The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-01-10
HARMONY Pe'!r!!gy :! AT
SIXTEENTH T. A l.; MBLY
BOTH HOUSES STRONGLY REPUBLICAN,. J. E
EDWARDS OF ROSEBUD ELECTED PRESIDENT
PRO FEN OF THE SENATE AND O. w. BELDEN
OF FERGUS SPEAKER OF H HOUSE;
MUCH IMPORTANT LEGISLA-
TON

Harmony was the leading feature
of the opening of the Sixteenth legis-
lative assembly, which commenced it's
labors Monday. There was not a rip
pie on the political sea to disturb the
legislative waters. Both the senate
and house, which are strongly repub-
lican, got down to business immed-
lately, the senate by electing John E.
Edwards of Rosebud county president
pro tenn and republican floor leader,
and the house through the selection
of Oliver w. Belden of Fergus coun-
ty as speaker and Ronald Higgins of
Missoula as speaker pro TEN and the
republican floor leader.
A strong friendly contest was con-
Quoted for the speakership with Mr..
Higgins and Mr.. Belden, both veter-
n of the fifteenth session, as con-
testants in the republican caucus,
which met Sunday night. The first
vote resulted in Belden receiving %,
Higgins %, Fred l.. Gibson of Park
county z and C. A. Rasmussen of
Glendive 6. On the second ballot the
latter two dropped out and the vote
resulted Belden IS and Higgins 20.
In the senate there was no opposition
in the caucus to Senator Edwards for
president pro tenn. Considerable ri
valry existed over the minor positions
and appointments as caucus nomi-
nees for attaches for both houses.
w. B. Shoemaker of Glasgow was
chosen assistant sergeant at arms in
the senate. The only nominee of the
democrats in the senate was Judge
Parker for president pro tenn. He
will be the democratic floor leader.
The sessions of the senate were short
the first few days, adjournment be-
ing taken early Monday and We'd
nesday out of respect to the memory
of the late Theodore Roosevelt.
The house adjourned soon after or
ganizing Monday in memory of Roose-
welt and as committees are yet to be
appointed got but little business dis
posed of this week. Governor Stew
art read his biennial message to both
houses in joint session Tuesday at II
o'clock.
The opening session of the house
was marked by the filing Of a con-
test by William E. Carroll, F. c. Flu
ent, Joanna S. Griggs, H. j. Grimes,
Charles S. Henderson, James M. Hin
kle, Edward B. Howell, Charles S.
Warren, republican candidates for the
legislature in Silver Bow county, who
were defeated on the face of the re-
turns, against the successful demo-
cratic aspirants Charles Boulware,
Arthur V. Cory, John J. Foley, Jerry
J. Harrington, Dan M. Kelly, Don B.
King, William Myer and E. T. Moon
ey, charging gross and apparent
frauds in the election returns in
Butte, it being charged that hundreds
of absent voters names were illeg-
ally voted. The only seats not con-
tested are those of w. F. Dunn, edi-
tor of the Butte Bulletin, elected on
the democratic ticket, and Sam Ire
loar and George Scott, elected on the
republican ticket.
This contest has been referred to a
committee composed of E. H. Coon
ey of Cascade county, Washington J.
Mccormick of Missoula county, MOI
Silverman of Lewis and Clark coun-
county, N. H. Fuller Of Custer coun-
ty, John R. Middleton of Rosebud
ty, W. M. Black of Toole county,
Hugh Broderick of Broadwater coun-
ty, NJ. j. Sullivan of jefferson coun-
ty, James Stewart of Meagher coun-
ty and Sam j. Crouch of Gallatin
county.
NJ. Sektnan of Valley county has
been named a member of the COM
mittee on house employees, of which
J. w. Roberts of Cascade county is
the chairman. Dudley Jones of Phil
lips county, James Griffin of Blaine
county and Hugh Broderick Of Broad
water county are members of the
same committee.
Speaker Belden appointed the com
mittees on banking, insurance. Judi
ciary and rules Wednesday. None Of
the Valley county members were nam
ed on these committees.
Both houses passed resolutions up
on the death of Theodore Roosevelt
and the senate adopted resolutions up
on the death of former Senator An
min and the house upon the death of
Captain Orville Anderson, an attache
of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth ses-
sions.