Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-10-24
TWISTING.

LIE Aeto NOy IT, Vest. We ARE frank 10 81
that in the first article that gave rise ii, ii,
Continents OF The North Vest ne aeilhc
wished or desired to provoke any conlru
!. versy Whatever in regard stu the cO,,rs.. d
Ars Elag.ft on the l.is toci.angc the time q
\ hotdsng elections and the meetings oil Ii,
4 sscs islatare. Il WIS only suggested that :,
did not rccciv, the support iron, I ot,arte
which it seems in as should ilavs. pressed il
passage. 10 was FIR from our purpose /,
aliu'le to the incidents occurring in rexa,d /.
the bill 1T Washington. 1t there is a:.ytti,,.
personal or unpleasant III the ;litpir ii Il Ia
fault OF Mr. Cla9ett and the Nor;h- West. /,
tile last issue OF that paper, so far Il. Capr
MIlis.attempts to give III explanation Of hi
connection with it. aud what was said b,
him in reit renee it, the Captains yetsioi
does not correspond witt, our rccoll.ctio,,
but We are peril city CONTEXT to lei The Cal,
1 tain crawl OUT Of the controversy. however
ltngfac,fal The performances. We propose /.
deal with larger Eane, and answer The tol
lowing. which appears III Tie last issue u
the North West. which is the licraiion vi w
II. Clagett:
! However. Major Bruce was not satisfied
20 iet u go without trial. He drew up !:
Dill Il. il4Sl TO amend the Oryani, Act III
:sfohtana' providing for the election an ti,t
hr>t Monday OF Octuber. 1872. md nlcrtin.
| ~ the l4egisla ufe on the first Mnii,lar In
| Decetiacr, 1872. This was submitted III Mr.
Iiagelt ~ p.ncil draft iii Bruce'S hand
writing. Mh0 asked t'Iayett if he might refer
iift'tnt,efs 10 hin, with the assMranee That he
Wo.il lat nl..trtt 10 lis passage. Mr. Clagctf
dfeto pencil through that portl@r changing
NE time ri holding the ,lrcflffifS. aid said
Htth The exceptio If that Ne would ne, offer
any objection ~ tire BILL 1t appears Majpr
then prtpared tlls bill NTH the clause rslative
20 elections r.tained, and got il introduced
BY MIR. clayton Of Arkansas. Mr.. Cla.ett
learning that such Bll had been introduced
and referred. went to the Senate Committee
room, near which he found Major Bruce.
anu on examining the bill and hntling that
clause therein. stated earnestly to the COM
mittce Ia Brtrc's presence, his OBJECTIONS 10
II ana received the assurance that Ills views
met with their concurrence
The bill submitted to NJ. Clageit by John
+. Bruce is now on file in the archives of the
United States Senate. and to prove that it is
the identical 6iA. it hears IN insertion nal.
in ile handwriting ofsW. Fl. Clagrlt af lie
words "in the several Territories > IL, pe,,cii,
and this Insertion was made when Bruce
submitted the draft to Mr.. Clsgett, aud thai
bill has no : penc,t' mark drawn ..tl.ro,,yi,
that portion changing the time Of holding
elections" etc., as stated in the extract
above. This insertion OF the words :. in the
.evcrat Territories - Is all the charge WHAT
ever Mr.. Clayett suggested when Bruce sub
mittcd the bill to him. That bill was xive,,
80 Senat or Clayton. who inirntluctsi the
same to the S-.nale. On that identical bill is
the endorsement Or thu. Clerk of The U. i.
Senate. .sinrsdnced by Mr.. Layton and
referred to the Committee ol, Territories -
Then the action OF tie Committee is e,,-
'lorsed ''reported without amendment. =
This bill is an official document. preserved
iii the archives ~ HE senate. and thar paper
canyicts the author Of the absye statement
81 either Il grave error or faiscl,ood. The
Fact that the only change made By Mr. Cla-
gttt in the bin when submit Ell tn him was a.
stated above is Thus clearly established. and
that II Is HE hIeniicaI bill infroduc d hy Mr.
LAYTON is. alsn. proved by Mr. Clage,t's
own handwriting. THIS clinclcs the mat
Ter aid leaves no room for escape. Doc,l-
ments are dangerous weapons. j..
Tile statement "a to what occurred in the
Committee on Territories has not n Shallow !
# truth in 1t, and every Senator. who was
present az a member ut the Committee IN
Territories. will bear testimony TO the fact
hat Mr.. Clagett never alluded ut all to tile |
.hangr in the time Of holding the elections.
Tor did he ever IL. " pencil mark " over |
lcted on End iepor. cd TO the Senate. aud any
gentleman can yet well paid il he can show
hat the original bill rs introduced by Sc,,a-
or Clayton. and endorsed l,y tile Clerk OF
he Senate. Is referred TO Committee on Ter
iiories, ksss any "pcncil mark " whatever
made BY M. Clagetf. except as stat. d |
hove. The statement made by the North
Vest can be proved to be false By tile official |
ecortis Of the SenaTp: Men who make falls.
fatemenfs should look ahead. FIR. unless
hey are very cautious. records catch their.
lr. Clagett's remarks before the COMMITTEE
rerc mate I'm orr prcsence. aiitf W. know
xactly what he said. they were l,rincipal.
' III regard tO tle anomalous condition the /
'eriit0ry was left in by the change to hen-
ial sessions, ant; not changing the term ni
lemters Ut the llnuse to two years and
.ng'i OF time before tie Legislature would
lee.. The bill Was b. foe Senator Nyr.
hartman Of The i0muittr~. and flie yofe
'as taken on it in Ire presence Of Giagcti
mi Bruce. and passed Hnar,i mo,isly just ~
greed TO by Mr.. CIagcif. with the first Mon
ay ~ October IN II. Immediately OH The
king Of the vote. the COMMITTEES atljou rnesl.
nd la fifteen minutes thereafter, Senator
We reported 1t to the Senate. /:
The original bill was never ii, the hands OF
ohm p. Bruce after the Committee acttai III
:. Mr.. lagett knows that he and Bruce LETT
10 Commit. zee room togefher-lie going into
icSenate to the seat OF senator Nye, who
Ia.le the report immediately ON taking hi-
at. 4
The insiffaaiion made in the extract above !.
,l,ld OnFy cmanata from corrupt brain.
lie As. erIion that MIR. GlagctI : stated carrie |
lily the Committee. "A Bruce's presence.
II objections ~ it. and received tine ass4lr- .
ice that his views met with their concur I
-lIce,' is wholly false. ~ no such thing oc-
AIRED whatever. ;iilil-eVery ineip,bsr Ut LII.