The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-21
Representative Tallant Denies
Charge Of Attempted Bribery
in Joint Assembly.
And He Thinks tho Political At
m%osphere Would Besmiroh
an Angel.
The House Passes the Home Rule Resolu-
tiOns-Other Business Of tho
Senate and House,.

The joint assembly was the center OF In
forest In legislative circles yesterday. not
by reason of anything that was accom-
plished. but OF account of the first psblio
rsfsrencs that has been made to tho charges
OF bribery in connection with tho election
OF u United States senator. Rspressnts-
tive Tallant. republican. made . long
speech. In which he denounced az uAtrus
the insinuations that no had bssA ap-
preached in order TO secure his vote for w.
A. CLARK. and intihnstsd that. In tho light
of the many rumors that have bssn flying
around for the past few weeks, 1t would
ruin tine reputation of an angel or OF the
Savior himself, to appear in Helena At this
time. What called for the speech was an
article in ths Anaconda Standard. under a
Helena date, which said that ono of the CLARK
managers had approached a Great Falls man
to get tho latter to induce or work" q re-
publican member. who, he said, was "nearly
coEralled," to vote for Clark. The names
OF all the parties TO the alleged transaction
were given, except that OF tho member
nearly corralled," but the only inferenc o
that could be drawn by those acquainted
with all the circumstances was that the re-
publican to be worked" was Judge Tai
liant. II was that which moved judge Tai
liant to make the denial he did, and 10
further d%enounco the imputation that was
cast On him by the visit OF some rspubli-
oans to his personal friend, David A. Cory,
of Helena. He stated that they had told
that gentleman that he (Tallant) had been
'~bought" to vote for Clark, and pleaded
with Mr.. Cory to do something to keep him
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not alluded to in the article of
which Judge Tallant complained. In
the course of his remarks Judge Tallant
said he knew that bribery had been at
tempted. but declared that no one had ever
approached him. He intimated that il any
such approaches had been made the matter
would have been speedily brought to public
notice by the punishment of the persons
making the offer.
The house at its afternoon session dis
posed of the home rule resolutions by adept
ing them. A number Of appropriation bills
were introduced, as II was the last day this
could be done. except ON measures for the
support Of the state government. The SON
stitution says: "No bill for the %appropria-
ton of money, except for the expenses of
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ten days OF the close Of the session. except
by unanimous consent of the house In
which Il is sought to be introduced" The
appropriation bills introduced yesterday
were mostly for the newly created state ed
vocational institutions. On account of the
number of bills pilinR up or the calendar
Of the house a resolution was introduced
callinR for q steering committee to pick out
he most important measures and give them
preference. The house tabled the resolu-
lion.
The senate yesterday got right down to
business with the result that whom an ad-
ournment was had at night its files were
pretty we'll cleaned no. Ii passed a num-
DOR of bills, the most important being that
coating the orphsns' home at Twin
Bridges, and also conourred in several
louse bills. Among the bills unfavorably
,cted upon was that regulating the license
10 be collected from toll roads, toll bridges
nd water companies, and also the house
ILLS requiring school trustees to give bonds
md regulating the holidays TO be allowed
Publio school teachers. Senator McDon-
Eld's bill to give the people OF Silver Bow
bounty the rover to issue bonds, the pro-
eeds of which are TO bs used to abate the
moke nuisance. was introduced and re-
erred. Senator Goddard introduced a bill
"a which all the friends OF the historical go
iety are interested. The bill places the
library Of the society under the control of
he state. This is don 40 that appropria-
ions for the maintenance of the lib ary
lay be constitutionally made by the legis-
Ative assembly,