The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-02

DauounAa 81 Senate and House
Mesnbsrs Select Officers for
AN bach Body.
49, supEpms Court-Mr. Powers
Hand.

ksaitaea . \ Populists- Another Call on
M = eupEpms Court-Mr. Powers
as Hand.
Tho scenss OF Saturday night were re-
peated At the Hotel Helena yesterday.
From nine In the morning unit. midnight
ths lobby was alive with members-elect OF
the Legislature and prominent men from all
sections Of the state. During the day Hon.
w. w. Dixon came over and was around
shaking hands with friends and mosting
ths Aomhers OF the legislature. Commo-
doye Power returned from Washington yes
tsEday. and early in the evening he spent
IN hour o. 90 1t the hotel. but left before
eight o'clock. The candidates for legisla-
tive appointments were aa busy as bees,
and thsy had their friends working for
them also, 20 that tho members had little
time 10 thsnsslves. Yesterdays trains
brought In all hose members who had not
arrived previously. and this morning every
member Of the Montana legislature will be
in the capital. The two themes most dis
cnssed were the probable action of tho pop
ulist member of the house and the method
State Auditor Cook would pursue in max
ing up the roll of the house this morning.
Col. Sanders WAS around all day and in
the evening also. but the familiar face OF
n. Jockey was missing a large part OF the
time. Col. Sanders, however. was looking
out for his interest, and wherever the OPP
p%ortunity occurred MIR. Jockeys claims for
the Gpeakership nomination in the caucus
were not forgotten. John b. Eardley, also,
who wants TO DO nominated for chief clerk
OF the house, was active in Mr.. Jockeys
behalf The democratic aspirants for
honors we've as active as my. W. A.
Logue. OF Deer Lodge, was making a quiet
canvass among the democrats. while Chas.
q. Pond was working as actively for the
chief clerkship. A. 4. Bray, populist, OF
Butte. also gave IL out that he was a candi-
dats for speaker. and was looking for re-
publican votes to give him the honor.
Conferences were the order OF the day
md Of the night. The democrats held IN
informal conference in the afternoon at
which arrangements were made for bring
ing Representative Davidson in to-day to
attend the session Of the house. The re-
publicans held a confsrence in the Power
block in the afternoon. hnt did not do any
thing Of importance. The populists held a
conference at which certain resolutions
were read, but no action was taken until
the evening.
AT eight O'Clock p. m. democrats, repub-
licans and populists went into caucus again.
With the democrats it was straight bust
ness. The democrats members of the SEN
= . mat En- nominate tho nHirora If That
body. DR.. w. l. Steele was elected chair
man of the caucus and G. III. Eggleston,
ssorstarg. The following were selected as
the officers ofthe senate:
President. pro tenn, E. d. Mats.
Secretary, David Marks.
Assistant secretary, P. J. Gilligan. Of
Butte.
Serpsant-a at arms, Charles F. Reardon, of
Nissouls.
Assistant ssrgeant-at-arms, j.. G. simp-
eon. of Butte.
Enrolling clerk, W. P. McAllister. OF
Chinook.
sEngrossinR clerk, T. F. Hagan, of Glen
dive.
Doorkeeper. r. H. Mitchell, of Anaconda.
Day watchman. John Mcintosh, of
Helena.
Night ~watchman, w. A. Gray, Of Pony.
Janitor, j. II. Fulksrson, Of Helena.
Chaplain. Rev. j. FL. Croker. of Helena.
Pages, Alex Goodman and Maurice Lang
horne,sof Helena.
Clerks, Frank Steele. Miss Julia O'Neil, of
Butte, Miss Mary McEvily and Miss Lelah
Billiard, Of Helena.
Every democratic member-elect of the
house, except the sick member, A. j. David
son, attended the caucus last night. For a
number Of the Offices the contests was close.
No other business save TIE selection of
G Ulcers was transacted, and the result was
az follows:
Speaker-W. A. Logue, of Deer Lodge.
Chief clerk-H. j. Meili, of Cascade.
Assistant clerk-C. Y. Pond. of Jefferson.
Sergeant-at-arms-Foster Williams.
Assistant Sergeant-at-arms-W. II.
Green.
EnRrossing clerk-Jas. A. Gilfllan.
Enrolling clerk-N. H. Connolly.
. Doorkeeper-W. II. Murry.
Day watchman-Dnke Dutrieuille.
Night MISUNDERSTANDING.
Pages-H. G. Beecher and Joseph Ryan.
The republicans met in caucus in the
Power block. They did not get together to
nominate officers, but to endeavor to figure
out q plan to control the organization of
the house. They decided to get a writ of
mandamus from the supreme court this
morning directed to State Auditor Cook,
ordering him to substitute the name of
Eugene Leech for that of A. b. Hamilton
on the house roll. 1t was understood that
NJ. Cook would be expected to make no
demur to obeying such a writ. Later in
the evening Colonel Sanders, Auditor-elect
Cook and Senator Goddard held a confer
epce in room z at The Helena. just what
occurred there is not known. but Mr.. Cook,
asked after the conference whether he it,
tended to use the official list of house mem.
bers prepared by Auditor Kinney, in which
the name of A. b. Hamilton appeared, said
he had not decided yet what he would do:
that he intended to look at the law, consult
people who should know how to interpret
the law, and he would do az near right as
he knew how. He added thar if any enc
found fault with him after lie had per-
formed his duty, be could not hslp it.
The result of the popnlist conference,
held last night, 10 that the thteo popullst
members are left free to act as thsir besl
judgment dictates on all questions save
that of voting for United States senator.
Neither Bray, Matthews or Beecher at