Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . te plans for raising funds for the Statesrepresentation at the Exposition. Shortly after this Com-mission was appointed the date for opening the Expositionwas changed to May 1st, 1904, and the members took nodecisive action. In his Message to the Eighth Legislative Assembly, whichconvened in January, 1903, the Governor recommended thatthe sum of $35, be appropriated to enable Montana totake part in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and in theLewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Portland, Oregon,to be held later in 1905. The House o
Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . te plans for raising funds for the Statesrepresentation at the Exposition. Shortly after this Com-mission was appointed the date for opening the Expositionwas changed to May 1st, 1904, and the members took nodecisive action. In his Message to the Eighth Legislative Assembly, whichconvened in January, 1903, the Governor recommended thatthe sum of $35, be appropriated to enable Montana totake part in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and in theLewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Portland, Oregon,to be held later in 1905. The House of Representatives of the Eighth LegislativeAssembly passed a Bill appropriating the sum named by theGovernor. In the Senate the Bill was amended by addingthe names of five prominent citizens to constitute the Com-mission, whose duty should be to take charge of the Statesinterests in the two Expositions. The House of Representa-tives refused to concur in the Senate Amendment namingthe Commmission, and the Bill failed on the last night of PKESIDEXT, MONTAN-A COMMISSION AT LOUISIANA PtJHCHASE EXPOSITIOl MOXTAXA AT THE LOlISIAXA PURCHASE EXPOSITION. 23 On the Irttli day of March, 1903, ahnost immediately fol-lowing the adjournment of the Legislature, the Governorissued the following proclamation, appointing an HonoraryCommission for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. PROCLAMATION. APPOINTING HONORARY COMMISSION. LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION. AA^iereas, the Eighth Legislative Assembly of the Stateof Montana adjourned without making an appropriation toinsure the representation of this State at the Louisiana Pur-chase Exposition at St. Louis in 1904, and AVliereas, it was manifest that both branches of the Legis-lature and the people at large were in favor of being repre-sented, and of making a liberal appropriation therefor—theonly difference betAveen the two houses relating to the man-ner of appointing the Commission, and A\Tiereas, it is desirable that the wishes of
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