The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-12
TO TRY A new SCHEME
The PbOtterr GnfO1d Their B.ssese P1aa -
E1ect Two United seases ssnasoen-
How the Warrant Was Re-
c~ISed-Commsi itse~a.
Special To the Standard.


Z HELENA. Dec. 1.-THE republican s,n-
utors started the next act of the political
conspiracy this morning. IL In clearly tho
last desperate attempt of the conspirator.
to accomplish their ends. After the. roll
had been called and the minutes read in
this mornings meeting Of the republican
senators. Senator Hedge remarked that -
days had elapsed without the presence OF
the democratic senators. and he Thoughts
it was time to take some action in tho
matter. For that purpose he introduced
the following resolution.
R.Sir.d.By IN. m-mb-rs nf the Legislative A.
>emhy of Montana Constituting "A rnolety, but
not a majority as regarded by constitution ~
form quorum for the transaction Of business,
ar Z" complete its organization. having adjourned
from day to day until this present nineteenth
day of the session has been reached, and IL aVe
i"arng hy the Late rocali now here made, as
az all prey ious ones. that the following named
s-nator>-ele-t. to-~t: Charles VI. Hoffman.
William VI. Thornton, Joseph A. Baker, viii
liam is,rirrry. u. J. H-nne~sy. X. g. Resid. w.
=. Becker and a.. ,. Mcnamara are absent,
thought AT all times within the vicinity and
able tn he present. and there being quail
nr,i sergeant alarms of this body, there
fore. he Il ordered i'm the manner prescribed and
set forth in the following order. will proceed
to compel the attendance of the aforesaid absent
members.
The resolution was adopted and ordered
to I've placed ON the minutes. The war;
rant, signed by all the republican senators.
WAS then read. IL WAS n very voluminous
affair. containing particularly section
1:sss of the complied statues OF Montana,
by which authority IL proposed 10
bring the democratic senators into tho
senate. Matthew Mc<luirk. the sergeant
alarms, was directed to lind the demo
crat ia csenators and place them under ar-
rest. He found some siifficulty in PERFORM
| ing his mission. Only six democratic
| senators were found, and these paid
no attention To the reading Of
a,te,np,.,I u, hiring them Tn an. .s,nase.
S.r.,... R.,,., .n.S uwnn, r,..nI !. a
Sena.ors . Th n' anu -, n"nan Mna ''Ansnel as
| oerHs,ant pcAe', anu .fsss. raruerry
aud Baker treated the affair i'm the same
| manner. senator Thornton was absent
and McSsrs. McNamara and Henne..y
| e.,ul,l NOT In. found. thus.srh they verv, uoS
| H., h,,l,n.
A, nm. ,.v.oinv -e-siop os ,hs. r,.,,,,t,;,..r m
| -. "
| senators tue s''rReah, repor'eu. ne was
| urss."N to commune the search uhui AS
had been notified. The meeting then asi-
| jotrtseti.
| Their next move il entirely N matter os
spcc,,lation Ii is b..licv...i to l,s, tbs. t,..
v,nniuv of am arranged pros,rnmm,, which
| - a.. .,. a.: -. .,.: A.. - %
Is :" result IN the election ny the r''mps
| ana sc MAJORS OF TWO tnitsu States senS-
tors.
kind OF a prctext for the action to-day.
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| 80, .. - ''. go -. o. -.
| ue"''sse SsA.S .o' Ui"s'"k so ot~,.as1
me ssss,ons uhui sneS nave aken tns
| oath aiati become senators IN TACT IL II
certain that they will pay attention tn
the so-callcd warrants, and il is not prob
tenn, anv f,r,.,.' Th.r.. ~;iI h.. ,ro,,h,.. h
| ~, a'. " - = =.
TINS Is 'on'.- he ds,cr"ss promise "
sehd darepy tothe repuoiicShs ih tne MORN
ing.
hotutttK was done tn the house OF repre-