The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-30

right to give this printing 10 wnomsoeSer
he pleased.
LanRhorne concurred with Mr.. Toole's
position in the matter, and said that SO
far as drawing party lines in this conven-
ton was concerned Ito which Mr.. Bur-
leigh had referred) he would call the at
tention Of the gentleman to the fact that
he (Burleigh) was the first one to sug-
eest drawing party lines IN the conven-
ton, when he moved, at the first davis
session, to hold republican CAUCUS.
| [Applause].
Mccormick called attention to the fact
that whether party lines were to be
drawn or not, about one-half OF the print
ing that would altogether be required
by the convention had already been done
by the Herald, and that for the sake Of
fairness, if for no other reason, the re-
mainder should be given to the Inde-
pendent
Galloway said he was opposed to any
action in this convention that would
bring up the question Of party.
Toole said he did not care to discuss At
this time the validity or the invalidity of
the printing law, but that he thought
the convention shauld adopt the resolu-
ton now before it. The republicans
were opposing it because it would take
the printing from the republican press
and give it to the democratic paper of
this city, where it properly belongs. 1t
was the rule to give the printing Of a
body to the paper representing the polit-
ical opinions predominant in that body.
IF the republicans were in power in this
convention they would not give the
printing to the democratic press and he
believed that the democrats should pur-
sue the same policy.
After some further debate the motion
was placed OIL its passage, and was
adopted.
THU ;,;Y's PROCEEDINGS.
The President appointed Savage to fill
the vacancy on committee on finances,
ETC., and committee 10 on city, county,
and town organizations.
The majority and minority reports of
the judiciary committee were presented
and were both placed on file without
reading.
The convention then went into Com
mittee of the Whole with Langhorne in
the chair, for the consideration of Cen
eral File No. relative to city, county, and
town organizations.
Section !, providing that the several
counties Of Montana, as they now exist,
are declared to be the counties Of the
State was read Mccormick moved to
amend 80 far as Missoula county was con-
cerned, in order that the portion of that
county lying east Of the main range of
the Rocky M,"nts,s s,7n,;i be nut off
and added to Eho."an county. 1t was
argued that this oyai,i My be properly
done by the Legislature, wnereupon Mr.
| Mccormick withdrew his III ton.
On motion the words until such coun-
ties shall be otherwise established" were
added to the section and it vas adopted
| in that form.
REMOVING COUNTY SEATS.
Section 2, prescribing the manner of
procedure in relation to the removal of
county seats, was next read.
Collins moved to make two-thirds
vote of 4 county's electors necessary in
order to remove county seat.
Vivion objected to this as he believed
the majority should rule.
Collins motion was lost.
After an extended debate in relation to
a proper title for the legislature of Mon
tana whether it should be General As
sembly or Legislative Assembly, the
committee was brought back to the ques-
ton Of county seat removal by McCor-
mick moving to make fve-eighth's vote
of 4 county's electors necessary in order
to make such removal. The motion was
seconded, put to a vote, and lost.
Collins moved to strike out a portion
of this section, leaving the whole ques-
ton to be disposed Of by the legislature
by enacting general law applicable to
all counties of the Territory.
After another spirited debate Collins |
motion was voted upon and rejected.
Hedges offered an amendment chang
ing the wording but not the meaning. |
This was adopted, and on motion of Clark |
the section was then adopted.
Section 8, that no part of one county |
shall be stricken off and added to an adj
joining county without first submitting |
the question to and gaining the consent
of majority of the qualified voters of the
county from which the Territory is to be
taken, was next read.
Various amendments were offered
and rejected. Finally Vivion offered
substitute, which was amended to read
as follows. "The legislative assembly
may provide by general law the manner
in which any portion of any county can
be stricken off of one county and added
to another, or for the formation of new
county,"
This was adopted.
At the beginning Of the afternoon ses-
sion Hunt, from special committee ap-
pointed to investigate and report upon
the manner in which the stenographers
of the convention were performing their
duties, offered report. The report was
accompanied. by letter of resignation
from Mr.. lines Zone of the stenographers)
who stated that he could not and would
not agree to furnish transcripts of his
notes day by day, as required by the con-
vention. His resignation was accepted,
and as Mr.. Lippincott was found to be
performing his duties satisfactorily to the
convention. he was employed to do the
entire stenographie work Of the conven-
ton, and {, rra,.ira s:,r rc;,r he pay pr,-
.id@I :or 5c'n ss,:'s:.:-a liter. tnss; is.
9. per siar.
The can. en..uii inon wen. into cuin-
inlttoe 0. the w.ioio or .urtner consider
alton OF General File NJ. |.
Section was read. providing that in