Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-30

occupies the foremost place In it's ,ninin
ai'o reduction, giving employnie tt
tnousands OF laborers and to milIions q
capital and our number OF producing silye,
mines could and would be many times In
creased could the present depression OF sil
ver be removed; and, a.
WHEREAS. The chiefest cause OF this de
precision 10 the restriction of its coinage
and circulation as money. Beit
RESOLVED, That we, the House Of Repre-.
sentatives OF the State OF Montana. recoo.
niEe the Importance OF the convention and
ios deliberations to the people OF our state:
its power and the force OF it's uttersnces AZ
representing the rapidly growing and In.
creasing resources Of the West, to combat
and counteract the gold sustaining and
SILVER destroying combinations OF Wall
street and the extreme East; that we or.
tend to them our hearty support in their
enorts to sustain and remonetize silver and
70 this end we call upon the delegates
representing there theinterests OF our state,
as well as all Others having at heart the
prosperity OF the silver producing districts
OF our union, to do all in their power to
persuade the convention to views favoring
the unlimited coinage OF silver, and to lend
their hearty support to all measures pro.
posed that may be conducive to that end.
Comfy offered the following resolution
which was made the special order for 1
O'Clock:
WHEREAS, The present disorsanized con.
dition OF the legislative assembly OF the
ate OF Montana is greatly to be deplored |
by all Just and true men and good citizens.
and while We do not consider that the /
members OF this house OF Representatives /
are In the least responsible for such disor.
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a decent regard for the opinions OF the peo.
pie should prompt those intrusted by the
people with such powers and trusts as
those OF legislators to at least declare their
reasons Tor present action, and their inten.
tions for the future; therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the house Of repi esenta.
lives OF the state Of Montana, that it is
contrary and antagonistic to the princi-
Plies which underly the foundation OF our
american republic to in any manner recog
1ize as representatives in the legislative as
'en bly, OF a free people any person or body
IL persons who do not derive their author.
ty to act ny virtue OF an election OF the
people. That we characterize the action
III returning boards as revolutionary aud
ubsersive OF democratic institutions and
republican form OF government, who,
lisregarding their official duties in the in
crest OF political parties and ambitious
have ignored the expressed I
7ill OF the people at the ballot box and is.
ued certificates OF election to candidates =
rho were not elected by the people and
ave refused to certify those who have re. =
eived majority Of the peoples votes.
RESOLVED, That in the interest Of free =
overnment and for the future welfare OF | J.
he people as we'll as in furtherance OF JUS. =
Ice, right and the protection OF the ballot 3
OK from irresponsible returning boards it =
scomes our duty to pursue the CO irse we r
ave already followed in the recognition OF !.
ur members and that We base the right OF .
ne to act as representative upon the fact :,
his election by the people irrespective OF =;
u fraudulent and illegal action OF return T.
g boards surrounded as they may be by =;
rtificatss and seal, ever remembering the :,
OF John Adams in q similar ~ =.
Use in congress 1.-THE great seal OF the state q,
not broad enough to cover fraud" IL