Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-07-19
From OUR EDITORIAL cORREspGNpgNrl
Proc eedIngs OF the Constitutional Con
veEtion now In Session In Waila
Walla, w. r.
FRIDAY, July 18th.

FRIDAY, July 18th.
Convention met at 9 A. NJ. Roll call
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Boyd. Journal
read and approved -
Mr.. Larrabee from committee on re
vision reported back Preamble withou,
amendment.
Mr.. Steward from committee on en-.
grossm mt, reported Declaration Of
Rights as correctly ener"s>ed.
Mr.. Lelnnn submitted certain sect MS
for the schedule pertaining to the three
counties OF ld,ho included within the
boundaries Of tie State. and desired
that they be submit ed to committee No.
/. for their consideration. On motion
they were lail upon the table and or.
dered printed.
On motion the Secretary of the con.
vcntion was empowered and instructed
to employ a suitable person to make the
final enarossment of the constitution on
parchment at price not to exceed
twenty five cents per folio.
On motion considered the amend.
ment' Of the committee Of the VIII lie on
Suffrage and Elections. Seratim
amendments to sections |. 2, 4, 5. Is 4
8 were adopted. On motion of Mr..
Henry the vote on section was recon
sidercd. On motion vf Mr.. Larrabee
the words provided that" aud pro
vided further that" were stricken from
section /. Mr.. Eldridge moved to
amend 50 as to empower the Legislature
at any time to omit the word "male"
trom the section. On this question the
ayes and noes we're taken with the fol.
lowing result: Ayes Eldridge, Gil
more, Henry, Steward, Wait aud Mr..
President,-6. Nocs--Andrews. Brad
shaw, Dennision. George. Hanna, LARA
bee, Lacy aud O'dell ,--S. Absent
Emery,--l.
Er. Eldridge then moved to strike
out the word finale" from the FIRST sec.
ton. The vote was: Ayes--Deunison
Eldridge, Gilmor' and Watt. Me-.
-Andrews, Bradshaw, George. Henry
Hanna, Larrabee, Lacy, O'dell, Stew
ard and Mr.. President, 10. Absent
-Emery,-l. The section was Their
adopted as amended, ayes-S, noes-6
absen,-l. A new section was adopted
requiring the Legislature to pass laws t.
preserve the purity Of the ballot box
Section was adopted. The article wa
then ordered eugrossed as amended 70
third reading.
The article on Declaration Of Right
was then read third time and passed
Mr. Larrabee moved that all the arti
Giles when passed be ordered printed 70
revision which was adopted.
| Convention then took a recess Ill
half past P. NJ.
/ AFTERNOON.
| Convention met and the article O
Education was rend first and secon
time aud referred 10 committee of tn
whole. MIR. Lacy in the chair. At
p. NJ, the committee arose aud repnrte
back article with amendments and r.
commended their adoption. The con
mittes was discharged from further cor
sideration of the article, and the ecu
vention adjourned.
SATURDAY. July 18th.
i Convention met at A. NJ. Roll cal
Prayer BY Rev. Mr.. Warren. Journ,
read and approved.
I Mr.. Steward from committee on CT
Fgrossment reported Judiciary. Suffrae
! and Elections as correctly engrossed.
, Mr.. Larrabee from committee on r.
vision reported sundrv verbal amen,
mepts which we're ad, Pied The con
mittee on revision was instructed 10 s,
, perin'cnd the FINAL engrossment Of Il
constitution upon parchment.