The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-10
DAVIDSON
But the Sick Democratic Member Finds
One Willing to Pair.

But the Sick Democratic Member Finds no
One Willing to Pair.
Hon. A. j. Davidson was carried into the
hall of the house yesterday on a reclining
chair. Mrs. Davidson and DR.. j. b. Atchi.
son accompanied him. His attendants
carried min to the space where his desk
was. on the right of the speakers platform.
By special request beforehand there was NO
applause. Then Judge Bach made an ap-
peal to the republican members in the in
ter est Of a pair for Mr.. Davidson. can ap-
peal to the manlinese of this assembly,
said Judge Bach, twill without doubt be
promptly met. Mr.. Davidson is here ready
to take the oath OF Office, and is ready to
come here at any time that he may be
needed. Sickness may come to any of us,
who may need the same courtesy. Under
the circumstance to refuse to pair with a
sick man who. despite his condition, ia
ready to come here at any time to vote on a
political question, will be setting a prece-
dent without parallel in the history Of legis-
l~ation." In spite of his appeal no one on
the republican side offered to pair with
MI. Davidson, who was sworn in by the
speaker as he lay on his couch. The sick
man was then excused. without any objec-
tion from the republican side, and was
carried out OF the hall.
Chairman Beecher, Of the committee on
elections, said the disposition of the menu
bers was to bring the Hamilton-Leech con-
test to as speedy a conclusion as possible.
The committee, therefore, being doubtful
of their authority to send for persons and
papers, had decided to ask the house for
further authority. Bray. of Silver Bow.
asked how many witnesses would be needed
and how much expense would be incurred.
As the committee had not been able to find
that out definitely as yet. the matter was
allowed to 90 over until to-day.
The house in committee of the whole,
Mr.. Fitzgerald, of Deer Lodge. in the chair,
considered the rules. and got through them
without any changesof importance, most of
them being OF typographical errors. The
rules added three new committees to those
which the last house had. They are on
Estate Institutions" on Game aud Fish"
and on affairs of Cities" At tho suqges-
ton of Mr.. Graves another committee was
added, on Immigration" The question
of whether a majority or a two-thirds vote
would be necessary to carry a motion for
the previous question caused some debate
in committee. No provision was made in
the rules as reported, as to what vote would
carry such a motion. Judge Bach asked
that the HOUSE. require a two. thirds
vote to order the previous question, and
suggested that in tho interest of fairness a
minority. no matter how small. should not
be choked off by a bare majority ordering
the previous question. He did not know
who were going to be in the majority,
though he hoped his side would, but no
matter which party it was, he did not want
them to have any such power. MIR. SWEET,
Of Silver Bow, said on behalf Of the repub-
lican side, which he hoped to be in thu ma
%iority, he was willing that the majority
should be responsible for legislation. He
wanted the majority vote to prevail in or
derinR the previous question. The COM
mittee of the whole, however. decided to
require a two-thirds vote ON the previous
question. MIR. Bray. of Silver Bow, moved
to amend the rules 30 as to limit all speeches
to ten minutes. but later. on seeing there
was considerable opposition, he Withdrew
the notion. The rules were practically
com pleted when the committe rose.
Notices of intention to introduce bills
were given as follows: BY Fltchen, for the
better protection OF game and fish; by Kill
gallon. regulating the appointment of
special deputy ma,ghals; by Bray, to pre-
vent the i'm portation of Pinkertons, to pro-
vide for a state seal, and to establish tho
Montana school of mines.
Fitzgerald, of Daer Lodge; SWEET, of Sill
yer Bow. and Fleming. of Bsaverhesd, were
appointed q committee on mileage.