Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-01-18
LE GISLA TIVE.
HELENA, January. II, 1871.

HELENA. january. II, 1871.
The Legislature is in session and lieieha
is happy. The hotels are filled to overflow
ing with guests. The saloon-keepers have
their counters and signs painted alres!l, tiieif
white shirts on, and Il genial smile lights up
their conntenances. While the bool-blacN,
who has been splitting and putting and rub
binu half the night, is not at all droWsy-fls
dull glin has been melted by bright thoughts
which give him q pleasant look. Even the
signs along the streets, which i'll other days
would appear weary, are now drumming ana
singing and clluckling and Ginning to the
tune of f." We are 'appy, we're hap-pap-py.'
While it is true that both bodies of the
Legislature have not yet completed tileir
organization. it must be admitted that they
have worked diligently and have doubtless
served their country in doing nothing better
than previous Legislatures have done during
the first week Of their sessions. The first
two days they ''put I'M were devoted prin-
cipally to taking recess, walking to and from
the hall, adjourning, testing the nerves OF
the aspirants for the minor offices, the quad
tiles of cigars, and other '.necessalies OF iite,'
such us are most generally brought III sight
about election times. or when a speedy and
familiar acquaintance is desired. ltisthought
that it the two bodies agree upon law max
ing us we'll as they do i'll regard TO taking
recess and adjourning, when they do get
organized and started they will either make
n number of good laws or adjourn and 60
home. No work was done by either house
until Wednesday, when the 'ouncil, control
ed by some strange freak. elected all It's ofii-
GERS except the President, and took a recess
to await the action of the House but that
body had not got in trim to do business, SO
it took Il halt-hour's recess to let the Coul-
ell finish its arduous duties by electing its
President. When the hour arrived for the
Council to resume business, one of the mem
bers who was late getting to his seat was
reported sick and SO they adjourned to
10 O'clock the next day. The House resum-
ed business at o'clock p. IN, and after q
call OF the house which took up considera-
Die. time OF account of oneeof the members
being absent, a motion was made to adjourn
to 10 a. H., next day. but failed to prevail ;
so they hallotted several times for speaker,
but without resulting i'll i choice. Messrs.
Sam. Word, \. e. Mayhem and r. @. Hick-
man We're the prominent candidates. On
Thursday. at liz O'Clock, the House, onthe
twenty-thild ballot, elected. A. e. MAYHEM.
OF Deer Lodge. Speaker, and took a recess
until 2 p. M. During the recess the Demo
Gratis took IL kind of ante-mortem caucus ex.
; animation, which was made quite us terrible
to some of the aspirants for office as the re
turning boanls of the South. by counting
out aud counting in. The work OF .1ixin,
things was soon gotto revalve upon TIN
proper axle, by. that noted parsonage who's,
+ knowledge ami legal ability has long since
G raised him into the highest circle. of dis
I honor. and made him the chief light of ALEC
holic aristocracy. A. III. Barrel, of Madi
son, and --McKiernan, of clotea,l, be
ing the only two persons outside of Helen