Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-01-05
DEMOCRATS STAMPEDE.
Knocked Out In the First
Round, They Leave the
House in a Body.
Republicans Organized the
House With a Populist
as Speaker.

as speaker.
HELENA, Jan. p Special. AT this
moraent it seems probable that some
thing like the legislative deadlock OF
1889 may be again enacted. The sem
| atemet at noon, Lieutenant Governor
Botkin in the chair, and organized
without difficulty as there were nine
Dem ,cratic and sAen Republican
members.
The following officers were elected:
President pro TEN, f. ID. Matts.
Secretary, David Marks.
As sistant Secretary, p. j. Gilligan,
of Butte.
Sergeant alarms, Charles +. Rear
don, of Missoula.
Assistant sergeant at arms, j. G.
Simpson, of Butte.
Enrolling clerk, w. p. McAlister, of
Chinook
Epgrossing clerk, Il. F. Hagan, of
Glendive.
Doorkeeper, r. H. Mitchell, of Ana
conda.
Day watchman, John Mcintosh, OF
Helena.
Night watchman, w. A. Gray, of
Pony.
Janitor, J. H. Fulkerson, of Helena.
Chaplain, Rev. j. III. Crooker, of
Helena.
Pages, Alex Goodman and Maurice
Langhorn, OF Helena.
Clerks, Frank Steele, Miss Julia
O'Neil, OF Butte, Miss Mary McEvily
and Miss Lelah Bullard, OF Helena.
Having completed organization the
senate adjourned until tomorrow.
Sheets, Democrat, filed notice to the
senate to-day that he would contest
the seat of Swift, Republican, from
Custer county.
THE ENGAGEMENT.
| The house also met at noon. An
immense throng OF men filed the hall.
| Audit tor-elect A. Is. Cook was IN the
chair and called on Judge Hunt to
swear in the members. On reading
the roll Mr.. Cook left out the names
OF Letch and Hamilton, though the
latter was present on the floor hold
] ing LIS certificate of election. After
/ ne hau called all the names he was
questioned by Representative Bach,
of Lewis & Clarke county, for his
reasons for omitting the name OF
Hamilton. Bach held that Hamil-
toms certificate was signed by the
same canvassing board that gave a
certificate to Burns, the other Repub-
lican member from Choteau county.
Cook asked and commanded Hamil-
ton to sit down, but he declined,
whereupon the auditor demanded to
know if there was II deputy marshal
in the room. Bach reminded him that
no deputy marshal was likely to be
on the floor OF the house, which
brought forth a storm of applause.
A. j. Davidson, a member from
Lewis & Clarke county, is critically
sick and could not be present.
As the action OF Cook was disap-
proved by all the Democrats and by
AIr. Beecher, populist, they finally
withdrew in body, and the Repuli-
cans proceeded to organize by elect
ing Matthews, populist, speaker
Everything is now at sea. All parties
are playing for points, and just now
it is difficult TO tell what will happen
next. The Republicans expect to have
a certificate for Leech from the Cho
teau board by tomorrow. They are
also counting on the inability of Mr.
Davidson to attend. He is at the
Hotel Broadwater. If he can b,
brought inside tbecity limits the NOV,
will be made tomorrow.
Populists Matthews and Bray o
Silver Bow are working with the Re
publicans. The democrats are still
confident of being able to outnumbel
their opponents. As things now arr
the republicans can do nothing a.
they have not quorum.
The democrats of the house held
several caucuses after walking out, bu
nothing definite is arrived at as yet
1t is believed, however, that things vii
be arranged in such way as to pre-
vent the organization OF two houses
The persons named below will con
stitute the membership OF the TIVE
houses of the second legislative as
sembly of the State OF Montana, class
flied by counties:
SENATE.
Beaverhead-Geo. NJ. Brown, r.
Cascade-Paris Gibson, ID.
Choteau-John w. Power, r.
Custer-Reno Swift, r.
Dawson-Thos. p. Cullen, ID.
Deer Lodge-C. III. Eggleston, d.
Fergus-C. w. Baylies. r.
Gallatin-C. W. Hoffman, ID.
Jefferson-Ed. Cardwell, ID.
Lewis and Clarke-Wm. l.. Steele, L
Madison-S. r. Buford, ID.
Meagher-D. E. Folsom, r.
Missoula-E. ID. Mats, ID.
Park-George NJ. Hatch, r.
Silver Bow-W. McDermott, d.
Yellowstone-O. F. Goddard, r.
% Democrats, 8; Republicans, z.
The term of office of Senators Ba.
lies, Buford, Cardwell, Goddard, Gil