Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-12-13

h." nn juri*s1l'II.n to inquire into tie
m4tttr> -. fur1!, In >nc:a pr :.'rna+tt
Writ, ~. 10 rolup+l tic rr-lmnftrnts tn
recnnvu.4, or recount any vote. u hat"
ever.
Fnurth. That the re,*rrde # His
cnurt SHOW that there l,a4 hr+n M ati~
tliru,,,lt 10 this hrhorob>e rcurt Tor
satl ~r,I by said relation, or atIy'he In
ht4 brhuif.
mutdate htt.~ not 4'nte tA 'tn sufficient
tt enst II the telA.or to The relief Dr.
manned tter.in.
sixth. This h3nurAhle court has M
pnwer or authority tn htAr hnd dettf~
| nlint, ot i+>ue u writ If mandate, ex-
| eept In nid of its appellate Jurisdiction.
Seventh. This honorable court has
II" power nr au' l,Ilty 10 enquire Into
| the subject matter set for. h tu .uid Af-
ternalive writ, for The r. ason that l.
appear. that commission has heen
issued by lawful authority 10 A fred
R. Hamilton, us n member Of the
hnu.e Of representatives., frntu the
c"unty Of ChoteHu, And that under
tiae law, and tht constitution, the said
II aniiltulI !. nov h mem Der ut tnt leg
i4iature pf the state of Montana, and
the cs,urt cannot, by writ of u,t,s date.
inquire into his election, or or,'et a
cosu mission to he Issued tt Auy ut her
ptrtOu.
Eighth. It npptHr- froul the atli
dnvlt, and the alternative writ Of ti,au-
tlA,e fIlet herein, that tl,r office to
~h,ct, the r.lAtor II seeking u ctrtih
cur N now filled by an .,rumnent,
Under roinr OF tile, vito ilus entu
1t,l*~iot, regularly :,su, d ty luwful au-
thtraty.
At t'li+ stage cf the rrot'rt ttlnls The
r"urt ndj "1rne1 IN II NJ n1ny urrn~
ing, " h+n ~ arguments I'll ttlr de-
ll'lfr NA~ ~ lIAvt cttnuaeuteH.
CAVALRY IOKSt.S.
An tRtth anu 11hEt-t we" itfEHfHlHM Inc
Purchase of such ANIMALS.
Tttr tul,nwJn& article from the Army
Ant Navy r. G@~ttr Ii one OF TIE nio.t
sensible which hns b-etI published u1,-
on HE sutjert Of cavnIry hor>ts and
tl.tl 1nrtE'+ke in Any Of tht thsitrn
lruI,els. The: lueu 1T .entitE oit II
cnlnt,e,eut officers, with ht~ .:rh+ck
1nk, rehdy 10 rHy ru-b for my suit
Abe uu'n1aI., would be fur 1unrt- sails
fArl,4ry tn ,he rAi>er- Ut Eu:d hor-e-,
Hnh The Gt,tetnm+nt would get much
!. better ret,r3 Tor th+ m"nry. Thr Ar.
tir.e referred to IL A. fellows:
About the ht.t Enr1>tt4A4 present
c"ugrrs. c,ul'I uiakt tu the ::avatry
would se Au hct 1eptMliuk Tie law for
the purchase uf hnf-ts hy CONTRACT and
authorizing thtfr purehn-e t> hoAt1s
of utfi' tta tn travel through th+ co.1n~
try. It w',Ald alan be 'i great hentti
to tht hnr:e rai-er-, and it wrulh hurt
no one except thr mtdtllenan. WIN js
| surprised to have uO friends, but mAll-
Il <e-, nevertheless. tn @*t aud keep
gnon deul of Legislation that IL tn his
interest. Thls particular law, hnw-
+vtr, requiring hurk+e In he hnuxh by
cuntract Wa. procured, we brIievr, by
| the QuArtermast+r Generals Depart
n1eut 10 relieve uuartern,a.ter4 Of ull
responsibility. The quaEternlaster eau
show that he bought the cheapest
horses tba' were offered, and that Ia
all that IL required of him.
Because it wa< believed that the
be>t recruits did mt come to the army,
the army has gone ia them, and off,
GERS are travelling around the country
| hunting for recruits; let the mounts
be recruited as the men are.
There 10 10 reason In the world why
eight year-0.d horses should be bought
for the cavalry, but the law allows the
contractor to offer horses frnm four to
fight years old. and SOME Of the older
horses have to be- taken in order to get
sufficient number. There are tlenty
of tour~year-oIds tn be had, and vii
horses for the cavalry should be pur-
chRsest ut that AYE.
When It Ia suggested that the gov-
ernment should breed it. own horses
the objection is raised that the farmers
would protest against that; they want
the government for customer. Let
it be- 80; ltt them Use their influence
with their representatives In congress
for a change iu law, no that the gov-
erument shall buy directly of the