The Helena independent., 1893-02-24
THE PAIR WILL BREAK.
Ward Serves Notice on Coder That
the agreement Is At an
End.
Bray and Matthews Vary the
Monotony by Voting for
Mitchell.
The Dental Bill Killed and . Black Eye
for l3roadwMter County in
the senRte.

for broadwmter County in
the senate.
The name Of DR.. A. II. Mitchell. of Deer
Lodge. who was the candidate of the popu-
list party for state senator from thst county
At the last election, and who is at present
one of the board Of Worlds fair managers
for Montana, was injected into tho soma
torisl middle yesterday. Populists Bray
and Mathews voted for him. leaving Dixon,
to whose forces they had boon attached for
some time. DR.. Mitchell was . democrat
before he joined the third party. The pair
made between Representative Codsr. repub-
lisan, of Fergus. and Representative Ward.
of Missoula. Dixon democrat, is creating
considerable discussion, mainly on the
proposition of how ii shall be ended. The
history of the pair, as stated by Kepresent-
ativs Ward and others. is ~ follows: He
wished to 90 homo on Saturday, and on
account of sickness in his family. did not
expect to be back before Wednesday or
Thursday of this week. He asked Repre-
sentative Codsr to pair with him,
which that gentleman did. The
pair was announced in the
joint assembly on Monday and Tuesday.
During the afternoon of the latter day Mr..
Ward learned that Mr.. Coder was contem-
plating leaving The city, with the expecta-
tion of not being back any more during the
session. He brought the matter to the at
tention of the house that night and asked
for information as TO how tho pair could bo
broken without taking advantage Of Mr..
Codsr. The sentiment of the house at the
time was that the pair was matter of
honor between the two members and no
action was taken. Mr.. Ward tried to find
MI. Coder Tuesday night to notify him that
the pair must end. He did not succeed in
finding him. Mr.. Coder left the city on
Wednesday. and Mr.. Ward held to the pair
in joint assembly that day. Yesterday the
matter was brought up In tho house in the
shape OF resolution dissolving the pair.
The house again took the view that the
pair was none Of Its business, and that the
matter of its duration rested with the
members interested. II was also stated
that the house could not prevent. a
member breaking pair. but il could insist
on him voting jim spite of the pair. No
pair being left with Mr.. Ward. In the
joint assembly later on the speaker an
uounced that the pair would last until to-
day. The journal of the joint assembly
shows that Mr.. Ward and Mr.. Coder were
paired until both reappear on the floor of
the house," Mr.. Ward insista that his
understanding was that tho pair was only
TO last until Wednesday or Thursday, and
thinks that he should not be tiedldown to
an agreement which would prevent him
voting again for United States senator,
should Mr.. Coder stay away for the remain
der of the session. Mr.. Coder, since the
republican caucus changed nominees, has
not voted for Mantle, but has so to speak,
scattered. In connection with tho mat
ter it may be stated that ono of the
most explicit inst. uctions given mem-
bers in the republican caucus was
never to pair with any of the democrats
who are voting for Dixon. The republi-
cans talked over the matter OF dropping
Mantle at an informal caucus on Wednes-
day night. but decided not to do SO at
present. The object was to get back to
Sanders. for whom Coder, the republicans
feel sure, would sRet into line, even if he
had to come baokSsto do so. 1t is said a
counting of noses9showed that Mantle had
more friends in the caucus than Sanders.
The governor yesterday sent to tho SEN
ate the appointments for the state board
of arbitration. They are DR.. G. F. Mussig-
brod. of Warm Springs, w. H. Eddy, of
Butte. and M. Corbett, of Helena. Messrs.
Eddy and Mussigbrod are reappointed.
Hlnf To-, A.
union and has for some time been a prom
inent leader in labor circles. DR.. Mussip-
brod ia heavily Interested in mines and ia
ono Of the proprietors of the insane asylum.
Mr.. Corbett is we'll known in Lewis and
Clarke county. All appointments were un-
animously confirmed.
Other api ointments sent to the senate
for confirmation were those OF DR., w. C.
Riddle and DIR. G. X. Cole for members of
the state board of medical examine 4.
Both appointments were made in Decem-
ber, 1892. by Gov. Toole to fill vacancies
for the unexpired term Of DR.. Hedger and
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Dr. Atchison. The nominations were oon-
tirmed.
business WIS ratified off with commend.
able speed in the senate yesterday. The
committees were very busy. ana on all sides
were signs OF an appreciation that the end
is close at hand and much remains to 10
done. Two subjects of special interest. the
Broadwater county bill and the Billings
penitentiary bill were disposed of in oom-
mittee of the whole. The committee re-
ports. unfavorable to the former and req
ommendinR the passage OF the latter were
adopted. The Broadwater county meas
ure was placed away without a dissenting
voice. while Senator Gibson made vipor
GUS speech opposing the penitentiay y meas
ure.
The house transacted large amount of
business. The anti-scalpers bill was favor
ably reported from the committee on rail-
roads. with suggestion that it is Of doubt
full constitutionality, but with a recom-
mendation TINT 1t pass, being GLASS of
legislation that is demanded. Two re-
ports were made on the senate bill for a
soldiers home. Two of the special COM
mittee. Beecher and Benson, recommended
its passage with an amendment leaving the
location to the board of managers, instead
of fixing it at Glendive. Tho other mem
ber OF the committee. Lewis, suggested
that action be deferred on account of the
financial condition OF the state, and the
further fact that one of the military posts
may be abandoned in the future and tho
site given TO the atate for n aoIdiar hamo