The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-01-27

910111U0lAL A0U1UGY.
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o1A D0e6 Allowed % On
teoe - De Form.
oovssnoe OeoGoy's lGsosaoo H.
ooived By the Joint ooss6oo.
SPECIAL 01epassh - ths MlxHa.
HsLBxA, n. 7. Jan. q, 1855.
The oo0oejl eeaveoed at II q. n,
Presldsnt Stuart In The chair, Ill
member pgesent. A committee o.
mileage and csodeatiak was appoint
q Win instyuetio0s to Sopogt
to-0oerow, upoo H. essde0tials, and
mileage due each mombes. Il = b.
lieved That TIE commlttee win Be COM
pelDed to report Hamilton entitled 10
hls ssat o. the prissa Iaeie svi6esee
a the eesti1ea1e q e)eelje0 Whjeh 10
hojds fto0 IL Cjosk a Chotooa
coanty, and 1r. Back win then b
abls - ester into peo sosns eoatest
Il Tie seat, which win - decided
BY The Council Upon evidence
addseed. At 3 p. N. the Hoase and
Coaneil convened IN joint sessieo to
rsesive The INT Dessagsof 0ovespoe
Crosby, which W. read. 1t b .
short document and pointed In it,
manner q sxpesssioa. The Governor
reSess 10 The deadlock IN The Council
and b severe In bis criticism Of the
political motives which inllueneed
eoancilmen In their aetioo. The
railroad vote and free use Of the par.
doninG power are also criticised, and
restrictive legklatjon upon both sub
jects = reeo0mended. On the whole
the message b only passsbly we'll ~
esivsd, and b eonsideted By many -
psenatnre IN ID positive tone Of e.
preston upon Territorial matters
which the Governor can scarcely
have become entirely familiar with
during bib limited rssidenes In The
Territory. Both houses adjourned
until 10 .. M. Tomorrow.
HsLsNA. Jan. g, 1888.
Special 10 Tie MIxE1.
COUNCIL.
The e0uncll convened ut 10 .. M,
President In the chair, Ill member
present. That portion Of the min.
utes Of yesterdays session referring
to the appointment Of . committee
on mileage and credentials vas OBJ
jsrted to by the republicans, who
claim that the appointment by the
chair without consultation with
membess. Wa arbitrary and unusual.
A lively debate ensued in which
Cox. Writer, Morris AND Mitchell
participated. Notwithstanding the
record Of the appointment Of the
committee on credentials was not ap-
proved, Nessrs. Morris and Han Of
that committee presented . report On
credentiah, seating Hamilton. White
objected 70 the Report being receiv.
Cd. The report wa accepted By .
vote Of ak to i've, Back not voting. !
After the adjournment Of the morn.
Ing session . lively scene was enact
ed 10 The Hall. Witter and Thomas
denounced IN fierce language the
bargain which had been made, BY
which the Republicans had lost their
strong strategetic position. Witter
and Morris engaged IN heated dis
puts and for . time . personal en-
seemed imminent but the
angry statesmen finally cooled down
and The WOrdy war Wa ended.
At the afternoon session Hamilton
ct the bar Of the Council,
The oath Of Office Was administesed
by Judge Conger, aud the Democrat
Ic Councilman from Choteau took
hh seat, and so0n afterward cast bis
llrst vote upon an unimpostant 1850
luton which Wa introduced. Back
Deill Fingers and expects to be reseat-
ID upon the evidence which he will
offer, Of his election, but the Repub-
leans seem to Le shaken, and
their ranks - badly broken and de-
that for the present they
appear 70 have abandoned any def
mite line It action.
The excitement attending the pro-
reed,uxs In the Council extended to
The House, and ~ many members
vaested their seats In order to attend
The session Of the upper House that It
was impossible to transact any busi-
nesa. Blake introduced . bill con.
the registration II voter,
md O'GraGly intr0duced . bill cE-
unlawful Interference; hav-
INK reference to the act commonly !
,alled the Gag Law" House i'd
ournetl until 10 n. M. tomorrow.
RESTORED OONHIDOCOD.
what the Eastern Press Gay q
the Improved 1oollng Ut Capt.
talists Toward Western
Mining InvootmeotS.
Leading Eastern Journals aue dis-
nllses and mining, with the