The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-04-05

convened in extra session for the tran
of general legislative business.
But, as there may be an extra. ses
will be only a difference Of a few WEI
way. | cite the "precedent' all The
However, if the democrats refuse To VI
can prevent the election; for their ref
vote shows that no quorum was presed
the so republicans, n is absent in
for the benefit of his bad blood. He
ed with a democrat. An IS is dnot d
of the senate. BY fllbustering and
ing, ETC., using the same parliament
tics that the republicans in the House
the reapportionment bill, the den
minority can remain masters of the
situation.
Republican leaders have canvas
chances and feel pretty certain that til
be able to organize now. If there is
ira session the chances are againa
For the death of a republican membe
some district hat goes democratic Ell
national contests would leave them
g~anization. 1t is pretty generally undd
that the republicans intend turning
eral southern congressman who comd
districts where colored people are in
jority on the ground that there was I'd
election and fair count"
Already candidates for the clerksh
springing up. The west presents third
the east two OF three. OF conrse, Obi
ishes one. The g~reenbackers in the
will ! likely prove a solid Malone.
may be that the house won't organic
lican after all.
BILLY MAHoNE's ELECTION.
Before the West Virginia legislalu
December, there were three candida
United States senator. Bill Malone,
juster-democrat Winters, democrat
debt payer, and Wickham, straight ID
a Malone, the repudiating demod
: ceived 10 votes, of which so were read
democrats, and II were from! repuUl
The debt paying democrat, Witbers, ri
50 straight democratic votes, and the i
lican, Wickham, received 5 debt pawn
publican votes. So, it will be seer tn
two parties split on the question of pal
scaling the state debt and seemed MOI
cerned about the Offices they will receiI
the honor of their state. Owing to thH
ion, though only a local issue, Malone
that he is at liberty to act with the n
cans who only gave him II votes out
There is nothing like an elastic cons
after all.
MINOR MATTERS.
When Sherman was secretary of the
ury Mr.. Arthur was collector of the M
New York. Sherman gave Arthur tls
American bounce, Oh the ground Of
abuses" in Office, which e a CRED
Arthur is o yice-president and Sheu
senator. During the debate betwee3
and Malone Sherman endeavored to
and rose several times, but could not
the vice-president's eye. And thus ddl
set all things even, though Il man has11
a very small part.
Aspirants for office are informed thai
ident Garfield has given 1t as his iHhI
that, except IN cases where he peEi
knew to tile contrary, he would take I
vice of Senators and representatives
ing appointments in their states and da
So, a man cannot start out tlat-footeda
an Office on being a school mate of the
dent, or the mar who carried the state
trict. He must also come 'heeled"
effect.
The rush for foreign appointments
%tonishingly large, considering the small
les paid. Ofthe no consular appoint
| 1853 pay over $1,000 a year and upwar
only seven reach over $4,000 a year.
This is "a free-and-easy city. A ms
) arrested the other day, at the i~nstigatb
husband, OH the charge of adultery.
tute Justice could lind nothing in the 81
| against this "moral detection" except
Maryland law, which provided that il \
confessed his sin, or was "found guilt
jurors" he should Re :sfined three pound
ling Or 1900 pounds of tobacco 1t !
u cided that the statute was obsolete, |
too light all estimate OH virtue and
!, cover the case nohow. So, the man VI
to 60 and sin some more.
Among the disappointments of n
Il life and 'social detection" is a rece1
from Georgia. Judge Lochraine
t "young lady friend" and among thu
promises made was that he would civ
healthy office when he was made atl
general. Thinking be was a .big ma1
d young lady moved in from Atlant
brought her family with her. The ali
seneralship went to the :visiting statei
. from Pennsylvania, and the Georgians|
/ heart refused to be comforted. In
words, she went back on the judge aili
. years of unalloyed love-makingI
u is now making war on the department