The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-12-19
Both Houses Organized,
"A resolution Offered in Congress-
Congratulating Brazil.
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Found.
mcconnell OF Marysvillle Shoots
Himself at Helena.
Legislative Doinps.

HELENA, Dec. 1S.-Lspecial.] The SEN
ate met at noon today and all the men,
Ders were present except Senator Brown
VINO Is sick. A communication was re-
celVed from the house but its reading
was objected to and it was laid upon the
table. On motion of Senator Hedges the
senate adjourned until tomorrow at 10 a
m,
The house met at II 80 a. m with a quo.
rum present. Howey introduced reso-
luton which was adopted providing that
the speaker appoint joint committee of
three to act with like number appointed
by the senate to wait upon the governor
and inform him that both houses were
now organized and ready for any com
munication he may wish to make. Wing.
Harlan and Goodman represent house
committee. Monteath, chairman of the
printing committee reported the correctly
printed house bill No. 2, relating to court
seals. Referred to judiciary committee.
The following notices of bills were offer
ed: BY Boardman joint memorial to
congress asking for the restoration of the
tariff on hides, also bill providing for
the sale OF property, real and personal,
upon which taxes have become delin-
quent, also a joint memorial to congress
endorsing Chicago as the proper place for
the Worlds Fair in 1892; by Cory bill
for an act regulating the filing Of infor-
nations in criminal cases; by Goodman a
bill for an act to define the duties and the
compensation of the officers of each
house of the legislature.
The following bills were introduced: ::
By Cory, house bill No. 8, amending the
Australian law. The sections proposed
for amendment are II and "a. The
amendment provides that instead of be-
ing printed alphabetically as now re-
quired, the names of the candidates nom
mated by each political rarty shall be
printed in groups on official ballots, each
group to be headed by its political desig-
nation. Also the voter instead of mark
ing an X after each name may so mark
the political designation at the head of
the group. The ballot so marked must
be construed as containing vote for
every member of the group. The bill
was read twice and ordered printed.
Hotter introduced house bill No. 4,
an act Concerning the publication of pub
lie documents and provides that all the
matter published by the state be of uni
form size, type and quality of paper, 400
pages to constitute volume. Also that
the governor, chief justice and secretary
of the state shall prescribe the size, quail
ity of paper and type for each publica-
tion. Read twice and ordered printed
On motion of Howey house bill No. 1,
fixing the term of the supreme court, was
taken from the judiciary committee, re-
ferred to the printing committee and Or
dered printed.
The election of a stenographer and
type writer was made the special order
Of the afternoon. Recess until 1890
o'clock.
The house reassembled at 1890 o'clock
Mrs. E. E. Evans was elected stenogra-
pher and type writer by reclamation.
Harlan offered memorial to congress
asking for an early survey of all the state
agricultural lands, also the prompts cleo
tion of the school and other land grants,
also the acceptance of the surveys al
ready made, also asking for a reduction
in the time for entry Of lands after the
survey. Adjourned until tomorrow at
10 a. m.