The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-26
OUR HELENA LETTER.
Mr.. TOole's Resolution on Printing
The Republican Minority Oppose
It..
Passed by the Convention by q
Vote Of 10 to II.
Special Correspondence of the Miner.

Special Correspondence of the MINER.
HELENA, Jan. q.
The m"ch mixed printing ques.
ton came up ~ convention this af-
ternoon by Mr.. Toole introducing
i this resolution:
WHERE IS, 1t Is the sense of this
Convention that under the joint re~O-
luton calling for q Con -t%ituiiOnai
Convention, the right is reserved to
It tO contract for i's own printing.
and that the Secretary of tile Terri
tnry is required to carry out the re-
quest Of this Convention in that be-
half; her-f"re be it
Resolved. That the Independent
Publishing C"mpany il hereby He.ig-
uated as the proper company tn de-
the printing If this Convention, aud
that t s 'cretary hereof forthwith
notify the Secretary If the Territory
Of the action of this Convention.
A motion to lay on the table was
nexatived, 10 to l6.
Mr.. Dixon deprecated the intro
ductiOn Of such q matter and hoped
1t would not be adopted. The JOINT
resolution calling this convention
provided that the necessary printing
should be done under the direction of
the Secretary of the Territory. The
adoption If this resolution as the
sens of the Convention would in
tensify the i'll feeling that has al
ready been aroused over this matter
of rublic printing, and mix it up
with q controversy now being waged
between private individuals.
MI. Toole declared there was moth
ing in his resolution that brought In
question the validity of the printing
law. The right is reserved to the
Convention to control its twn print
ing. The resolution of the Legis-
lative Assembly empowered the Sec-
rotary to procure q hall for the Use of
the Convention, and procure the
printing to be done at its request.
This showed that the right is re-
sert ed to the Convention to control
it, printing. and hence it III direct
the Secretary to have the printing
given to \ newspaper office which po.
litically affliates with the majority
of the Me'ubers. The printing was
now done in the Herald office-a
concern; ant he wac
willing 10 20 on record as opposed to
such a distribution of the public pat
r"nage. The Fedora. printing goes
tn Republican organs, and 1t would
show a cu'pabIe indifference to the
lea Of party for this Convention.
whose members are mainly Demo-
to allow its prin ing to 20 to I
IN opposition journal.
Mr. Pemberton moved that the
be made a special order
Or IL o'clock Tomorrow. Srvera'
Aw questions were involved in it,
nd it would be we'll to consult with
lawyer.
Mr. Tool, was opposed to delav;
vas daily going to the
and de ay was inexpedient.
II wanted the matter determined
low.
Mr. Hunt said the Convention had
vt al ing 80 far without the name of
or Republican hring mem
and he had hoped that poll
ics would he altogether ignored.
'ut aside from political considera-
on. in view Of the fact that the Sec
etary Of the Territory had engi-
eered the matter &C 'eptably so far.
WAS but common courtesy to CON- 1
nue to have the printing done as
e wished it. Broad sheets had been
i'd upon the desks. Of members !
this dispute over the print +
u law under the eyes of the Con- t
This intrusion of the &C. /
Of the Commissioners of Silver !.
ow and the decisions Of the Judges i
discussed by angry disputants was E
offensive to correct, taste. Il
The motion to suspend the rules :.
I'd make 1t a standing order was 4
ut to the house and negatived by a "