The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-01-17
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County Clerk and Recorder
The LepiSlasnre

In the senate all members were pres
ent except Brown. The work of prepa-
ration not being finished, the senate
went into committee of the whole for
further consideration, Senator Hoffman
presiding. After the committee had
arisen and asked for further time a com
munlcatlOn was received from the demo
cratic house with the report of the com
mittee on JOINT rules. The report was
read and the senate again went into
committee of the whole with Senator
Thornton presiding. The rules were
read and adopted in order. Further
time was asked for and the senate ad
journed until II o'clock Tuesday morn
ing.
The republican house met at D. m.
but there being no quorum present an
adjournment was taken until Tuesday
morning After adjournment long
caucus was held and the report of the
committee to frame compromise dis
cussed. The report which will be sub
mitted Is as follows:
Realizing, as we do, that lack of legis-
lation will bring state of anarchy, by
reason of the want of authority for the
canvassing of election returns and issu-
ing certificates of election to state and
legislative officers who should be elected
prior to the expiration of the term of
office of the present incumbents; the ex-
piratiOn of the contracts under which
the insane asylum and penitentiary have
been maintained; the loss to the state
through the failure and inability to Sc
lect lands granted for school and other
public uses; the loss to the treasury by
reason of defective system of taxation;
the dishonor and financial embarrass-
ment to the state consequent upon
threatened illegal legislation; the con-
stantly increasing indebtedness of the
state, which now amounts Cfor two insti-
tutions alOne) to about $4,000; the ne
cessity for the survey of the public do
main, that the mineral lands may be Sc
cured to the people; the want of laws
authorizing the state to select its lien
lands; but abating not one jot or little
of the legal right invested IN us as regu-
larly elected and duly accredited repre-
sentatives of the people, yet believing
that the public safety, the imperative
necessities Of the situation, as well as
patriotism which should animate the
breast of every Montanian, call upon us
TO make concessions looking to the end
that needed legislation may be had We
10 this with the view and in the hope
hat patriotism and proper regard for
he vital necessities of the state may tri-
lmph over mere partisanship.
Therefore we, the republican members
# the house, to affect much needed leg
Station, adopt the following:
Be it resolved, as the sense of this
louse, that the twenty republican
nembers whose election is undisputed
nd the twenty five democratic members
,hose election is undisputed meet as
he house of representatives for the ses-
ion; that the details of organization be
by committee consisting of
n equal number from each party, such
to be approved and signed
y all the members and claimants to
Eats in the house of representatives,
nd that in the organization fair and
luitable distribution of the offices be
ade to both parties.
The democratic organization met in
le room formerly occupied by the Min
g exchange, having changed it's loca-
on Of last week. Several bills were in
oduced and notice Of others given,
hen committee reported favorably to
full democratic delegation from Silver
ow, which was adopted, and the meet
g adjourned until Tuesday.