The Helena independent., 1889-01-12
LAW-CIVERS ARRIVE.
Members of the Legislature Coming
to the Capital With Their Re-
spective Pet Bills.
CANDIDATES FOR PLACE.
People Who Aspire to be Doorkeepers'
Clerks or Pages-The Speaker
ship and Presidency OF
the Council.

The gentlemen who will compose the
sixteenth legislative assembly of Montana
have begun TO arrive In the capital Can
ddates for positions In both houses are
eagerly seeking them ont and making
Themselves solid, and these candidates are
numerous. The small boy who would IKE
10 be page is. Of course, in the majority,
Helena alone having. II is estimated, fully
$40 candidates. Many Of the lads have
their cards printed, presenting their recon
mendAtions and names. Eugene, the
bright and Intelligent son of the late John
5. Dickprson, Is well thought OF by many
OF the members and almost certain 10 re-
ceive the appointment The boy IS at
present page OF the supreme court IL
would be graceful act 10 grant him the
position he aspires 10. Joseph A. Amson
Is another candidate The Western Union
telegraph Office, which has furnished
page in each OF the last four sessions
of the legislature, this time presents The
name Of Fred A. ArkelL
The candidates for cleTkships come next.
Capt. Edwards, recently 0f Butte, but now
OF Helena, would like To act as chlet clerk
in the lower house. j, X Etrdley, 0f
Deer Lodge county, is a candidate for the
council chief clerkshlp; j. Is. Wells, OF
Helena, aud Mr.. Webster OF Fort Benton,
are both striving for the clerkship OF the
house. Frank II. CrOweli, Of Utica, Fer
gus county, wants 10 be enrolling and
engrossing clerk Of the house, while Fred
Gilbert, who once before held tle poslloil,
would again like 10 be- enrolling clerk OF
the council. The latter gentleman is
working hard and comes well recommend
ed. Billings has three candidates for Of.
fees two being for clerkships. These are
III. ID. Albright aud Capt. .. A. South.
mayd The latter comes well supported
on the east side. lie is said 10 be an ex
perieneed man for the position, sbaVing
served In that capacity In the Dakota and
Wisconsin legislatures Gov. w. ID. Hoard,
of Wisconsin. cordially recommends him.
Mr.. Rolfe, Of this city is another aspirant
for enrolling clerk.
The candidates for sergeant-at-arms In
both houses are equally as numerous as
those for cleTkshlps. Capt l.. +. Wyman,
of Butte, stands the best show SO lar tor
the council, while Charles w. IIansc0m,
who was a member of the Fifteenth legis
lature, stands pretty well for the house.
A. *. Smson, of this city, is also n candl.
date. Billings candidate Is ex-Sherin
Harris. OF Yellowstone county. Madison
county offers a candidate in the person Of
Capt j. II. Davis, an old veteran aud ~
publican. sam Alexander, Of this place, IN
also a candidate for the council.
All Of the candidates cannot be elected,
as the Offices to be distributed are two
chief clerks. two enrolling and engrossing
clerks, two sergeants-at-arns, two JanltOTs
and two pages These are all the law al
lows, but the legislature may pass resO.
luton 10 employ one assistant 10 each chief
clerk.
LEGISLATORS AND THEIR PLANS,
Among the outside Legislators who are
already In the city are l.. A. Brown, w. A.
Conrad, win Kennedy. WIN. NJ. Thompson,
5. g. Murray, ). A. Swiggett, Q. X, Middle
ton and l.. Is. 0lds.
One of the important measures 10 be in
truduced IL a registration law. IL Is under
stood that Lee Mantle, l.. A. Brown and
WI Kennedy each have bills prepared for
this law. Lee Mantle, of Silver BOW, will
introduce bill 10 create the territorial
Office 81 mine inspector, VIM. NJ Thomp
son, OF Der Lodge, Will present a bill 10
change the present law relating o the kill
ing OF stock by railroads. AT present, no
matter how yaltab an animal In, the
claimant for damages receives only forty
dollars. The sane gentleman Will also
champion mesure amending the
present water right law. The eastern
have the squirrel bounty law r~enacted,
and also desire to have n bill passed giving
bounty for the killing OF large animals,
such as wolves, coyotes and mountain
lions, which have recently killed of agreal
deal of cattle. There Is no doubt that some
action will be- taken concerning gambling,
but whI the champion Of the movement
will be is not yet stated. The legislature
will undoubtedly find great deal ~ work
ON hand, important among II being the
remedy lng Of The many defects of the laws
enacted last session.
PRESIDENT AND SPEAKER.
There is but little interest displayed In
the struggle for the presidency Of the coun
ell In fact there Is no struggle, as II ap
pears 10 be- foregODe conclusion that DR.
4. X. Cole. Of Helena, will preside In the
council, no other name having yet been
mentioned For the speakership. Lee
Mantle has long since been elected by the
republican territorial press, aud he has but
slight opposition and may be counted upon
as the next speaker Of the house. Frank
). Whitney. OF Yellowstone county, has
been mentioned for the speaker
ship, and So has William II. Hunt, O
Lewis and Clarke. Mr.. Whitney is nj
present very III at his home In junction
but he expects 10 be able to reach here b,
Sunday night He is said 10 be good par
liamentarian, but his experience is confined
TO presiding at lodges, while Lee Mantle
by his long experience In the legislator,
and other public bodies, is looked upon Al
the most competent one for the position
and will undoubtedly be elected ON th,
first ballot