Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02
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Special Correspondence Inter Mountain
Helena, March l.
Tom Hood sang his song of the Skirt
and Editor Stead wrote his IF Christ
should Come to Chicago'-both taking
,,nto themselves slices from the loaf of
fame by their pen productions-but there
is an opportunity right here in the cl'y
of Helena for some writer to place MS
name on the list of the immortals III
literature, and his song could De calle"
either a Song of the Whole LeSlsla-
rive Laundry" or IF Mephistopheles
Came to Helena" Both would be appro-
pirate, and the Prince of Darkness would
have opportunity to smile until his race
was split as badly as his tabled hools.
1t takes an opportunity for any man
tC show how many steps he mas ascehd-
ed on the ladder of mental competency.
Senate bill No. 81 has arrived on the
scene in time for this fusion Assembly
to show that its fuse has been soaked
in the waters of buffoonerN. Ihere We're
times to-day when the auditor coulu
have shut his eyes, and MS ears Woulu
have whispered to him that he was at
a Spanish bull fight, at a prize tight az
the beginning of the construction of a
second tower of Babel-at any place
but a legislative hall, where the cream
of the intellect of the state was supposed
to be congregated. 1t was one of those
assemblages where few men blocked
the whole course of proceedings against
the will of a clear majority and made
their opponents look like the proven
bal thirty cents 1t was-but there
is no use in saying what is was-an
unpreiudicied account of what took place
is enough for the reader to see that 1t
was something that should have been
out of sight.
At o:30 p. m. Speaker Corbett said
the order of business was reports Of
special committee. The clerk then be-
gan to read the report of the steering
committee. Baggs thereupon declared
the steering committee not special
committee, but the chair decided the
point not we'll taken. Lannin promptly
appealed from the decision of the chair
Roll call Chair sustained by vote of
AZ to Ia,
Richardson raised the point of order
that the report of the steering commit
tee was not on the desks of the men,
bers in accordance with a motion he
claimed had been adopted several days
ago. The speaker decided that the point
was not a point. Richardson appealed
from the decision. Delay of 20 minutes
while the minutes were being read Be-
fore the report of the steering commit
tee had been brought in Richardson's
appeal had been lost in the shuttle.
Toole moved that the reading clerk he
instructed to read the report of the COM
mttee. MacGinnis again got the floor
and talked for so minutes about moth
ing On roll call Tooles motion pre-
vailed.
The report was then read and Con-
ror of Cascade moved that it be re-
jected. MacGinnis asked number of
irrelevant questions about certain bills
and was ordered to sit down.
Bags moved that there was already
an order of business. and that it would
take a two-thirds vote to adopt the re-
port of the committee. Point decided
not a point. Lannin appealed, Pend
ing a vote on the appeal Lannin read
few Irrelevant paragraphs from yes
terday's papers. Roll call taken and
chair sustained.
Conner of Cascade was Kissed for de-
claring that Gilchrst was coal oil
democrat" Lannin wanted the hissers
elected.
Conner of Ravalli deprecated the dia-
tory tactics. Pandemonium resulted
For five minutes the speakers gavel
could not he heard. 1t might have been
celebration of Chinese New Year. 1t
wasn't: it was fusionists yelling.
Muenier got the floor and talked for
80 minutes on the back door leading into
the garden of nothing. Toole moved the
previous question. holl call favored pre-
vious question.
Jensen moved to adjourn to II o'clock
tomorrow. Motion lost on roll call
Donaldson talked. Toole wanted him
stopped. MacGinnis got the floor and
admitted he was fighting for delay. He
was frank but took IN time for Moth
ing. He talked for 80 minutes more, just
to keep in practice. Finally he was COM
PEELED to take his seat. He did so with
evident reluctance. 1t was only little
thing he wanted-merely to talk for a
few hours-and he looked hurt that he
was not allowed to do it.
He consequently appealed. The chair,
on roll call. was sustained.
Richardson got the floor and tried to
read something. Everybody by this time