The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-12
MONTANA
PASSES Sent BACK
House Members Felt Insulted by the
b Limited Tender Of the North
ern Pacific.
Heinze's Scheme to Increase Mem
e bership Of Supreme Court Pref
ty Certain to Fail.
Special to The journal.

6peClal TO Inc journal.
Helena, Mont, Jan. 12--Radical indeed
was the action of the members Of the
house, when sixty-one Of the seventy
two members decided to return the passes
furnished them Thursday by the Northern
Pacific Railway, company, through it's
local counsel. r. ~ a z.5@ - :.
S. The principal reason for this unprece-
dented move was because the passes were
limited to sixty days instead of one year,
as heretofore. To a large majority of the
members the passes would be of no benefit
whatsoever, as their attendance in Helena
for the next sixty days is compulsory ex-
| cept in case Of sickness or death. The
delegations from northern and southern
Montana make use Of roads other than
the Northern Pacific in reaching the capt.
tai, while many Of those from other sec
tions have brought their families and will
stay here until the session ends. ~.
The passes were collected and returned
| to the counsel with the thanks of the re-
| cipients, but at the same time the joint
letter contained an intimation that while
annual passes might have met with a diff
Iferent fate, those good for the period OF
the session only were not desired.
The matter has been talked over in the
senate in an informal manner, but as yet
no action has been taken. It is not i'm
probable, however, that the senate will
take similar action. H.. r.. ss.ss
The passes supplied by the Great North
ern were for the customary period Of one
year., and none was returned, nor is there
any probability they will be, ~. ~ =,
Heinze Undone. . -
/ The first weeks session of the eighth
legislative assembly was remarkable. In
one. respect: at least-the undoing of F
Aug. Heinze. Before the converting Of the
body it was generally accepted he would
control the senate, but the contrary has
proved the case.
During the fall campaign, Heinze it will
be remembered, tried to wrest from Sen.
iator Clark the control Of the democratic
party in this state, and while the faction:
quarreled, the republicans stepped in anc
elected majority of the lower house a:
well as twelve Of the twenty-six senators
|Of the remainder, Heinze got two. Will,
the Clark democrats won twelve, counting
the hold-overs.
There were serious charges OF corruptio,
made against both Clark and Heinze il
Ethe struggle for control, but nothing cam
of these. Three Clark democrats votet
Fagainst the Heinze slate, with the resul
Ethat his candidate was defeated by a vot
\ of Is to -, there being one absentee.
[ Since then, Heinze has been unable t.
Isecure the adoption of a single motion o
resolution, the vote growing more decisiv
each time. I. But the end is not yet. Con
itests have been instituted against tn
HeinZe senator from Butte, as we'll a
against the seventeen Heinze delegate
in the lower house from the same city. I
lnow seems probable they will be unseat
ed, leaving the legislature in the hands o
1.-THE republicans and Clark democrats, tn
former controlling the house and the latte
1.-THE senate. = 9. y !. y .
4, .: :. His Pet Bill Doomed. e.
r It is therefore not improbable that tn
one bill which Heinze wants to pus
Through the legislature above all others
Ethat to increase the membership Of tn
supreme court from three to f1ve-will alb
tjectly fail. The immense amount Of liti
cation between Heinze and the Amalga
mated Copper company, of course, is tn
animus behind the bill. Millions upo
millions of dollars are involved, and it I
!, well worth the effort. @--"-..
II It should not be taken for granted, how