The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-02
IN THE HOUSE.
The Question of Committee Clerks Is of
burning Importance.

burning Importance.
The house convened at 10 o'clock.
Anderson, chairman of the special COM
mittee appointed TO investigate the COM
mittee clerks, handed in his report as fol-
lows:
Nr. Speaker:
Our committee. consisting of Anderson, knip-
penberg Hopkins. Metcaf and Latimer, ap-
pointed TO thoroughly investigate the matter OF
expenses pertaining to the employment of clerks
by this house, now most respectfully submit the
following unanimous report:
our Investigation we believe has been
thorough and fair and based wholly and entirely
on business basis, and our recommendation
as submitted herewith we think Will save the
state a large daily outlay and not in the least
impair the efficiency of the work IN obtaining
the most satisfactory results. Purely on busi-
ness grounds and economy for the state. with
ont impairiug the efficiency. we trust that the
house VIII promptly adopt and execute the
recommendations OF your committee.
We suggest that the several committees be
grouped as follows: Privilege and elections;
state lands. federal relations. state boards and
officers; affairs OF cities, immigration. libraries,
railroads and transportation; military affairs
mines and mining; appropriations; towns.
counties and highways; mileage and per diem;
insurance; internal Improvements; judiciary;
irrigation and water rights; code rules and
Joint rules: appoTtionment and representation;
enrolment; education; agriculture and stock
growing; labor; engrossment; printing; ways
and means; state institutions; interpretations
and manufacturing; fish ami game.
We now recommend that the following clerks
be retained the same TO be assigned among the
different groups as may be agreed upon by the
committees grouped: Miss +. Colgan, Miss
| NJ Bowers, Miss Tower, Mrs. HOlsinger, Ed
ward Grndrod, Douglas Martin, MIR. Crosby,
| Miss Warner, Miss Corwin, W. ID. Stansifer, w.
| Lawson. Miss Dora Relmer Miss r. Payette.
! Miss Mcmillan Miss Z. Blaine. Miss Clara Bull
| lard
We recommend that all clerks not named
| above be dismissed at once on the ground OF
public economy.
(Signed) w. w. ANDERSON,
Chairman.
This, if carried, would discharge Mrs.
| /. G.. Lippincott. Miss A. Pierce, George
! Mueller, Miss Green, Mrs. Gushing, James
| Wantz, c. D. Cuddington, Priscilla
| Rosenbaum, Mrs. Fcatherly, Henry Wey
/ and George Keep.
Tallant. who was chairman of the eau.
Gus, in accordance with the action of that
body, offered resolution TO the effect
that the report be laid on the table and
the committee discharged.
Shober tried to have the report adopted
| but Tallant's motion was adopted.
All the populists and democrats, to
gether with Anderson. knippenberg, Met
4 calf, Williams, Hollensteiner and Isdel
voted IN the negative. These six were the
only ones who backed tho caucus action
and Knippenberg and Hollensteiner re
fused 10 attend the caucus.
! Tallant then offered the caucus resolu.
tion assigning the various clerks, also in
structing the enrolling committee TO en-
ploy as many additional clerks as the,
| thought necessary from time to time, anC
to discharge any clerk or clerks at AM
time. The rearrangement of the commit
tee and the assignment of the clerks is a.
follows:
First-Education, agriculture and labor
{. ID. CoddIngton.
Second d-Engrossment, Mr.. Crosby, Mis-
| NJ. Warner. Miss Pierce and Miss Corwin
Third-Printing, Misses Payette ant
Mcmillan.
Fourth-Ways and means, Mrs. Lippin
cott.
Fifth-Judiciary and irrigation, E,
Grndrod.
Sixth-Code rules and apportionment
Miss Elmer and William Lawson.
Seventh-Appropr ations; towns, coun
ties and highways; mileage and insur
ance; W. D. Stansifer and Douglas Mar
tin.
| Eighth-State institutions, incorpora
tions. game and fish. Mrs. Honsinger.
Ninth-Privileges and elections, stat
lands. federal relations, state boards
! Miss Bowers.
Tenth-Affairs of cities. immigration
Libraries. Miss Tower.
! Eleventh-Railroads, military affairs
mines and mining. Mrs. Featherly.
This was adopted under this resolution
Miss Green. Mss Colsan. Mrs. Gushing
Miss Blaine. James Wautz, PrisciIl
Rosenbaum. Henry Wey. George hee
and Mss Buiiard are discharged, thouz
they viii probably be retained by the en-
! rolling committee tohe.p enroll the codes
On q resolution OF Booth all the con
Z mlttec clerks except six were placed a
the disposition Of the enrolling commItte
| until the codes are enrolled.