The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-01-18
THIRD DAY.

The Convention met at 10 o'clock o. m.
Messrs. Toole, McSorley and Merriman
were excused on account Of indisposition.
The question of swearing in Mr.. Brown.
of Beaverhead, and the new officers, next
came up, aud after a short discussion rs to
whether the oath should be ADM nistered by
the Chief Justice, or ii the chair was author
lied to administer it, the latter was decided
upon, and Mr.. Brown accordingly took the
oath of office
Mills offered resolution to the effect that
the privileges Of the floor be extended to
members aud representatives of the press.
Adopted.
The chair suggested that since the privi-
leges Of the floor had been granted to the
press, the representatives should be- pro vided
with proper accommodations.
The report of the committee on mileage
was received, corrected, and adopted.
The minor officers were then summoned to
the Presidents desk, and sworn in.
Hedges asked when 1t would suit the con-
venience of the chair to appoint committees,
to which the President replied that he hoped
to be able to announce them this morning.
Silver Bow county.
Galloway asked If something could not be
done toward either securing mo re suitable
hall, or rearranging the seats in this hall.
Pamberton also spoke In favor Of moving
somewhere else, and said he understood that
the Academy Of Music could be secured.
Mills stated that the Academy Of NJ usic
was already engaged for some other purpose;
besides, 1t was poorly lighted. He thought,
however, that the court house might be had.
The committee was requested to renew Its
efforts to secure different hall, and an ad-
journment was taken until 10 o'clock Thurs
day morning.
President Clark this afternoon announced
the following standing committees:
Preamble and Bill of Rights--M &C ormick,
Naptou, Power, Toole, Mallory.
Right Of suffrage-Cooper, Collins; one
vacancy.
Legislative Observation-Disclosures Mer-
riman, Brown, Abascal, Pease; one vacancy.
Executive Department - Mills, Eddy,
Hundley.
Judiciary and judicial Departments
Dixon, Toole, Napten, Mccormick, Gala
way, Hunt, Vivian, Smith, Burleigh.
On Military Affairs Howell Douglass,
Eddy.
On Finances Of the State, Public Debt, In
debtedness of Counties and Municipalitie,
Revenues, Expenditures and Taxation, and
the restrictions to be placed on the powers
Of the Legislature In respect thereto-Col-
Inns, Power, Brown, Eaton, McSorley,
Proctor, Abascal, Howell one vacancy.
Education-Hedges, Langhorne, Stephens.
State Institutions AID Public Buildings
Hundley, Waterbury, Douglass, McClintock,
DAILY.
City, County and Town Organization
Vivian, Carroll; one vacancy.
Apportionment and Representation--Cal-
lawsy, McSorley, Pemberton.
Corporations, Other Than Municipal
Pemherton, Hedges, Smith, Howell, Fer.
gns.
Miscellaneous Subjects and Future Amend.
ments-Brown, Vivian; one vacancy.
On Schedule-Green, Waterbury, Catlin.
On Mining, Water and Water Rights
DAILY, Msrriman, Eaton, Proctor; one va
cancy.
Agriculture, Manufactures, Commerce and
Observation-Disclosures, Cooper, Catlin, gan-
Gasken, Carroll.
Reporting, Printing, Mileage aud Contin-
gent Expenses Mills, McClin-
took.
Privileges and Elections Toole, vanGas-
ken, Pease.
Engrossmsnt and Enrollmsnt- Carroll, Ma
lony, Hunt.
Boundaries, Public Lands and Homestead
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Green; one vacancy.
Pension Phraseology and Adjustment
Smith, Burisigh, Dixon.
Ordinances Pemberton, Eaton, McCor-
mick, Green, Fergus.