Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-15
THE VOTE FOR SENATOR.
SHORT TERM,
Twenty-Seventh Ballot.
uecial to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
3, Helena, Feb. Ex-senator Connolly TN
sheathed his Ratchet and made bigger
racket in the executive sessio1 of tho
senate today over the reapoointment of
Jack Byrne as state mining Inspector
hy the governor this morning than Carrie
Nation in a Kansas Joint" che result
result vas that Ryrne's appointment was
turned down by a vote of IL to 10.
Connolly emphatically declared that
Eyrne was not fit man for the posi-
ton, and lad not attended t. his duties
p' operly. He called him a ''tu.mcOa:.'
and said he had ] cen DAILY democrat
a Clark democrat and a po:)uii.st, ac-
crrdins as he could best teethe' hi,
nest. He characterized him as tricky
ard unreliable, and said tina. if the gov
c!nor intended to appoint Dopulist he
should have consulted the populists, none
of whom wished to see Byrnes reappoint-
ed, and concluded by saying that the
Miners union. of Butte had asked for
the appointment Of some other man.
Courtney defended Byrne, but to no
purpose. The senator from Silver Bow
aItt1ward tried to get the senate to hold
another executive session to rec2nsiier
It's action, but Clark and Anderson cp-
posed the MOTOR. which was dp,latel
populis:s and labor men generally are
rejoicing over Byrnes downfall. Several
claim that Bradstreet's shows he made
$50 geo last year.
Thu appolntm ants Of j. J. Barry as
deputy state mining inspector and Tom
Greenough' as a member of the state
mining commission We're confirmed.
The house is angry over the killing of
pet measures in the senate and TO-DAY
killed Myers fellow servant bill in re-
pris a: There was not dissenting vote
In the senate this morning Higgins
signed. the bill providing for an add
tonal, district judge for Silver Bow; also
connsg's standard weights and measures
bill II
The stock growing and grazing COM
Mite recommended concurrence in the
house bill providing for the publication
Of stray stock by the stock commission;
also the passage of the senate bill pro-
viding the penalty for the slaughter and
stle OF diseased cattle.
9The committee on public lands intro
duced a bill providing for leasing state
mineral lands.
Senator Kellys bill for preventing fires
along railway lines was placed ON the
general orde !
Adjourned. to $40 y. m.
In the house this morning Speaker Cor
bett led off by appointing Il steering
committee in the persons of Gilchrlst,
Hill, Wood, Bielenberg and Godfrey
The house concurred, on motion of
Baker. and the expected row did not
occur. though a lively rumpus was Gre
ated by consideration of the question
last evening. The importance of the
steering committee lies in the fact dur
ing the last days of the session. it can
bring bills to the front or sidetrack
them.
Notices of bills:
BY REPRESENTATIVE to the appoint
ment of receivers of real estate.
BY Stull-Regulating the practice of
embalmers.
By misunderstanding portion of
the practice act requiring pleadings to
be verified.
BY Berkin, Notwithstanding the pro-
visions of the boiler inspection act to
steam threshers and other steam farm
machinery
The apportionment committee reported
a nav re-apportionment bill. providing
for Il representatives on a basis of one
to every 1000 of population. Baker
mov: that further consideration of the
bin be indefinitely postponed.
'Toote moved as a substitute to RECON-
NIT The substitute carried.
TIL agriculture and stock committee
reported in favor Of indefinitely post
Ysnning the bill making it misdemeanor
not to pay a livery bill Report adopted.
The following were read the third time
and finally passed: For the appointment
OF deputy inspector of coal mines; for
ma King amended declaratory state
merits on mining claims: covering the
$3n. 900 ''bribe money" into the school
fund.
On motion of Baggs the house adj
journed to 1890 a. m tomorrow, out of
respect to the memory of the mother of
Eon. Lee Mantle.
The vote in Joint session saw little
change in the senatorial situation A
caucus will probably he held next week
and it is hoped that Cooper will get out
% the manager by Monday.
Wlen the senate convened at O'Clock
Senate Courtney. of Silver Bow. arose
and said Mr.. President, out - -