The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-01-23

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On motion of Burleigh committee {
five was appointed on rules. The chai
appointed the following: Burleigl
Mccormick, Mills, Langhorne an
Toole.
Mccormick, from the committee to Sc
about securing larger hall in which t
meet, reported that they had been Ut
terly unable to obtain a better hall-an
asked that the committee be discharged
However, on motion of Dixon, it wa
decided to retain the committee in hop
that they would yet be able to find
more suitable hall.
The convention then adjourned unit
| II o'clock Tuesday morning.
The convention was called to order a
II O'Clock, Tuesday, by President Clark
followed by the roll call and the reading
of the minutes Of the previous day.
| Burleigh's resolution relating to stand
ing committees was reconsidered and the
matter was referred to the committee or
rules, to which two members, Proctor
! and Hunt, were added.
On motion of Malony committee Of
three was appointed on mileage, the
President naming Mallory, DAILY. and
Catlin.
Dixon, from the committee appointed
for that purpose, reported in favor Of Off.
GERS of the convention Tin addition to
President and Secretary as follows, re-
commending that they receive the pay
per day set opposite their names: One
assistant secretary, So per day; three
clerks, for general clerical work, Sc each
per day; sergeant alarms, 81 per day; as
sistant sergeant-at-arms S. per day; two
pages, 81 each per day; one fireman, 81
per day; two stenogaphers, S15 each per
day
Burleigh introduced resolution that
"in the opinion of the convention the
Office of president is one Of honor and
should not have Il pecuniary compensa-
ton: and that the pay of the secretary
be fixed at $40 per day" This resolution
was also handed to the committee on
compensation ofofficers.
AFTERNOON SESSION
On reassembling at 200 p m, a COM
munication from the Governor was read,
acknowledging the receipt of an invita-
ton to seat on the floor Of the Con-
ventiOn.
The committee on mileage of members
handed in its report, which was read.
By suggestion of Burleigh and Lang
horne the name of Douglass was ordered
inserted instead of Edwards from Custer
county and Ferris instead of Hanson in
Gallatin county. The report was recon-
mitted for correction.
Dixon, from the committee on COM
pensation of officers, recommended the
following pay: President, sl2 per day;
secretary, $l0 assistant clerk, So per day;
three clerks for general clerical work, S6
per day; two stenographers, SIS each per
day; sergeant-at-arms,s s. per day; assist
ant sergeant-at-arms, s. per day; fire.
man, 81 per day; pages, 81 each per
day
The President stated that while he
the gentlemen Of the committee
he would say that he could not accept
any compensation. [Applause.]
The clause relating to the President
was thereupon stricken out.
Forty-five copies of the laws Of the last
session of the Legislature, including the
resolution calling the Constitution Con-
vention, were received from the Territor-
ial Secretary.
After a long discussion the numberand
pay of minor officers were fixed as fol-
lows. Assistant clerk, Ss per day; three
general clerks, s5 each per day; two
at SIS each per day; one
at Sc per day; one as
sistant serseant-at-arms, IS per day; two
pages, 81 each per day; one fireman, 81
per day.
The report of the committee on rules
was next received.
On motion of Burleigh, amended by
Mills, the Territorial Secretary was re-
luested to furnish the convention with
100 printed copies Of the rules.
On the first ballot Wells received II
votes, Riddle IA, and Walker 8. Walkers
name was then Withdrawn. The second
ballot resulted, Wells 49, Riddle II, elect
in. the former
At this point Mr.. Fergus, of Meagher
county, arose and said he thought that in
, city like Helena there ought to be |
some place found that was more suitable |
for the convention to meet in than this |
hall. 1t lacked proper acoustic proper
lies, and Oh that account and because of |
he manner in which the members were |
together, it was often ilmpossi- |
DE for member to know what he was
voting upon-in fact, several cases had |
already occurred in which members had |
;oted opposite to what they intended,
simply because they couldn't hear the
question. II would also suggest" he adj |
led, ''that the officer having charge of |
the ventilation of this room give us lit
lie more fresh air-about the only thing
Il Montana (besides our services) that is
rec
The pleasant allusion of the old gentle
nan to the fact that the members of the |
receive no pay for their SER
'ices-except glory-brought down the
lOilse.
James 3. Walker, w. K. Armstrong,
nd W. +. Wheeler were nominated as
he three additional clerks required.
There being no other names mentioned
hey were elected by acclamation.
W. l. Lippincott, John W. lines, and
'ol. Worthington were nominated as
resulting in the election
f the two first by the following vote:
ippincott, 81; lines, 81; Wofthington, ).
Sam Alexander and VIM. Gibson were
lccted by acclamation as sergeant-at-
rms, and assistant. Buck billiard was
lected fireman in the same manner.
The candidates for pages were Stone