, 1878-07-18

rabce and Bradshaw took the ground that
while the convention was the creature of
the people, it should be strictly conilned to
posed the boundaries including the three
counties of Idaho, but favored Il proviso to
include them should congress see fit to do
so. This idea was embodied in an amend
ment submitted by Dir. Lambee. upon
which a vote was taken with the following
result
AYEs-Messrs. Bradshaw, Larrabee and
Mr.. President. %.
NOES MesSrs. Andrews. Dennison.
Emery, Eldridge, Gilmore, Henry, Han
IA. Lacy. O'Dell. Steward and Wait. III.
ABsENT-Mr, George
SO the motion to amend was lost.
Messrs Larrabec aud Bradshaw read
protest to the action of rhe convention.
and moved to have it spread upon the
journal of the convention. The motion
was lost. there being but three ayes Oh
the vote.
Contingent expense to the amount of
$252.0l were audited and certificates is
sued tor the several sums.
THIRTEENTH DAY.
Mr.. Dennison, from committee No. |.
submitted the article entitled Legsla
Mr. Steward, from committee No. 2, sub
mitted the article entitled Executive. The
convention having considered the article
on amendments in committee of the
whole the same was ordered engrossed for
It's third reading.
FOURTEENTH DAY.
Mr.. Steward, from committee No. 3,
submitted articles entitled Administrative
and Officers.
A resolution having been heretofore Of
fered by MIR. Hannah to grant Mr.. Le-
land, the delegate from Idaho, the privil-
ege OF voting, the special committee, COM
posed OF Messrs. Dennison. Elridge and
O'Dcll, appointed to consider the resou-
ton, reported that as the power Of the
convention to allow such delegate any
further or larger powers than those pre-
scribed by law admits of grave doubts,
they they therefore reported the resolution
back with recommendation.
The resolution was defeated.
The President presented communica-
ton from Gen. J. w. Sprague, laying be-
tore the convention Il copy Of Col, Jno. NJ,
Wilson's report on the Improvement in
the rivers of Washington Territory. and
requesting the convention to memorialiZe
congress relative to the improvement OF
Snake river and rendering an invitation
TO the convention to visit said river and
make an examination thereof, and offer
ing To furnish transportation to the COLI
vention for this purpose.
On motion committee was appointed
on memorial for the Improvement Of
Snake river viz: Messrs. O'Dell, Henry
ard Bradshaw. The
FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH DAYS
Were mostly consumed in COMMITTEES of
the whole on the articles entitled "DecIar-
alton of Rights" and Executive. " dur
ing which much lively discussion ensued.
The article on declarations of rights was
SD badly used up that its progenitor would
scarcely have known it. The executive
article was soon completed and ordered
cngrossed for third reading.
SEVENTEENTH DAY.
Mr.. DennisOn submitted the following
separate articles:
At the time of the submission of this
constitution to the electors for their adop-
tion or rejection there shall be submitted.
as separate articles the following:
Separate Article No. !. No person.
who is otherwise qualified elector. shall
be denied the right to vote in this state.
on account of sex, anything in this con-
stitution to the contrary notwithstanding.
Separate article No. 2. No person
shall be denied the right. on account Of
sex, TO vote or hold office in this state;
nor shall such right be, in any manner,
abridged on account of sex.
On the ballots shall he written or printed
the following: "For Separate Article No.
l." For Separate Article No. q"
Against Separate Article No. q"
IN case majority Of all the votes for
and against any separate article shall be
in favor of such article. the same shall he
come part OF the constitution. and shall
be added to the declaration of rights
On motion OF Mr.. Larrabee, the separate
articles were laid OH the table and ordered
printed.
In committee of the whole Mr.. Eldridge
offered the following amendment to the
legislative article:
1.-The Legislature may at any time adopt
the system known as the preferential
System In the election of representatives
and enact such laws as will be necessary
to carry 1t into effect without any amend
ment to this constitution"
In support OF the amendment Mr.. Ed
ridge made very able argument, which
consumed the balance Of the day.
ltbnunh tho ,,pi,o of tvh aat IN . ilan oil ~ a1