The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-01-26

drill, care of arms, and provides
that the governor of the state shall
be the commander-in-chief of the
militia of Montana.
The committee on education.
Hedges chairman, reported bill
for the support of public schools,
specifying what lands shall be
granted for that purpose, that the
school funds shall be used for no
other purpose, that the governor,
superintendent of public instruc.
tioL, secretary of state and attorney
general constitute a state board of
commissioners to control the school
lands, that the school funds bs ap.
apportioaed to the different counties
in proportion to the number Of
children therein between the ages
of five and fifteen, that general
school fund be provided, that the
public schools be open to all chill
dren between the ages Of five and
twenty-one, that education be COM
pulsory for all children between
the ages of five and fifteen, that
women shall vote at all school elec-
tions, that no portion Of the school
fund shall be used for the support
of any sectarian schools, that no
religious test shall be required for
admission to the public schools,
and providing for the election of
regents Of the university and their
duties.
Bur,eigh i:ss.oduced a resolution
that the legislature shall provide
that all property in the state.
whether belonging to corporations
or private individuals, shall be
taxed equally.
TUESDAY, 22ND.
Pemberton, from the committee =
on corporations not municipal, SUBJ
mitted a report, declaring that no
special privileges be granted to cor
porations different from those gov
erning individuals; every stock
holder shall be empowered to vote
either in person or by proxy when
ever directors of the corporation are
elected; relating to railroads, and
permitting no preference to be
shown bp them in the transaction
Of their business or in the trans
portation of freight; corporations
not allowed to encroach on private
individual rights; relating to street
railways-none to be built without
the consent of the municipality in
which they are located; relating to
telegraph companies; in relation to
the consolidation of railroad cor
porations; relating to employees Of
corporations.
Cooper offered resolution in re-
lation to fires and guarding against
them.
Hunt introduced a resolution
that committee ofthree be appoint
ed to address the people of Montana
upon the adoption of the state
constitution. Amended so as to
read five instead of three and car
ried.
In answer to a question as to
printing Mills replied that accord
ing to the rules Of the convention
all printing was referred to the Sec
retary of the territory.
WEDNESDAY, 23RD.
The committee on rights of suff-
rage, Cooper chairman, reported r
That all elections shall be by ballot;
all persons, citizens of the United
States, shall be entitled te vote who
have resided in the state six
months and in the county such
time as may be prescribed by law;
that there shall be no loss of citi.
zenship while absent in the military
service Of the state or United States,
or on business, Or at any any cdu-
cational institution. or while in any
infirmary, etc.; no citizen to be
compelled to do military duty on
election days, except in case of war;
everybody appointed to Office shall
have resided in the state six months
prior thereto; no insane or idiotic
persons, or those convicted of any
in famous crimes, shall be allowed
to vote, the legislature to pass laws
to prevent election abuses; women
to be allowed to vote at all school
elections. :.
The committee on executive de-
partments, reported that the conf
mittee considered the insertion OF
the titles of President and Vice
President, instead of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, inexpedient;
and that the executive of the state
shall consist of Governor, Lieut.
Governor, Secretary of State, Treas
urcr, Auditor, Attorney General,
and Superintendent Of Public In
struction, who shall be elected to
office for two years, and during
their term of office shall reside at
the seat of government Of the state.
The report further presHibes the
mode of election, compensation,
filling of vacancies, etc.
The committee on finance report
ed that neither state, counties,
townships, nor school districts shall
give aid to any private corporation
or any individual, or take shares
in any corporation except by special
provision of law; counties shall moi