The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-06
he IS SENATOR NO MORE.
Lawrence A. Brown, Of Beaverhead,
casts Aside the Senatorial
Toga.
Members Of the House Deter
mined to Avoid an Extra
Session.
TEN in Regard to Convlcts and
Insane.

A genuine surprise was in store for the
senate. 1t was the resignation of Senator
Brown, of Beaverhead county. Senate
Browns letter has been in the possession
of Lieut. Gov. Richards since Monday
Instead of presenting it promptly to TIN
senate, as should havo been done. the lieu
tenant governor submitted it to the caucu'
OF republican senators, who asked that i
be held back fog a while. In this delay
Richards again exceeded his authority
but it was lone on the superstition that thu
resignation was a sudden freak OF tn,
Beaverhead senator. But it appears thai
the Beaverhead statesman was in earnest
He resisted all entreaties and persuasion
and declared that he wanted nothing fur
ther to do with the republican senators
Finding that nothing could be done with
him. the resignation was presented yester
day. It ia as follows:
To the President Of the Senate OF the Stat.
Of Montana:
S1R-In accordance with the provisions Of
section 1878, page 1,013, fifth division, gen
eral laws of Montana, I hereby resign the
office of state senator held by me in and
for the first district, consisting of the county
of B~,ayerhead.
LAWRENCE A. Brown.
Dated at Helena, Feb. 2, 1891.
In the afternoon Senator Mats called at
tention to the fact that in order to have the
cept the resignation. He made q motion to
that effect. The republicans, still evident
~ under the impression that something
might happen to save 4 reduction in their
already slim minority, voted solidly against
accepting the resignation. The democrats
Senator Brown nc longer. Senators God
dard, Power, Baylies and Thompson
were substituted on the several com
mittees where vacancies existed on
account of the resignation. The
selections we're as follows: Goddard
Counties, towns and municipal corpora
tions. and roads, highways and bridges;
,Power-Federal relations. mines and min
ing, and immigration: Bavlies-Public
lands and irrigation and water rights;
Thompson-Finance and claims and public
buildings.
Senator Browns course in %resigning was
undoubtedly dictated by the action of his
republican associates in voting to remit the
fines imposed on the democratic senators
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death of Representative Witter. leaves Bea-
verhead county with but one representative
in the whole Legislature, Repre-
has practically decided to call a
new election to fill the senatorial vacancy
and that in the house. The only question
he is uncertain about is the time to be al
lowed between the call and the day of cleo
ton.
With the resignation of Lawrence A.
Brown. the state senate loses one of its
most picturesque figures, and one of the
oldest characters in the Legislature. A
native of Georgia, he was originally one OF
Montana's most steadfast democrats, and
sat in the territorial council as a represent
atiye of that party. Some few years ago
he left the democratic party on the pre-
sumption that it's silver policy was not
what he wished it. Joining his fortunes
with the republican party, he was elected to
the first state legislature. Personally, Mr..
Brown is at times a genial R~ood-natured
man. Nobody enjoys a joke more
than he. When apparently most
excited, he has a habit of foolinR his most
intimate friends by bursting out into hearty
laughter. It was this uncertainty whether
he would laugh or boil over with anger hat
made him such an uncertain quantity. On
the best of terms with the democratic sena-
tors, when the fine matter was up, and Mr..
Brown started to oppose it, the general i'm
preston was that he would windu in good
humor and vote for wiping out the penal
ties. But he didn't. He voted no and be-
came 80 angry with his party associates for
doing. otherwise that he has never shown
up aroun the senate SINCE. Some reports
have it that Mr.. Brown may repeat the ex-
pertinent of Senator Conkling when he fell
out with the Garfield administration. An
other is that he will go back to the demo-
cratic party as the true friend of silver.
The following bills were introduced in
the house:
By Mr.. Wallace-H. B. A; to provide for
the taking of dispositions of persons impris-
oned for the purpose of securing their tes-
timonv in criminal proceedings.
By Mr.. Harlan-H. B. 40; to amend an
act for the better protection of game and
fish. H. B. AZ; relating to official ballot
ooxes
By Mr.. Lochray--H. B. Al; regulating
the mining of coal in the state of Montana,
and for the protection of employees of coal
mines.
By Mr.. stebbins-46; an act to regulate
passenger fares.
By Mr.. Holter-H. B. 40; to amend sec.
ton 447 of the fifth division, compiled
tatutes.
By Mr.. Stebbins-H. B. 4s; an act to en-
able the courts Of the state to procure
proper seals.
BY Mr.. Blair-To define the mode of pro.
cedure i'll relation TO right of way fol
bitches, fumes or canals for irrigating anG
other purposes.
By Mr.. Stebbins. n. B. 51-An act to pre-.
vent the sale of tobacco to certain minol
children.
By Mr.. Barrows. H. B. 5O-An act con.
tanning the code commission and amending
an act of the Sixteenth legislative assem-
bly,, approved March IA, 1889, entitled III
act to provide for the appointment of (
civil law and procedure and to revise, com.
pile n arrange the statute law of Mon
tana.
The following notices were given yester-
day in the house:
BY Mr.. Blakeiy-A bill to provide for the
recording of mining claims by a distric
recorder.
By Mr.. Holter-Providing for the perma-
nent location of the state capital.
By Mr.. Goodman-To amend section
1880 of the school laws of Montana, in re-
lation to publishing notices and the qualiti
cations OF electors at school elections.
BY Mr.. Moran-An act to amend section
LIZA and 1,147 of the fifth division of th
general laws.
g BY Mr.. Stebbins-An act to punish drunk
enness.
By Mr.. Blakely-To amend section five q
m act entitled an act providing fees an
compensation for the several county officer
Of the counties of Montana, approve