Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-05-16
Our CAPITAL LETTER.
DoinEs Of the Eighth Legislature,
From our Special correspoDdeatI
VIRGINIA CITY, Al. r., l
1fay 18th, 1873.

4 1lay 9th, 1873
The last day OF the session las come nh,
gone, ara the Legislature is now adjourned
sias die. The evening !. efore the tInal I'd
ljournment, the Governor returned the Rail
road !, II to the Council with Ills objections
thereto. The veto message was inmediately
read and spread upon ihe Journal. Tlltsyott
BY which the bill originally passed was re
coiIsitfuruu, and in the presence Of the larges
asseniblagc that during fle session had hon
| ored the Council with tlieir presence. tht
moneftons question -. Shalt this Bill pass
the objections of tile Governor to the con
Irary notwithstanding I.
The question being ready for debate. Dance
Garrigan, Lawrence, wager and Beck spoke
in favor OF the passage 81 The bill, and Fisher
and Newconlcr spoke against. When the
roll Was called and the final vote takcn it was
found that NOT a vote had been changed
either way trom the first one, lie vote in
both eases being nj Q to three. Fisher and
Stuart, OF Jefferson, and Newcomer, af Deer
Lodge, voting against, and all the others for
the bill.
Immediately after its passage in the Coun-
ell. the bill was taken over to the House,
where after the usual pfclilninarlcs, during
which. Coleman. Ezekiel, Dusola and liar
rington, spoke ii flrog Of its passage, the
vote was taken and resulted in nineteen vo,-
Ing for. and only six ag, inst it. The six
who opposed the bill are Tate, of Gallatin;
Curtis and Emerson, of Jefferson; Mallory,
of Madison; Sutton, of Meagher,aild Rogers,
OF Deer Lodge.
= The Railroad incorporation was vetoed by
Governor Potts at the same time as the other
and it aso passed both branches Of lie Leg
islalnfe by the same vote a that which car-
ried Old Subscription /" through.
: The greatest excitement prevailed In town
while both bills We're being passed upon. and
when the news was spread abroad that the
bills had become laws Notwithstanding the
etc of the Governor, every body seemed to
feei glad that the thing had been finally set
led rs far as 1t can be- until the election next
August. The Governor in his veto message
''flrges the Lobby with cerTupily influence
:s .1calbess, Itch OF course makes the
feel quite Indignant. /, being per-
ohally acquiil ted with evcry'menibcr OF the
Jouse aud Council. and having talked to
hem and learned their views ON tho subiec,
before tile first one of the so-calied Lobby
rrived. know that there is not even tile
iiadoW Of foundation for such an lnpnta-
Ion, anil when Governor Potts insinllates
hat the Lobby Influenced The action OF the
legislature on the Railroad QUESTION. he is
'olng great aid gross injustice to the
nrmbers. IA
On Thursday the time was mostly taken
n IN passing delayed bills, and clearing the
peaker's table OF business. during the morn
'g; Coleman, the chairman of the Ju iciary |
omniittee started for home. that morning.
nd on an examination of his desk, some Ill
cen or twenty important bills were found,
Int had been referred to his Conmitne c. |
lction OF. these bills occupied the time until |
bout 81 T. Nj. by which time lie majority |
them had been passed and approved by |
nc Governor. The halt hour intervening |
MIL tie TING set Tor nal adjournment, WAS
onsnmed IN passing resolutions of thanks, |
lakin. tarrweli speeches, &C., aud us The |
lock slrnck live both branches of the Legis- I
tive Assembly adjourned, sine die.
The Virginia City Dancing Glib gave
rewcll party on the evening Of the last day |
'the members, and it was most enjoyable /
fair indeed. Every body danced to their |
carts content a nd went home in the ;. wee
ma llpurs pleased with The party.
The Legislators are already beginning to
epart for their hames. and before this
saches you. the last ore will have left the
apifal, ard in their absence, / can assure
OH. that Virginia City will seem very dull
lace. and one Where your correspondent
i'll remain. no longes than is lmperiliyely
ecessary.
With this letter my duties cease. and until
re Legislature again assemblies, the pen
hich have used 10 delineate the proceed
es Of the Extraordinary Session will re-
lin idle, and il the hope that l will be
renled to iiaye been fai htul in the discharge
~ duty, | beg leave to subscribe N.Y.
III.
Yours truly.
RIVER NEws.-Ihe Nellie Peck reached
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