Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-18
Third Joint Ballot
Special to the Inter Mountain.

SIecldI 10 tQo InCor mountain.
Helena. Jan. 1S.-There are plenty of
hammers out at this sessionof the legis-
lature but what is needed seems to be
some political Alexander with a hatchet
to cut the gordian knot of the shorter
term senatOrShip.
All indications at present point to
deadlock.
II. L. Frank appears to be in the hest
position because he polls just so many
votes every day, while votes for other
candidates fiuctuate.
Mac Ginnis lost 1e votes by today's
balloting though several who might
have voted for him We're absent. Cooper
and Conrad both forged ahead several
votes. Otherwise there is little change
IN the situation.
All sorts of rumOrS are afloat here
touching the purposes of Heinze. Some
say he is trying 10 work into the good
graces of republicans, with a view to
securing their assistance in legislation
he desires, while others are to the effect
that he is secretly endeavoring to secure
republican votes for himself as senator.
A careful inquiry, however, among re-
publican members clearly disproves
these reports. They are all fully aware
of Mr.. HeinZes opposition to the repub-
tempts to divide and destroy the party
in Silver Bow county, and such of them
as your correspondent has been able
to see are very pronounced in their
expressions against any attempt
of his to use them for his personal
benefit. The sentiment of the repub-
lican members is to stand firm and all
together, and to resist all efforts, in
side or outside of the party, to divide
and disintegrate it in the interest of
any faction or individual. An attempt
was made in the republican caucus
night before last to put throuph mo-
tion to pass complimentary votes to
number of prominent and popular re-
publicans. The motion. however. was
defeated; in fact, it did not even re-
ce1ve a second, and the sentiment of
the caucus was unanimous that enough
mischief had resulted from this we'll
meant but mistaken policy in the past
to teach lesson which republicans
cannot afford to ignore.
In the house this morning notices Of
bills We're filed as follows:
BY Bourne-To create free county high
schools.
By Wood-To amend mechanics lien
law.
BY Hartwig-To amend tax sale law.
BY Fine--To amend school laws
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Martin-TO provide for the invest
nent of funds derived from the sale of
agricultural college lands or timber
thereon, and for the disbursement for
use of agricultural college funds received
from the lease of said lands.
Introduced by unanimous consent with
out previous notification.
BY White, apprOpriating moneys for
Orphans Homo as follows: For 1901
$4,000, for 1902, $4,000, also $17,5OO for
buildings
BY Baggs. amending the law prescrib-
ing methods of assessing property.
In the senate bills We're instroduced as
follows:
BY Biggs, providing for the better Sc
curNy of life and property from the dan.
gers of coal and pc troleum
By Murray, to provide for the erection
and equipment of 1ditional buildings fol-
the state normal school of Montana and
also for ISSUE uce of bonds.
BY Phillips, to amend the political code
relating to the bounty on wild animals.
No notices We're filed.
By motion of Myers. the committee
on printing was authorized to employ
an additional clerk. Meyer of . arbon
fought the motion on the ground that
the present staff of clerks is sufficient.
The vote was 20 to in favor of an
other clerk.
In the joint assembly. Mcintyre of
Flathead served notice of joint memo
rial for the relief of the settlers in the
Lewis and Clarke federal timber re-
serve.
The house adjourned to 2:30 p. m. to-
day and the senate to II a. m. tomor-
row.