The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-11
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Two Populists Assist the Republicans In
Reaching That Result.
Heretofore the members of the house
have picked out their seats in a sort of
catch as catch-can style, each taking the
best he could find. The result was that
very few were entirely satisfied. As soon
as the house got together yesterday Mr..
Jockey proposed the naming of q commit.
tee to seat the members. The committee
were Messrs. Jockey, Bray and scharni-
kow. During a short recess they distrib-
uted the seats by drawing lots. The effect
was to make a number OF changes. Judge
Bach got a better seat ON the front row
than he had before. while Mr.. Jockey got
one further to the rear in a middle row.
speaker Protein Bray was allowed to re-
tain his desk at the left Of the speaker, in
front of the other members. SO as to be CON
venient to the chair. The other members
on the front row besides Judge Bach are
Beecher, Lockhart, Loring, Burns, Jeffers
and Metzel. The second row.. which is al.
most as good as the first. is occupied by
Wahle, McDonel. Tierney, Fitzgerald,
Walkup, Goodell. Codsr. Huffman and Mo-
Kay.
The house had two sessions. morning and
afternoon. but it was at the latter session
that the important business was transacted.
At the morning session the house. in COM
mittee of the whole, finished the rules,
making several changes of minor impor-
tance. one of which was to conform to an
amendment already adopted requiring a
two-thirds vote to cali tho previous ques-
ton. Mr.. Jockey proposed several changes,
and gave notice that he might offer more
when tie rules came before the house. Ths
first bill introduced in the house was that
of L. S. hilGallon, OF Silver Bow, to pre-
vent the importation of Pinkertous INTO the
cfutn ,rnriIaa sl,uk ~o ut,ar3{F
othor person in authority shall appoint as
special deputy marshall or policemen any
person who has not been in the state for two
years, and in the county or city from which
appointed for one year. The bringing of
special deputy marshals or policemen into
protection OF either public or private prop
erty. The penalty for violating the law is
imprisonment for from one to thres years,
to which may be added a fine not ex-
ceeding $500. The bin was read twice,
Notices of introductiod of bills were
Given as follows: by Butler. to create the
county of Flathead; bv Goodell, for boun-
ties on stook-killing animals; by SWEET, to
regulate the hours of labor for stationary
engineers, and to prevent importation Of
Pinkertons; by Carpenter, relating e
n~otaries public; by Bach, relating to The
assignment of property by insolvent debt
ors; by Ward, to create the county of Val
ACy3 W 4LSoOA0Ass coLdollbuluR - bbubo vi
sane asylum; by Fleming. creating tn
Eleventh judicial district out of Madison
and Beaverhead counties. The house. O,
motion OF Judge Bach, decided to have
joint session with the senate to-day ane
vote On United States senator.
Al soon as the roll was called in the az
t~srnoon Judge Bach took the floor to ono,
moro appeal to tho republicans 70
a pair for A.. j. Davidson. "He an,
his physicians" said Judge Bach, "assur,
me that he will be here at all times whom /
is necessary. l call attention to the fact
that Col. Sanders is here looking after hi
fences through the courtesy of a pair with
q democrat in the United States senate"
"Is the democrat sick?" asked Nj
Jockey.
II don't know" replied Judge Bach. "bu
l do know that when Mr. Boatner, of Louii
lana, had to leave tho house on account c
the illness of his wife. Mr.. Carter paire
with him on the silver question. There NJ
soms on the other side who are not unwil
ing to extend to Mr.. Davidson tho courtes
Of the same kind of a pair Sanders 10 using
-Four of their number nave told me tbs
manlinsss and deosnoy required 1t. and "
they cannot obey those instincts withou
the permission of a party caucus" Az n
} one responded to this appeal. Judge BAG
moved to proceed to ballot for Unite
States senator, Before this was put, how
} ever. Mr.. Monteath. for the republican sid