale of mineral oils and provid-
ing for the appointment of an oil in
spector
H. B. 142, by Black (by request and
| without previous notice)-An act to
amend the political code relating to
| licenses, imposing license fee of $50
per month upon dealers in ciearettes.
H. B. 143, by Paul-An act to amend
the civil code relating to the duties of
stock and mutual insurance companies
and their agents.
H. B. LA. by Paul--An act to amend
an act for licensing insurance compa-
MES associations and societies.
H. E. 1i5, by Losekamp-An act for
the relief of certain persons for serV-
ices rendered as members of the state
militia while waiting to be mustered
into the service of the United States.
The amount appropriated is $3.50,
The following senate bills were read
a first and second time and referred to
committees:
S B. IS. Mahans road tax BILL S. B.
80 Mahans game law amendment: S.
B. 43, introduced by the committee on
education amending the school law; S.
B. 50. introduced by the committee on
| corporations amending the law as 10
the meetings of stockholders and direc-
tors of corporal tions: senate substitute
| for II. b. 20, reducing the legal rate of
| interest.
Resolutions were introduced by BY
| water as to the disposal of the Doodle
fund and by the committee on privt-
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