The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-01-06
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, ST. McCe0e, has passes that body md 10
the Council. The bill relates to election
Ind - printed, provides thas The election
shalt take place on the hrst Monday in Al
. gust. that . Delegate to Congress shall b
. elected on that day Of 1879. that six n,ontI,
rssidsncs ia the Territory, and IN The Coun
~ where they offer 10 vote thirty days resi-
dence. next preceding the day 1T election
shall ''e requisite n v"ting; tl'.t no precinc
sEall be established On any Indian reserys
ti"n "r other Territory excepted out 1T tn.
boundaries Of Nontans by Ser l If tive Or
Ranic act. under penalty of $500 to e20Q,
that officers receiving and counting vutes in
violation 1T this bill shall be fined $1,000 Ia
t5OoO. and he imprisoned one tn i've years;
that conflicting acts are repealed, and thi,
In force from its passage. -T.-
There are some good features In this bilE
Some We think mot ~ Enod. The time of
holding elections 10 bad. IL intcrferes with
tbs industries "f the oountry.f Al the States
that have lat'erly revised ,theis, Cons,ssur
tons have uniformly adopted The FIRST Tues
day after the 6rst Monday of November far
election of Representatives. A bill which
has paastsl the House this sessian makes
general law to th's effect. to take effect a.
s'x'n As the States can revive their Cons,i,u
'i"ns. and "pphes 10 Delegates q well u
Representatives The Montana law jshould
''e made in accordance Herewith. ' si.srG
The election Of Delegate in 1871 il right.
Under The present law ne are wi,hou, Q
Delegate from March lih 1" the tiss. Mon.
day IN August escl, alternate yenr. The
DtIeRat" elected next fall will take his sea,
~ the I'll, of March 1873.
The section requiring six months and
thirty days residence M qualification for
electors 10 right ~ an abstract proposition.
but VIC do mt apprchend the Legislature
contemplated II In that light It u spread
~ net '"t~r out any votes TIM, Mr.. Clags,t
might get In the next campaign from this
Springs immigration. The probability II.
you kn"w. that more Republicans than
Democrats will con,e. and NJ this. Demo
cratic Legislature does not hesitate Il, dis.
franchise them for nearly eighteen months. !
1t the Republican strength can thus be i'm.
paired. 1t this 10 moi ~, why mt retain
the forty days requirement thu, hes exist
I'd since 1854! -I,,"-.
Then there are the sec tons relating to |
reese va'ions" and ''excspted Territory"
md tho penalties for violation thereof. The
Legislature 10 getting into deep water.
Judge Warren last March decided thu, all
The country embraced within the b,unda
rice ut the Stevcns Treaty of 1855 vas, In
''an eDuntry within the meaning 1T the In.
lian intercourse laws; tina, Tive Indians
herein were under exclusive jurisdiction Of
8. law. hut that this exercise Of jn-isdic
10" did not interfere or con6ict with tho OK
'rciss Of Jurisdiction by Montana ,vcr its cit
zens within the same country. If Daws.,n.
;ho'eaa and nosthern Deer LNlge ore lex ,
ep'esl Terri'"ry" what right has the Lcxis
stare tn Organize Counties therein, and 4,
Territorial C0uris tO exercise jurisdiction.
= has been done. II they are mt in
excepted Territory" the Legislature - !
x'remely liable to get this net in diess
'ous conflict with the principle If equal
nd exact justice. We confess not 70 know
that tsc boundaries Of this excepted Ter.
TORY" are; nor do We spprebend any mem. \
cr ut the Legislature does. except Judge
Warren; nor have We any positive knowl.
dge that under the terms Of the Organic
Ct there 10 any such excepted Tertiary
there II. the legislative and judicial pros d
'edings"f Montana are in conflict with II q
II undoubtedly the purp,se 1T this bill To I
'eve"t sry voting precincts from being I,
Established !" what Is pcpaIsrly designated {,
Indian Country" but the popular idea of Il
" limits and extent Of this Indian c,untry. n
hen It c'nses ~ judicial investigation. Il
~ b. found cDnfoundetiiy erroneous d
ne thing We know: the U. =. tMarshaIr.
cpa'rt last year sb'wed thst In Dawson Il
Oophsn's Rapids To Furi ',
n0n-w'ti'o"t c.'un,iny tie rc+iden, 8
lites It Forts Browning. Baker. and Bslk T
p. st Milk River, Medicine L,dge and +,
lear Creck-there were los quaiiied vo.srs ol
Nv while We ~ heartily = any one .dissp =,
oye Of all fraudulent. non Citizen vo,es, J.
d viii 10 readily denounce II, and ss u
cerfully Commend oil legislation 10 pre-. y
Ut Il, We are nsa IN favor IT disfrxnchis. =
: two hundred OF thre hundred cisizeus
Montana merely becaa.e sumo of them
y not vote for the Democratic no,uinee
Delegate 1t the next election. cr for any 70
'er unjust. partisan purpose, nor do We pe
lieve the C.,ur,s will sustain sucl, Jex,sls. "a
=. A prohibition 1T establishing pre- e
'cts on Military and Indian Reservations n n
We believe, cOrrect. hut II under Nj. T..
:Cabe's bill It 10 found ihat Helena il Jus, W
much In excepted Territory" " Dsws,.n =.
l"iy. Il would be di1lcult IN nus sssd Inn IL,
son. 81 Isiss1, - thereby and thesaa 90
,vided. .taltt2a 4.atud yHtre aA lo sa Gss
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