Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1910-01-06
MONTANA STONE
TO BE USED
soeciaI Session Of Legislature Votes Extra
Annropriation for Use Of Native Granite.

,,,.no Dee 30. Granite will DC
1+n the state capitol wings, that
:.n tbe direction given the state
- If examiners today by the legis-
1.-two assembly. which completed its
r,aors and adjourned. The assembly
not only directed that Montana granite
l.. nspa but it provided for bond
;..na Of $50, 900 in addition to the
e5oO 400 already appropriated, to pay
.1o additional cost, and it is also di-
..,+od that the board, in it's plans for
tba wings. have in mind the refacing
oftbe present building with granite.
The result came after a wearisome
5ov for some of the members This
morning the joint committee and the
hoard Of examiners continued the con
ference which began last night, and
rs a result the following report was
made to each house:
"We, your joint committee OF the
house and senate, appointed for the
mrpose of conferring with the state
hoard of examiners respecting the
building stone to be used in the con-
struction Of the proposed additions to
the capitol, respectfully report that
#econferred with the board of ex-
aniners and thoroughly discussed and
considered the subject, and at conciu-
dm thereof it was unanimously agreed
that a bill be at once prepared and IN
troduced providing for an additional
bond issue against the public building
grant Of $3.50, 900, which sum, on 50
much thereof as may be necessary, is
tobe expended by the board Of exami-
ners for the purchase and use Of Mon
tana granite in proposed additions
with the amount of such additional
appropriation that the board shall
proceed with it's work under the exist
ing contract. We also recommend that
in the construction of the additions,
or notifications of exterior plans,
should same be found necessary or
desirable, that the architect and the
BOARD Of examiners shall have in view
'he probable refacing of the present
structure with granite, so as to CON
form with the wings, and it is the
sense of your joint committee that at |
'ne earliest opportunity, and as soon
as the funds derived from the public
oulIong land grant will permit, that
'0e present building will be refaced
with granite. >, |
In the house the report was adopted
unanimously, but not 50 in the senate.
j, ,aeFe the vote on the adoption was as
follows:
Ayes-Annin, cockrell, Donlan, |
:, Everett Eessler, Haviland, Long, |
>, nu''ey' Mccarthy, Sanders, Tooley- |
~ Noes -cardwe1l, Cowgirl. Edwards. |
.''t0anks, NcCone, Mcdonnell, Sell
way Sykes, Metcalf |
:, After the result had been anncunc- |
~, ~ Senator Donlan, who was chair |
dna.e ,'.a' ol the senate committee, intro
Dnss ssU ~ me bill which had been agreed |
a;,+ ,gs'. lne bill was sent to the COM
,....' ,'s On flnance and claims, which
IT, ss',sol 1t back Immediately and it |
,at,'.' went to the printer. It was not
~. tS.s'nsd until late this afternoon. and |
t,,n., ,n ne legislative machinery was
ara ~ VI luli speed in both houses
i IT, ~. NE bill was rushed through and |
j. i ',s ne governor. g The vote IN the sen.
was; P'''o"ge of the bill
nvss.5. s,ss~4onin. N caravell, coehrsll, |
1ooIsy-,as Mccarthy, Romney, Sanders,
bank, w. nco"gill, Edwards, Fair
s,Irs, ss' Astea'f, ct necone, Mcdonnell. |