Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-10-03
Boz ss.AN, Oct. 81. 1872.

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ai Boz MAN, Oct. 81, 1872.
Editor Avqn. Courier
IN the Nev NORTH, West Of III, 2s,h 81 seu
trInber al editorial arttelc s,ppcarctl heatIe
WHY IN Extra essloa2rn which nr nam
= 10 introduced. anil several Inenrrcct s.ata
!. nsents male which desire through your pa
: per u yet right. ne portion referred Is !
Dis foilows
sIr. clage't wis lmpoftnncd Ifom man,
quarters last.wintar. to ast an nj passed 5,
coatrcs ~ pest ouislS tIir.eIecfldh fi,r Ilnlc
gateHntii 9lctober 1872 and for HI sey "a es
sion oil the Legislature ilils wi1ifet. HI Ia
fusetl. giving rs 4 reasall, ~ we liavc sfatee
here!nfore. Tint he would hot Interfere viii
y Terrifnriai legislation. Tsic person who mos
strcnuotsiy urged this measure Vas MaiO,
John 4. Bruce. ut present resident Iii Boze-
man and ieFrnffiittl with the COURIER. wtsr
failed 10 make knuwil tile reason for his any
Iiety for All extra session. Finally, Mr.. bruce
drew I'D the bill containing the features men.
TONED IN the COUNTER, II vas at his request
lasruce informing Mr.. Glagetb before drawing
it lp ii lie tCagettJwould not oppose. II he
4 etsruce)WOHld SECURE IFS passage without the
. lssisfancc Of DIR Delegate. MIR. Elagett how
ever. objected to the clause postponing tn:
election until Oct. and went to the Senate
L IttJ9tVIICS ana H06 IA0L clause
ont ths bill. shifting that he ilad no
objection to the bill las amended. He neither
i advocated nor opposed the bill as amended.
Il hut left its fate TO the efforts Of its Author,
who. in tn. COURIER: confesses his failure to
scc,lre its pa sagc. and then sce's to cast the
. blame upon Mr. Clagctt. = IS
X Capt Mills, of the Ner5 North W Isl. when
lin Washington. informed me lie had .simpor-
Il tlned.' Col. Clagett to frame bill changing
the time OF holding the elections III Montana
rom "Augnst. To .October.s' but that lie
ldecli,icti to act becau;e improper motives Tor
t,ioing 50 might be inquired to him Capt.
Mills thought the change highly necessary.
and believe titat it was during the I'd. versa
ton with him that the idea Of preparing the
lbill myself occurred IL me. After that con
versatipn, Itroin tie session, G. r. Cope Of
Che Montaai,,s, arrived iii Washington, also.
and the sasna subject calIac up iii converse
ton between u.s. aiil he concilrred fully III
the views Of Capt. Mills. After he left {
l,oalled at Col. Chgett's rooms FIR the lsst
time during the session. and mentioned the
subject of tue changes referred to. He very
can Idly admitted that 1.-THE condition of mat
tiers in rcspent to .ie time ofilolding the elec-
tons and the meeting Of the Legislatures was
announcement, and added that it was an tout.
rage" that the affairs Of the Territory should
be in sucll.a conlitio i. bat he felta ,lelic acy
meddling with It on account OF lis position.
as improper motives wo i'd no, tl,u9t be att
tributed to any action Of Ills lii tile Premises
However, after sons fiirther discussion, he
said might prepare L bill and submit II to
him. which | did the next day. It filet lis
approval. anil he authorized me To refer.
members to him. aud he. would shy 20 them
that II oas d good Hsss. and Re had No objsc-
Ton to its passage This bill fixed tile cleo.
ton on the FIST Monday &, Csto5sr,,', Id
was laid before the Comi:g ,stee OH Territories
IN the Senate, ami Col. Claggost made Il
speech before that committee showing thc
bad condition the Territory sas Il, in the
respects above referred to, and the evils che
bill had prepared would correct, and re-
pcatcd the statement that ut ,ods a good tfss.S
He said not word ab,ut having .sthc clause
'trsekea out 81 thu bill post posisg AIs sJ<etion
iH October, 7 and the bill was reported to
ht senate wtUtIuut ssn.critlnsrut,. y. ntsli tite
First Monday in October as the day ON
which the election should be Iel | and was So
printed. and have sent Capt. Mills printed
:opy OF The senate bill, (oflleialy 50 he can
ee tllat the statement made so emphatic By
lin Ill italics is without foundation. Now
IS to the proposition on my part to secure the
passage Of this bilwithoit the assistance Of
he Delegate, it was nude upon the assu-
ance OF said Delegate that s.he would not
oppose it," and if good faith had been ob-
erved, and tho promise kept not to oppose,
he bill would have become law. II was
istinctlv told me by .SAnator Hitchcock, OF
febfaska, who hid consented lto take charge
f the bill for mo and pls, il. t!ittsCp Glag-l 1
II had Inform Ill him hi dill not Mss,at iheiH
i'll passed, andstlis was after tho ple.i, j 70
10 that he woHiI not oppose it, and rendays
tier thelbill had bssii rep trted unanimously 4
ON the conMittea OH Tsrrsp.ies. q
regfot that this IN liter has been m l6le the
iDjoct of discussion By TIL. inliscreet re- t
lariss In tbs New North -Wss,. for had 10
isposition at this tine to allude to the ut,-
lsasant Incident, connecttAl with. III, bill;
at when gentlennaii's tsia |, arc psrinitred
J promulgate erroneous statements i'll re-
ard TO otnsr people. i. . NIL it l,ear the can-s
iq1enoes that follow fr,sn ltrlithtul elalioa
ciscaa ssancss. ,4.s !.
THE part ot tls bill providing tnat mem =
srs of tho, iLGtsa Of presAltatiyes. snail +
od thor ofhoas for tho Ter. n Of t,co ys1cs =
a. inserted AZ th sllg sesri,l a Col. Clag- 9
i. who Informed ,nu thai, when q nyrss>s e
langsd tho law 70 bieanill ssssio AZ, itfails.d y