St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-16
The Montana Deadlock Prom
ises to be Broken Some
Time To-Day.
Probability that the Senate
Will Complete Its Quorum
at Once.
Democratic Representatives
Talk Of Having Republican
Statesmen Arrested. =
North Dakota Republicans
Begin a Great War Of Ex-
termination.
Specfal to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
HELENA, Mont, Dec. 15.-The Mon
tana deadlock. which has lasted for
nearly a month, will probably end to-
morrow, at least so far as the organiza-
ton of the senate is concerned. As
told in these dispatches few days ago
the Democratic senators, finding. ac-
eording to the opinion of the lawyers
that unless they took their seats they
would become vacant, met the Repuoli-
can senators Thursday and told them
they would give final answer Mon--
day. Since this agreement there
have been many consultations b0th
between the leaders of the different
parties and among the Democrats them
selves. One Democratic senator was IN
favor of going into the senate and then
taking no part in the business. This
course was opposed by an overwheim-
ing majority of the party. who say the
only terms on which the Democrats can
treat with the Republicans Is that the
Republican house come into the Demo-
cratic house at the same time the Dem
ocratic senators go into the senate. Two
Republican senators also favor this
plan, and say If, when the DEM
ocrats come into the senate.
the Republicans do not go Into the:
Democratic house, ,::they will thereafter
work with the Democrats on all politl-
cal questions. The Democrats are
afraid to trust to any verbal agreement
and to-day the senators who have the
negotiations in hand. have been en-
deavoring to get written pledge from
the two Republican senators. Ii this
written pledge is given. the senate will
organize at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. If it is not, the outcome is doubt
full. In case the senate is organized.
the plan then is for each party to ssiect
an equal number Of men, such joint
committee to investigate the
TUNNEL PRECINCT CASE
and report to the respective houses. Ur-
til this report is received and acted upon
both parties will stand pledged to
neither ballot for United States SEN
ators nor attempt any political legisla-
ton whatever. In this way laws OF
general Importance to the state can be
enacted while the investigation Is In
progress. Ex-Gov. s. T. Hauser. who
is credited with senatorial aspirations
on the Democratic side. is opposed to
any compromise which looks to a
division of the senatorships between
the two parties, though in case OF such
a division it is said he could get one OF
the plums. The only compromise or
agreement he favors is one which rec
ognizes the validity of the Democratic
house, and then an investigation by
Joint committee of the Tunnel precinct.
On the report of this committee, he.
with the great majority of his party.
is willing to stand or fall. When
the Democratic house meets in the
morning the first thing done will be the
making of an order directing the serg-
geant-at-arms to arrest and bring before
the house the absent Republican mem-
bers. Of course, If the Republicans
come to the Democratic house. i'll conse-
ouence of the agreement outlined above,
the order of arrest will not be made.
Tomorrow promises to be the most in
teresting da y since the deadlock COM
menced.