The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-28
OEADLOCKEO ONCE MORE,
Afsr Accepting Tho Democratic ofFsr
ths Republicans AK for
Something More
Now They Want Ifaif tho Comfnit-
tess snd Other Things
Besides.
pn,sss they Agree ri Owcs tins House and
senate viii tsW Ahead With.
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out IhsNs.
srhs legislative situation Ii To NIL intent
ard purposes lat where u was ton days NJ
"A dsadiock--and the chances now ar'
little better than they wore then OF tho W.
parties reaching MI agreement. This fdct
after tho dattering assurances that wsr'
held out yesterday morning that oil wnI
going Of, swimtningly, will DO u source o.
regret TO those citizens who saw \ chance
for legislation that would benefit the stat
and which WAS no much needed. Ihe iail
ure 81 tho two sides TO agree, after getting
the negotiations practically to tho point o.
settlement, II can truthfulIy be sa'a' fossil
on tho republicans Of the rnmp house
The democrats had acne as far az they fei
they we're justified in going with nine
tentbs OF the points in their hands. INT
republicans on Monday night accepted the
democratic proposition, with q proviso tha'
the house should start as a new
organization. The democrats conceded
that Yesterday. Now the republicans ask
for more. .''lshey will not get it" say me
democrats, "and unless they speak quick 1t
Viii n0 zoo i8t8,' n nlbbCky Va sAo HOAN
~tistions Of the past few weeks. how they
came to the point Of success. and how they
vere broken OF, forms an interesting story
Of democratic generosity to the vanqnisned
in the hour Of defeat. and OF republican
duplicity and the tenacity. OF That party on
Office and power. It 10 this:
After the democrats ana the republicans
had met az separate houses for four days. q
move was started IN Friday, January 8
looking toward a compromise. 1t came
from the rump house, and proposed that
the twenty-five members OF eacn party
oet together as n organization.
divide up the officers and go
ahead Without any q the ten
Silver Bow contestants. This was re-
iected by the democrats. and for good rea-
sons, as il appeared to them. 1t left Silver
ROW county without its full representation
and looked very much like the v%snquished
mar in q prize fight asking the victor to
divide the rate receipts in consideration OF
I'D having furnished. half the show. The
republicans were, however, cordially IN
vited to meet with the democrats end trans-
raj business. OF purse they did not ac.
cent and nobody thought they would. There
thS matter hung for awhile.
On Wednesday OF last week, the 2lst
inst. the democrats got together in caucus
for the purpose Of considering some plan OF
settlement. There had always been a good
ly number OF INC 00mocth.S Az Anso1 u
some agreement that would bring the two
houees together. The sentiment had
crown and on Wednesday it took the form
Of two propositions. One was presented by
REPRESENTATIVE Toole n the other was the
result of q conference OF the democratic
senators. The wo agreed on the man
points and the difference was soon ar
ranged. The result was thai the caucus
accepted q plan of compromise to be pre-
sented to the republicans. Jtproposed that
the two bodies get together as one house on
the basis Of twenty-eight republicans ano
ping two of their Siver. Bow con
tsstsnts and the latter three; that
the democrats have the organization. that
IL, the speaker and clerks n other at
::sches. and the majority of all the import
ant committees. This was handed to the
mittee next day. The senators of both
sides signed q paper declaring this to be a
fails basis for Compromise. The caucus
committees of the two houses conferred
With each other and with thei: respective
houses, At first the republicans proposed
with twenty eight members for their side
and twenty-seven for the democrats, but
that the two parties divide the officers be
low speaker, who was to be conceded to the
democrats. The democrats insisted ON
their original proposition and the republi-
cans the OTOppeu 10 LILO pOlHG OF HSRlug
only for the chief clerk. After much time
spent in negotiations they droppei this re-
quest. too.
So the matter stood on Monday night
when the republican caucus met. It was
proposed in that caucus again to stand out
Tor half the committees and the chief clerk.
Finally, assured that the democrats would
not concede anything further than their
proposition offered, the republicans came
down to the point OF acceptance or MONACO
ceptance. After three hours hard work, a
resolution was carried that the democratic
proposition be accepted, with the proviso
that Senators Thornton and Goddard, as
the committee selected to represent the in
terests of the democratic and republican
sides respectively, '.proyide definitely and
in clear terms that the organization shall
be q new one, and without any posi-
BE recognition OF either house"
some of the republicans thought
they saw in the democratic offer a chance
for a difference of opinion on that poin,
when the two bodies should get together,
When the democrats got together i'll caucus
yesterday afternoon they conceded this
point. which was one they had no intention
Of raising in the first place. Everything
now looked like plain sailing. 1t onl,
remained for Senators Thornton anc
Goddard to get up the form of the agree
ment. and for everybody interested to sigr
". 1Qey SbaFLeQ TO 40 30, .DuL tHey neVel
finished the task. The stumbling block wa
q memorandum drawn up by the republi
cans and handed to their representative
Senator Goddard. 1t instructed him to in
sist on the republicans having control o
half the committees, and on a provision TO
q joint committee to draw up new rules
The democrats were not prepared for this
After having their proposition accepted an
~conceding b points the republican
asked in regard to q new organization, the
determined to shut down right then an
there.
The house will meet as usual in the Powe
block to-day. Unless the republicans site.
to their original acceptance and SO motif
the democrats by that time, the house vii
go ahead and pass bills and send them t
the senate. When that body passes the1
and the governor signs them, they will b
laws. The talk of the supreme court up
setting these laws is looked upon by til
democrats now as n threat which the repuh
llcans have been holding over them to fore
them into an agreement. They do not be
lieve the republicans or their papers hav
any authority to speak for the suprem
court. Anyhow they propose to test it. Th
democrats think they have gone as far a
they were called on to go in the matter
Their plan was accepted and the republ
cans afterwards broke up the negotiations
The democrats propose to let the republ
cans be responsible for the failure of leeia
lation if the supreme court upsets thei
laws.