, 1878-08-08
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

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MIR. I.rnnnrr from the committee ON F.
4" Reyi>inn," submitted the article on
" Executive" with amendments.
On motion ol Mr.. Eldridgc the amcn''- .
lnrnt> recommended were adup'rd
On motion of Mr. ENridgc the amend /
mrut, recommended by the rolIIlnIW' "'
the whole to the article on estate ln>l''u'
ti0ns." were adopted,
Iuon the adoption of the amendments
recommended bv the committee OF the
Whole to new section -, Mr. Andrews
moved to amend tie amcndnrnt so ,llaV
the first part of the second shan lc'' "'
follows: ..
This constitution shall be submitted
Tor adoption or rejection to the quiIl'leo
electors Of this Territory. at an election! To
he held on the Tuesday next Succeeding
the first Monday in November lN'N.
This amendment was adopted Dy the
following vote: ....
AvcsEAndrewS, Bradshaw, DcnnlSon'
Edridyc. Emery. Gilmore, George
Henry. Larrabee, Lacy, O'DelI, Steward,
Wait and Mr.. PreSdent-ll.
Noes--lIannah-l. 49,.
Mr.. Eldridge moved to amend the
three lines OF section 81, by adding ''e
following words: =.
"* = and in the levying OF
taxes a separate and additional tax OF lll'l
mill on every dollar of assessed va l'atiol.
of property within the counties OF Ne"
Perce, Shoshone, and Idaho, shall De All
nually imposed and collected in the same
manner as other taxes are collected, UilIi!
an amount cqlm! to osaidindebtedness slaIl
have been so collected.
Mr.. Bradshaw moved to amend the
amendment by adding the words, but
the Legislature OF the State may reIlcVc
those counties from the full payment. -
motion lost. ,
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Eld-
ridge was put to vote oil the convention
and carried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Andrews was called to the chair.
The question being OH the insertion OF
the amendment recommended by the com
mittee OF the whole to section 26 to-wlt:
"In the event that the Congress of the
United States shall designate in the act Of
admission, the present boundary OF the
Territory of Washington as the boundar--
les of this state. We, the people OF SAID
Territory. by our delegates in convention
assembled. do hereby assent thereto.
Mr., President resumed the chair, and
the ayes and noes were called on the
amendment with the following result:
Ayes Andrews, Bradshaw, EIdridge,
Larrabee, Lacy, Steward and Mr.. Presi-
dents.
Noes .Dennison. Gilmore, George,
Henry, Hannah, O'Dell and Watt.
Article on motion w;lS ordered engrossed
for third reading.
Adjourned,
THIRTY-FIFTH DAY-JULY 22D.
Mr.. Larrabee from committee on ere
vision" reported back the article on
Legislative, with amendments. There
being no objectirn to the amendments re-
commended by the committee, they were
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Bradshaw from the committee on
Ordinance" submitted for considerations
an article entitled Ordinance" and re-
commended the adoption of the same.
The report was accepted and the COM
mittee discharged.
The Orlinance articles were read third
time and laid on the table.
Mr.. Larrabee submitted the following
resolution:
RESOLVED. That a committee of three.
OF which the President shall be one, and
be chairman, be appointed to prepare an
address TO the people. which shall be
printed with the constitution for distribu-
ton"
On motion Of Mr., Hannah, the resolu-
ton was referred to the special committee
above provided for, with instruction to re-
port.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Larrabee from committee on " Re-
vision" reported back the article on "Ju-
dietary with amendments, and on mo-
tion the amendments were unanimously
adopted. ..s
The President appointed Messrs.
George, Andrews and Steward a special
committee to consider and report, pursu
ant to the resolution introduced at the
forenoon session relative to printing 5000
copies of the constitution, etc.
On motion of Mr.. George, the President
was added to the committee.
The convention resumed consideration
ot the article entitled, Rights of Married
Woman and Exemptions"
Mr.. Emery moved to strike the entire
article from the constitutlon-lOSt.
Mr. DennisOn moved to amend section ,
of the article, by adding: Laws shall be
passed enabling married women to make
and enforce contracts relating to their
personal rights and safety; and to bring
and maintain actions in their own riglt
for al injuries done to their person and
personal rights
The ayes and noes were called on this
motion rs follows:
Ayes Deunison, Eldridge. Gilmore.
Henry, Lacy. Steward. Wait and Mr..
Presidents.
NOes-Andrews. Bradshaw, Emery.
George, Hannah. Larrabee and O'Dell-7.
Mr., Eldridge moved the following sub.
"a. A..