The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-08
of 81 to l, Glen voting in the negative
Recess to 2 D. m.

The house went into committee
whole, Garlock Ill the chair, to conside1
6, to create the county of Silver Bow and
vide'for the election of officers therein,
Sec l having been read, Cullen moH
adopt.
Humber offered an amendment, cha
the boundary to about a mile from the
asylum, thence to German gulch and d
west.
DeWolfe presumed that that amend
involved a discussion of the whole que
He believed that from every point of vie
is conceded that some relief is due to
Lodge county. He showed from oficia
ures that the expenses of the county fod
year 1880 were over $1,000 and an av
OF 100000 for the past three years. A
part Of these expenses accrued from cril
trials coming from the southern part Of
county, and a great saving would be Ell
if these trials could take place neare1
homes of the witnesses. This would
subserve the convenience of litigants In
cases. After paying an eloquent tribul
the enterprise and prosperity of Butte. Id
ferred to the annoyance its citizens sui
by their distance from the records Of
county. He spoke of the large geograpl
area of Montana and said that it was din
into only ten counties and that new couI
from time to time, to keep pace with
changes and growth of population were
essary and just. Speaking Of the prod
line, he said that the county Of Silver
would contain but one-fifth of the area
present county of Deer Lodge. He argu.
some length in support Of the division Oh
line contemplated by the bill. The cd
seat of Deer Lodge county was original
tablished at Silver Bow and he had not
able to find any law removing it to
Lodge, where it seemed 10 exist to-day !
by acquiescence.
Humber, as a citizen of Deer Lodge d
ty, rejoiced in the eloquence of the last sd
er, and was proud that he was one Of US.
took up the issue on the question OF wi
the line should be, and said hat four-ffuI
the citizens of the disputed area had petit
ed to remain in Deer Lodge county
amendment proposed to erect a mining Cd
ty, and so took in all the mines of Butte
gave them room to prospect for more.
advocates of the bill complained OF mile
The smaller the county the less woulj
their expenses on that score. He shOl
that the new county would have more D
its share of the population and taxable d
erty of the present county.
Pardee offered an amendment to
amendment the effect of which is to
Phlipsburg into the county of Silver Boz
Cullen drew a vivid picture of the cit
Butte, which he characterized as the Isl
Queen of the west," but the people of
great and growing city are distant forty Il
from a county seat. 1t was objected that
bill divided the Deer Lodge valley.
knew of no rule or custom against such
vision. 1t was objected that the prece
was dangerous. He liked the preced
He would be glad to divide the county a
and to divide any other county on like
ditions. He would regard it as an assur
OF the near approach of the time when
tana shall put Off its %swaddllng clothes
don the shining vestments of statehood.
would feel that he may confer a benefit
Deer Lodge county in supporting the divi
Harrington said in support of the an
ment that the people Of the territory in
pute had petitioned to remain in Deer L
county. The gentleman from Deer l.
DeWolf, had spoken of concessions, W
not willing to cOncede this much to
people?
l DeWolfe briefly replied, saying tina
could not c~onscientiously make that co
sion.
. Pardee's amendment was rejected.
question being on the Humber amendI
it was adopted by a vote of IL to 8.
DeWolfe offered an amendment to az
section a provision that all laws ola &c
a nature applicable to other counties sha
. applicable to the county of Silver Bow.
D Humber offered an amendment to
amendment providing that the present o.
of Deer Lodge county, except the col
sioners, shall be eX-oficio officers of
e Bow county until the next general ele
/ etc.
DeWolfe spoke in opposition to the al
y ment, pointing out the practical difficult
e having the same set of officers for both
ties.
e Blake raised the point of order thu
amendment to the amendment was III
name to the subject matter of the frs
ton.
The chairman decided the point of
was not well taken.
Glenn raised the point of order again
d Wolfe's% amendment. 1t was override,
the amendment adopted. Section
a amended was adopted.
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