The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-21
AT The STATE CAPITAL
No important Change In the Le6isla-
tive Situation At Helena.
special tn the

special To the Standard.
HELENA, Dec. 2O.-There In no chanRe
In the situation since yesterday though
everything points to the near election of
two United States senators by the repub-
licans OF the senate and the rImp house.
Lee Mantle In i'm town to day, looking af-
ter his interests in thc canvass. The
action Of the republican senate yesterday
torial gossip of candidates from his city.
The winner will he either Sanders or
Carpenter, and no one knows which one
will get the plum.
The proceeding I'm the senate this morn
ing were opened ny Mr.. T~hornton's de-
had called for the ayes and noes yestcr-
day he placed upon the minutes. This was
followed by Parberry's demand that the
vote for each officer of the senate also he
placed upon the minutes. This started n
lively W. the two sides,
Fisher as usual doinR all the talking for
the republicans. After he had completed
a TRADE against the democratic senators he
was squelched by Senator Hennessy,
who informed the Jefferson county sena-
tor that no advice for the democrats was
needed from him-they were acting under
better authority. The discussion finally
ended by the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS direct
ing the secretary to comply with the re-
quests and spread the facts as stated upon
the minutes. The president then an
nounced that there was "a ommunicatio
ON his table from the Washington legis-
lature. II WINS read and proved to he n
memorial i'm the legislature OF
the state of Washington asking
to take action To prevent individuals or
corporations from acquiring possession of
lands granted tn the new states for school
purposes. On motion of Mr.. Hedges the
memorial was laid OH the table.
Two from the rump
house were read. One notified the senate
that the runp was ready for business and
the other was u notification of an appoint
mcnt OF n OF jumpers to wait
upon the governor. The se.,ate then AL
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
The only business done this morning at
the house was the presentation of a report
by the committee on towns, counties and
highways. This afternoon Mr.. Wallace
introduced n bill requiring the district
court records to he indcxcd. Mr..
Breen gave notice of n bill
to he introduced for the protection of dis
charged employees and for the prohibition
of biack-listing. Mr.. whalcy rave notice
of an amendment to the introduced to the
Governor had intimatcd that he would
send u communication tai the house. This
will probably he sent on Monday. Mr..
Penrose made two ringing speeches i'm de-
nunciation of the action of the republican
senate, particularly the ruling of the lieu
tenant governor. The house then adj
journed until 2 y. m. Monday.
In the rUmp house to-day, notices Of
bills were given as follows: BY Bray, Ia
prevent pr~ize-nghting i'm the state of Mon
tana by Norton. to make the clerk of the
supreme court u salaricd officer. and pro
viding that all the fees of his office shall
go to the state: by Waite, to prohibit the
sale of trout i'm the markets of
Montana. Mr.. Bray introduced n bill tU
authorize married women to transac,
business as sole traders. The rump house
adjourned until tomorrow.