The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-19
OUR HELENA LETTER.
Election Of Minor Ofloars of tha
Convention.

That Body Now in Good worl
ing Order.
Special Correspondence Of the MINER.
HELENA, Jan. Is.
The three dozen gentlemen VIII
are in attendance in the Convention
worked to-day with commendabl
, assiduity. AS they receive no pa,
for their services there is no induce
ment to nurse the job of constitution
making to keep it warm; hence the,
are all desirous to perform thei
work with dispatch. and take up tn
thread of their own private affairs
In talking thus your correspondent
does not wish to convey the impres
sion that any Of the delegates arr
willing to shirk the work because
there Is no money in it," This
would be gross injustice to one and
all. Every member of the Conven.
tion evinces a becoming pride in the
important task he has undertaken,
and avows his willingness to devote
all the time necessary to prepare an
instrument that shall be worthy of
the approval Of the people.
The time of the convention to-day
was mainly taken up in perfecting
its organization by the election of
officers, other than the president and
secretary. who we're chosen yester-
day. To facilitate proceedings, the
designation of the officers necessary
to perform and execute work of the
convention, was referred to special
committee on officers and compen-
sations. and to-day the committee
reported the following additional list
as necessary: An assistant secre-
tary, three committee clerks, two
stenograph ars, sergeant-at-arms
and an assistant, q fireman and two
pages. The committee also fixed the
compensation for each officer; but as
the convention thought theallowance
too liberal, the proposed salaries
were in some instances cut down
The sum of $l2 a day was allowed
the presiding officer, but that gentle
man, (Mr w. A. Clark declined to
take pay for his services. After the |
report of the committee had been
as above indicated, the |
offices were filled by the following |
Assistant Secretary, James B.
Wells.
Committee Clerks, James r.
Walker, w. r. Armstrong, w. F.
Wheeler.
Stenographers, John w. Ives, w.
[. Lippincott.
Sergeant-at-Arms, Samuel Alexan-
Ter.
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms. Will
lam Gibson.
Fireman, Buck Diller.
Pages, Stonewall Roe, James Shan
ION.
When this business had been dis.
osed of a motion was made to ad-
Ourn; but it was rejected on an an
ouncement from the Committee on
lules that their report was ready. It
'as mainly a compilation from the E;
lles of other deliberative bodies,
dopted in some essentials to the re- +
of the Convention, and q
provides for the appointment of i
committees to frame the +
arious portions of the proposed con-
tuition. It elected but trifling de r
ate, as it was now late IN the day,
I'd the Convention placed implicit a
'ntidence in the judgment and dis q
of the gentlemen who h
I'd prepared it for their approval. | r.
fter the adoption of the report, the a.
ERIK was instructed to submit it to a.
e Secretary Of the Territory in Or G,
r 100 copies might be printed. Al
the miscellaneous business n
the house, q com mu nication from tt
,vernor Crosby was read, thanking 81
e Convention for the use of the h
or rendered him; also Committee tt
Mile 'ge was appointed, who re. S.
ported, fixing the amount due to
:h member. Chief Justice Wade,
Mayor Knight, Csl. w. F. San
rs and Granville Stewart spent
time in the Convention
day interested listeners to the pro- NJ
'dings. th
Che acoustics OF the hall are defec- IL
e. members at one extremity with III
fculty hearing what is said at the VI
Ter end. Several gentlemen 10
lnged their votes this afternoon. ~
ving inexperienced the ques- Ps
ns on which they were voting. ol
e ventilation is also complained LIS
and Mr.. Fergus put in a plea for III
h air, "this being the only thing so
t is free in Montana" as he hu- "
rousiy remarked, "except the SER ne
es of the Convention" III
ch
no
disease, propensity and passlen
ngs mankind nuMberless ailments :
which the foremost among :,