The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-07-05

lDC vtelc 0VU Blu ~ "AC y usb"~ "usO
That most inIp,r,a 4 question was .prndi"g
a vote, although hts name figured IN thu
rrnc.c,lings Immediately tcf"rs and after
i,s passage It was hy such work m this h.
earned the title Of the ".lryM D"dy.r."
Bn, there ~. one thing yet u"pr"vcn-h's
acceptance Of the money. II nigh, '~. I"
use his own worls, THAT he ''i"dig"HnhlS re-
fased 10 ,scsise kis sAsre # tie p!x"der o.
carry o0 tie anna and Mxs 6ecsws p"rty u
tie yubbsry" r" make sure ON this point
Nc forwarded the following
LETTER TO rREAsuRgR HICKMAN.
DEER LoDol. MONTANA.
June 9Th. 1873.
TO tIoN. Il q. HICKMAN,
Treasurer Vt Montana.
Virginia City. N. T.
D-nr Sir:-Dil lion g. e. wilkinson.
mc,u,mr If the Council. Third Ls.xisls, ure
IT Montana draw hts extra compensation
f,~ that session fr.,m the Treasury ut Mon.
inuaY II ~. how much. and Dn what date
was the warrant i-suesi ~ h'nr
Very respectfully.
Jas II. MILLS
Slave yOn Q gHsl place IL keep
Coincidence money" refunded To the Terri
t"ryl H.
TERRITORY ~ MONTANA.
TRhA.uKER's OrYIcE,
Virginia Cay, NJ. r..
To Jas II. Mills.
Editor Nav NORTH WEsr.
Ltar sIr:-- IL reilly ~ your note Ut the
9Th i,>t., l Gill state iiia' up'n exsminn
ton ~ the Auh,i"r's isr.k-, fnd there wss
is.ne,i 4, Z & wilkinson. Council mem
s~s. NJ per diem "r tin 18Th dry # Deem
'Mr, 1865. Crrrisurint warrant NJ. 9eO.
fr the sum 1T e's9O issued ny authority 1t
the following law: .sM.
Src. l. "Thxt compensation over and
slr'vr the pr diem nav slIOwci ~ 'hr
Congress Ut The Uniicsi States, u txch mem
l,er Uf the Ley islutive Assembly 1T this
Tertiary. l,e three ~ hundred snd twenty
dollars lsr s,nun,. H. I've c.rnpntrd from he
Frat d"r II NE prsse"s L.0islHlvss"
Improved. Die. - lt6J "@" .'E
Having bs.n l,,Uvtlest with . splendid
fire and burglar pvss,f sxfc, have ex,rs In
r1li'irs for taking care IT any and .ll CON
Ters,,o.y. very rsrpes'taIIy.
.H. - ar.a .n# II a. HICKMAN,
r.. .a... Territorial Trcas'r
Why wilkinson: y.,u not only '0'k II.
hut you slipped up'O the Auditors Ofice
Ms Gerry sms dry ahs biu vac "pprosed. snd
~, Your warrant. thus keeping up the role
Ut tho ,r,ful dodge On your iell"w suem
iers. Nou wss red hDt for it, wasn't y"ue
And ", you say II 70 ''So better thu" r0b
be,y," . ''lcgs'ised Steal" etc. snd the
receivers Of Il - psr,y to the robbery"
Another thing: lhs. I,.y wxs f'r tho yssr
1880 per asss@." Tho very day thai
b,'l was approved. Mr. wilkinson. yas
sushel NJ aud g'a your hack Iay ''sh
whole year. Therefore, the bill dates hack
year, ~ slae y..u drew p"y f.w suv'ccs
you l,sd MT rerf.'vM..d. THIS ci"ches y"u
plen,v. You have held Or hal tive l,rne6t
If $40 sincr December u. 1854. which you
NV II . ''roblx.ry. s"d which the taxpayer
If Mu",a,n raid into the Treasury. u wss
o per day for tho days you served In the
Legislature. aid yOu never earned ahs'
money, IL sd. lillian u the - l'rs day fro's
the U. q. You dodged the v"ic wi.ss you
wss ~ be J,cr~,uslIy benefited. and the
Taxpayers had IL pay it. Your vote and 'hs'
influence 1T the Osseiss would i" NIL pr''s's
hiIi,y have killed the back ,'ay ", the u"
sslss was dum,, and v0u 10 lxel. And yet,
with that money burning !" your
rnn,kcts for nearly seven years y"u never
uttered wOri IN condemnation Ut il, " If
tho mr,nicrs Of the twO Sessions VI thc
M"n,ans I4'gisls'ure that voted b''ek g"y.
aud every dollar n which WAS draw" and
usd even by th.'sc wlW waited against the
hills. Yet when this thing was done IN
C'nvrcss y'u denounced il With vin,''ctive
bitterness We ssid Il wss humbuxgery. nv
Ia,crisy, and s.uI,idcs,ion. Yea have ma IL
yourself the laughing stock u Montana,
and NJ ut,crancs Ut yours he.,cef"rth can
carry with Il the weight u c.nsc'en'i"us;
ne-s srd integrity unIca. y,'u II even this
late date make what PREPARATION y in your
p'wcr by making restitution 81 this money
n the Territory. The Treasurer says 3. has
means to keep safe custody III m0nsys
Put Il hack there ~ C,n-cicncc Fund.
You caama we'll avoid Il. You have pr,
noun,ed sentence upon yoirsslf. and any.
thing less than full resliiulion must tell dis>
sstrously against you end ihc Dv,MHtatic
party wh,ss principal Montana organ you
c'sim "a edit. Thso Il viii " yoar duty %
4 ones demand thai al Democratic mem,
bsss II thsoe Ssaslons Who vss,sd Tor ~ - &
rpssd ssch baek pay. and hold - yoa d
ihaait y ! robbery " wr,nG. shall ais0 make
rsssitatkn II the money =, drawn. Yns
shasiA no, c,.sisme 10 a,hess sha, ,yoa and
y.,ofs have JSsc, and Who, ksnwisg IL
vcsng. d., mi rspais.1 llifH HAgid at 80
] We shall awsis Win sosas snslcstsde !
sla,smest Sr,m to Tss;s.asss stas - y, 10
rrcsip, 1t thu, can. ~ its es.h equivalent.
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