Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-16
THE HOUSE.

district court room this session. The
floor has been covered with desks foI
the members and the bench 10 traps-
fsrred into the speakers stand. Above
the latter is fsstooned . large United
States flag. partly for the purpose Of
decoration and partly to help out the
miserable acoustic properties Of the
hall. As the court house clock
cbimed twelve to-day Auditor Sulli.
van entered the vacant hall and. as
cendinR the speakers stand. raped
for order. He then requested all
members Of the house within earshot
TO come forward and take seats. Al
this request four lone democrats. who
had until now kept in the back
ground, segregated themselves from
the lobby and pre-empted desks on the
floor. The audi.or then called them
10 order. appointed Saxton, oi
Meagher, clerk pro tenn. and called
the roll. Gsrret, of Choteau and Cas-
cade. Sexton, Of Mesgher, and John.
son. of Custer. and Flowers, OF Gala
tin, oil democratic, were all that re-
sponded. the republican majority be-
log still out In caucus. The clerk pro
tenn. announced no quorum and the
auditor announced recess until two
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House called 10 order by Territorial
Auditor Sullivan. Clerk pro tenn. sax.
ton was again called upon to act.
The members formed q circle before
the speakers desk. Judge Bach sd-
ministered the oath ~ prescribed by
The statutes. which oath was afterwsrd
signed by every member.
All members Of the house responded
TO the roll call but one. a.r. Whitney,
of Yellowstone.
Certificates Of election were called
for next.
For temporary speaker Mr.. Murray,
Of Mis-ouls, was put in nomination,
Mr.. Hunt, Of Lewis and Clarke. de-
lining. Mr.. Murray was elected and
escorted to the chair. Thanking the
members for the honor conferred In q
neat address. he moved that Q tem-
porsry secretary be nominated. and
Mr.. J. ID. Waite. OF Fergus county.
WAS put In nomination and elected by
scrlsmation.
A motion was carried to proceed to
permanent organization and the chair
man announced nominations for
speaker In order.
Hunt, of Lewis and Clarke and JEFF
fer-ou, presented the name OF Hon
Lee Mantle, Of Silver Bow. Seconded
by Moore, OF Deer Lodge. There
were no other nocinAtions and Mr..
Msotle was elected by unanimous
vote, the clerk casting one ballot for
all members for him on instructions
from the house.
The permanent subordinate officers
OF the house were then elected ~ fol.
lows. each by unanimous yote:
Chief Clerk-BenjAmin Webster, Of
Choteau county.
Enrolling and Engrossing ,lerk-H,
d. Arkwright, OF Billings.
Serseant-at-Arms-O. Lund, ol
Helena.
watchman-Capt. Davis, Of Mis-
soula.
Paee-DeFoe Msrrimsn, Of Jeffer-
con.
Chsplaip-Rev. B. Allen. Of Helena
The only contest was the election oi
chaplain, Revs. A. ID. Raleigh and U,
&c. Allen being nominated. The first
ballot was . tie, and on the second
Mr.. Allen was elected by vote Of Is
10 10.
A committee for the council sp'
peared to announce the organization OF
Its body to act with . like committee
from the house to walt upon the gov
ernor to receive his message.
II was then moved and seconded to
adopt the rules Of order in vogue ut the
last session Of the legislature.
Mr.. Moore, OF Deer Lodge. offered n
resolution TO extend the thanks OF the
house to Hons. James Sullivan and
Thomas G, Bach for fsvors extended
Adop ed.
Recess OF Ave minutes.
Amer recess the order OF busines,
used at the Fifteenth session wa,
adopted pro ten.
On resolution Of Hunt, Moore, o
Deer Lodge. Johnson, Of Custer. And
Hunt, Of Lewis and Clarke and Jeffer
son, were sppointed committee 3,
wa I on the council and inform tha
body that the house VS. organized
also 10 act with a committee from
council 10 walt on the governor. In
form him ofth organization OF botl
houses and ask Whist time. to-morfoy
be will he read TO communicate viii
the Legislature.
Joint committees Of both bouse~ h