The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-03-04
SoLoNs RETURN HOME AFTER
STRENUOUS MORNING SPENT
CONSIDERING BILLS.
SENSATIONS REHEARSED
Representative Berry, With His Pre-
sentation Speech to the Speaker,
Ranked Only Second to Ronald
Higgins. Who Made the Big Flop
Tina. Prevented a Deadlock.

lIIena. March s-tSpeclaD-
About 40 o'clock this morning the
weary solons wended their way home-
ward from the capitol after q long
Siege at lawmaking Yesterday. after
the Joint assembly elected senator.
the two houses dissolved and the SEN
ate Withdrew from the hall OF the
house. and, after short recess. both
houses went 10 their labors, putting
through or killing bills. Hour after
hour the mills ground away. but ev-
erybody was tired and listless, and the
sessions were not attended by any
excitement. one measure after an
other passed from house to house and
/ from legislative hall to governors
Office. WIN Aiken. private secretary
to Governor Norris. was as busy as
bee receiving and handling bills. The
clerks were rushing around. putting
/ things In order. aud closing up the
odds and ends. The tired feeling
burdencd every person who had taken
part. either as legislator, helper, or
spectator. during the day. Very few
of the members had left IN them a
Z iihih " HblNs titt NatA lltu Ds.sll
too much FOR most OF them.
I The day after has not been very
lively. The contest and scenes of the
day before were discussed over and
over. Every fellow had his views, but
all who witnessed the ballots agree
that they were worth the price of adj
mission. u would not have missed 1t
for one hundred dollars" said II. c.
stiff Nor IT, added Albert Sidney
Johnston Coffee. Others would not
have missed II for more.
The incidents OF the day come irot-
ting back to ones mind You cannot
get away from them From the time
w. w. Berry made his speech, pre-
scntlng Speaker Mcdowell with n gift
from the house, To the demonstration
that followed the election OF Senator
Myers the day was full OF minor In
cidents.
One OF the most remarkable
speeches made this session OF the leg
islature was the one delivered by Mr..
Berry. IL follows:
Mr.. Berry.
Mr. Speaker: rise To question OF
fN'''staA f'iNA'b's hHht biphttlfd bs
that right. request that the speaker
pro tenn, take the chair and that You.
Mr.. Speaker, take seat upon this
floor. Mr.. Speaker pro tenn, and gen
tlemen of the house. there arc certain
we'll established and accepted ethics
governing deliberatiye assemblies
whereby IL Is doomed uniting and
improper to addresN remarks OF a
purely personal character 10 the pre-
siding officer. II il therefore for tho
purpose of escaping the rigor OF this
well recognized custom that have
asked the speaker of this house To
assume. temporarily. position in
common with the membership.
'Breihren-I say brethren for by
that endearing appellation | sincerely
address you-for many days we have
labored faithfully and honestly to-
gether In the interest OF those to
whose generous confidence we are In
dcbted for seat upon this floor. Con-
tentions have necessarily arisen, but
only those noble contentious as 10
what would best conserve the greatest
good to the greatest number, and as
time unfolds her changing scenes |
know that the affections. man for
man. born in associations here will
not be effaced by the coldness calons-
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