Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11
|THHY Did NOT ORGANIZE
Republican Senators Refuse to
Consider the Proposition
Of the Democrats.
Expected Attempt to Organize
the Senate Results in
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Nothing.

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Ill Nothing.
Senate Without a Quorum :
House and Rump Adjourn
Till Monday.
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Il HELENA, Dec. Especial to th
Miner.1-It was expected that an attemp
would be made this morning by the Reput
, licans to organize the senate but nothin
came OF it.
II After prayer Senator Hedges took th
floor. Before him on his desk lay the fol
lowing Communication:
HELENA, Mont, Dec. 6, 1889.
/ To Messrs. Brown, Arlington. Olds
Fisher, Hedges, Rutherford, Thompson
and Babcock, Republican Senators OF th,
First Legislative Assembly OF the Stat,
Of Montana:
GENTLEMEN:-We assume that in com
mon with the rest OF our fellow citizens and
the people OF the country at large, you fully
understand the reason why we, the Demo
cratic senators.elect to the First legislative
assembly OF the state Of Montana have
not Joined with you in an organization oi
tine body to which we and you were duly
elected.
| We have held, and still hold, that the &C.
ton Of the Republican members.elect Of the
coordinate branch OF the legislature in re-
fusing to comply with tine governors pro.
clamation. designating the time and place
Of meeting for that body, and in organizing
as a separate body, to which they admitted
| members not elected either in law or in
equity, was revolutionary in it's character
and in defiance Of constitutional authority.
Believing that the meeting OF the senate
under such circumstances, with difference
OF opinion among it's members as to which
OF the two bodies claiming to be the CO.
ordinate branch OF the legislature should
be recognized, we have pursued the only
course which We believed would tend to the
preservation OF peace and the avoidance OF
further disorder and confusion, and re-
Trained from joining with you in the orgaui-
cation OF the senate. ~
Recognizing, however, that there may be
those among your members or among your
constituents VINO may have honest doubts
as to the fairness and integrity of the elec.
tion at Precinct "a in Silver Bow county.
over which all the unfortunate existing dif-
ferences have arisen, and wish 'ng in COM
mon with all other law.abiding citizens to-
do every thing in our power to bring about
q speedy and honorable adjustment OF the
controversy, which ia 80 detrimental to our
business interests and damaging to the
name OF our state, we respectfully invite
you to join us in q full, fair and searching
inquiry into the manner in which the elec.
tion was conducted at said Precinct "a,
with view to throwing out every vote
found to have been iraudulently cast
thereat. .s
? II you will select three out OF the eight
Democratic senators for that purpose We
will IN like manner select three OF the Re-
publican senators to join in such investiga-
ton. .-.....
We pledge you on our part to make
such inquiry as thorough and complete as
you may desire. .-.....
In our opinion in such investigation all
technicalities should be avoided, court pro-
ceedings, newspaper comments and can
vassing board decisions passed over and
the inquiry directed solely to the question
OF fraud at said precincts, With view to
throwing out every fraudulent ballot and
the ascertainment Of the true result OF
said election.
Hoping that you may agree with US that
tlis proposition furnishes the basis OF a
fair and honorable settlement of the differ.
epces between our respective parties, we re-
main yours, with great respect,
JOSEPH A. BAKER, G. W. HOFFMAN,
W. M. THORNTON, r. G. REDD,
WM. PARBERRY, G. ]. MCNAMARA,
D. HENNEssY, W. 8. BECKER.
The senator wanted to call for reading
of the document which he thought would
be found interesting.
Lieutenant Governor Richards who sat
in the presiding officers chair. said that
paper purporting to be copy OF the COM
munication published in the Independent,
had been placed in his hands, but inasmuch
as it was directed to the senators he did
not think it proper to present it to that
body.
Senator Fisher OF Jefferson then objected
to the reading OF the communication. It
was not q roper communication-not off.
cial. He did not desire to hold any COM
munication with the parties whose names
were attached to the document unless they
were present in the senate chamber. He
did not think il should be read in the sem
ate. II there was any difficulty about
Precinct "a they had no remedy. Let them
come and organize the senate. and then
officially settle this matter. 1t was inn.
possible to arrive at any conclusion that
would be binding on either OF the houses
by private meeting. He therefore would
object to the reading.
Hedges then said he would not insist on
the reading. The senators on his motion
then adjourned until 8 p. M, Monday even.
ing. -
The Democratic house and the rumps ad-
iourne1 yesterday afternoon until 2 p. m.
Monday afternoon.
Quite number left yesterday to spend
the time of adjournment at home.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
A Bill introduced in the Senate to Admit
idaho and Wyoming.
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