The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-11
House and Senate of the
State Legislature
Adjourned.
LITTLE TO Be DONE
Minor Matters Remaining
Were Hurried Through
With Today.
SPECIAL TO THE INTER MOUNTAIN.


Helena Dec. 1.-THE second extraordi-
nary session of the legislature adjourned
shortly after noon today, the senate at
1905 and the house at 1920.
There was very little to be done in
either house. The hour of meeting for
both was IL o'clock In the house Presi-
dent Pro TEN Murray signed the Meyers
bill, taxing costs in removed cases.
Lieutenant Governor Higgins came in
later and signed the house bill allowing
the superintendent of public instruction
clerk or stenographer.
kohrs' Resolution Adopted
A resolution offered Dy Kennedy, ex
pressing regret at the absence Of Senator
kohrs of Powell county was adopted
When about to adj djourn the presiding Off
Ger named Senators Whipple, Conrow and
Waite as committee 10 inform the gov
ernor of the fact, and Senators Kennedy
Brennan and Bourne as a committee to
inform the house. Senate joint memorial
relative TO the withdrawal OF public lands
for which the house had passed a substi-
tue, was Indefinitely postponed by the
senate on motion Of Senator Raston, its
author.
He said the thing had been SO badly
garbled by the changes that it might as
well be allowed to die.
To Notify the Governor.
All the business for the house was the
signing of the Meyers bill by the speaker.
Representatives Miller, Word and Linder
man were named as committee to notify
the governor the house was about to ad-
journ and Representatives Landstrum,
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form the senate.
Governor Tooe signed the two bills
which were finished up today, thus approv-
ing every measure acted on at the extra
session. Just before the house adjourned
Representative Linderman called attention
to the excellent feeling which had pre-
vailed during the entire extra session and
suggested the formation OF an alumni as
sociation on the lines published in the
Inter Mountain yesterday. Representatives
Rice. Beaudry. Lynch and Conner spoke
on the same subject and to the same effect,
and it was decided to hold meeting after
adjournment to form the association.
Association Formed.
After the house adjourned the represen-
tatives and senators met in the hall of the
house and formed the Association of the
Eighth Legislative Assembly, with the
following officers: President, Col. ]. II.
Rice of Chouteau; first vice president, B.
i. White of Beaverhead second vice
president, J. II. Lynch of Silver Bow /;
secretary, Frank P. Linderman of Mad
ison; treasurer, DR.. o. NJ. Lanstrum OF
Lewis and Clarke. c. F. Word of Lewis
and Clarke, Guy Stapleton OF Silver Bow
and James NJ. Self of Missoula were
named as committee on constitution and
bylaws. DR.. c. B. Miller of Lewis and
Clarke, c. +. Word of Lewis and Clarke,
Reuben Dwight of Missoula and John
MacGinniss of Silver Bow were made a
committee on entertainment.
The association is to meet every two
years, in Helena, during the session OF the
legislature. just before the meeting the
president is to write each member letter
on the subject, and each member is ex-
pected to respond, the correspondence to
become part of the archives of the as
sociation.