The new North-west., 1891-01-30
OUR HELENA LETTER,
Tho Terms of Compromise Agreed Upon
In Detail.
Now we Have a Working Legislature.
Correspondence New North-west.l

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Houses will formally ratify the terms OF Il
agreed upon to-day by sena-
ors Goddard and Thornton. During the
,ast week the negotiations on two or three
occasions have nearly resulted i'll an agree !
ucnt to disagree. While the general prop !
1siton made by the Senate, January ~,
was acceptable to both bodies, the ampliti-
cation Of it, the ranging OF the details
raised points on which there was diversity
Of opinion, and which the general propo-
stion did not seem to clearly define.
Neither party felt like conceding more
than that proposition called for. So there
was honest diversity Of opinion on some
minor points Instead of staying with the
matter, as would have been the better way,
and pushing it to a completion, many of
the members went home Friday, leaving
both bodies without quorum. 1t ap-
pears these members, in some cases, came
IN contact with inconsidcrate partizans in
well satisfied with the concessions made, |
and such members returned braced mp to
skrmish ''for points, some of which were
certainly not worth the peril in which they
placed the main proposition, which was of
overshadowing importance. The result, as
stated, was that for some days the question
has huno in the balance. and for twenty
forr bo,,rc tho ~ rarances ser;ons1, tbreot
onad abandonment of the effort
To-day the further complications arose
that information was received of the death
or Snoolor y;ttor,s ,,;fo at I,;,1on and
tro danvorous illness or Snc,lcr Wj,ter
h;,,eo,f of ,,no,,non;, 11is .bsonco or
do,tt ,,-,,,la roa,,o I'm Po,rh,;aon mann
hor.,,;,, - 81 4 ,r,;ns+ 81 Da,,o,rots o,a
dissi,,ates tba ana Ranub,ic,n m,ioritv nm
which tho nronos;t;on was based All
,,uos+;ars ,t issuo had hovavar hoen
,,,o,a7 /, ,,o h.nds os San,tors f,odd,rd
10, rrh,r,,4,,,, ,,,d fo1dord II o7;nst ona
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WITCH "iii "e i'Po''''' ~ III
caucusses at 1:3o this evening, and 70 thc
two bodies at ~ ~ n, tomorrow. As near
as can learn, spirit OF generous emula-
ton seems to have possessed both Senators
and the proposition is approximately as
| Follows: The House to re-assemble Win
% Republicans and p Democrats, and this
party status TO bc maintained by pairs or
refralnlng from voting during me me o.
this agreement. The Democrats 10 nave
the organization. Ihe Kepubllcans waive
any claim TO subordinate olilGers ana ieslFe
the composition OF committees 20 the sens"
OF justice in the Speaker me ola Jour
nails TO be HE'D with the oeefetafv OF o1''e
and new one opened. luhteslhs mcli-
bers aud deposed officers ALL to he PAD
The admission OF contostlng members 70
be determined by their party adherents by
h:.llot, AS the report has not yet bech
made, these may not be the exact terms
but they are approximately as above stated
They are approved by all have heard dis
cuss the matter. Inc sentiment mere l.
very strong for legal organization u VIC
liouse and Legislation 'hat VIII stand
r,r,,o5 no ,,,l,I;x, ano,,,.
rno r,,,,r.1 .ant:,nont s ,,,o+ t,r ,,,c,
+;no ond ,.or,. ,..l,,o,,l, ,i,,, - :. l,o. h,o,
nsod in nnuo,io,inr this ,diuetma,t al.
thouch Senator's Thornton and Goddard
| have \SDr; cd SDr6jtjOllSlV 1ni nd
ably II invo,ved ,,e neri, th,t always
surrounds delay. it is ovnepsiyo and viii,
tho vary ;mnortant srh;ac,s that a.m,nd
lar;sl,tivo do,;hor,tiou r,,v nos.;b,v in.
volvc an cvtr, session far which tho State
will have h, n,v II works , b.r,,sb;n on
the members. too. for none Of them ca,,
receive nav unti, 4 succccdinu LEGISLATURE
s1,,1 fix th.;r salaries CA that ,bo nrocr,s.
tinnt;on annn,rs ia arise from INC shirt nj
tlilator;noss pnqendered dur;nr last win.
tors inaction II is tn br honcd that whom
thc REORGANIZATION does take effect there
to comnensate for lost time. II seems
probable tbis will be the case. rs the Iousc
this session has few snccch- making mem.
bers and quite number who will dc
efficient committee work. The Senate is
II smaller and more rapid working body
tion and considerable 1cris]ation b]ocked
ont
Montana vii, he o]ad and nrond of this
consummation-thi neacefu,. honorable
solution Of bcr troubles in bannv contras,
with the violence md dscraditah,c scenos
that characterize the proceedings in some
of our sister States. There was a strono
and bitter alienation over "Precinct 34.'
No man can doubt the large nronortion oi
Rcnublcans and Democrats believed tha,
in the comn]cations growing mt of i,
! their marty was wholly right and the othe,
wholly wrong. These beliefs we're, and
probably ever will be, as irreconcilablc as
/ thew were sincere. But we could not
afford to sacrifice forever on the affairs OF
these irreconcilable beliefs every intcres,
: of the State. We are in a critical period
| of our history Legislation is INNER
atiyelv necessary. The trivial conces-
s;ons IN occomn1ish if must come some.
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