The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-30
A SESSION OF THE SENATE.

The P~resident-The senate will please
come to order. What is the pleasure Of
the senate?
MIR. Thornton MI. President. /
The P~rcsident-The chair rules that
the gentleman from Deer Lodge is out of
order. The c~hair.begs to remind the gen-
tlenian from Deer Lodge that when his
advice is wanted il will he asked for. The
senator from jefferson has the floor.
Mr.. Fisher desire to introduce "a hill
entitled "An act to increase the proper
Tomato taxation of Irislimen and To dis
franchise tho same"
MIR. President-The bill is duly passed
and ti~, clerk will SD record. Is there any
further business to come before the sen-
ate:
Mr.. Henncssy-Did I understand the
president tn declare the bill passed"
The Prcsident-The senator from Silver
Bow il ont of order, and the chair trusts
that i'm the future he will have the kind
ness tn keep his mouth shut. Is there
any further business?
MIR. Hcnnessy-I desire to ASK that the
clerk he instructed to record on the min
utcs the fact thai no vote was taken on
the bill of the senator from jefferson, nor
has il undergone the regular order of
readings.
The Prcsihcnt-The chair rules that he
no regular order of readings.
and that "a vote OH the passage of n bill
may he dispensed with i'm the chairs dis
erection.
Mr.. Hcnncssy-I desire tn appeal from
the decision of the chair.
The Presiucnt-Thc appeal il out of
order and the chair SO rules. Once for all
] desirs. to impress upon the mind of the
senator from Silver Bow that I cannot
interrupted any further by such frivolous
and unparliaInentary objections. The
honor and dignity of the senate are i'm
volved, and as the presiding officer of the
body i shall insist upon the transaction of
its business in a legitimate and proper
tanner. ! trust l shall hear nothing more
from the senator from Silver Bow on this
or any other point.
MIR. Parbcrry-May ! ask the chairs
authority for its decision that an appeal il
out of order:
The Prcsidcnt-M MIR. Fisher has the
floor.
Mr.. Fisher Standing here to-iay. Mr..
President, i'm this senate chamber. l de-
sire to hurl my everlasting anathcmas at
the obstrcpcrons obstructionists of the
opposition! l raise my voice to high
heaven and declare once and forever that
the eight democratic members of this first
senate of the state of Montana. actuatesl
by ignoblc spleen, borne ON by
tn" wings of disappointed hop. and
crushed into a shapcless mass by
the ungovernablc wheels of the chariot
of spite. which ever raises its horrid front
until i; towers iu thc lowest depths OF
ur1NsliIlg us'IfaNltN, ana on. ana pfi.wfhsfe
the clanking shacklcs of slavery mingle
with the groans of the widowlcss and or
phanlcss. I repeat, Mr.. President, these
cight gentlemen. ! scorn and disgust
them!
The President i desire tn thank Brother
Fisher, and may the grace of our -ahcm
The chair desires To say tina the senator
from Jefferson correctly interprcts the
position of the chair. Is there any further
business before the senate:
Mr.. Hedges desire tn Introduce "a bill
entitled AN act authorizing the president
of the senate of the State of Montana "a
make his own rules and to vary, alter
change, nullify, repeal, abrogate abolish
revoke. and set aside the same wlicncveI
and i'm such manner as he d-n plcases.'
The President If there are no objec
tions, the bill is ordered Ia its third read
ing.
Mr.. Thornton / object.
The Prcsidcnt-Thc senator from Dee
Lodge will please plac. his objection,
where they will do him the most good
The bill is ordered To its third reading
We will now proceed to pass the bill. Ths
clerk will call the roll.
Mr.. object. Mr.. President.
The Prcsiicnt-Thcr. being some oh
jcctions. we will dispense with the rol
call, and there being no votes in the mega
tive, the bill il passed unanimously AM
takes effect immediately. Is there. am.
further business before the senate:
Mr.. Rutherford / desire to introduce
bill entitled act tai appropriate tn
sum of SiUD,OO for Billy Jack, as n Sigh
token of aIprss.iatinn of the. InsritDripu