The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-01
EXTRA SESSION.
The Chief Topic for Discussion
Now Is, "Shall we Have
an Extra SESSION."
Miles City Republicans Are Most Em
p"a'"aIiy Opposesl to 1t for various
kr"sons Herein Expr~..~sI.

T 'DV"o.idtC ciI1ueS IN the state are
: working to induce the governor to cal
an extra session Of the legislature has
naturally called forth considerable com
ment from Republicans, and as the sub
Ject is Of present interest, the JOURNAL
mas caught few Of the opinions ex
pressed 10y prominent Republicans. .on
the fly" as it were. and reproduces them
below:
ii. NJ Moran am opposed to the
cohvenlng OF the Legislature in special
session for the reasons: First. That il
seems like making an abject surrende:
! to the Democratic party: second because
! have not been able to convince myself
that under existing circumstances one
more vote in the senate would help sill,
yer; third. because the leading silver
men IN this state are in my opinion
wholly responsible for the failure to elect
senator last winter. and any argument
urging an extra session on behalf of sill
yer loses all forge in this connection.
Charles ONeil-I am not in favor of
an extra session and hope that the gov,
ernor will stand pat.
Nathan Hockett / fully endorse the
governors views in the matter, and hone
he will not be induced to receae from
them. Anothe session of the mob that
met in Helena last winter would be a
greater calamity than we could bear.
+. NJ. kredler--I will not embarras
Gov. Richards with recommendation
10 do or not to do anything. but | will
say that when our Legislature adjourned
sine die many patriotic citizens thanked
God and took courage. Suffering as our
people now do. We surely ought to be
spared the intliction Of special session
OF that body for any purpose whatso
ever.
}. Il Collins The state has no assur
ance but what the disgraceful scenes of
the last Legislature will be re enacted.
Again the recent result OF the silver de
bate in the House is but a forecast of
what the country has reason to believe
will be the result in the Senate. Conse.
quently it will be SD overwhelmingly
against silver that Mon.anas extra vote.
should senator be elected. would make
no perceptible change. All honor to
Gov. Richards for declining to call an
extra session Of the legislature. particu-
larly at this time and under existing cir
cumstances.
}. +. Light The recollection of last
winters futile attempts to elect United
States senator are too fresh to allow a
sober second thought to favor convening
the legislature at this juncture to do
what could not be done at the regular
session. DepIorable as our situation is
there is no assurance that an extra SEES
sion would remedy it. There are no
merits shown or assurances given to
warrant the governor in setting aside the
default OF the legislature.
L. J. Porter am opposed to an extra
session because it would Decessitate ex.
pensive elections in ali the new counties
and many OF the old; because it would
be impossible for some Of the present
members of the legislature to attend
session any time within the next three
further. it would be useless.
because there is no reasonable hope that
An extra session would result in any cleo
ton: legislature that could not elect
senator in sixty days would not come
any nearer an election in six months
than it was at adjournment. and above
all other reasons | am opposed to it be-
cause the people are disgusted with the
Of the last session. and do |
not want another session until they have
had chance to choose the members of |
the legislature that assemblies to elect a |
Chas. IL. Loud-In answer to the
query. Shall an extra session of the
Legislature be called. if not. why not?"
1t would seem to me that a few Demo.
,ratic millionaires are trying to work up
Z sentiment In facOr Of an extra session,
that the interests Of silver de.
mand II. Why. permit me to ask. did
not these same philanthropists while in
Washington, use their best efforts to get
The silver Democrats i'm the Senate to
sink partisanship and seat Mr. Mantle.
he most eloquent advocate for silver in
Montana. IL these professions are sincere!
III AN extra session is called there is
very prospect Of re enactment Of the
lisgraceful proceedings Of last winter.
My answer is in the negative.
l.. \. Huffman cannot see what
'ould he gained by convening the legis
ature at this time. | do not believe il