The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-31
the FOLLOWING PLAN AGREED TO.
The House to Consist of Twenty Eight
Republicans and Twenty-Seven
Democrats.
The Principal Office and Some Of the
Attaches Of the Permanent Or
ganizatiOn Chosen.

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lican and democratic assemblages: We,
the undersigned, your committee to
whom was referred the matter of ar
ranging the details and basis of settle
ment, to bring about union of the two
assemblages, to prescribe the manner
and terms of organization of the house
of representatives Of the state of Mon
tana for the session of 1891, having con-
sidered the same. and submit the follow
ing agreement, and recommend its ratiti-
cation and adoption.
OF. GODDARD,
w. M. SHARNToN.
This agreement, made and entered into
this 2sth day of January, A. b. 1891, by
and between the undersigned persons,
consisting of thirty (3W democrats and
thirty (3W republicans, claiming to be
members of the house of representatives
of the Second Legislative assembly of the
state of Montana, witnesses:
sisting of the said thirty (30) democats,
(30) republicans, have been in session at
ment of the state of Montana, since the
9Th day of January, A. d. 1891, each
claiming to be legally organized as the
house of representatives of the state of
Montana, and
!. Whereas, There is no doubt as to the
constitutionality of the organization of
either assemblage. Now, therefore, for
the purpose of concillation and an amic
able settlement of the difficulties which
have prevented the uniting of the two
assemblages, we do hereby agree one
with another to meet together in the Elec-
trio Light building in the city Of Helena,
Lewis and Clarke county, Montana, at 70
o'clock, noon, on Thursday, Jan. 20, 1881, i,
and to p oceed t. the organization of the
house of representatives and to that end
do solemnly agree to the following plan,
to- wit:
The house shall consist of twenty-five
(25 members of each party about whose
election there Is no dispute, together
with three (3) of the five (G republican
contestants to be chosen by ballot by the
twenty-five (25) undisputed republican
members, and two (2) of the five (S dem
ocratic contestants to be chosen by ballot
by the twenty-five (25) undisputed dem
ocratic members. At the hour named
Charles P. Blakely, being the
oldest member, shall call the members to
order, namely, the twenty-eight l2s) re-
publicans, and the twenty-seven (2O dem
ocrats, as aforesaid. The house shall
then select temporary speaker and TEN
poiary clerk from the democratic mem
bers. The temporary speaker shall, upon
taking his seat, call the names of the
persons as herein agreed upon. He shall
appoint committee on credentials, con-
sisting of two (2) republicans and two (2)
democrats, which committee shall pro-
ceed to work and make its re-
port as speedily as possible In
accordance with the conditions of this
agreement. After the report of the COM
mittee on credentials, and its adoption,
the house shall adopt the following pre-
ambles and resolutions, to-wit: Whereas,
On the 9th day of January, A. D. 1891, at
12 o'clock IN. of said day, at the city of
| Helena, at the county of Lewis and
Clarke and state OF Montana, the seat of
government of said state, the persons
hereinafter named each claiming to have
been duly elected and qualified to act as
members of the house of representatives
of said state, for the session of 1891, met
pursuant to the constitution of said state
to-wit: