The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-20
THE SAME OLD STORY.
Another Fruitless Attempt Yesterday
to Elect a United States
Senator.
CLARK, Dixon, Sanders and Collins
Remain In tho Same Rela-
tive Positions.
Notice Of . Rill In the Senate to Create
Deputy State ohiosrs-Work In tho
House.

Except that . pair was released BY Sht
presence Of both men. thereby increasing
the rate Of their respective candidates BY
one, the ballotina for United States senator
yesterday was without incident. The joint
assembly at noon each day in tho chamber
of the house 10 becoming a sort OF per
funtory duty that members attend to con-
seisntiously; on the part of the republicans
IN the hope that some OF the democrats
may get tired and stay away long enough
to let them elect Sanders; and on the part OF
the democrats for fear of just such a result.
The responses to the roll call are becoming
YEARLY monotonous. and the members are
beginning to sing out the names OF their
candidates with about as much energy 40
they respond here to a morning roll call.
The republicans, though it was expressly
understood al their first caucus that = ma
iority could at any time decide to take mp q
new man, have thus far seen no reason to
change, and have stood by Sanders. Some
Of them call out his name in o listless
fashion, as II they were heartily tired of
the whole business. 1t is pretty much the
same way with Tho democrats. The popu-
lists display . little more energy, especially
since the accession Of two of them to the
Dixon column. But She public are getting
weary, and only the idea that something
unexpected may happen brings a crowd to
the hall. The daily routine 10 the same
right along. About IL O'Clock noon the
sonorous voice of the sereeant-at-arms of
the house is heard announcing 'the honora-
BILE the senate of the state OF Montana" The
speaker repeats tho announcement. the
members Of the house rise to their feet and
the senators enter and look around for
some place to sit. The lieutenant-gov-
srnor has the roll of the senate called by
the secretary OF that body. The speaker of
the house has the chief clerk do the same
for that body. 1t appears to the lieuten-
ant governor, as it has appeared to every
body else who reads the papers. that there
has been no choice for senator in congress.
and to this is added the further announce
ment that the joint assembly will proceed
to ballot for the same. This the joint as
sembly does, just as the members of the
joint assembly. being law abiding citizens,
would do anything else that was required of
them. When they get through. it appears to
the lieutenant-governor for the second time
In q very few minutes. that there has been no
choice. The numerous dark horses and
the friends of the other horses who have
not kept in the dark, look surprised at this
announcement. the people in the lobby are
disappointed that there has been no STAN
pede. and somebody moves that the joint
assembly dissolve and that the senate retire
from the chamber of the house. The men,
bs1s Of the house again stand while the
senate retires. and tho revised statutes of
the United States, requiring at least one
ballot q day for United States senator until
somebody is elected, has been complied
with.
The house again cleared its files of all the
business that could be reached during its
two sessions yesterday, and had there been
anything more to do. would have staid to
finish it. The temper Of the members gem
orally is in favor of keeping the work of the
house up to date, and the joint ballot for
United States senator is only,a daily Incl
dent that precedes the recess for dinner,
and is not in any other way interfering
with the transaction of legislative business.
The various committees are meeting daily
after the adjournment of the house, and a
number of reports-favorable or otherwise
arc expected soon. When they come the
house. juding from the disposition already
shown. will sit through the order of BUSH
ness no matter how long it takes to reach
an end.
Senator Goddard's notice in the senate OF
the introduction of a bill to create several
deputy state officers was good news for
several gentlemen who are very anxious to
serve the state, and who are regularly in at
tendance on the legislature. Like the house
the senate is we'll up with its work, only
waiting for the committees to report. The
dental bill is now in the f, st stages and will
probably 90 through the senate to-day.