The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04
Threatened Split in the Legislature Averted
and the Election of Democratic United
States Senator Assured.
Two Illinois Democratic Electors Not
Eligible to Vote for Cleveland.
Inaugural Messages of Governors Flower,
Mckinley and PattiSon-SeBator Paddock, of
Nebraska, in Danger of Being Defeated.
DEAL IN MONTANA.
Democrats and Populists Combine and Or.

Democrats and Populists Combine and Or.
eanize the House of Representatives.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
HELENA, Mont. Jan. 3-The Democrats
have secured control Of the organization OF
the House of Representatives. thus practi-
cally assuring the election of q Democratic
United States Senator. When the twenty
five Republicans and and two Populists
took an adjournment yesterday. after
the Democrats had walked out of
the House. it was 10 meet
again ct 8 o'clock this after
noon. Last night and this morning
there were numerous conferences between
the three Populist members and the repre-
sentatives of the two other pavties. The
Republicans agreed to give the Popuiist,
all the officers in the House and any posi-
tiOns they might want on committees and
also to pass all their bills, provided ths
Populists would vote with them on all cleo
tion contests. The Populists refused to en-.
tertain any OF these propositions. for the
reason that as the Democrats controlled the
Senate the thing they most desired-ths
psssage of their bills through both
branches Of the Legislature - the
Republicans could not give them. The
Democrats offered the speakership TO tn,
Populists. the other officers to be divided
between the two parties and TO pass GER
tain measures in which the Popuiists are
interested through both houses. In return
the Populists agreed to stand by the Demo-
Gratis on all political questions and the
seDatorship.
When the House met this afternoon the
Assembly hall was packed to sutfocatlon.
Every Democrat but the sick member.
Davidson. was present; also all the Repub-
licans and PopulIsts. Watkins the Popu-
list who had been put In by the Republican
minority as temporary Speaker oc.
publican, immediately moved to
adjourn until 9 r. NJ. This was done To
test the strength of the Democrats. and
Also because the certificate of Leech, the
Republican contestant from Choeau conn
ty. was supposed to be on it's way here and
would arrive about p. NJ. The motion to
adjourn was voted down by a vote of % for
and % against, she Populists voting with
the Democrats. Then the Republicans
but finally motion to proceed to the per.
manent organization was carried. The
Democratic nominated Matthews for Speak
er and the RePu blioaDs Lockery. The vote
stood 20 for Matthews and 2i for Lockery.
All the Populists and one Republican
voted with the Democrats. For chief
clerk, the Democratic caucus nominee was
elected. Then the House adjourned until
tomorrow.
On JOINT ballot the LEGISLATURE will stand
thIrty-six Democrats three Populists and
thirty-twO Republicans. There is great
satisfaction among ali classes of people
that the threatened split in the Legislature
has been avoided and that legislation can
now be attended TO. The three leading
senatorial candidates-S. I. Hauser,
w. A. Clark and w. w. Dixon-are in
Helena. To Hauser Is largely due the
Democratic victory today. and as a result
his senatorial stock is booming. Con-
servative estimates give HIM twenty votes
in the Democratic caucus to start with.
with Clark and Dixon about even on the
other sixteen.