The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-22
NEARLY SUSPENDED.
The Prize Fighting Bill Has q Narrow
Escape.

Yesterday afternoon . reporter Of
the MINER was stopped on Main
street and asked If. he had obtained
the proceedings of the City Council of
the evening before. he promptly re-
piled that there had been no meeting,
as there wa no quorum present.
"Well," said the individual who
had accosted HIM, 81 wish you'd a
been down there. There was moro
fun down there than q whole box of
monkeys o q parrot On a stick"
"What was the matter ~ inquired
the reporter.
"Well, you see, q prominent men,
Der of that body, won't mention his
name, (but you know who l mean,
the fellow who sports the plug hat,
appeared q kind of serious like and
very anxious to have the whole body
present as he had something very
important to communicate-some-
thing of the greatest importance to
the whole city of Butte. That
statement got 'em excited and
all a1re to know what it was about,
but as it vas impossible to get him
TO disclose it. some of them began to
guess in the hope of finding out. One
of the Councilmen thought it was q
new ordinance IN favor of granting
the water company the right Of
building an immense water tank on
top of the county Jail. Another
thought it wa the proposal Of an ap-
preparation of $500, 600 from the City
Treasury towards assisting the street
railroad company to build their road
to Silver B Nv. To all of these que
ries the important Teller with the
plug hat shook his head and pressed
his lips together as though he was
afraid his tongue would get the best
of him. Finally one of the Council
men, q little holder than the rest,
asked him what those papers wels
he had in his pocket. well, SIR" Sc
riously continued the informant,
lido you think they could get him to
tell? Not q bit of it,"
How did they find out what it
was?"" ventured the reporter.
"I'll tell you. You see after it was
manifest that there wouldn't be q
quorum present, the old Teller began
to look awful disappointed, and com-
menced to walk the floor. Finally
one of them proposed to 60 out and
get a drink while waiting for the rest
to come to the meeting. On the way
In some manner, this one, you know
who l mean, took out his kerchief to
wipe the perspiration from his hat.
In doing so he pulled the important
parcel Of papers from his pocket and
it fell out. 1t no sooner hit the floor
than it was gobbled up like q duck
in q mill pond"
The reporter couldn't stand it any
longer, and broke out: "Well, we'll,
what was it?
"Wait q minute; don't be in a
hurry and I'll tell you. The Teller
what picked it up stuck it in his own
pocket and waited till It was sug-
gested that they had better adjourn a.
it was impossible TO get q quorum.
After the man who lest the all-im-
portant document had left, crumbs
ing to himself about the carlessness
of people who ought to have the
interest of the city at heart, the
papers were brought out and here it
Is. What do you think Of it?"
Here, laughing and chuckling to
himself, our informant handed the
reporter q bundle of papers, among
which he selected for special observ-
ance the following, which appeared
to be g set of resolutions in regard to
the Sullivan-Rya prize fight:
Resolved, That the bill commonly
known as the Prize Fighting Bill, be
and the same is hereby suspended
from operation in the city of Butte,
on Tuesday, the 18th day of June.
1885, which resolution is pronounced
by the best legal talent of the
city.