The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-01-07
The Legislature Meets.


tested seats through the decision
of the lieutenant governor, giving
place to the naues of the 'holdover'
senators on the roll. The
following officers were chosen;
Senator G w. Huffman, of
Gallatln county, president pro TEN;
John Bloor, of Kalispel,, secretary;
Il. S. Corbly, Of Bozeman, asss-
tant secretary; John w. Dart, of
Dillon, enrolling clerk; Mrs. Maude
Davis Baker, of Helena, assistant
enrolling clerk; Miss Carrie Sigh,
of Philipsburg, engrosslng clerk !:
Randolph Thompson, of Helena,
journal clerk: W. g. Buskett. of
Helena. sergeant at arms; John R.
Every, Of Helena, assistant SER
geant at arms, Dan Mckay, OF
Great Falls, doorkeeper; Frank
Douthett, of Big Timber. day
watchman; William Carr, of Deer
Lodge, night watchman; j. c. Sui
livan, of Marysville, janitor; James
A. Poore, of Boulder, and Seth
Maxwell, of Townsend, pages, and
the following committee clerks:
Miss Emeline Barr, Miss Easterley
and Miss Alberta Ouirk, of Helena,
and Miss Mcleod, OF Livingston,
The roster OF the house, as or.
ganized, is;
J. M. Kennedy, of Deer Lodge,
spea ler; Albert l. Loeb, of Lewis
and Clarke, speaker pro tenn
David Marks, of Lewis and Clarke,
chief clerk; A. G. Logan, of Sweet
Grass, assistant clerk; A. ]. Vic
lette, of Missoua, jour"al clerk
]. H. Hall, of Cascade, sergeant al
arms H.J Mudoon, of Silver Bow
assistant sergeant at arms; Miss
Altha Child, of Lewis and Clarke
enrolling clerk; J. F. Mercer, O.
Paik, engrossing clerk; John A
BealI, of Madison, day watchman
A. G. Watson, OF iGallatin, nigh
Waterman; A. G. Green, of Lewis
and Clarke, janitor; jos eph Ryan
of Silver Bow, and William Flynn
of Lewis and Clarke, pages: Rev
B. E. H. Warren, Of Lewis anC
Clarke, chaplain.
The democrats and populist;
failed to come to any agreement as
to the Offices; as a result the dem
ocrats elected every officer ant
employee of the house. This vii
probably result in open war be
tween these two parties.
A special to the Acantha says;
Sunday at 800 p. M, the repre-
sentatives of the republican party
met in caucus at the Heeua. Pre-
sent, Messrs. Lewis of Vale,
county, Mcintyre of Custer, Lind
sey of Dawson, Kelly of Swee
) Grass, Kennedy of Ravalli an'
Phillips and Bourne of Chotea
} county. Mr.. Lewis was chose
chairman by unanimous vote, q
+ was George B. Bourne, secretary
Y Mr.. McIntire was the unanmiou
/ choice of the caucus for the honor
e ary nomination of speaker of th
i house. The sentiment Of eac
0 member was freely expressed, an
r they jointly concLrred in tn
a opinion that it was wise and eS
n pedient to maintain permaner
$ organization throughout the entir
G session. Mr.. McInytre, in repl
}, to his nomination, made some yer
choice remarks which are charao
" teristic of the cor genial gentlema
> of Custer county. He expresse
, himself as feeling as highly honore
= at his nomination by a republica
= caucus of seven members as if /
had rec, ived it by the majority (
the house. In substance he mel
- toned the Importance of unity
all efforts of the republican repre-
- sentatives, and stated that, thoug
- being only a small number, the
represented the republicans {
J Montana, and are looked to an
- expected, regardless of partyisn
~ to support, defend and promote tt
~ interests of their respective coul
)" ties, aud that, by judiciously
doing, in four years hence the
will be the nucleus around whic
=, their party will rally. On adjourn
ie ment, it was made part OF th
- minutes, by Mr.. Bourne that th