The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-03

PopuIist Beechcr DispelIS Any Doubt That
May Have Arisen in Regard 10
His Position on the Senatorial
Question.

HELENA, Jan. W.-ISpeclal TO The
TRIBUNE. When the vote on United
States senator was being taken in Joint
assembly today. Beecher got up and said:
Judging from the papers you will not
be surprised if | should change my vote
from the gentleman for whom ! have
been voting. When ! do it is because |
have lost faith in Il worthy man and IA
man whom we should honor and respect.
I have never denied my vote % an!
worthy man when my vote alone would
elect him. neither do | at this time, but
am growing tired of this boys play and
propose doing something in the way, of
settling this question. have never
boosted Of holding the key to any prob
lem. neither do | this time. but Will
say that | have it in my power IN con
|nection with some whom ! know to be
reasonable men to settle this question
and we propose to take steps to do SO at
an early date. | cast my vote for L. f..
Collins The Joint ballot resulted:
Clark u. Sander: 80. Dixon II. Collins :.
The house only read the Journal Of
Saturday and got in a wrangle over part
Of if. The journal made it appear that
the house had concurred in the senate
amendments to the employees bill which
raised the pay of the president pro tenn
of the senate and the speaker pro TEN %!
the house from the regular ~ Il day to
so. Several members questioned tins
and SAID their understanding was that
the bil. and sonate amendments had
been placed IN general orders for consli-
Grafton in committee of tine whole.
Speaker Matthews got excited anu de
clarri such ~insinuatiOEs were reflections
upon the Judgment Of the chair. He de
clared the amendments had been con
Cured in but was willing to cave the
matter to the judgment Of the house
without coming to any conclusion as to
what the house had already done. The
Journal Of Saturday was approved.
Fleming Of Beaverhead offered eulo-
CYSTIC resolutions on Blaine which were
adopted and out Of respect to his mem
Dry the house at once adjourned for the
day.
The senate passed the mouse bin Great
ing Valley county.
Cardwell wanted to reconsider the
vote by which the house bill for Flat
head county had been passed. The OBJ
ltcl de u CldIRt llt lltiC With liAN
bill goes INTO effect. AS passed IL goes
Nv -. nmnI aftar ,Ho iarisra
ire adiournei The senate, however.
refused TO reconsider it.
Lieut. Ho'' lothln put ms signature
r. Ln1sa Iii nmniehiI7r iIlnraI VIZ.
at primaries was defeated.
The committee Of the whole ordered "A
favorable report on me "lpson pl'' au,
.nu,inlnS n ~ IT, IN rnr tHo nro,nr in,
ieying of court records.
The bill increasing the compensation OF
the governor : private secretary was taken
up, pu' II vas n"""~ :, "a hoot ~ ite
antbor
u. I., Of lsn..;.I ,o Tur
"'H'' I'tN0"i
Tribune mere were TWO cIahBe7 III
votes in the Joint assembly for enato
TODAY Bpechcr and Gibson showed that
..;I;.. 81. :, oloo+ir, q
DOM "eI' "l''HI !" "'''a' /" "
democrat when that party uhiteS on d
good man. Gibson voted for Dixon and
paocl,or t,r ClarL Ar,o.r and nrav.
,N', ~,
"o'n rfpup'i'"i's' "cle aDseH' mum ''e
.Oint assembly, the latter beng snow
bound on a street car. The vote for
.ooo,or vo-. Cu,r,, =, Sander. n
,I''''' >""
l'lAph L.
The house passed the bill creating &
bureau Of agriculture. labor. and indus
..,;L ~, ,o,.n oco,i,o ..a+as Aeh
u! WIN |',S ,'"' "'5l'r ~"
Jefiers. Metzel' ana Happlhgloh' lh'
affirmative vote was iG. Some opposi
,;on WAS madc nv Bach and Lockev or
nI~.I,L 49,. .laa.a.o I'D ,ot h.r,
thc si'unu '""' ~ ''".o
revenue enough 10 meet lhe uehlabu' pu
they voted for the bill. During the dis
cussion Sneaker Matthews made an at