The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-01-27
OUR SOLONS.
SENSIBLE SENATORIAL TALK
NOW N STYLE.
Collins Almost a Certainty Consolidation
Gaining in Fayr--SenatOr GibSoa'S OthOr
BilIS---NO More PinkertOnS for
Montana.

IoultluS thOst anvil III SCpul Nv StoSioI
the twelfth altogether. has been record
ed among the Legislative proceedings
and no United States senator has yet
been elected. AS the days pass it be-
comes more apparent that the demo
cratic members who did not attend the
caucus that nominated W. y. Clark will
refuse to he guided by the decision of
that gathering. 1t is equally apparent
that the men who dill attend the caucus
will not give in to those who staid away
to the extent Of voting for ". ". Dixon.
the effect that as neither DIXON Or Clark
can be elected under the existing condl
ton ot affairs. there IS but one thing to
do and that IS to hold a new caucus at
which all the democrats shall hc present.
The Dixon people see as far into the
hopciessness Of the situation a. anybody
else, and it IS believed that they WouId
offer no objection to another caucus.
provided the name Of W. s.. Clark Is
Withdrawn before the members yet to-
Iether. At the same time the Clark
people will insist, a. a condition proceed
emit to the withdrawal Of thcir man. that
Dixon do the same thing. This would
leays the field open 10 everybody except
the two named.
So pronounced has this feeling become
that the names of the u~n--iDlItIrs are
being dis. used. Most prominent among
them is lion. /. L. Collins. who headed
the den ocratic state ticket last fail. and
who. but for the stump In Silver Bow
COUNTY. would have been in the eyecu
tive O lice TODAY. besides carving some
of tie other candidates through TO vic.
tory. 1t is known that he could get the
vote of y. W. Beechcr, the Cascade
county |pouulist. whose assistance IS nee
essarv in order to elect "a democrat to
the United States senate. The same
cannot be said of all tho names that
have been mentioned.
Paris Gibson is also ypykyu Of as 4
man who could unite all h" warning
elements. aud who would make an able
representative IN the national senate.
Others spoken Of are lion. Robert l..
Smith of Lewis and Clarke. Thomas
.Joves Of jefferson. and cy-tiov. joseph X.
TOlle, There is no lack Of rood avail
dDlt timber IN Illt RANKS 81 Montana
lie nOcra V when it comes down 10 the
bare question Of droppiLg Clark and
Dixon, or of allowing Sanders to STAY
two years LONGER through the appoint
ment Of Gov. richards after the legisla-
III ,e adiourns without making a selec-
tiCn.
Meantime the legislature has settled
down To the fact that the daily ballot for
t-.t
that the remainder of the morning and
afternoon can b. used for the dispatch
of other business. This is especiaIlv true
of the house. where the flies are cleared
daily of everything that can be reached
under the rules. The committees are
hard at work and as soon as enough bills
are reported on the house will Keen RIGHT
along and disnose of them. so far tiftv
bills nave been INTRODUCED in he house.
Not over four or five nave been con.
sidereu and acted ON in committees.
Some Of them will not be rpnortpl an AZ
all. AS the committees NAV decide Thar
one law on the same subject is enough.
and there are several instances where
the same object is s0ught hy various
bills Is FAST AS measures are renorted
on they will he considered in committee
of the whole and advanced throuph the
various STAGES of LEGISLATION AS r3nidlv as
the rules Viii hermit, The number Of
bills introduced IN The senate is smaller
than thar in the house. hut there the
same disnosition 70 dispatch business is
manifested. 1t is said bv some hat they
will be very well satisfied with their rec
ord, and think their constituents will
too. if they pass a small number of good
laws, ana neglect TO PASS a LOT that are
NOT so good, They believe in quality.
not quantity.
The house committee on state instl.
buttons has a big lob on hand. 1t is to
this committee that all bills for the 10.
cation of the state institutions must 90
when thew get into the house. The
committee has given notice that thew
will introduce a bill to cover the whole
subject. Chairman BRAY saws it is the
intention of the committee to wait until
every place that wants ANYTHING has
been heard from before declaring where
the institutions shall 90. Meantime
those who have claims to prefer in that
repard will he piyen An opportunifv IN