The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-17
OUR HELENA T
Council and House Proceedings .
Sketch Of the President Of the
Council. Bill to Prohibit Prise
Fighting. Notice Of Other
Bills .. Callaway's
Speech, ETC., Etc.

HELENA, Jan. 18th, 1885.
Special correspondence Of the MrNER.
After the temporary :.o~rganizatio
Of the Council, the several candidate
for Presldent we're Mitchell, Morris
Armstrong and De Wolfe Democrats
and Green (Republican.) After ballot
ing until noon without an election
the Council took q recess until tw'
o'clock.
In the afternoon the ballOtiDg fO
President was resumed. After tn
sixth ballot the five r. publican votes
which up 10 that time mad been cas-
for Green, rel divided among tn
Democratic candidates, and the con
Cest became quite exciung. On thu
eighth ballot II. r. Buck, of Benton
was within one vote of being elected
Finally 1t was narrowed down to {
contest between Armstrong and 8
DeWolfe, of Butte. On several bal.
lots DeWOlfe lacked but two votes t.
elect him, but finally, after severa
recesses and much consultation
and after q motion 10 ad'
journ until tomorrow had beeI
voted down, on the eighteenth ballo,
Armstrong received eight votes and
lie Wolfe four, and the matter was
decided. The election of
FRANK K. ARMSTRONG;.
as president of the council was re-
ceived with applause and is &C.
knowledged on all sides to tie en- ad.
mirable one. MI. Armstrlng is q
young man, thirty-ave years Of age,
of hne personal appearance and III
every way fitted for the position. H.
Is y native Of the state Of North
Carolina, but at the age of ten he
moved to Missouri and afterwards to
Kansas. He received. his literary
education at the Highland University
in the latter state, and was after
partmenr of the State University Il
Missouri In the claSs Ut 1875 He
located at Donivan, Kansas, and bt.
gan the practice Of his profession. In
1o78 he was elected pr0secu ting at
turney on the Democratic ticket,
| served one term aud then came to
Bozeman, Montana, in 1879, where
ne has since resided. In 1850 he was
! elected district attorney for the first
| district of Montana. He is the only
Democratic member of the council
from Eastern Montana.
After the election of President the
other officers were soon chosen. For
Chief Clerk, III. E.. Riddle received
i've votes, David Marks, Of Helena,
received seven and was declared
elected.
3 w. Laughorne, of GallatlnC County
received 8 votes for enrolling and Ell.
grosslng clerk; and Jas. Blaine Walk
or, of Helena, 3 votes. LanghOrne was
declared elected. Amos Calvin, of
j. HersOn County, was the only eau
didate for sergeant-at-Srms, aud was
elected by reclamation. W. II. Jshn-
son, of Deer Lodge, was erected
watchman by reclamation. Jas. Nc
Evily, of Helena, was elected page.
The Council then adjourned until
tomorrow morning.
THE HOUSE.
The house remained in session but
q short time ibis morning, ana ad~
jOurned until tomorrow. Nothing
Of importance was done, there being
u disposition on the part of the MEM
bers to await until the council was
organized before beginning the trans
action of business. Notice of the in
PRODUCTION of several bills was given.
The first bill of which notice was
given Is by ex- Gov. Potts, of Lewis
aud Clarke County. and is q bill to
SUPPRESS PRlZE FIGHTING IN Mon
TANA.
It will provide that every person en-
gagged IN plize fighting shall. on CON-
victlOn, be punished In the Terrific
rial penitentlary at hard labor for not
less than one nor more than ten years
and pay the costs of prosecution.
Also, that any person acting as UNI
pire, hacker, trainer, seconds or re-
porter shall be fined not less than
$50 nor more than $500, and shall be
imprisoned in the coun y Jail not les
than ten days mol more Clan three
months and pay the costs of prosecu-
ton.
Potts also gave notice of q bill to
repeal an act concerning the killing
Of cattle by railroads. Also, a bill to
repeal an act increasing the compen-
sation Of county commissioners.
Wells of Beaverhead gave notice
of an act relating to the registration
of voters.
Selie man, Forbis and Wells were
appointed a committee to notify the
Council that the House was organ
lied and ready for the transaction of
business.
The Speaker stated that all the
prominent standing committees
would be announced at the morning
session Tomorrow. The House thed'
adjourned. j..
The following is the speech of Mr..
Galloway upon taking the chair as
speaker of the House:
Gentlemen of the House of Repre-
sentatlves: One of the greatest states
men and patriots of. our country,
whose name and whose fame for pa
triotic deeds will enlighten the path
way of future statesmen, said that
this is "a government of the people,
by the people, and for the people,"
The people of Montana Territory are
assembled here to-day in their majee-
ty through their representatives. We
are simply their servants, are here to
do their will aud obey their Cum
mands. Ny efforts, as u member OF
this House, and your presiding off,
Ger, shall do what l believe to b. for
the :interests of the Territory of
Montana, tomorrow and for the flu
true.
At the late ele seton tie foundation
stone for a good common wealth was
laid in this Territory. BY q signiti-
cant majority a constitution Was
adopted and we are in the attitude Of
Knocking at the door of congress for
admission among the states of our
fathers. In whatsoever we may do
1t will be my pleasure and effort to
observe the principles laid down for
the government of our people In that
constitution.
Gentlemen, I am more than grateful
to you for the honor you have con-
ferred. I have had but little expe-
rience as q legislator-sonle us a pre-
siding oficer-and I assume these
duties with a great deal of doubt as
to my ability to properly perform
them, but trusting to your assistance
on1 IN x,r,,r o1,o ritu fhot Won will