The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-06-27
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
FIFTH DAY.

The convention met at 9 o'clock A..
NJ; Mr.. President in the chair. Roll
called and absentees noted as follows
Mr.. Leland. Prayer by Rev. A.
W. Sweeney. Journal of yesterday
read and approved.
Mr.. Steward from the special COM
mittee, appointed to confer with j. W.
Cochran, short-handreporter, submitted
a proposition from the reporter and
recommended in the report of the COM
mittee that the proposition be accepted
by the convention. Mr.. Cochran's
proposal was to the effect that he
would report the debates and proceed
ings of the convention for ten dollars
per day, and transcribe the same ready
for publication for 20 cents per one
hundred words, the whole cost of re-
porting and transcription not to exceed
1000.
After considerable discussion the re-
port of the committee and the proposal
was referred to the committee with in
structions to meet on Monday next.
SMITH DAY.
At the conclusion of the opening ex-
ercises Mr.. Dennison submitted the
petition of 5Sl citizens of the Territory,
praying the convention to leave out of
the constitution the word "male," and
to guarantee to all citizens irrespective
of sex the exercise Of the right of fran
chise. The petition was referred to
committee No. 3, and ordered printed.
Mr.. Steward presented the petition of
% female citizens of Walla Walla
county, requesting that Mrs. A. j.
Duniway be allowed to appear before
the convention and present a memorial
in behalf of the lady citizens of the
Territory, touching their rights.
Mr.. Steward moved that the request
be granted and that tomorrow at 10
o'clock A. NJ, be fixed as the time when
the convention will receive the memo
rialist. The ayes and noes We're called
for on this motion and taken with the
following result:
Ayes-Messrs. Andrews, Bradshaw,
Dennison, Eldridge, Henry, Steward
and Mr.. President, Z. Noes-Messrs.
Emery, George, Hannah, Larrabee,
Lacy and O'Dell, 6. Absent Messrs.
Gilmore and Wait, .. SO the motion
prevailed.
Mr.. Steward from the special COM
mittee, appointed to inquire and report
relative to the employment of short
hand reporter, submitted a report show
ing that in the opinion of the commit
tee the power of the convention to ell
gage such an officer is of doubtful char
acter, whereupon the whole matter re-
lative to the shorthand reporter was,
on motion of Mr.. Bradshaw, laid on
the table subject to the order of the
convention.
Mr.. Hannah submitted the follow
ing resolution
ResoIced, That the Sergeant at Arms
be and he is hereby ordered to procure
table and seat for Mrs. A. J. Duni-
way, in this hall, and that she be adj
mitted as a member of this convention
entitled to all the privileges thereof.
On motion of Mr.. Bradshaw, the
resolution was rejected.
Dir. Dennison submitted the follow
ING proposition which was referred to
committee No. 3, on suffrage, &c:
mo person III this State shall be de
MED the right to pursue any lawful oc-
cupation, calling, or profession on ac-
count Of sex, nor shall such right be in
any manner abridged ON account of
sex.
SEVENTH DAY.
Mr.. Larrabee submitted the follow
ing resolution which was adopted:
Reso'cea, That fifty copies per week
OF any newspaper containing the pro
ceedingS of the convention shall be fur
nished each member-the member
being allowed to select the paper he
may desire, and that a sufficient sum
to pay for the same is hereby allowed
from the contingent fund That the
Sergeant at Arms be instructed to pro
cure an adequate supply Of postal en-
velopes for the use of the members,
and the sum Of s25 is hereby allowed
TO pay for the same.
Ten o'clock having arrived, being the
hour appointed by the committee to
receive memorial from the Indies of