The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-21
LITTLE DONE AT HELENA
Nothing Startling In Yesterdays Pro =
ceedineS At the State Capital.
hump Thomp>se'. Case Up sa the So
Preme G0art-Two senators Ab~eat
No Quorum Sa the House
The Humps.

HELENA. Jan. aD.-Nothing startling iu
"a political way has happened to-day. The
house met without a quorum this morning
and took n recess until I'd O'Clock. Az
that hour an adjournment taken un-
Ill I'D O'Clock tomorrow. Several of tbe
Representatives were absent but a qors,m
will probably be secured for to-morrow's
session. IL Is the intention to 70 ahead
with the Introduction and Passage of bills
and carry Legislation far forward as
possible.
The Democrats expected to have a ma
jority i'm the senate this evening, bat were
disappointed through the failure OF Sena-
tor MrNamara to be present. He had
been tclcgraphed to but for some
reason failcl tn he in attendance.
IL il said he will b, here tomorrow.
As senator Brown is still i'm the hospital,
seven democrats and seven republicans
answered to the clerks roll mt = O'Clock.
The hoor WAS hlled with reprcsen-
atv"- and spectators who had
expected To see fun. There
some quibblinn over mistakes
dcbatc the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ordered
certain corrections to bc made He
claimed. however. that the adoption Of
Scnator Hoffrnan's resolution of Friday
night had received mo- second. when 10
was fully apparent to all present except
Fisher that he was mistaken. Some even
went so far a. tn suggest that the lieuten-
ant-governor is using his defective hear
ing a. an excuse for partizau rulings. An
adjournment was taken after "a brief ses-
sion until Thursday at = o'clock.
The rumps met at o'clock this even-
ing. The only business done to re-
ccivc two committee reports on referred
bills, which wers. ordered to be printed.
Bray made some noise over ex pla anation
Of his runaway to Great Falls Friday
after call of the rump house had becn
ordered.
Ru,np William Thompson's case came
up before the supreme court this aftSr.
noon. Judge Blake did not sit on the
bench as he was a member of thc return
ing hoard. Rump Thompson was not
present, but was represented by his attor-
n.ys, r.. ID. Weed, Met utciis.on d McIn-
tyre and s. A. Ballet. Attorney General
hcIry j. Ha skell appeared in behalf of
STATE. Audit " KINNEY. The attorney-Hen-
eral had filed an answer to- the petilion of
Thosnpsoo admitting all the allegations
Of the petition setting up Thompsou's
| election, and the acton OF the state cam
vassing board "a well as the orRani<ati n
then goes IA al alleges what the l.,wy ~
call new matter, 'ti,at in Silver l. ~
county ten persons were apportioned "a
bc elected tnctuicrs of the house of r,.t. a.
of -aid persons no controversy h ~ ariseIi :.
but as tai Thompson and his four co..
| leagues, sitting iu said house, "A contro-
ver>y has arisen. and unless they are
prisna facis members OF such house. and
entitled to act therein. quorum has
been present i'm said house aud the organ
| ity. "rhc organization of the Democratic
| ho,I-e IL also set Out mt length. Many
spectators were present i'm the court i'm the.
| afternoon. Clerk Webster OF tile rsimp
Mctutchcon and the encouragement
| argued the case for several hour. When
they had finished Judge Harwoo<l said
that decision would bs handed down ~
| am early date.