The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1891-01-10

Col. Bosbyshell gave them letter. Al
v ter receiving Col. Bosbyshells write
ID refusal to receive their bullion the tw
gentlemen wrapped up their brick AM
:. departed. The ground upon whicl
d Morse and Merrick based their demant
W is, they claim, a constitutional one an(
denies the right of the government t,
n make what is known as "seigniorage
j. At present the market value of silver
q bullion is 1O31s cents per ounce fine, o
a 371.25 grains, while the actual value O
an ounce when coined into silver dollars
is 129.291 cents. When the government
- buys bullion it pays market bullion
price and makes the difference, which is
''seigniorage,' between that price and
legal tender value. 1t is this seigniorage
which the gentlemen who presented
their silver brick at the mint think
they have as much right to as tn e
government.
, The closing arguments in the proceed
ings against House Clerk Jewett were
made at Concord, N. H., on Tuesday and
the court dismissed the case against him
i, on the ground of want of jurisdiction.
: This decision leaves the entire matter
of making up the roll of members of the
house in Jewett's hands, and the admis-
sion of the IF entitled members will
result in the election of Tuttle, republi-
can, for governor and a republican
United States senator. The court was
unanimous in it's opinion, the two demo
cratic judges concurring with their re
publican associates.
Word has just been received of an ac-
cldent at the Socobo mine, the property
of the Pinoles Mining company, seven
miles from Durango, Mexico. Fifteen
miners entered the powder house to
secure supply of giant powder. Each
man had received allowances, when one
OF them who had been preparing a stick
for cartridge attempted to secure the
cap of a defective fuse by the use of his
teeth. The cap exploded when the deto-
nation set off the entire explosive con
tents of the powder house. Twelve of
the men were killed outright and the
remaining three cannot possibly sur
vive.
The general assembly of Connecticut
met on Wednesday. In the senate the
democrats have ten majority and in the
house the republicans have sixteen ma
jority. Official returns of the last cleo
ton show majority of twenty-six for
Morris, democratic candidate for gov
ernor. Several hundred prohibition
votes throughout the state have been
cast out and other votes of both parties
have been cast out for various causes
The republicans insist that the matter
should be inquired into, while the demo-
Gratis in the senate insist that Morris is
elected. There is every prospect of
deadlock in the legislature
Washington special: AS to the Pio-
neer Press story accounting for Con-
gressman McCreary's interference with
the Fort Ellis reservation bill, various
opinions are expressed here. Congress-
man McCreary declines to talk about
the incident. A gentleman who watched
the affair says Mr.. Dixon made Gov Nc
Crearys acquaintance while stopping
1ocf foil 1of "a
and intimated to him the morning the
Fort Ellis bill came up that "Russ" Har-
rison was interested in it and there would
be no harm in letting it wait. Gu this
McCreary gallantly went up to the
house and objected to the consideration
of Mr. Carter's bill just when he was
sure it would pass. Carter vas never
more amazed.
Public debt statement for December:
of interest bearing debt, ex-
elusive of United States bonds issued to
Pacific railroads, s619,74OOOO; debt on
which interest has ceased since maturi-
ty, 81, 1922 sos; aggregate of debt bearing
no interest, including national bank
fund deposited in the treasury under
act of July IA, 1890, s4O4, $40, ,7O4; aggre- {
gate of certificates offset by cash in l
s5l7, 1924 aggregate of debt
certificates and notes, Dec. 81, q
1890, s, ,541 ,S71, ,198; decrease of bonded |
debt during the month, 81, ,424 1928; total c
cash in treasury, s679,44O656; debt less t
cash in treasury Dec. 81, 1890, s862, $780, a
al; debt less cash in treasury Nov. 80,
1890; S873, 3,435, ,939; net decrease of debt
during the month, 81, ,OO5,398. 7
The senate committee on privileges
md elections on Monday reported back
he credentials of F. T. Dubois, as SEN .
tor elect from Idaho for the term of g
ix years, beginning on the fourth of =
March next, with the statement that it
s the usage of the senate to consider
ny question that may arise on the Gre
lentials of the senator at the session :.
leld during the term for which the /
enator claims to be elected and not be-
ore. The committee therefore recon- =.
1ends that Dubois credentials be y
laced ON file and 1t was so ordered
he credentials of Shoup and McCon- "
ell, senators-elect from Idaho, were re-
orted back with the recommendation
hat Mcconnell be sworn in, Shoup
aving already taken his seat. The oath
Office was thereupon administered to
[cConnell :, :,
District Court.
District court convened on Monday fe
lst for the January term, Judge Henry et
residing. Present, Geo. Gros, court
enographer; Allan r. Joy, county at r;
'rney; 0. P. Templeton, sheriff, and j. or
. Bailey, deputy district clerk. The or
flowing attorneys were in attendance: til
. A. Luce, w. A. Ines, and Charles A. in
artman of Bozeman; w. A. Burleigh,