Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-06
THE BABY.
Such is the Title Conferred Upon
Montana by tn. Result Of
Senatorial Lottery.
A Bill for the Admission Of Idaho
and Wyoming in Preparation for
Early Presentation.
Drawing for Terms,

Drawing for Terms,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-The United
States senate had lottery to- day Of
greater pfoplr'inn Than has ever been
witnessed in that budy in the history
Of the country. Six .epFtOr~ from ihs
three new states drew flr order OF nd.
NILSSON iptp the UnIou and for term,
uudrra rumulicat,d resolution tuIrg.
'uced rs Senator Ho r, which he said
ws- iu ctuturm'tg win the rr-ulu'inu
Of May H. IT>9, Hnl the cor s'iiu'iou.
SrnaIO-s Pnr-e and Casey, OF North
Dlkrla, were sworn ju just ~ sum 49,
possible after the chupla'n's prayer
Mr.. Cullrm presentd Il A.G Pisrcp'-
or dpniisis and escorted him 10 Wee
i" s'iort Mor'pU's desk, and Mr.
" stturl uii tn' zane coGrtsrv tr
Mr. Cu-'y. 1t took Lut minute ~
r-pc1t the ontn aud then Mr.. Morton
turned to one side Of hi- desk und gave
a hand Ia each Of the seuptofs. When
the senst ~ dr.w for the terms S.na-
trr Cnllom presented n memorial from
North Dakota sndI rising senator
Pierce for the loug term Senator
sherman smiled when IL WAS rend.
Mr.. Hoar hiuiei That the Legislature
lad nothing Ia say abour il. Mr.. Cor
uIgn agreed with him and cited lin
liar IL sianca when Mnnesn'a'- firS
,ematJrJ riiBe in aud when The legis-
lativs Enforcement did not count. Mr..
Can Of Florida argued the other way,
holding that the legislature was "nti-
tied 10 choose on such matters. At
this somebody in tie gallery SAID
something about the old question
80 1ut stats rights being sustained.
Tie matter was sft'led hy the action
which called fnr the
DRAWING IN THE OLD WAY
Withnu, regard 10 the North DakotA
legislature. Then came the lottery.
TIE draw was first for order Of prrce.
dence by states. and Senators Allen,
Casey and Moody for the three states
drew slips OF paper from a ballot box.
Allen got No. /, 50 Washington Is the
thirty-ninth state. Moody got No .,
giving South Dlk0la the fortleth place
and Casey's luck gave North Dukota
the foity-frst ?lacp, That 'aves
Montana fir tue baby state. Wash-
ing,on was accordingly the first 10
settle on the length Of terms. aud
there Were slips of paper representing
four and 'wo yenr term put in the
box. Allen drew first and got the
four year term, leaving Squires with
but two years to serve his state.
South Dakota came next with chance
at two four and Fix year term.
Pettigrew always hrd great luck IN the
draw. "I'll bet on him for the six
year term" said South Dakota man
in the gallery. He would hrve won
the bet, for Pettigrew drew the six
year slip. Judge Moody got No. B.,
and so has only year term. North
Dakota also had a chance at the three
year classes, but
NO sIX YEAR TERM WAS IL THE BOX
for them. With this distribution
Montana will have chance for six
year term whenever two senators from
that state are elected. 1t was not ten
minutes after the draw before politi-
clans were figuring on the chance of
the short term men for reelection. Ia
the two Dakolas an entirely new leg.
islature will be elected before Moody
and Pierce's term will expire, while
In Washington oue-half If the pres
ent state senators will still be in their
seats when Aliens successor is 70 be
chosen.