The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-18
Fourth bay.
MORNING SESSION.

read and approved. Communication receiv-
ed from the council acknowledging receipt of
Joint resolution for a committee to inform the
governor of the organization of the two
houses and informing the house that the
council, by a separate had already
informed the governor of its organization and
received n communication from him.
Mr.. Cullen moved the appointment OF a
committee of two to inform the governor of
the organization of the house and its readiness
to receive any communication he might have
to present.
Blake hoped that the motion would not
prevail. The proceeding established by all
precedent was that the message from the
governor should be submitted to both houses
at once. After referring to the origin of this
usage in the British parliament, he charac-
terized the action of the council as discour-
teeus and a breach of the privilege of this
house. Now that the executive had been
guilty of the discourtesy of sending his mes
sage to the council in advance of the house,
he was unwilling to take any action which
would make the proceeding a precedent.
Mr.. Cullen was willing to concete that the
council had made a mistake, but the mistake
having been made, it was not very material
and should not excite any feeling between the
two houses. Nc important interest was jeopar-
died. 1t would take more time to correct
the error of the council than to proceed as
contemplated by the pending motion. The
real object is to have the views and recon-
mendationS of the governor laid before the
house and the method was of no considerable
moment.
DeWolf thought time was important, but
other considerations are no less important.
The question is, whether we shall perpetuate
the error or take measure to correct it. The
Legislature is a unit and a message sent to
one part of it is not a message to the legisla-
ture. He did not see that there need be any
feeling excited 10y correcting the mistake.
Cullen was not particular about the matter.
The Gun has been advised of the error
and had an opportunity to correct it, but had
not seen fit to do so. He would thank the
+ gentleman who opposed the motion to point
out how an agreement was to be arrived at.
, The action the house had already taken was
, a signal that the proceeding of the council
was not to be a precedent.
. DeWolf said if the council persists VIC
/, can, by a joint committee, try to agree upon
a plan for obviating the difficulty.
The question being on Cullen's motion
, the ayes and noes were called with the follow.
ing result
Ayas- Cha n, horc (Iullop Earl,cl- H,n1,,
Humber and Kennerly, 6.
Noes-Beach, Bell, Blake, Glen, Corbly
Davis, DeWolf, Eastman, Harrington, Hous
er, Parchen, Pardee, Powers, Rodgers, Sed
man, Stedman, Wilson and the Speaker.
Cullen offered a resolution for a joint com
mission to wait upon the secretary of the ter
ritory a d inquire what arrangements hay,
r been made for the printing Of bills introduces
in the respective houses, and other incidenta
printing.
8 Cullen's resolution was adopted, an,
Messrs. Cullen and DeWolf were appointe,
as such committee.
DeWolf offered a resolution for a join
committee to inqnire upon what terms til
laws passed at the extra session of 1879 ca,
4 be printed upon slips for the use of the legis
lative assembly. Adopted.
Messrs. DeWolf and Cullen were appointe
4 as the committee proposed.
Harrington moved that The secretary b
4 requested to have the order OF business print
ed upon cards for the use of members. Nc
4 seconded.
The committee on joint rules reported
4 recommendation that the joint rules of til
eleventh session be adopted with two sligl
amendments. The report was received an
the committee discharged.
Parchen moved that the joint rules
adopted with the amendments reported by tn
a committee.
Thu speaker ruled that the motion was OF
, of order.
The speaker announced the followir
standing committees:
Ways and M~eans-Beach, Houser, Hun
Der, Parchen and Davis.
Judiciary-Cullen, De Wolfe, Garlock ,Se'
man and Corbly.
u Territorial Affairs De Wolfe, Parchen al
Kennerly.
Internal Improvements - Houser, Chan
bers and Hanley.
d Roads and Highways Hanley, Sedma
and Corbly.
Public Lands - Powers, Eastman al
no Hanly.
m Grazing and Stock Growing-Humber, Sc
p man and Wilson.
he Federal Relations Wilson, Beach al
Bell.
al Education and L~abor-Rogers, Glenn al
ra Parchen.
Military Aflairs-Kennerly, Bell and Pa
ali dee,
-Chamhars Rlaka and @.