The new North-west., 1891-01-30

HELENA, MONTANA, Jan. ", lS9l.-Io the |
Caucuses of Republican and Dem mocratic AS |
semblages : We, the undersigned, your cem-
mittee to whom was referred the matter Of |
arranging the details and basis of a settle
ment, submit the following agreement, and
recommend its ratification and adoption;
O. f GODDARD.
w. NJ. THORNTON.
lFhereas. Two ;,ssenblages, one consisting
of the said thirty (30l Democrats, and the
other consisting Of the said thirty 1907 Re
pnhcans, have been in session at the city Of
Helena, the seat of government of the State
Of Montana, siuce the 4th day of January,
A. D. 1891, each claiming to be legally organ.
lied as the House of Representatives Of the
State Of Montana; and,
IFAereas, There is doubt az 70 the constt.
tutionalty of the organization of either
assemblage: .. T." -5 -.'"8 t..
Now, therefore. for the purpose of concil-
lation and aulicable settlement of the d I'll
culties which have prevented the uniting Of
the two assemblages, we DO hereby agree,
one with another, to meet together IN the
Electric Light building, in the city of Helena
Lewis and Clarke county, Montana, at II
o'clock noon, on Thursday, January y, 1891,
and to proceed to the organization of the
House of Representatives, and to that end
do solemnly agree to the following plan,
to wit:
The House Shall consist Of ;wnnty five t25)
members of each party about whose election
there is no diSpute, together with three j3l OF
the five (5} Republican contestants, to be
chosen hy ballot by the twenty i've t25l uu.
disputed Republican members, aud Two t2l
Of the We (5) Democratic contestants, to be
chosen by balo, by the twenty FIVE t25l un.
disputed Democratic members,
AT the hour named, Charles 7. Biakely,
being the oldest member, shall call the mem
bers to order, namely the twenty eight t2sl
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and.
Whercas. At no time heretofore has ma
ioritv of the ahove named nersons. concern.
ino whosa elec,;on and ona1; icat;ona thora
were no disnntes or conten,,ona met to1a+ber
aud proceeded with the constitutional organ.
ization of said House of Representatives for
said session. and
1Vboreos r. now an,a,rs that an or,a,;y.-
tion of said House of REPRESENTATIVES.. the
const;tutionalitv of which cannot be opes-
toned. ia now nossible therefore.
Resoiuel That We now nrocaad with the
nermanent orpanization of the Housa of
REPRESENTATIVES,. and the fullowinp officers
and attaches of the House shall he elected nv
one ballot. as follows. Sneaker. Harry r
Comfy: Sneaker nro tenn. Chief Clark
Charles 2, Pond; Assistant Chief Clerk.
VIM. F, Shaulev: Sergeant. Arms. C., f.
Reardon; Assistant Sergeaut.at Arms, B,
Sh hortsleeves: Chaplain, Rev S. j. Hooking ;
Engrossing Clerk, j. Kay; Enrolling Clerk,
Henrv Tutiu: Doorkeener. 7. M. woodside :.
Day Watchman, Il. Mayhew; Night Watch.
man, A, Bates; Paues, A, Goodman and