The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-09
MORE Compromise TALK
The Republicans Hold a Caucus to
Discuss Propositions Looking
to a Settlement.
The Representatives Did Some
Business While the Senators
Worked on Rules.
both Houses and tho Rump Will Probably
Adjourn To-day Until Ncxt
Monday.

Monday.
The political atmosphere was charged
yesterday with compromise talk, which, a
usual, resulted in nothing at all. The re-
publican caucus was held yesterday after
noon for the purI ose Of agreeing upon som,
proposition to present to the democrats. /
is reported that the proceedings grew yer,
lively before adjournment. Dolman got
mad and left the room, and Bray is said tt
nave made a big roar. The proposition nm
Ter discussion was for the ten Silver Bow
men to step out Of the way and the Others
TO organize, with lots to be drawn for the
speakership. 1t was expected to bring this
proposal into some shape to present
to the house this morning, but differ
ences Of opinion rendered another confer
ence desirable. 1t seems probable that q
proposition Of this sort will be made eitheI
this afternoon or early next weeh.
The senate, in committee OF the whole
nearly completed the consideration Of Z
code Of rules. Those of last session were
taken and changed to suit the present sen
ate. The alterations we're slight and mostly
verbal, except the provisions for the nun.
Der Of members on committees The COM
mittees on mines and mining. on immigra.
ton and on labor and capital, we're all in
creased from three to five members. These
subjects were considered important enough
to receive all the attention that five men
could give any one of them. The commit
tee on rules was reduced from i've to three
members. The consideration of the rule
relating to the introduction n reading OF
bills was laid over till to-day The rule Of
last session was considered somewhat OBJ
scure, and the senate wanted more time to
get it into satisfactory shape.
Rule fourteen provides that "all commit
tees Of the senate, special and standing,
and all joint committees on the part there
Of. shall be appointed by the president,
unless otherwise specially ordered" When
this rule came up for action Senator Mats
moved that the committees "be elected by
the senate unless otherwise ordered"
Senator Goddard said hat in all legisla-
tive bodies like the United States senate
committees. The last part of the old rule,
unless otherwise specially. ordered, COW
cred the case in the event that it was deem
ed necessary to take the matter out of the
hands Of the president. Senator Mats
then withdrew his amendment. It is pre-
sumed that unless the COMMITTEES an
by the president are satisfactory
to the majority of the senate, their appoint
ment will be otherwise specially ordered"
It was a curious sight to see Senator Hedges
treating with democratic members of the
house of representatives yesterday. Judge
II cJ~ M, oo-o;okoI ~v;&t Copoko~a Git
son and Hoffman to meet Representatives
Frank, Burrows and Higgins M revise the
rules Of the two bodies. The joint commit
tee got together during the recess of the
senate. senator Hoffman was not there,
but the others went to work. the judge
anon them, just as if there WAS no ques-
ton on the republican side about the demo-
cratic house being the only legal one.
Senator Hedges thought the words "ayes''
and ''noes'' wherever they occurred in the
rules should be changed to yeas and
mays" The senate was proceeding to do
SO in each and every case until Senator
Brown proposed that the rules should be
made to correspond with the constitution,
which used "ayes'' and ''noes," So the
senate took back what it had done and
made the rules read that way.
Senators Hennessy and Thompson are
paired on all political questions until next
Monday. TIT announcement was made
just before the senate adjourned yesterday.
Very little business was transacted in the
house yesterday at the morning session.
The committee appointed to apportion the
governors message reported and Repre-
sentatives Toole and Woodson gave
notice of appropriation bills. In
the afternoon the committee appointed
to secure proper quarters for the
house asked for further time before report
ing. The governors message was ordered
printed in pamphlet form for the use of
members and a mileage committee consist
ing Of Representatives Whaley, Day and
Kempland was appointed. The clerk WAS
instructed to request the secretary of state
TO supply the house with copies of the CON-
piled statutes and with copies of the con-
stitution. Representatives Frank and
Tuohy were granted leave of absence I'M
til Monday. The sergeant-at-arms was in
structed to send copies of the house bills to
the senat as the joint committee on rules
has not yet reported.
The apportionment of the governors
message as made out in the house yesterday
is as follows: Finance Of state, manage
ment of the penitentiary and other nnfor-
Inmates supported by the state, insane
asylum, levy of state taxes, public examiner
compensation of members of legislature,
fees of county officers and rewards referred
to committee of ways and means.
Homestead and exemption, supreme
court. clerk of supreme court. district
courts, code commission lottery and gift
enterprises, n to promote uniformity of
law to judiciary committee.
Contracted Indebtedness and worlds fair
to committee on appropriations.
State militia to committee on military af-
fairs.
Labor, agriculture, college, public schools
to committee on education and labor.
State institutions and public buildings to
committee on internal improvements.
Apportionment and representation, pur-
ity Of the ballot, constitutional amendment
and canvassing to committee on elections.
State boards and state officers to commit
tee of state board and officers.
Protection of public lands and timber
from fire To committee on aoricuIturo mo,