The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-13
OUR HELENA LETTER,
Members Detained at the CAPITA
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City. :
Carrying Debate In the Hotel
Omces.

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Special Correspondence Of the Miner
HELENA, Feb. 10, 1884.
When the Convention afjourne
last evening the members babe eact
other good bye, as those whose happ,
fate enabled them to reach home b.,
the cars designed to take the trair
which reaches here at 8 o'clock In tn,
morning. Those unfortunate gen
tlemen who are compelled to commi
themselves to the uncomfortable AMI
slow going coach were compelled t.
abide here till the next day. Mine
host was strictly enjoined to ca l hi
guests in time that they might par
take of breakfast In comfort and b.
ready for the omnibus when it ap'
peared.
But no unwelcome porter came t.,
murder sleep by humping on you'
chamber door before daylight with
the unfeeling summons that 1t was
time to get up. The constitution
makers were allo we'd to fold their
hands undisturbed to a little more
sleep, and when at length they arose,
they were greeted with the cheering
intelligence that the train was five
hours late. This was breaking the
news to US by degrees. for the train
was really ten hours late when it
slowed up at the depot.
This was confusing to the plans
that had been formed. The delega-
lions from Butte and Deer Lodge
gathered together to discuss the stu.
alton. Some, re,tive under prodtless
counseled taking the train
when 1t came In, and trusting to luck
for making q connection at Garrison.
Others, less hopeful, said theylwould
have to lie. over night at that cheer
less place, and they preferred to bear
the ills they had for a day than fy
to others, etc. But when 10 o'clock
arrived, and the train was reported
@till five hours u way, all settled down
TO make the best of 1t, AND pass yet
another night at the capital. As I
write this at 8 o'clock p M; 1t Is
showing freely, and the chance OF
of in time tomorrow Is far
rom q altering.
Last evening, WARMED with mu-
;ual congratulations, the. delegates
were quite pr"u | Of their work, and
,ould see Statehood looming up in
he distance. But to-day, whether
depressed by unpropitious weather,
[ don't know. they do not feel 80
hopeful. That clause in the Consti-
ution exempting mines from tax
Ition the members from the cow
counties still chew over. They de-
;lare IL will be distasteful to their
constituents, and they have shrewd
loubts whether the latter will accept
t. You remind them that the farm
interest has not been neglected, that
be craving crops and live stock
!nder six m ,nths old have b=en ex-
mpted, which Is certainly a reason
BILE stand of. But they curl their
.p+ In distain ut this su question. "A
lb thrown to the whale" excl sirns
Galloway, "and an empty tub at
hat" II tried to have those ex-
mption@ stricken out" says Judge
rector. ''for I regard them as mere
The people in my county,
Yellow.tOne), ask al such favor,
nj they would rather b I'VE the dis
ri'nination you mining gentlemen
,-ist upon stand upon its
You remind them that the mining
has att sinet such promi.
ence in Montana that 1t ctnnot
afely he ignored. That not only
and their thousands of
Insist on this exemption
being inserted, but the
and merchants and pro-
.sstonal men see the necessity of it.,
!, all these CLASSES depend upon the
lccessful prosecution Of mining for
leir living, and recognize that if that
APPLE interest goes down, all 60
,wn together. Mr. Pemberton de.
ares, as \ clincher. in his emphatic
"You leave the mines open
tax alton. and you wouldn't get
W votes for your constitution In all
liver Bow County. Then where
ould you be? |,
leave the clause ..out," is the re- I
inder, "ani trust to the wisdom of B..
70 Legislature. 1t has no right in
10 Constitution any way"
Thus the m alter has been argued, ,
Id the two davs' wordy strife In the I
has been renewed at the :
1ner table and in the hotel office. p,
is q very certain thing that these I
members carry about with
EN- a feeling of dissatisfaction, and 7.
they continue this raid of talk ,
hen they get home, there is danger d
their creating dislffection in the {
ind. of their t. llow citizens. But q
ey naturally take q pride in their :
ark, it Is an excellent Constitution 4
all admit, and that they will do Z
oIonoo tn THAR Solflnuo hu <olhirn !