Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-07-26
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Proc cedings Of the Constitutional Con
vention now in Scssion in Walla
Waila, w. T.
MONDAY, July 18th.

Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Mckonkey. Jour
nal read and approved
Mr. Emery from committee on en-
grossinent reported article on legislative
as correctly eng, ,osscd.
Mr.. Dennison IRON committee No.
submitted substitute for the article on
fights of married women and cxemr.
ions, which vas laid on the table and
ordered printed.
Ga motion OF Mr.. Larrabec reconsia.
cred the vote refusing to adopt the
amendment Of committee on revision
ln lines 2 aud 3 of section 8, aud new
auendment was offered, which was
adopted.
The vote ordering france to be en-
crossed was reconsidered, also the vote
ordering corporation to be cngrossed was
considered.
Article on state institutions was read
FIRST and sccoad time and referred to
committee OF the whole. Mr.. Hanna 10
the chair. At | A. NJ. COMMITTEES arose
and reported back article with amend.
'nenis and committee was discharged
from further consideration of the article.
The amendments Of the committee were
then adopted seriatim, and the article
ordered to be en.rossed for third read
ing.
The article on legislative was then
read a third time and passed, all voting
aye.
The article on corporations was then
taken up, ana pending motion to
amend so as TO make. individual stock
holders liable, the convention thea
took recess till half past p. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Convection resumed article on corpor-
alton. GA motion question Of iadivid-
ual liability, the article WAS So amended
as to make an indiyiluaI liability for the
payment OF all lab II performed, aud the
article was ordered engrossed.
The article on iiaance WIS considered
and the following was stricken out: No
set of Of debts against the valuc Of prop
erty shall be allowed" aud the article
ordered to be engrossed.
Article Oh education was again taken
up, and went into committee of the
whole. Mr.. Wait in the chair. At 5
p. NJ. committee aiose and reported pro.
gress and asked leave to sit again, leave
was granted and convention adjourned.
TUESDAY, July lGf.
Convention uet at 0 A. NJ. Roll call.
Journal read and approved. Resolved
itself into committee of the whole on
educ alton. Wait in the chair. Alto
a. NJ. committee arose and reported back
the article with substitute and recon-.
mended that the substitute be adopted.
The report was adopted and committee
discharged. The substitute was read
Grst andSecond time, rules suspended re.
quirn. it to 90 back into committee of
the whole, and the article was consider
ed by separate sections, and amend.
mcnts adopted, aud pending the consid.
Grafton OF one of these amendments the
convention took recess till 2 p. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Convention met at the hour and re-
viewed the consideration of the article
on Education, and after striking out the
article providing separate schools for
co!ored children, the article was ordered
engrossed.
Rules suspended and Mr. Emery from
committee on engrossment reported ar
t'cie on corporations, bnance and state
institutions as correctly engrossed.
These several articles were then put
upon their third reading and passed.
The convention then perfected and
adopted a memorial TO Congress asking
Tor sloo. 900 for the improvement Of the
navigation of Snake river.
Va motion of AIr. Dennison und.r
suspension of the rule considered sepa.
rate articles on women suffrage aud
eligibility to Office, also one on counties,