Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-12
COM NY STORE BILL.

Despite the defeat of the company
store bill introduced in the house by
l.annin, another effort is to ipe made to
pass a measure of some kind that will
embCdE the salient features of that de-
fullct instrument.
In the serate this morning Senator Gull
len introduced a bill modifying some of
the features Of Lannins bill which were
most objectionable to those opposed to
its passage.
The bill introduced by Cullen does net
prevent ranchers. farmers lumber and
mining men from paying their empl,yes
il other ways than by cash or with
checks in places where there is no bank
ur other means Of exchange
The proposed measure was referred ID
the committee on labor and capital, If
which Senator Connolly is chairman.
The intent Of the bill is to prevent large
corporations from forcing employees to
do their purchasing at company stores.
CAUCUS GALL CIRCULATED.
So confident is John .IacGinnis that he
has control of the senatorial situation
that he has issued a caucus call After
the vote this morning one of his men
circulated a call. but the members were
set disposed in many instances to COM
promise themselves, and while maiori-
t. of them expressed their willingness
to go into caucus this week, a majority of
names was not secured
The plan for caucus. us determined
upon in the call. binds the members to
drop the weakest candidate as shown
by each ballot and to continue ballot
ing until some candidate receives a ma
J"rltS, such one to become the caucus
n@nlnee. If MIR. Frank should desire to
prevent caucus, he probably has the
strength with which to do So
The breech between the two men from
Eutte grows wider as the tight narrows
| down between them, and it has become
almost certainty that neither can he
/ elected without the aid of the other
! Neither sees fit to propose terms, the
! present week. therefore, may davlop
! somthng that will interest the natives. =
| AS showing the changes in the sena-
j torial vote today. the following table of
/ ballote cast will prove interesting:
IN THE SENATE.
Lee Mantle-Anderson. Geiger. Hob
son, Kelly, Mclean, Meyer Mitchell,
| Phillips, Worden-9.
Fl. L. Frank-Biggs. Clark. Courtney,
! Cullen, Hoffman. Murray, Myers.
Walter Cooper-Conrow, Gruwell, Tier
| ney-3.
John NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Warner
@
Robert Coburn-Connolly, Mahcn-2.
w. G. Conrad-Stanton.
IN THE HOUSE.
Lee Mantle-Baggs, Becker Bielen.
berg. Bourne, BroWnlee, Conner of Raw
ALI, Dixon. Donlan. Faust, Godfrey
Gregory. Hedges, Lehman. McCone Nc
lntire, Murray, Newberry. Newton, Pat.
terson, Roland, Stanley, Stul.-22.
Fl. l.. Frank-Berkin, Brein, Cannon
Ferry, Gilchrist, Hill, kigallan, Mad.
den, McTague. Rossman, Tocle, White
Woods, Corbett-li.
John Observation-Disclosures, AxteH. Bak.
er, Conner of Cascade. Cram, Crawford
Donaldson. Fine, Fitzpatrick, Geary
HartWis, Jensen, Lannin. Lowney, Me.
Donald. Meunier, Pelletier. Pendergrass
Quinn, Richardson, Sander, Sullivan o
Lewis and Clarke, Sullivan of Silya
Bow, Thoroughman Urquhart Ward-
%. $
Walter Cooper-Martin Metlen. Myers
Swindlehurst-4
W. G. Conrad-McDnrneil ,
Joseph X. Toole-MacGinnis. >
RANDOM NOTES.
IN the absence OF theatrical road com
panles the residents of Helena are in tn
haeit of croWding the senate and assem-
'ly chambers for amusement They al
so away satisfied that they have see
! good free shows. The democratic auditor
however, are exceedingly chary when i