The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-13
OUR BUSY LEGISLATORS.
The Representatives Transacted Con.
siderable Business in Their
New Quarters.
rho Senate Discussed Rules and
Joint Rules and the Pumps
Did Nothing.
The Rumps Will Pr0hs5Iy Present a
Proposition of some Sort to
tho House To-Day.

tho House To-day.
The house of representatives met yester
day morning at ten o'clock in the Board o
Trade rooms without q quorum. Severa
of the members arrived on the later trains
70 that all were present at three O'Clock
when the roll was called, except Mr.. Pen
rose, who is at Warm Springs. The hous
il now located in comfortable and conven
lent quarters. The room formerly occu
pied by the Mining exchange has been fit
ted up with desks and chairs. The foo
is nicely carpeted and the walls are prettil!
decorated. At two O'Clock a caucus LASTING
over an hour was held to consider certain
resolutions that were presented before tn
house afterwards. At three O'Clock, whel
the session was resumed, MI. Wallace CAV
notice of the introduction Of four bills
They are: For q bill entitled III act con-
corning executions, for an act regulating
the granting Of pardons, respites and re-
missions and prescribing the functions ant
duties of the Board of Pardons, for an ac'
providing for an index for the district
court and an act prescribing the compensa-
ton and duties of the clerk Of the supreme
court and regulating his fee.
Mr.. Beach gave notice of his intention to
introduce q bill providing for the appoint
ment Of a state examiner.
Mr.. Whaley notified the house that he
would introduce bills providing certain
duties for the county assessor ana Tor the
printing and distribution Of ballots at the
public expense.
-.uo-k %hoye fona md amOtnmpnta WQa
read a second and a third lime by title and
ordered printed.
The report of the Joint committee on rules
was read and the rules adopted. The bust
ness of the session was the consideration OF
Mr.. Numbers resolution providing for the
appointment of a committee to enquire who
were elected representatives from Silver
Bow county n joint representative from
Deer Lodge and Beaverhead counties. The
resolution WAS unanimously adopted, and a
committee consisting of Representatives
Humber. Wallace and Barrows was ap-
pointed. A recess of twenty minute was
tsken to allow the mmit time to con-
slider the work. When the house resumed
the following report of the committee was
received:
Mr.. Speaker: Your committee appointed
with instructions to inquire into the report
to this house who are elected members of
and entitled to seats in this house from the
county of Silver Bow; respectfully report
that thew have investigated the matter and
find from the evidence presented, including
the official count of the vote for mentors
of che house of representatives, at the cleo
ton held in said county on the first Tues
day Of October, 1889, pursuant to ordinance
III. Of the constitutional convention of the
state of Montana; that the following named
gentlemen received the highest number of
votes cast for members of the house Of rep
resentatives of the legislative assembly of
W. ok~kn 80 hyoufor0 and arc pnxfInI To
seats in this body. to-wit: Joseph X. Clark,
who received 3 ,753 votes; Thomas +. Court
ney, who received 3,406 votes; A. M. Day,
3,474 votes; A%lphonso NJ. Dussault, who re-
ceived 3,454 votes: II. l.. Frank. who re-
ceived 1922 votes; Jno. W. GiIigan, who
who received 1886 votes; Joseph Hogan.
who received 3,432 votes; w. j. Penfose,
who received 3,4S2 votes; Leopold Schmidt,
who received 1903 votes.
Your committee further find that the fol-
lowing named gentlemen who received votes
st said election having received a smaller
number of votes than the foregoing named
ten. were not elected to the house of repre-
sentatiyes of the legislative assembly of the
state of Montana and that neither of them
is entitled to a seat therein, to-wit: Absa-
lon +. Bray, who received 3. 3G1 votes: Peter
II. Dolman, who received 1867 votes; James
H. Monteath, who received 1856 votes; Al
bert g. Noble, who received 3,167 votes:
John j. O'Meara, who received 1899 votes:
William H. Roberts. who received 1876
votes; Newell j. Scott, who received 3,246
votes; Thomas Switbridge, who received
3,174 votes; William Thompson. who re-
ceived 1853 votes; Abraham N. Yoder, who
received 3.172 votes; and your committee
further report, that after inquirin9 into
and hearing evidence az to who was elected
at the general election last past. as a joint
house member of this legislative assembly
frr tho pr,pfiao of TNaor 7 p1oo AND Dn,-or
head, find that A. l.. kempland received
the highest number Of the votes cast for
such Office and is entitled. az such. to a seat
smember of your honorable body.
II. Ii. HUMBER,
w. WALLACE, JR.,
JOHN X. BARnows,
Committee.
After Mr.. Beach moved the adoption of
he report Mr.. Hughes moved the adoption
Of the following resolution: Resolved,
That Joseph X. Clark, Thomas F.. Court
ney; A. n. Day, AIphonso NJ. Dussault, II.
Hoffman, Joseph Hogan, W. j.. Penrose
and Leopold Schmidt, have been duly
elected members of the house of representa-
tives of the Legislative assembly of the state
of Montana from and by the electors of
Silver Bow county, that they are entitled to
seats as such members in this house and
are hereby seated: and be it further re-
solved that Absalom f. Bray, Peter X. Dol
man, James H. Monteath. Alber. G.. Noble,
John J. O'Meara. William II. Roberts.
Newell j.. Scott, Thomas Switbridge, Will
lam Thompson and Abraham n. foder,
having received a less number of votes of
the electors of said county than the first
mentioned ten, have not been elected mem
bers OF the house of representatives of the
Legislative assembly Of the state of Mon
tana and are not entitled to seats therein.
And also resolved that A. L.. Kempland has
been duly elected q member of the house
of representatives Of the state of Montana
from and by the electors of Deer Lodge
and Beaverhead counties jointly; that he is
entitled to a seat as such joint member in
the house and is hereby seated.
Some discussion followed as to the Ian
guage of the report. Mr.. Blakely thought
that no reference should be made to the
men who were not elected. Mr.. Frank
agreed and amended that all that portion
referring to the men not elected be stricken
out. The original motion that the report
and the resolution be- adopted prevailed
and the house adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning.
THE ESATE