The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-01-10
QUE HELENA LETTER.
Matters Political and Otherwise in the
Capital City.
Subject Of. Legislation and Comments
Thereon.
A Parting Salute to Montana Carpet
Baggers.
HELENA. Januarv 8tf

II ELENA SoAu0IJ>OsA AOOS
Special Correspondence Of the MINER.
In the language of the poet, Mey-
endorf. II am here ready to take .
hand IN burdening the statute books
Of Montana with useless laws. The
village presents a tidy appearance.
The COW boy delegates begin to put
In an appearance; the lobby is rapidly
filling up; hotel accommodations are
as scarce as ever ; whisky the same
old price and of the same old doubt
full quality ; Main Street looks as
much like an alley as ever, but the
Territory Of Helena is progressing
and happy.
There is much discussion concern
ing the possibilities and probabilities
Of what the legislature will accom-
plish. Among the probabilities are
q bill will be passed moving gambling
to the second floor of buildings ; a
militia bill: increasing the salary of
county %treasurers in wealthy counties
like Silver Bow. Lewis ana Clarke,
Gallatin and Custer ; the election of
Hon. A. H. Mitchell as President of
the council the defeat of the bill
moving the seat of government from
Helena; the organization of the
county of Dearborn; the defeat of the
bill dividing the county of Gallatin;
the organization of the county of
Daily, with county seat at Anaconda;
the passage of q bill protecting the
interests Of stockgrowers; the ap-
pointment of Major Maginnis as
Governor under President Cleveland;
the repeal of the Butte charter, and
the appointment Of q joint commits
sion to govern the city. }. H. Curtis
Is spoken Of as Caliph of the commits
sion.
Among the possibilities may be
counted the election of Hon. W. o.
as speaker Of the House; the
repeal of the gag-law ; the repeal of
the bullion bill ; the levying of a tax
of 81 a ton on copper matte passage
of a prohibition law F.; q law compel
ling railroad companies to force their
right of way through the Territory.
the appointment of Auditor, Treas |
urer and Superintendent of Schools
from among residents of Montana in
stead of from Helena, which has die
lated these appointments for the past
Is years. Much other legislation is
talked of, but it is too early to make
predictions as to the result. Governor
has arrived, and, so far as
heard from, Sanders has not opened
the fight, but hostilities are soon ex-
pected to commence. 1t will be q
,old day for our black and tan breth-
rem about March 5th. On that day
he flower of the youth of the Capital
will pack the grip-sAck and be
IN the look out for q herd of sheep
! run with during the summer
months. Political scab and sheep
cab 60 we'll together and our old
will be turned out to grass.
No longer will the carpet-bagger
'ome West to grow up with the
country ; no longer will we beast of
he civilization Of the Western Re-
erve, or the Mohawk Valley, or the
leep subsOil of the classic Skunk
liver bottoms OF Iowa, or of our
landing and intimacy with " JIM"
Che" or Old Grant" The Posey
statesmen will 60 with the
est. The barnacles that have stuck
nd hung with a vise-like grip from
be Governor to the postmaster at
Nilder's landing will all 60. Leaves
ave their time to fall" and 30 does
be average carpet-bagger.
The news from the stock ranges is
f the most enc ouraglug character,
the chances are that Montana
7ill maintain her high reputation So
he best stock country on the con-
MORE ANON.