Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-07-19
GFRoW uuR EDiroaiAL G0aREsP1SDENr.l
Prurecdimg. " the Constitutional Con
venti.n nOw In ScssI ~ Ia Waiia
Naiia, ". r.
SATURDAY, July 9th.

SATURDAY, July 9th.
Cnbv, ntion net at 3 A. M. Roll
cal'. Pra er by Mr.. Shafer. Journal
lead a,.d II! proved.
Convention ieso,ved into mnitte..
If the whole on Judiciary M. Ed.
ridge III the chair. At II N. commit
tee arose and asked leave +" sit again
which w,s grant Convention took n
recess till half past p. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Convention met at app tinted hnnr
and went again into Committee on Ju.
iici,,y. At 3 p co ninittee ar,.e
aud rep"rted hack Ju l'ci Try article with
an,enl nent-. an | the report WIS ado >.
ted. The article wis then laid on the
table suhje,t t. the order OF the conven
tion.
The convention then to k up the ar
tirIe on Decl,r,tinp Of RIGHTS and con
>idprcd i, section hy >ecticn.
The w,rl legally" Was stricken froA
1t line IF SIC ion 6.
The word abolish" WIS inserted after
The word regulate" in 18th lie Of sec
ton =.
The words rthrea.fonr;h." were sub
,ti'u ed in place Of two thirds in the
9,h line Of section 8.
The word "c;vip was substituted in
place "r th. word ".uch" iu the 10th
| .ine Of &c :tlon 8.
The .r'!s shall b." were snbs'i'n.
ted in place .f he word is" in the j.,
l,ne "f sccipu 9
The r.s aud 81 ee'ly" were stick
en- from the ist line of =. c,inn Q.
Ga. ion -! El.iri ge the amcud-
men:s here ot"re separated by the com
mittee together with the am,nmenf.
mnde in conv.ntim up tn sect on -
were adopted 10y the convention. Ponds
iny he consideration OF Section II, the
convention adj ',neh.
| MONDAY. July S,h.
CnnvcntI"n met II, 8 a NJ. II III
call. J"lrnal real an appr wed.
Mr.. '."lanl f"o n c,tn nittee y ;. three
rep ,rtrd back Preamble with an amend
menr. Report lnd upon table.
Mr.. Il merry from committee or en
srossment rer'ried articles. headed
\ Amen,inen,s. Off els. Administrative
and Execution. as correctly engrossed.
,ncenri"n then t. K fran the table
Dc lara, on "f Rights aud consider, d
the same till l.. NJ. aud then t"ok il
recess ti;l half Assi | P. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Cm7entin met ut the hn ,r and re
-nmei the consideration OF Dec,ar ,tion
Of Ri.hts
Nh. d nnis,m offered section to the
article N king females eligible tn b, ii
cgriair uifircs. After much discussion.
the new section was rtjected by the i'll
Inwins vote: AYES Dennis u, Ed
ridge. Gilurre. Gecr-e S,ewerd. Wail
and Mr.. Pr sidrnt.- I. es-Andrews
Br.dshaw. + "ery. Hanna. l.arr bee
lacy aud O'detl.-7. Absent, ,.-IIenry..-
/.
A substitute WIS ,fftre and adopted
tor section !. The article was then or
dered to be enYrossed tor third readin.
The article on Judiciary was theu
taken fr,nn the table aud considered.
r Ell rts were made to provide t'
c un'y c.u,ts. bn, failed. but author,t,
1 Was .,ven I" the Legislature to esrab
= Ii-h enterior municipat courts. A pro
vision was made t"r jud -emen's and De
crees in Vacation in the c,rcu,t cuurt
upon co ,i-s>i n and default. The at
'icle was then ordered to b. ensrosse'
5 tor ,h,rl reauinp.
Convention then adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jaiy 9th.
Convention met al . a. NJ. II III cal
Player by Mr.. Mckuskcy. Jourua
read aud approved.
E Legislative article taken from tn
/. table aud ordered eugrossed. Vote 1"
e ensrossuieut Of Judiciary article recon
sidered, aud article ameuded SO as I
= give Judges power to issue writs in va