Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
The Mineral Land Convention at Helena
Wasted No Time.
A Committee Appointed to Furnish
Facts For the General Land Office.
Also One to Collect Money to Carry
Out the Convention Purposes.
The Convention Adjourned Subject to
Call of the President.

| Ihe Mineral Land convention reasSembled
this morning with a full attendance OF dele
gates. and pending the reports OF the COM
mittees, speeches pertinent to the subject
were made by General Harris, Colonel De
Lacy, DR.. Merrill, fB. O'Bannon, Judge r.
vine OF Butte, and Others. 1t was finally
decided to appoint certain standing COM
mittees hereinafter mentioned and await
the report OF the Committee on Resolu-
tions. The committee made it's report,
which was unanimously adopted about 3
p. m. 1t is as follows:
We, the citizens of Montana Territory,
| in convention assembled do hereby resolve
that we view with alarm and regard as an
impending public calamity the threatened
| acquisition OF title by the Northern Pacific
Railway Company OF the mineral lands of
the United States included within the
limits of the grant made to said COM
pany; and be it further
Resolved, That central committee con-
eisting OF five persons to be known as the
Citizens Executive Committee be by the
president of this convention appointed with
full power and authority from this conven-
tion to appoint such subcommittee in the
various counties and mining districts OF
the Territory as they may deem necessary.
empowered to employ such professional or
other skilled assistance as they may deem
necessary to execute fully and effectually
the powers hereby delegated, and that such
committee be further empowered, and it is
hereby directed to prepare and forward to
the Department of the Interior with the
least possible delay, proofs in such form as
they may deem most efficient, setting forth
the mineral character OF the lands here.
Northern Pacific Railroad Company in
the Territory of Montana and likewise
of all other lands concluded within the
land grant to said railroad company with
protest in such form as to them may
seem most efficient against the issuance
OF patent or the delivery OF other evid ence
OF title to said Northern Pacific Railway
Company to any and all mineral lands in
said Territory, and further, the said citizens
executive committee is directed and !
empowered to present to the President OF |
gress, the Secretary OF the Interior, the |
President OF the Senate, the Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives and the Chair
men OF the respective Committees on !
Territories in the Senate ard !
House OF Representatives memorial en-
bodying these resolutions, together with |
the statement OF such facts as they may
deem relevant and a draft Of such law as in
their opinion would prove most effective in
the premises if passed by Congress, con-
cluding with a prayer for such legislation.
and Executive action as in the opinion of
the Government would most effectively
conduce to a fair and just allotment to the
said Northern Pacific Railroad Company
OF lands to which they are entitled with
the terms uf the grant aforesaid, while at
the same time preserving to the citizens Of
the United States all the mineral lands
within the Territory OF Montana; and be it
further
Resolved, That the President of this
appoint. and he is hereby
aud directed to appoint COM
and known as the Finance Committee,
which said Finance Committee shall have
power and it is hereby authorized to ap-
point subcommittee in the various
counties aud mining districts OF the Terri
5ory, and to make such collections of
money directly or through such suh.com
nttees from time to time as may be neces-
;ary to carry out and execute the pur
Jose of this C INVENTION; and said Finance
Committee is hereby directed to keep ac-
,urate books of accounts showing the sum
rom what source, and to disburse the
same upon the order of the Chairman OF
he Executive Committee taking his receipt
or such money SO paid, which said receipt
,hall state the purpose for which the
money has been, or is to be expended, and
jhe said Finance Committee is further di-
'ccted to deliver to the President of this
report of all moneys received I
md disbursed by said committee which I
i L., L. L. |.
ach month, or whenever called for by the .
President OF this convention; And be it
urther
Resolved, That the Chairman Of said
Executive Committee be, and he is hereby
directed to report on the first day OF each
md every month to the Chairman of the
'Inance Committee ell money received and
Iisbursed by him and file. when practicable,
'ouchers for such expenditures which such
'ouchers SO filsd with the Chairman If the
Finanse Committee shall be by him traEs
nitted with his report to the President OF
he convention; and be it further
Resolved, That tie resident OF this con- ,
'cntion be, and lie is hereby authorized
md directed 60 fill any vacancy VIII ch may !,
t any time occur by death, resignation or
otherwise, either in the Executive or Fl e
.ance Committee, aud to call at any time {
e may think proper on he chairman OF @
il her ii said committees for report rs to !
my matter coming within the purview OF
heir respective duties; and be it further
Resolved, That when this convention ]
djourn it Shall adjourn subject to the call t
# its president. E
Pursuant to Il resolution previously :.
greed upon, President Mantle announced
he following committees:
Executive Con.mittee-ThomasG G. Merrill c
II Helena, L. II. Irvine OF Butte, }. W. s
'uskett Of Jefferson County, L. s. Kelly OF 6
)eer Lodge, aud John S. Harris OF Helena. /.
Financial Committee-jobn A. Lcgsat :
II Butte, Thomas Cruise OF Helena, and j. :
Y. Plummer Of Pllilipsburg.
Resolutions OF thanks to Thos. G. Merrill !
or his efforts We're adopted and the con- ,
ention adjourned at 5 p. m. subject to
he call OF the President.
Commissioned From the Ranks.
FoKT SHAW, February S.-[Special to the
diner By the Rocky Mountain Telegraph