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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15
THE CHINESE SIX COMPANIES.

The authorities of San Francisco seem to
be determined to break up that species of
Matchmaking to which the Chinese six COM
panles of that city subject the Cinnamon of
the country. For years it has been the GUS
tom of these companies to allow no China-
man to leave for China without a receipt
trom one of the companies that he was clear
of debt and had paid all his dues. The six
companies had made ali arrangement with
the Pacific Mail and Occidental steamship
companies whereby no ChiIIamau could Sc
cure a passage to his home Nithoutr showing
this receipt. To head oil this little game the
California Legislature last winter enacted a
law making it a misIcmeanor for any steam
ship company to refuse passage TO any person
who paid his fare. Some few Cinnamon
were intelligent enough to comprehend the
meaning of the law, and possessed sufficient
courage to avail themselves of the oppOrtu-
nifty it afforded them for leaving the country
without paying unjust tribute to solne one Of
the Chinese six companies !; but those from
the interior were generally bulidOsed into
complying with the demands of the coinpa-
MES. To counterfeit this the chief of police
issued a circular in Chinese, which was posted
up III every Chinese camp on the coast, notify
ing those who wanted to return to China that
they could go by simply purchasing their
tickets, and that the public would protect
them from the six companies. These COM
panies, not to be outdone in the circular
business, circulated a counter-statement to
the effect that anyone attempting to leave
without paying his dues would be arrested,
and if he lost his baggage or money he could
blame no one but himself. The authorities
have arrested the Chinaman who printed the
companies circular. Thus the matter stands
at present. TO escape the espionage of the
powerful and wealthy six companies at San
Francisco The average Chinaman is compelled
to resort to scientific lodging when he wishes
to visit the land Of his fathers. 1t is through
these companies the Pacific coast is overrun
with the hordes Of coolies that are taking the
bread from the families of its workingmen,
and it would only be in harmony with the
eternal fitness of things if they were made to
suffer pecuniarily for the untold misery they
have brought Upon the women and children
of the Pacific states and territories.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15
THE NEXT ApPoRTIoNnENT.

If the basis under the recent census be one
member of congress to every lIo,OoO OF popu-
lation it will increase the number Of repre-
septatives from 293 to 81. The democrats
in congress prefer to let the present apportion-
ment of 1856, 900 to a member remain. If this
be done the membership of the house will be
increased TO 81. BY allowing one member
to 1876, 900 inhabitants, and one member for a
fraction Of over one-half, the southern aud
western states would gain largely and the
northern states about hold their own, if they
did not lose. Politically the republican states
would lose four and gain nine members,
white the democratic States would lose none
and gain thirteen. If the membership be
apportioned upon the, dividing line of 319 as
a portion of the committee proposed, the re-
publican states would lose three and gain
fourteen, and the democrats would lose none
and gain fifteen. Under an apportionment
of 301 members the republican states would
lose eight and gain nine members, while the
democratic states would lose two and gain
nine.
1t is quite evident that one of these schemes
will be adopted. Either will be advantageous
to the democracy, for republican states fire.
quently send democratic representatives to
congr. IS, while it is seldom that democratic
states elect republicans as their states are now
districted. If the superintendent be made at
this session upon either of the above bases
the democrats may safely count upon having
a majority in tie lower house of congress two
years hence. But the republicans, We are
told, will oppose every scheme but that
formed on a basis of 81 member, which gives
the democratic states a total gain of only four
more than the gain of republican states.
There appears, however, to be a disposition
on the part of the republicans to postpone
the whole matter until the next session. Of
course the democrats will oppose this, for the
next house, which will b. republican, may
propose another scheme whereby their party
may be the gamer. In the absence of a
house rule as effective as that of the British
house of commons we look to see the repub-
lican minority force the apportionment bill
over to the attention Of the next congress-.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Recess.

The president signed the following
c b 3, an act to reduce the interest on /
ty and territorial bonds H B 8, an act to
ven cruelty to domestic animals.
Hays moved that G B 26, an act to el
the boundaries of Gallatin county, be
from the committee of the whole and
upon its final passage ; carried.
The bill then passed by a unanimous
and was signed by the president of the Q
Gil. The council went into committee
whole, Hundley in the chair.
CT ~, all act to enable the citizen
Jefferson TO vote upon the propositiO
changing the county seat and for other
poses, was read by sections and adopted.
II B 30, a bill for all act concerning
term of Office of county commissioners
read.
Kerley from the enrolment committN
ported that II B ; and II B 0 had been
scented to the governor for his signature.
Adjourned till tomorrow at 10 a.. m.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15

The commerce al method in politics seems
TO be favorably considered by the Atlanta
Constitution. That Journal, in d recent is
sue, refers to the matter in the following
words: sour relations to the public have im-
pressed us with the fact that the people Of
Georgia-and of the south, for the matter of
that-ale heartily tired of the old sectional
teuds and controversies that have been kept
alive since the reconstruction period by the
impractlcables of both sections. In fine, the
people are in favor Of what some of our pro-
testing friends sarcasticalIy call the CONNER
cial method in politics: for politics that do
not bear all intimate, a definite and an I'M
mistakab!e relation to the commercial and
business interests CT the country--to the
prosperity and development Of the state, the
section and the republic--are worth neither
consideration nor discussion" The ConSti-
tuition is empliatically conservative.
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PASSED.

H. B. No. 6 has passed the council with an
amendment that requires the present county
officers to give bonds and qualify as required
by law, and hold their Offices until the next
general election. They are in all respects
made ex-oflicio officers of Silver Bow county
and required to establish offices in Butte.
If this amendment be coucurred in by the
house, and receives the governors signature,
Silver Bow county becomes an accomplished
fact. We believe that Messrs. j. Ross Clark,
Lee W. Foster, and VIM. Jack are by the
provisions of the bill made county commis-
sioners for the new county. The amend
ment takes from Silver Bow county the
power to elect its county officers for the next
two years, aud gives it to the present old
county officers. 1t saves the expense of an
election in the new county, but will proba-
bly, ~disappoint a few good-natured gentlemen
who would willingly sacrifice themselves to
serve the county in the offices, which under
the amendment are at the disposal of Messrs.
Lou r. Smith, McAndrews, Coleman ct al.
That's all there is about it.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15
THE SHIP

Capt. Eads has a fair prospect of consum-
mating his favorite project of constructing a
ship railway across the isthmus. The house
select committee to which the matter was re-
ferred has reported by a bill the main features
of which are as follows: The company shall
be authorized to issue stock TO an amount not
to exceed SIS, 100000; that the government
shall guarantee the payment of semi-annual
dividends of not less than ) per cent on the
par value of $50 O0,0 900 OF stocks !; that the
guarantee shall not take effect until the prac-
ticability of the road shall be demonstrated
in its ability to transport a vessel ten miles
of not less than 1000 tons, at the rate of 3
miles per hour; during the continuance Of
the guarantee the company shall not mort
gage the road that the guarantee shall at
tach to each additional S5,OOO,OOO of stock
upon each successful experiment up to the
maximum Of $59, 900 1000; that in considera-
ton of this guarantee the government shall
transport al government vessels, troops, mails
and officials and transmit upon its telegraph
lines all government messages free OF charge;
that the government reserves the right to con-
tract tolls and ch..rges, to fix rates and tolls
and to discriminate in favor of vessels belong
ing to citizens of the United States or Mexl-
co that the of Mexico shall enipy
the same rights and immunities as that ofthe
United States that the company shall not
transport any vessels of war belonging to any
nation at war with the United States or Mexi-
CO, and limits the liability of shareholders to
the amount of capital stock subscribed bv
them.
The advantages claimed for this railway
over the Panama canal are that it will be IN
der the direct control Of the United States
government, and the sanctity of the Monroe
doctrine will thus remain intact, and hat one
of its terminal points will be in waters over
which the United States can easily assume
entire control. This latter advantage would
be, in case Of war witt a foreign power, of
inestimable value to the government.
Captain Eads is sanguine of the p~ractica-
bility of the railroad. The government is
not asked to guarantee the payment of the
interest of the money invested until this
is demonstrated, which fact may be taken as
a measure of his confidence in the project.
Captain Eads' success with the ~jetties of the
Mississippi river will be considered by the
world as a sufficient guarantee that this ship
railway scheme is neither visionary nor i'm
practicable.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15

Our exchanges without hardly an excep-
ton, are very severe in their criticisms of Mr..
Blaine's steamship subsidy bill, which he has
recently introduced in the senate. The n. Y.
Commercial Bulletin, (Rep.,) in commenting
upon it, remarks SIN Mr.. Blaine's subsidy
bill it is provided that the steamships shall
not only be made of American material, and
commanded by native Americans, but tnat
two-thirds of the crews shall be Americans
also. 1t is astonishing that while the dis
tinguished senator from Maine was about it
he did not also provide that the steamers
should carry no foreign passengers, no foreign
merchandise, no foreign mails, aud should not
enter foreign waters. What is the use of
making halfway work about it? If the ex-
elusive principle is good for anything, it is
good for everything. Proposed legislation of
this character at this late stage of the worlds
civilization ought to bring the blush to the
face of even a Hottentot." This is plain
talk by q recognized leader among republican
journals about the next secretary of state of
this great nation. Mr.. Blaine's statesman
ship may, in view of the above estimate
placed upon it by his party paper, be rated
as far below the average.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15
N FIRE TAX.

A few days ago the MINER referred to a
bill introduced in the house by Mr.. Houser
entitled an act to provide for the support and
maintenance of the Butte fire department.
The MINER, in common with many citizens
of Butte, was under the impression the bill
repealed that part of the act of 1879 incor-
~porating the City of Butte which conferred
on the city authorities fhe power to levy and
collect a tax for the support of the fire de-
partment. This is a mistake. From infor-
nation just received from the capital we
learn that the bill repeats the old act of 1877.
which authorizes the county commissioners
of Deer Lodge county to levy a special tax
on the assessable property of the town CT
Butte for the support and maintenance OF Its
fire department. Mr.. DeWolfe,w who informs
us in regard to the purposes and intents Of
the repeating act, says: "'rhe act in question
was passed in 1877, before Butte was char
tered, and at the time it was passed was, no
doubt, a wise and beneficial law, but its pro
visions are virtually suspended, at all events
rendered unnecessary by the act Incorporate
Ing Tie city Oh Dulte, CULiSTIluS vi bie Sity
full control over the subject matter of the
law. See sec. 16 of art. 5 of the act incor-
p~orating the town of Butte" Mr.. DeWolte
ads: II can perceive no good reason for the
county collecting and the county commission
ers distributing a fund which is purely local,
and which can be more wisely and advanta--
eously applied by the local authorities of the
city. These, 1 am authorized by Mr.. Houser
to state, were the considerations which led
him to introduce the bill, and the same mo-
tives led the other members directly interest
ed IN the welfare of Butte to sustain the act
OF repeal" This explanation should satisfy
the people of Butte that the action of their
able representatives in supporting the bill in
question was prompted by no feelings of hos
tility to or lack of interest in their fire de
partment, but by their desire to see the mat
ter of the fire tax relegated to the city author
tiles. We believe our citizens will, in view
of the above explanation, heartily indorse
Mr.. Houser's action.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15
COUNClL-Twenty Ninth Day.
MORNING SESSION,

Mitchell, from the committee on towns and
counties, reported back II B 80, an act COLI
corning the term of office of county commits
s~ioners, with the recommendation that It do
pass.
Cardwell, from the committee on elections
reported c B rs, an act to amend sec 542 Of
ch p OF the general election laws, with the
recommendation that it pass.
Hundley, from select committee appointed
in accordance with c q r 3, reported that the
committee had employed MIR. j. W. Eddy tn
examine the books and accounts of the terri
torial auditor and treasurer; that Mr.. Eddy
had examined the books of said officers. and
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15

Only eight days are before the legislature
III which it must finish its labors. A large
amount of business IS still on its hands. Up
to the 9Th inst. "A bills had been introduced
in the house and 80 IN the council. Some Of
these bills will undoubtedly sleep the sleep
that knows no awakening, as it seems impos-
sible that due consideration can be given to
all that are now in the hands of the several
committees within the remaining days Of the
SnSCinn
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15

that in the opinion Of the committee ii
ties of territorial auditor and treasured
been efficiently and faithfully performed
report was received and the committe
charged.
Fl B 33, an act concerning the jurisd
of courts in criminal cases, was read
and referred to the judiciary COMMITTEE
II 80, an act to repeal an act for thd
port of the Butte fire brigade, was read
and referred to the members from Deer
county.
H B So, a bill for an act to establisI
fees of the clerk of the supreme coun
read twice and referred to the judiciary
mittee.
II B 5, a bill for an act defining the q,
cations of jurors, was read a third tim
passed, Browne, Kerley and Mitchell |
in the negative.
Fl B 32, a bill for an act concernlu
Official term of justices aud constables
read the third time and passed.
G B 5, an act concerning costs in q
criminal cases, was read the third time.
Ford said he was not sufficiently inf
to\vote intelligently upon the bill and
to be excused.
Hays objected.
The question was then put to a vote d
council and Ford was excused.
The bill was then passed, Aiken, BIZ
Hundley, Morris and Mr.. President u
aye; Cardwell. Hays, Kerley and Mi
voting no.
CB s, an act to prohibit the sale or
opium, was read a third time and passed
CB 10, an act regulating the Montad
library, was read a third time and passd
A communication was read from the l
nor, transmitting a proposition from 1
Power to place a steamboat on the Mid
river above the falls. The communal
was ordered printed.
g B IA, an act to provide for the ED
of officers in Be%averhead county was I'd
third time and passed.
c. "a, an act concerning game was n
third time and passed.
Recess.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15
Day.
MORNING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
Il 3G, concerning the exemption Of
men from jury duty, was read a third \
Parclen opposed its passage. Firemel|
ceive no compensation and the freedom
o enjoy is no more than just.
DeWolfe supported the bill.
Harrington spoke in opposition and paui
continued the debate in the same behalf
Blake moved to amend so as to exemp|
foreman, one fireman, one engineer and
clerk of any organized fire company.
Parchen was opposed to the amendmenI
cause it does not include active firemeh. |
The amendment was adopted and te|
ordered engrossed.
ii 80, to amend section 1077 of the|
division of the revised statutes, was pass
ayes 20, noes 3.
1t defines the duties and limits the COM
sation of road supervisors.
II b 40, concerning diseased sheep,
passed-Bell and Glen voting in the nesd
The house went into committee of
whole, Blake in the chair and resumed
consideration of Ii 3 "a, relative to d
rights.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
"A communication was received from
governor, transmitting a communica
from T. G.. Power, proposing to build
navigate a steamboat above the Great Fall
'he Missouri to a point opposite Helen
further, on condition th It the territory
pay him $4,000 when the boat is launl
and $4,000 when it reaches Stubs ~
referred to a select committee CONSISTED
Stedman, Parchen, K%ennerly, Humber
Harrington.
Ii Il, concerning sinking funds and
tam taxes, was passed.
so, to amend secs 1877, 1913 and i
The 9th division of the revised statutes,
passed.
The committee on towns and counties
ported Ii b 55, to prevent live stock
running at large in towns and cities, VI
substitute. The substitute applied onl
places having 800 inhabitants and oyef
stead of so; adopted.
Oh II, to repeal the license required
~assayers' was reported, with the recomiu
alton that it pass.
Inc committee on education and lab0
ported U IL, to enable the people of y
"iah,to erect a school house, with the rel
incubation that it pass.
lhe committee on territorial affairs rel
Gu j NJ l, with reference to Spokane
WIN amendment; report adopted.
Inc Judiciary committee reported II
oehhlns and furnishing swindling and fl
uient devices, with a recommendation ID
pass.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15

The Denver Republican says, eft is now
learned that the Oliver that the Cameron's
are running 'or United States Senator, is not
the widow" We presume not. The widow
Oliver gave the old gentlemen snch a close
game a year or two ago, that it appears to
have destroyed his appetite for running her.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15

The lower house of congress did but little
on the 9Th inst. besides listening to eulogies
of the late Congressman Farr, of New Hamp
shire, which were delivered by Briggs, Hill,
Ray, Bland, Bowman, UpdegraF, Shellabar-
ger, Blake and Sherwin, after which it ad-
jOurned,
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15

Heavy storms have been prevailing in the
southern states. Several washouts have oc-
CURED on the Mobile and Montgomery rail-
road, and trains are suspended. The wires
are down nearly everywhere.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15

Late advices from New Orleans state that
the breaks in the canal levees have been
closed, but t! at the water is still rising and is
within four squares of Claybourne street.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15

On the Sth inst. 14S deaths occurred In
New York city from small pox, nearly dou-
BILE the average number. The disease ap-
pears to be unusally ~virulenL in the east.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15

LONDON, Feb. THE ship Brewer was
wrecked a. Shetland Islands and 10 of the
crew drowned, and seven saved.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15

The expenditures on the Brooklyn bridge
since its commencement are over Sl2,Ooo,OOO.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-15

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sub-Trsasury balances: Coin, Ss7, 591,6 $50 90;
currency, S3,516.792 90
NEW ORLEANS, March lS.-Exchange, ster-
ling. 81 1914.
LIVERPOOL, March Is, 400 D. m.-The sales of
the day included 6 500 bales Of American.
Futures: Middling uplands, low middling
clause, deliverable in May and June, 3-l6d;
deliverable ia July and August, 9-32d.
500 p. MIXTURES closed steady; middling
uplands, low middling clause, deliverable In
NEW YORK, March 1s.-Cotton firm; mid
ding uplands, 103zc; middling Orleans. lie;
sales 1874 bales: net receipts 595 bales; gross
receipts ], 629 bales.
Futures closed steady, with sales Of $4,000
bales as follows: March, 10 450i0 47c; April,
10 65110 &c; May, 10 760110 ne; June, 10 $50
10 SEC: July. 10 94010 Soc; August. 10 9S@lI 00c;
September, 10 63110 Csc; October, 10 40010 41c;
November. 10 240l0 &c; December, 10 s40
Weekly net receipts 1884 bales; gross re-
ceipts 81 CPS bales; exports, to Great Britain
10 i33 bales to France 1,04s bales, TO the CONT
nent 56s bales; sales 1859 bales; stock 2l4, 1S4
bales.
ding 1OS4c; low midding s9sc; good ordinary
NORFOLK, March 1s.-Cotton easy; middling
1O1fc. 90 49, ,,,... -
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nG R6s IN March 1s.-Cotton dull; middling
lie; low middling 10ssc; good ordinary s1sc:
ding 1OAc; low middling 9-16c; good or
PHIIApELPHIA, March IS Cotton steady; mid
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NEW ORLEANS, March 1S.-Cotton in good de-
mand: niddling 1O3zc; low middling $3.50; good
ordinary SIC. .,r.-
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Memphis, March 18.-Cotton firm; middling
iOSkc.
AUeUsTA. March 1S-Cotton quiet; mid
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91kc; good ordinary She.