The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-30
TO ADJOURN SINE DIE
AP. Wallace Wishes the Diihculty to be
Submitted 10 the People.


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worthless checks; by WOoslson, AN act
empowering municipal corporations tn
raise funds for sewerage and water pur-
poses; by Whaley, tai provide certain d''-
read twice and referred tn the
on printing. Several bills were reported
from the committees.
Mr.. Wallace introduced the following
resolution, which will I've made IL special
order for Tomorrow afternoon:
WHEREAS, pursuant To act OF congress
in,ive asscmbly of Momaana was called by
noon ON November q, isss, at the court
WHEREAS, at such time and place :.
house, membcrs-rlcct, being the - MEM
beers who have since regularly respond
the business of the hoass as
sembled. took the oath of office
iives Sf the state while the remaining
twenty-five menbcrs-clect not only did
not respond To the proclamation. but i'm
place, though at the same time. and AS
summed tai effect am outward and seeming
Legislative organization, the form OF which
they have since maintained. refusing
wholly to perform the duties OF their Of
flee, and denying obedience To the only
simplifying in an official capacity: and.
WHEREAS, Senators assembled pursuI-
ant to proclamation at the time and place
named and assumed to effect ~ temporary
organization of the senate, and thereafter
the eight absent members. after taking
the best legal ADVICE nttaina!le, having
decided to come in and take the oath of
office, and having so done. seven out of
eight of said first named members alone
acting, having assumed tn permanently
organixe the senate under which an at
einpted organization and no other, the
so-called senate pf the state has since
been acting: and
either a legitimate or an iileRitimate or
Ranization of the senate has, up To the
tm .ana"; f1 ,i,s,, 10 q t n", Sm%M'a a9ssr ~
lays of attempted session, any organized
state Legislature i'm each of its branches
recognizing the other, or capable OF pass
ing any hill. memorial or joint resolution,
or of enacting laws; and no such meas
urcs have as yet been passed, and
wHEREAs, This house, though never
yielding from its lawful attitude but in
recognition of the great and urgent de-
mand for iegisiation upon the subject OF
the, method of levying state taxes to EN-
able their collection for the present year
and tai prevent "a loss of nearly S:O,OOO to
| the subject of appropriations la dcfray
the expenses of our state government
thus insurinp its vigor and active admin
prison facilities and supplies; upon the
subject of the punishment of crime and
th: proce.si'irr therefor. and upon many
equal Importance ana
WHEREAS, the house has ON divers oc-
casions cI,dcavored to treat with the alb
scntecs with "a view of securing "a single
and united Legislative bodv, and To that
end has submitted to them several over
| fair and equitable propositions, even ig-
noring the illegal action of the Silver Bow
canvassing board and the right of the
as recorded until assailcd 10y contest reg
ularly begun i'm the bosiy-which alone of
all delegated bodies can finally determine
the question. and lacking towards - direct
treatment of the ills that now affect the
state, ,and which never would have been
but for the rape OF the ballot committed
10. ln.E md tlnnt IA. IA raps,lslttv InNaSttaTn-
ton of precinct ~, which propositions
have an been rejected: and
been i'm attempted session for six days
more than the maximum period of dura-
ton allowed under the constitution for
any session Of the Legislature save the
first, as tn which having i'm view the eN-
traoIsiinary volume of Legislation required
necessary for the accomplishment of this
work, an extension of the period of the
session for I'D days longer; and,
WHEREAS, Under thc circumstances
now confronting us, the maximum period
of ordinary Legislative sessions having
been already consumed without result,
aud the Legislature having expressed no
desire tn enjoy the mere privilege of fur
thrr extension of its session accorded il
10y the constitution, and being in no posi-
ton as "a Legislature To express such "a de-
sire. and the constitution also providing
no ~adj"urnmmcnt of either branch for
out the consent of the" other,
and all attempts at an adj
JIstulpnt IN the interest III tho ptlblit
welfare having failed: there il emphatic
ally no necessity of consuming in on
forced idlcness any further period grant
ed tn us solely for actual Legislative labor
IL necessary. therefore. each day Of at
tempted session. involving an outright cN-
pensc tn the state of between 500 and
81 900 per day. for which il gets absolutely
no equivalent: now, therefore,, bc il
Resoirc5. That il is the sense of this
house that the Legislative assembly should
save the Golfers of the state needless
strain by bringing its present session al
once to "a close by sine tile Adjournment
of both senate and house. and that In
soIne manner III possible. the entire
dilemma should he rclcgatrd for speedy
settlement and decisive. Ia the popular
ballot, tn the end that the people from
whom primarily all governments cma.
nate. may make known their will and
assert their supremacy i'm the future al
Our government. as they should have beer
permitted to do i'm the past.
The house then adjourned until 10 "a. IN
tomorrow. The Pumps attempted consid
cradle business today. Among Other
things a resolution was Introduced provid
ing for "a committee to visit the governor
and make an official inquiry on AN uniIn
portant matter. The object of this is Z.
see whether he will "A RUM
committee.
Girl Wanted.
For general work. Good wages anu
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