The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-01-29
GOOD FRIEND IN BENNETT
Prevents Rejection Of Deficiency Appro.
priation for ;Adjutant Generals Office.
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Helena, Mont, Jan. s.The :mem-
bers of the Second Montana. regiment
came near losing today their per diem
and travel pay. to the Fort Ellis en-
campment of 1905.
A deficiency appropriation for the
adjutant generals Office, amounting to
$3,282, was indefinitely postponed in
committee Of the whole by the close
vote of 27 to 26, when Chairman Ben
nett of the appropriation committee
which had reported, the bill, came to
the rescue and succeeded in having
a motion adopted that the bill be pass
ed to third reading.
Representative Miller of Park OBJ
jected to the allowance of the bill, on
years ago had voted $4,000 for the en-
campment, yet the adjutant came in
with bill for over $4,000 more. Mr..
Miller said he would not vote against
the soldier boys getting their pay, but
he was against the deficiency appro-
priation.
Several members expressed them
selves in favor of paying the soldiers,
but endorsed the Park county mans
idea of calling a halt on deficiencies.
Other features of the house session
fhn - of
fered last Thursday by Representative
Cutler Of Silver Bow making inquiries
of Governor Toole about the anti
gambling law being dead letter in
the capital city. Whiteside styled it 8
fake resolution, and proposed an
amendment naming the attorney gen
eral as the state officer to furnish the
information. The motion of the Flat
head representative, as we'll as the
resolution, were laid on the table and
the house proceeded with other busi-
ness.
These bills were passed.
Providing for the protection of cattle
to be shipped out Of the state; paying
$16,372 in bounty claims and two de-
ficiency appropriation bills.
In committee of the whole. with
Marshall in the chair, several bills
were recommended for passage.
House bill 80, requiring all regular
trains to stop at county seats stirred
up some debate over an amendment
offered by Duncan, requiring trains to
stop at every town Of 800 or more in
habitants. The amendment was de.
feated and the bill reported for pas.
sage in it's original form Bills relau.
ing to juries, to indebtedness OF cities
and increasing the powers Of the state
Superintendent of public instruction
were also recommended for passage
Bills Introduces:
Weed, regulating life insurance con-.
panies; appropriation committee, en-
nibus deficiency bill; Shaw, travelling
expenses for superintendent; Shaw
defining warehouse men; Miller OF
Lewis and Clark, providing for watch
men for railroad crossings; Miller OF
Lewis and Clark, deficiency claim oi
state text book commission; Boarman
requiring saloons to close at midnight.
Duncan, to compel railroads to furnish
cars; Marshall, creating state text
book commission; Seidler, relative te
travelling expenses of county superin
tendents; MacAu1ey, relative to com
pensation of state officers; Whiteside
creating fish commission; Goff, relating
to marks and brands; Miller of Park
increasing state indebtedness: Weed
to prohibit discrimination by insur
ance companies; Miller Of Park, *
protect fish and game; sanitary affair:
committee, creating bureau of vita
statistics; Allen, fees Of justices il
criminal cases; scallon, regulating sa
looms and abolishing wine rooms; al
len. relating to fees OF Justices Of th'
peace; Leighton. relative to the grant
ing and revocation Of mercantile Ger
tificates.
Notices Of bills:
Walker, relative to compensation 0
deputy county officers; Warren, rels
tive TO deputy county ofacers: seidies
relating to duties OF county superir
tendants; Miller OF Park, amendin'