The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-14
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Council
Tho Hamilto0-Doch Ooote0ted
B1oce3on Cooo-IAvely Pro.
osodjnGo In the 8ou0e-
VoteO OF Thanks,
no Ito.


MINER are probably familiar with 1t.
But E,r the benefit Of those who ore
not, your correspondent will give y
brief eynopsi> ot the case. 6Nme
time ago The Governor sent . cosn-
municstion TO the Legislative A.
aembly calling the attention Of that
Lody 10 tue fact that CUR statutes con-
tanned no law hy which PARTIES gull
Is Of malSeaaencr in Office could be
speedily removed, and be called upon
the legislature to supply the remedy.
He also commented ut some length
upon the situation Ia Custer county
aud directed the attention Of the leg.
islature to some ai0dAvits and state
ments duly signed which he trans.
n,itted With his letter. touching upcn
the manner in which the affairs o:
ths, cuupty had been conducted.
CpOn this statement and aliidavit
bill Vas framed and introduced In
the House, declaring the ONCE Of
County Commissioner Of Custer
countS vacant and providing that
three certain persCns named In the
bill should be declared conMissiOn.
en- Of said county. In other Words
the bill le :is!ated the present CONF
missioners out Of Office aud !egisla,e.i
three persons In their Plsese. The
bill passed the House aud came up
in the Council last evening. 4 ma.
jority and \ minority report We're
made upon the till; the former II.
vOred its passage, the latter :'nk
had been said uis,u the fio"r OF tie
Council In favor Of the majority re-
port or . single charge had teen
made against the Commissioners ri
that county. Mr.. White moved the
previous question with the under
standing, however. that Mr.. Cox. the
author "f the minority report should
have whatever tiu,~ he de.ired to
speak upon it. The de,nshd for
the previous question icing
sustained. Mr.. Cox addressed
the Council. 1t j. not possible to
give even a Synopsis Of tie gentle
mans sdmiratie argument without
encroaching too largely ulnn .y,rr
space. Suffice j, I" say he proved
cOncl1sivciy by the PAPERS presented
By the Governor tina. MT u single
sworn state,lleOt had i~en made
which impuyncd the Integrity ii tl:e
Commissioners Of Custer cvuntS. and
contended tina. t1I:artc ,tAtri,;.n,.
and a3ItC0vits >h.u.d not irfiuelice
ibis ie1i-l stive body to interfere witt.
matters .: such grave Import. He
held that M; u particle o: evidence
had 6een produces; t. show that the
Commissioners had proved ,lereii'.s
in du;y or failed I" discharge l.ro,.er-
~ the functions .: their office. All.
that II IL s.uli be shown that they
lad violated their trust the courts
~. r. the prcper place :Or tl.en, to IT.
trje'l AMI not by tai. legislature. He
charged ll,at the w;.le E!:;ter lad
been rSiss d 10y |. " :u-n wnv wanted
Once but could loot I've c:ctsed by the
people tor sny position. Mr.. tox's
speech was convincing. IT.! III the
face -: the facts h- enumerated. the
Council ps><.-d ihe bills H. 4 vote -:
5Mj. But the ii::,;: vii: not en.i
with the action Of this legislative
..ly. 4 Telegram received FROM
Miles City this morning states that
the Commissioners struck ut by the
bill are in session ut that place aud
that they prOpxc It" hold the ior:.'.'
The question a to tie Legality Of the
sct just Pr. sed Will have to he settled
BY the courts, aud your correspond.
ent predicts that !. viii oe declared
unconstitutional.
EXPULSION Of TH:: HERALD RE-
PORTER.
The Committee t. whom was r..
ferred the resolution Offered so:ne-
time ago by Mr.. COX to exl.l tie
Herald reporter from the fl.,or vi the
Council, reported this morn TX in H..
voF Of such expulsion which, report
was adopted without dissenting
vote. President stuart then re.iI-.;-
Ell the SeIkeans.at.arIDS to exclude !
the Herald reporter from the Coup. a;
ell Chamber. Tie reporter, who was !:
Present. did not wait for ihe Assist .
Anc.. nj that officer. out quietly gath.
cred up his psl'~rs and shook the
,iu<t al the floor OF the chan.b-.r r. III )
his feet. AT the 81 ening If the alter ;
noon seseivn Mr.. White moved tina, :
the vote Oy which si.r expulsion ree- ,
OlutiOn passed the Council be recon.
.idered. Mr.. Hamilton moved to lay
Mr.. Whites motion ou the table. .
which was carried AID the matter :.
wAs thus disposed Of. \ les.On to
reporters. merely this snd nothing /
more.
THE HAXILTON-BACH CONTESTED
ELECTION CASE.
This whole case VA. reviewed in
the Council this afternoon. l, was
brought up ty the action III Secretary
AcCutcheon IN refusing 10 lay Nj.
Hamilton mileage snd per i;eS, ~
N. mber Of the Council. 1lr. Cox in.
er0duced . resOiI ti"n for the relief Of
Mr.. Hamilton. which resolution pro-
vided for m appropriation ir.;,,: tie
Territorial Treasury ii a sun, >uffi-
Gent u c'ver such niiease and pr
diem. This r.sl luton was On,.,.x.i
~ the Republican snemh.r r. o. I'll.
Cuuccii on the ground that the COM.
lnittee ON election. had no. yet re.
ported that Mr.. Hamilton was enii.
lied to . scat in the Council. NJ.
Norris, chairman OF the committee
on elections, said that no popers re-
lattng 10 contest for the .<at held by
Mr.. Hamilton lad been rresen,ed I"
MIN for the consideration OF the com.
ssss~Ss - US<CVS0SOu SASIt eUStSStX I'll
which no new fact. were developed,
but which plainly showed tl.a, The.
Republicans were de-; r1nil:e,i, Il pos
ssOae, 10 prevent the payment OF any
to Mr.. Hamilton. III.
resolution was virtually defeated hy
the Council refusing 10 suspend the
rules to put It upon It's finxi l,1..axe-
MOI twO-ihirds Of the meluhers vuIing
therefor.
A bill! providing for establishing
The boundary line between Deer
Lodge county and Missuula county.
md providing for the appoint u,<ut
d coOmissiOn therefor, lies pasxed
hoth houses. The bill to create the
county Of Park, by cutting OBJ the
eastesn portion o: Gallatin cvunty.
md which passed the House . lev
1ays Ago, came up In the Council this
evening. The rules were suspended
Md The bill defeated By 10 noes to /
lye.
The list hours Of the session were ,
ehaEsctest0ed by the usual mixed !
hasse, turmoil and humsr incident
aRoo The 1nal dissolution Of me-. rlv I
~ legislative bodies. In The Hu,,ce 1
MA 0RDGneD12&m0a ~ nA~HSs.>> A>-0~--l | .