Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-11-28
TIL LEGISLATURE.
Record OF Proceedings at the Capital.
SECOND pAY-THE SENATE.

SECOND DAY-THE SENATE.
Tie republican members Of the sen.
a'e mt promptly ut ~ o'clock. Lieut.
G"v Richards announced that al ad-
nurnment WAS had saturday on ac-
count # ther~ being no quorum, and
ask 4 Senator Babcock, temporary
secretary, to cali the roll and ascertain
If th"re were enough members rresent
to nerlect an organization. The roll
W called and onl eight members
ans" cred n their ,Ile-..
~cpator Brown th'I asked that the
mirpss Of the lys: meeting be read for
in'orna'i n
Sr,ator HEDGES then R.ked that a
Gummitree 'f thrpe aa appointed to
wait upon the g0vsruo- "ud inquire
what had necou" of h. missing mem
ber-. He wan',d Official knowledge
As to their whereabouts.
Senator Fi-h-r ND ipa.much rs the
hory we nor orgap'z.d such a r,oiion
was go: uf rla"-, and Sanror Hodges
Withdrew his motion. 4 rac,s. was
taken until : o'ctrcs and upou re,s-
s'mhlug no quorum ives pr,san' ard
he s-uu'e 'tond iour0td until 10
o'clock to-day.
HOUSE or REP EsENTATIvEs
The house met ~ o'cIork p. m,
pursuant To adjournment. The chap
lain not being present the house was
not opened with prayer
TIE clerk called the roll and every
member answered to his name.
Hnwie, from the select committee on
rol-s. Submitted n report recommend
ing The adoption of the rules prepared
hy the committee. The report was
read, the rule' adopted aud the COM
li'ltee DISCHARGED.
Goodman, from the -s'ec, commit
tee IN credentials, reported that they
! had examined lie credentials of those
who had qull il.d os members Of the
house. and that rbrv were correct and
signed by The proper cfficsr-. The re-
/ porr was read and adopted snd m
mittse discharged.
Hotter. from select committ'e to
wait upon the governor and inform
him that the house was organized and
ready to receive any communication
he might make, reported that the
committee had waited upon the gov
ernor. and that "He informed MS that
inasmuch as he had designs ted in n
proclamation place where the house
of representatives WAS TO meet he
could bold no communication with
your honorable body a. presen'." The
report was received snd a committee
Of seven members was appointed. to
whom the report was referred. The
speaker appointed on said committee.
Hotter, Norton, Stebbins, Greenougb,
Waite, Blair and Newcomer.
Bosrdman offered resolution that
the house proceed TO attend to the
public business 60 far as It was In its
power to do so without present CON-
munication from his excellency, the
governor, aud that the house will
await such communication whenever
II shall be his pleasure to transmit the
same. Referred on motion OF Norton
20 select committee Of seven on the
governor's answer.
Goodman moved the appointment oil
a COMMITTEES Of three 10 procure a suit,
able room in which to hold the ses-
sions Of the house during the remain
der OF the session. At the suggestion
OF Wing, section "a Of article 5, Of the
constitution, was read by the clerk as
follows: Neither house shall, without
conseH of the other, adjourn for more
than three days, nor to any other
place than that in which the two
houses shall be sitting?' Mouteath
was of the opinion that the word
"plscen applied TO the town In which
the legislative assembly was sitting.
Cory said the house metin the present
room temporarily and that IL had the
undoubted right TO sit in another room
in the city. The motion was adopted
snd Goodman, Cory and Lochray APP
pointed on the committee.
Waite moved that u committee of
three be appointed to confer with a
like committee on the part OF the sem
ate TO propose joint rules for conduct
ing the business for the two houses.
Boardman asked II IL were iI order TO
appoint such committee until the
house bad recsived notice OF The organ.
ization OF the senate. Hoffman was Of
the opinion that the motion was In
order, and the chair 40 deciding, the