The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-09

Winding up Of the Business of the
COnv ont ION.
to the President and TO
Congress.

HELENA, Feb. 7, 1884.
The doings Of the Convention have
been intermittent the last day OF two.
which leaves but little for the report
er to write. The articles to be incOr-
porated ia the Constitution having
been put into shape to suit the Con-
v~entiOn, and sent to the revising
committee to weed out redundancies
and correct grammatical errors. the
matters that have been mostly
discussed yesterday and to-day,
the distribution of the Constitution
after II shall be printed in pamphlet
form, and the adoption OF HI address
to the President. MI. Joseph X.
Toole, of this city, has been appointed
a committee Of one to attend to the
distribution Of the pamphlet, 100000
copies having been ordered printed,
and he Is fur(h her instructed to send
q copy each to the members of the
Senate and House committees on
Territories, and ten copies to
the Librarisn Of Congress. To-day
it was resolved that . committee of
tive he appointed, consisting Of the
president Of the Convention, the
Delegate in Congress and three 9TH
ers, one or more OF whom shall wait
upon the President Of the United
States, after the Constitution shall
have been ratified by the people,
place In his hands several copies Of
the instrument, and ask him 10 send
one 10 each branch OF Congress, with
such recommendations as he may
think proper. The following memo
rial, prepared by the gentleman from
Lewis and Clarke (Mr. Toole) has
been adopted:
MEMORIAL.
10 The President Of the United States |
and the Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives:
Your memorialists, the people of
Montana Territory, respectfully rep
resent that since the organization of !
the Territory of Montana, We have !
cheerfully yielded obedience to the
laws Of the United States, and recog-
nized the right of Congress TO make I;
needn't rules and regulations
the Territories.
That We now disclaim ANY purpose
Of di>loyal action, but renewing our
fealty to the Constitution Of the
United states, and recalling to mind
the right Of the people peacefully to
assemble and by petition represent
their grievances to Congress, do
represent
That the policy which has SO long
prevailed of sending strangers to rule
over US has become distasteful to us
and is wholly unsuited to0ur present
condition and the growing iTpor-
tance of the diversified interests of
our county. That within the past
few years our population and re-
sources have largely augmented,
whereby the proper administration
Df our laws demands 4 more perfect
and comprehensive system of gov
eminent than can ever be attained
under Territorial organization.
That IN order to enlarge our liber-
les, secure closer connection with
he American Union, and for the
establishment and maintenance of a
better government, your memorial
SITS, with the consent Of the Legis-
alive Assembly, have met In con-
,ention, and formed a Constitution,
in form, for the State of
Montana, and herewith present a
copy thereof for your
approval, and il, by consideration of
he same, you lind it unobjectionable
n substance and form. your memoir
alists pray that the Territory of
Montana be speedily admitted to the
Union Of the United States there
and your memorialists will
yer pray.
The signatures Of the Members of
he Convention will he subscribed.