The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-11

covers of strong paper, and provide for
steering committee of the two houses.
The railroad committee announced the
engagement of Miss Margaret Hurley
as clerk, and the appropriation commit
tee reported the selection of Mrs. Nancy
M. Featherly. This brought the order
of business to the point where the re-
port of the investigation committee was
due. Toole moved a recess of Is min
utes until the senate should arrive for
joint session. The recess was taken.
but it lasted only for a few minutes
before the sargeant-at-arms announced
the arrival of senators.
As the members of the upper house
filed into the hall, the scene was an i'm
pressive one. The house members had
risen to their feet, as is usual on such
occasions and as the senators filed
down the broad middle aisle, their
faces were closely scanned by The
members who had been awaiting their
arrival. Some of them showed that
they had not slept much last night.
Others looked pleased and confident
that the stain that has rested upon the
fair name of Montana would be re-
moved speedily and that they would
have a hand in the cleansing. 1t was
exactly % minutes past 10 o'clock when
Speaker Stiff surrendered his gavel to
Lieutenant Governor Spriggs and the
latter ordered the roll call AS soon as
The call had been completed, Senator
Whiteside of Flathead county rose to
a question of personal privilege. This
granted, he delivered the address which
was the feature of the day and which
aroused all the members of the joint
assembly to high pitch of enthusiasm
except those who were fearful that
their names might figure in the commit
tee report
AT the conclusion Of the brilliant
speech of the. senator from Flathead
Senator Anderson of Meagher county,
the chairman Of the joint committee.
presented his report, which was read
with telling effect by Secretary O'Con-
nor. Then followed the display of the
thousand dollar bills, which was the
most sensational incident of the day.
Upon motion of Senator Eggleston,
the report of the committee was adopt
ed and the committee continued.
Stephens of Missoula introduced reso-
luton instructing the judge of the First
judicial district to at once convene the
grand jury for the investigation of the
bribery charges. This resolution was
adopted unanimously, the members
who opposed the appointment of the
committee yesterday having evidently
become convinced that there was some
merit in the matter, after all, and that
it was not a bluff. The senate then
withdrew from the hall and the joint
assembly was dissolved.
The house took up the routine bust
ness. Three bills We're introduced and
read as follows:
Day-An act to provide a lien for
boarding and lodging house keepers.
Stone-An act to provide a lien upon
saw logs, ties, cord wood, piling and
lumber.
Lindsay-An act prohibiting building
and loan associations from imposing
any withdrawal fee or any fine upon
the par value of stock or a declared
dividend.
The committee on printing reported
as properly printed the appropriation
bill for the mileage and per diem of
the members and the per diem of at
taches. Under suspension of rules, this
bill was placed upon its final passage
and went through without dissenting
vote.
After the ballot for federal senator
the house adjourned for the day.