Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-01-15
MONTANA LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Organized Without Difficulty, Blu
the Lower House Is Dead-Locked.
THE SENATE.


Senate was called to order by Lieut..
Gov. Richards. Senator Becker was
chosen secretary pro tenn. All mem
bers were present at roll-call, read by
Secretary of State Rotwitt. r. A.
Luke administered oath of Office to
new senator's.
Hennessy offered a resolution to
proceed to the election OF officers.
Amended by Goddard. Richards then
read the law concerning the election OF
officers by ballot. Hennessy and God
dard withdrew their resolution and
| amendment respectively, and perma-
nent organization was effected by the
election of the following officers: Chief
clerk, John j. Fallon; assistant clerk,
David Marks; sergeant alarms, Miles
Finlan; doorkeeper, f. j. Bosworth;
enrolling clerk, Daniel Searles; engross-
ing clerk, II. Rosenzweig: watchman,
A. G.. Green; pages, Eugene Dickerson
and Henry Buford; chaplain, Rev.
Price.
Attorney Nolan administered oath
of office to subordinate officers.
A committee consisting OF Redd,
Becker and Gibson was appointed to
notify the Rump House that the Sen
ate was ready to proceed with busi-
ness. Goddard made an amendment
to the effect that the committee should
notify the House OF Representatives
now i'm session in the Electric block.
Amendment defeated. Resolution
adopted.
A committee from the Rump House
was then received, and they reported
having carried out the instructions oi
this Senate, Report received and com
mittee discharged.
Messrs. Mats and Hoffman were
appointed n committee to notify Gov.
Toole that the senate was ready Tor
business and prepared to receive any
message he might send to them;
Recess till 8 O'Clock.
senate called to order at 3 p. m.
Cardwell, Goddard, Hoffman and
Mats absent.
Recess of fifteen minutes.
Thompson presented communica
tion received from Republican house
Communication not accepted.
Committee that waited on Gov
Toole reported that the governors
. message would be submitted to th'
|
Adjourned until lO:3O a. m. to-day
THE LOWER HOUSE
House was called to order promptl.
at twelve O'Clock. State Auditor Ken
. ney called the house to order in accor
dance with Section 1929, Chapter ~
. of the Revised Statues.
He called Representative Corey u
his assistance as clerk pro tenn and tn
latter called the roll, as adopted a
the session last winter, including join
representative Kempiand.
Clerk reported that twenty-nin
members answered to roll call. Stat
Auditor announced that a quorum
was present.
On motion of Representative Howl,
Representatives Hotter and Hastl
were appointed a committee toprocur
the attendance of one of the Associat
Justices OF the Supreme Court to az
u minister the oath OF office to the men
bers.
Although the names of all the Den
ocratic members OF the House wei
called, oneresponded, all havingfaile
=, TO respect the call to meet at Electr
: Hall.
BY request of the Auditor all men
bers presented their certificates at Il
Clerks desk. Judge Dewitt then a.
ministered the oath of Office, aft
n' which the document was signed II
~ ~ filing with the Secretary of State.
!" Moved by Goodman, seconded |
Howie. that the Honse proceed to q
election OF Speaker. Goodman th'