Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-10-24
MEETING 0FTHE I4EaIsL4A TURE

In September last, Ri article was published
FIJI this paper with the view OF providing for
regular session of the Montana Legislature
at an earlier ptriol Than now fixed by law
December, 1873. The Peer Lodge press has
chosen to misstate the pos zion taken by iln.
COURIER. and asks '.Why an Extra Ses-
sion p and one of The papers opposes a reg
ular session upon the ground OF the expense
it would entail on the Territory. when We
distinctly disclaimed any desire for q session
Of the Legislature. IL ''extr, compensation
was to be voted. The purpose avowed very
distinctly was for Congress to appropriate
thirty thousand dollars to pay the expenses
of the Legislature. and insert section pro-
hibiting the Territorial Legislatures from
voting dollar of extra compensation to any
public officer" Yet, notwithstanding this
clear and explicit statement, the impression
has been made in comments OIL our article
chat we faoored meeting Of the Legislature
regardlss s OF the expense it W iuld entail on
the taxpayers. s., But the Deer Lodge paper
can indulge with impuAity in such misrepr-
sentations. as TREY refuse to- publish correct
statement or facts. It does us infinite iniu--
tice when any enc places this paper in the
position of desiring meeting Of tie Legis-
lature under present circu nslancss. Hr
we earnestly desire that it shoufd meet affair
carly day; so soon az Congress makes the
appropriation OF 30.000. and Con :ress will
make an appropriation Of that sum II no
Delegate from any Of the Territories opposes
such bill, and we trust that no one Of them
will be Indifferent to the passage of snch
measure because the proposition eniauated
from the brain ot some other individual.
1t Is OF the highest Importance to the rapidly
growing interests Of Montana 20 have M
early meeting of the Legislature. Railroads
arc pressing their way into the Territory
public meetings are being held In various
towns, anu the per pie ar ahead Of those II,
positiony and M thing; would tend more t.,
forward these various enterprises than Wis,
Legislative action ard aid. We venture the |
assertion tina tliSie are Lot in the whole l,o,-
ders Of Montana ore hund7s tar-pau-rx ..p- |
posed TO an early meeting { I rll. I.egisIatu,. |
on the plan proposed In the CoU.rssu. .nd
these hundred opponents rssiiate in and
arounds I,sef Lodge. We hch confident t,,a
the twos Deer Eodge pap.rs opposing the
meeting of the Legislature do not hay. - !.
concurrence of om-twentiet1, OF their. ow,,
citizens. We know riiat there existed +.
Deer Lodge some disappointinent At nor -.
ceiving majority Of votes on the Ca,it,l
question, but the NORTH Vest and I,,d,n-na- |
ent wholly mistake the magIianin,ity ~ ID !
owircitizeiis when they oppose propositjon
on grounds VI piGne ~ Il cilagrin. We l,or. /
cstdy believe that these two pabers ~. .,.;-
mated in their opposition TO meeting OF
the Legislature bya hostile feeling to yir. |
GINA City. And We feel equally contllent |
IN the bclief that If Deer Ledge had been |
voted flic Capital this summer that n Drono-
sition for al early asseinblagc of the e~isia-
ture wonsd have received al earnest i nn,rf I
from both sheets. But men with. small head.
and slender idea. ar. wl,oily inca,,.,,,. of
taking enlafged and -naxnanilnous. views 81 I
any public measure.
We are for ii. early meeting Of the Mem
taiis Legislature, in regular session, and shall
porsiAttntIy adyoc;ite the measure until II i
sccnred on the terms suggested heretofore
III these columns, and feel satisfied. despite
the opposition Of such feeble organs az Deer
Lodge affords, That We sllall. succeed III Oh.
tAining orr ,,wishes. S. II
As there has heen 50 much mlsrcprcscn-
tAtion Ut olsr views:on ills question:. ne re-
lSablieh: the,aRticle entitled llsrtihgspf the
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