Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-01-18

who reached within the capital family circle.
r. seaned strange, too. that even Madison
and Choteau should be counted in, but when
II Is understood that the former county had
, strono candidate for the speakership, and
th,t Choteau county is in perfect harmony
IN matters of trade, subsidy and situation,
their recognition is plain and could not be
IGNORED. Now that the work OF organizing
the House is completed, the several clergy.
men of the city have been invited to open
each days session with prayer. The TN
successful aspirant for door-keeper, from
M;ssoula county. has gone on his one-hun-
dred-and-fittv-mile journey home, while the
seats of onice-seekegs from Meagllcr, Jeifer-
SON and Beaverheafl, in the lobby, have been
vacoted. and the happy family are lowering
around the legislative halls, counting their
,er diem and drawing their pay. w..
Saturday. January IS.
Yesterday the Council got in q hurry. and
went to balloting in earnest tor President.
Reoinning Will, the 10th ballot. they kepti it
nm from 70 O'Clock to II O'Clock. M, nearly
every member in the body being compli-
| meuted by getting i'll the zone hole" Z. G.,
conino within ore Of being elected. DR..
Mitchell. of Deer Lodge. however, held lls
four or five votes. Cullen commenced with
one and raised to five, then tell back to one,
and as he went back. Meadow climed UP
the ladder TO the sixth round, where he held
on for q few hollots. and seeing that the tide
was about to change for Watson. md also
that q new star from jefferson was daWmng
in the mystic sea, lie (NlcAdowl. on the 10Th
| ballot. withdrew. But no sooner lad tile
! new star gotten fairly into the armament
than the clouds of the west side broke away
and Bass, of Mi>soula. came Up with two
votes: then three. then four, then five. while
Watson fell back to two. On the 9Th hai-
lot. Mitchell. who had held his 5. moved to
take five minutes recess. Tie ballot stooa,
Mitchell 5. Watson ]. Bass ]. Lewis 9. 1Een
came recess. after Which the Gath ballot was
taken. which gave Mitchell 3. Lewis 6. Wat
son 3. Bass / j; and the Council adjourned to
10 O'Clock next day.
The east side seemed to have the balance
of power. and the west side candidates were
loosing ground, hut on res,ln,ing business
this morning. DIR. Mitchell withdrew Lis
name as IL candidate and placed w. i. Bass,
of Missoula. in nomination. The first BAL
lot revealed the fact that the friends OF Wat
son and Mitchell had compromised, and tbs
seconding of the nomination of Bass by Mr..
Cullen showed that lie (Bass) was the com
ing man. The ballot resulted IN giving Bass
6. Lewis 6 and Waterbury /. Tie second
ballot of that day gave Bass 6. Lewis Q,
Brown /. blank /; and on thcDeNt. the Gsth
ballot. the teller counted Bass two. Lewis
three; Bass four, Lewis G.; Bass s." then
there was Il lreatiiless silence. Tle lobby.
which was crowded. was SO quiet that yon
could have heard Il pin drop on the floor
Finally, t1e teller turned the last ballot and
counted BASS two giving him seven votes,
and electillg lin by 4 majority OF one.
A Joint committee Of tlletWo houses WALL
ed upon Tie Governor and notified him q
their readiness for business. and IN the AFTER
noon tic messaae ct his ENcellency was
delivered 10 each Of tie houses.
Just what tie Legislature is going TO 20
is hard to tell. One OF tie members WIS
heard soliloquisirg to-day. in This way.
$ One week is gore. and I'm glad OF II. y
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