Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-26

his future acts would in nowise Gauss,
,he members to change their opinion
of him.
Major Deeney then introduced Charlie
Lannin, terming him the brilliant
Young member from Silver Bow, who
had made a record as one of the best
presiding officers in the United States
of America
Mr. Lannin bowed his acknowledge
ments of the applause. and said that he
had not attended the banquet for the
purpose of making speech His toast
was. Long may the Liquor Dealers as
sociation live and prosper ga +
]. ]. Quinn. the father of the eight
hour bill. who was trying to hide he
mind Sheriff Furey was then dragged
from his hiding place and forced to un-
burden his soul. He said he had newer
made a speech in his life. and did not
think this late in life Il proper time
to try to learn. While a legislator n
had tried to do his duty .his hobbies
neing the eight hour bill and house bin
No. so. %
The postmaster then declared that
ne had just received from the handsom-
est legislator from Silver Bow a request
to be allowed to make few irrelevant
remarks" He introduced Representa-
tive Pelletier. Blushing like school
how. Mr.. Pelletier rose and asked those
present not to believe the libel just
given the newspapers by Major Deeney.
lie had asked not to be called on for
speech He had given his support to
rouse bill No. so because he looked
upon it as a meritorious measure. He
expressed the wish that his hosts would
| Ike the wine on the tables. grow mel
lower and brighter as they grew older.
The health of the greatest mininS
camp on earth-Butte city, was then
drunk. and County Attorney Breen
called upon to respond to the toast. Mr..
Breen thought the occasion fitting one
for such a toast, and that, as guests OF
the association. all We're gathered to.
gether to honor the men who had legis-
lated in behalf of Butte last winter.
Il can say in behalf of the greatest
mining camp on earth,'' he declared
that if Silver Bow county and the
state of Montana are blessed in the
future with members as true to thei"
interests as We're the members Of the
last legislative assembly then we will
indeed be honored. (Applause.) Every
legislative assembly in the history of
the state has laid claim to certain kinds
Of recognition, but of the last it can
be said that it legislated in the interests
Of the masses as against the interests
Of the classes, and the time will never
come when it's memory will grow dim
! in the minds of the people of Montana.
If that legislature had passed the eight :
| nour bill and then adjourned, without
| even electing a United States senator.
| it would be deserving of all honor at
our hands. We will also not forget the
! men that stood for the measure whose
passage we are celebrating. 1t was I,
| just bill and we are all glad that it be-
! came a law
Major Deeney said that the Chester
| field of the Silver Bow delegation had
| Just sent him a note requesting that ne
he given an opportunity to speak. He
| identified the alleged note-sender as
| Representative Martin Dee. Mr.. Dee
said Nhat in supporting the bill Whose
lassage was being celebrated, he had
done nothing but his duty. He hopee
| that two years hence the Liquor Deal
ers' association. would help send as goo,
men TO the United States congress a:
it had assisted in sendingto the stat
capital The small band of eight o.
nine men from the Silver Bow labol
ranks had been known at Helena a.
the "dynamiters." Here Mr.. Gilligal
fell out OF his seat with laughter, am
was rescued by a dozen strong arms
Mr.. Dee concluded by saying that tn
"dynamiters' had been consistent in al
they had done and would httingly grac
the halls of congress.
In view of his accident Mr.. GillgaI
MAS then afforded an opportunity to GO
Il practice again and introduced as til
man whose voice reached the spsake
| hon oil nfh foi lad. ha
almost tainted when he was called upo
to read a certain bill that he could NJ
really like if he had tried" Conftisio
held sway for five minutes and THE
Mr.. Gilligans melodious voice sale
around the room in parabolic curves
being in aphelion at the start and i
periheliOn at the close. He started t
call the roll of the assembly, but stop
ped in time to save himself from tote
> humiliation.
. Mr.. Gilligan frankly admitted that j
his opinion Secretary Nssem had n
business inviting him to any hahque
where such things as bottled good
. were to be had. He was glad twhe
house bill No. so became law, becaus
l Major Deeney worried him a great de;
|. ly asking for introductions to all tn
, female committee clerks, and Charl
{ schmidt kept coming around and Try
ing to find out what a legislature i
While Mr.. Nissen, instead of attendin
l to his duty, had attended prize fight
f When Major Deeney had afterwar
y come around and desired to learn whe
t me bill was to come up, he had fOun
> that it had been passed and was befol
9 the senate. Mr.. Gilligan also naive
I admitted that he himself had game
G the reputation of being at once ii
swiftest and the slowest attache of Il
n legislature. He was hOwed into h
a seat at this juncture and sarcastical
v Informed that he had not gained Il
+ reputation. but had we'll earned it.
, f. NJ. Lamb and Hermann Blank fo
n lowed in brief but appropriate a.
y. dresses, and then came 1.-The only Dai
Mcdonald. Mr. Mcdonald was glad
greet so genial a body of men, but d
. Ciared that he had left his OratOry