Montana Legislative Assembly (9th: 1905) records

Montana Legislative Assembly (9th: 1905) records, 1904-1905

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Montana. Legislative Assembly.
Title: Montana Legislative Assembly (9th: 1905) records
Dates: 1904-1905 (inclusive)
19041905
Quantity: .6 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number: LR 9
Summary: Records of the Montana 9th Legislative Assembly consist of reports of Joint and Senate special committees; correspondence; subject files on contested elections; certificates of election; and petitions, including some for women's suffrage. [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: Box #1, map case]
Repository: Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Montana State Legislature is made up of two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Constitution of Montana limits the size of the Senate to no fewer than 40 and no more than 50 members and the size of the House of Representatives to no fewer than 80 and no more than 100 members. Each house is responsible for choosing its officers, creating committees and establishing its own rules. The Montana Legislature meets for 90 days every odd numbered year, beginning the first Monday in January, or the following Wednesday if the first Monday is New Years Day. The first State Legislature convened on November 23, 1889, fifteen days after Montana became a state. Each following Legislature has been numbered sequentially.

The 9th Montana Legislature met from January 2nd to March 2nd, 1905. The leaders of the Senate were Edwin Norris (D-President), and Benjamin White (R-President Pro Tempore). The leaders of the House were Wyllis Hedges (R-Speaker), and Marcus Hewett (R-Speaker Pro Tempore).

Sources:The Constitution of the State of Montana as adopted by the Constitutional Convention March 22, 1972, and as ratified by the people, June 6, 1972, referendum no. 68, "A GUIDE TO THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE," The Montana Legislature,; “Montana Legislative Leadership 1889 – Present”.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Records (1904-1905) of the Montana 9th Legislative Assembly consist of reports of Special Joint Committee to Investigate the Condition and Needs of the Agriculture College and State Reform School (includes only the report on the State Reform School), the Special Joint Committee to Investigate the Management of the State Penitentiary, the House Special Committee to Investigate the State Agricultural College, the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the Condition of the State Insane Asylum, Special Committee to Investigate the State School of Mines, and Special Committee to Investigate the University of Montana; correspondence; subject files on contested elections; certificates of election; and petitions, including some for women's suffrage. [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: Box #1, map case]

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation

[item description and date].Montana Legislative Assembly (9th: 1905) records, 1904-1905. Legislative Records 9. [box and folder numbers]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is organized into six series, House and Senate Joint Committees (arranged alphabetically), House of Representatives Special Committees and Resolutions (arranged by committees and then resolutions), Senate Speical Committees (arranged alphabetically), General Correpsondence (arranged alphabetically), Subject Files (arranged alphabetically), Miscellany (arranged alphabetically).

Location of Collection

51:5-6

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request

Processing Note

Bill Summers processed the collection in 1988

Separated Materials

OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #1, map case

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

House and Senate Joint CommitteesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1 / 1	Special Joint Committee to Investigate the Condition and Needs of the Agriculture College and State Reform School (includes only the report on the State Reform School)	1905 March
1 / 2	Special Joint Committee to Investigate the Management of the State Penitentiary (re allegations made by Thomas F. O'Brien in Infamy and Immortal, 1904)	1905 February

House of Representatives Special Committees and ResolutionsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1 / 3	Special Committee to Investigate the State Agriculture College	1905 February 20
1 / 4	House Concurrent Resolution 10 (opposing a measure to create one State from the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico	1905

Senate Special CommitteesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1 / 5	Special Committee to Investigate the Condition of the State Insane Asylum	1905 February 28
1 / 6	Special Committee to Investigate the State School of Mines	1905 February 28
1 / 7	Special Committee to Investigate the University of Montana	1905 February 23

General CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1 / 8	To the House Appropriations Committee from the University of Montana	1905
1 / 9	To the Senate from the Executive Office	1905

Subject FilesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1 / 10	Contested Elections: John McCullough vs. E.E. Huntington (re Carbon County House Seat)	1904
1 / 11	Contested Elections: James McGowan vs. James S. Schoonover (re Granite County House Seat)	1904
1 / 12	Contested Elections: T. Wesley Richardson vs. M.A. Wellman (re Lewis and Clark County House Seat) [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #1, map case]	1904
1 / 13	Contested Elections: Louis Rotwitt vs. B.F. Bembrick (re Broadwater County House Seat; Includes a transcript of testimony)	1904

MiscellanyReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1 / 14	Certificates of elections [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: oversize box #1]	1904
1 / 15	Petitions (supporting HB 55, prohibiting the sale of liquors to minors)	1905
1 / 16	Petitions (supporting the initiative and the referendum of constitutional amendments to voters)	1905
1 / 17	Petitions (re support of legislation compelling enforcement of the gambling law; opposing changes in the county printing law; opposing reduction in liquor tax paid by grocers; supporting repeal of the state and county license of merchants, professional men, boarding houses, restaurants, etc.; supporting actions of the Montana Anglers Club of Butte; supporting direct legislation; and censuring Jefferson County High School's opposition of women's suffrage)	1905
1 / 18-19	Petitions for women's suffrage: Butte	1905
1 / 20-21	Petitions for women's suffrage: Helena, Bald Butte	1905
1 / 22	Petitions for women's suffrage: Alhambra, Gebo, Red Lodge, Jefferson County, Whitehall	1905
1 / 23	Petitions for women's suffrage: Custer County, Miles City, Anaconda, Great Falls, DeBorgia, Hamilton	1905
1 / 24	Petitions for women's suffrage: Big Timber, Winston, Ada, Stockett, Twin Bridges, New Year Club, White Sulphur Springs, Deer Lodge, Race Track, Pioneer, Garrison, Elliston	1905
1 / 25	Petitions for women's suffrage: Kalispell, Libby, Boulder, Five Mile	1905

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