Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-21
CHANGES IN
T0DAY'S VOTES
Clark Gains Three More on
This Ballot.
PARKER MAKES A SPEECH
And Changed From Mantle to Clark
Business Transacted in the
Two Houses.
PARKER MAKES A SPEECH
Special to the Inter Mountain.


Helena, Jan. 21-The joint ballot to-
day added three more votes to Clark,
Johnson of Carbon, who has been voting
for Fox; Metlen of Beaverhead, who has
been voting for Toole; Parker of Granite,
who has been voting for Mantle.
The latter announced his change from
Mantle to Clark in an eloquent speech,
in which he paid tribute to Montana S
senior senator, saying in part, that Man
tie had filled every trust imposed loyalty
and true, that in ability and mentality
he compared favorably with any of his
confreres and left his impress upon the
congressional proceedings. He paid a
tribute to Nantes loyalty to silver. He
said he had been elected to support him,
and, after 10 ballots had concluded, like
Mahomet, to go to the mountain, so he
should support Clark.
The others made no speeches in chang
ing their vote.
]. X. Toole today addressed each of his
supporters, asking that they desist from
further voting for him, as he did not care
to stand in Clark's way. For the first
time since the balloting commenced, the
ex-governor did not receive vote. There
were SO ballots cast, of which Clark re-
ceived 33, Conrad 33, Marshall IA, Ma
ginnis 5, Fox 8, Hartman l. The alb
sentees were Beasley, republican,; Carr
Gillette and Walsh, the latter a sup
porter Of Clark while Carr and Gillette
would have voted for Conrad if present
Forty-five votes were required to elect
today
The Clark people are very iubilant over
the outcome and are hopeful of electing
their man about the middle of next
! week.
The senate passed Courtney's munich
pal service bill, Connolly alone opposing.
claiming that the bill robbed Butte of
home rule.
Bills were introduced of which notice
We're given in yesterdays dispatches.
MahOn gave notice of a bill for the
protection Of game and fish, and of bill
providing for a special road tax.
Cullen of bill providing for dividing
counties into districts, each to be repre-
sented by county commissioners.
Whiteside Of an amendment to the con-
stitution providing for direct legislation;
also joint memorial relating to the cleo
ton of senator's by the people; also a bill
providing for the disposition of exhibits
left by. the joint investigating committee
in the hands of the state treasurer
The committee on towns and counties
recommended the passage of a bill re-
pealing the county treasurer's fee of 81
on each license, and a measure providing
for semi-annual inspection of bonds of
county officers.
Sergeant-at-Arms Ponsford made a re-
turn upon the process issued in the
Whlteslde-Geiger contest and reported
that he had County Clerk Therrault of
Flathead county here ready to produce
the ballots. These will be counted on
Monday.
The house did practically nothing be-
yOnd listening to the reading of bills.
Toole gave notice of woman's suffrage
bill
The governor transmitted an estima te
OF the current expenses for the insane
asylum, prison and educati tional institu-
tions, except the school of mines. The
estimate for the pen and asylum carries
1924 eco
Four bills We're introduced of which
notice was given yesterday.
Both houses adjourned until II a. m.
Monday.
Many members of both houses are suf-
ferng severely from grippe.