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


thought that if the original States should
not in time change the title to harmonic
with the spirit and letter of the National
charter, that it might wisely be discarded
by the new States.
Respectfully submitted,
HoRATIo N. Mcguire.
On motion of Dixon the communica-
ton was referred to the committee on
executive departments.
On motion of Mccormick vote of
thanks by the convention was rendered
to the committee to which was referred
the matter Of procuring better hall, and
also the Hon. ]. R. Tooker for his action
in the premises.
l. Preamble and Bill of Rights-Mc-
Cormick, Napton, Power, Toole, Mallory.
2. Rights of Suffrage Cooper, Collins,
Zone vacancy.
3. Legislative Departments-Lang-
horne, Merriman, Browne, Abascal.
Pease.
4. Executive Departments-Mills, Ed
dy, Hundley.
S. judiciary and Judicial Departments
including pardoning power-Dixon,
Toole, Napton. Mccormick. Galloway.
Hunt, vivion, Smith, Burleigh.
s. Military Afairs-Howell, Douglass,
Eddy.
7. Finances of the State, public debt,
the Indebtedness of counties and munich
palities, revenues, expenditures and tax
alton, and the restrictions to be placed
on the powers of the Legislature in re-
spect thereto-Collins, Power. Browne,
Eaton, McSorley, Proctoa, Abascal, How
ell, Zone vacancy.
8. observation-disclosures, Langhorne,
Stephens.
9. State institutions and public build
ings-Hundley, Waterbury, Douglass,
McClintock, DAILY.
10. City, county, and town organiza-
tions-Vivion, Carroll, Zone vacancey).
II. Apportionment and representa-
tion-Callaway, McSorley, Pemberton.
IL. Corporations other than municip-
al-Pemberton, Smith, Hedges, Howell,
Fergus.
Is. Miscellaneous subjects and future
observation-disclosures, Vivion Zone va
cancy).
IA. Schedule-Greene, Waterbury,
Catlin.
Is. Mining, water, and water rights
Daly, Merriman, Eaton, Proctor, Zone
vacancy:
16 Agriculture, manufactures, COM
merce, and immigration-Fergus, Carroll,
Cooper, Catlin, VanGasken.
II. Reporting and printing, and mile
age and contingent expenses-McSorley,
Mills, McClintock.
Is. Privileges and elections-Toole.
Van Gasken, Pease.
10. Engrossment and enrolment
Carroll, Mallory, Hunt.
20. Boundaries, public lands, and
homestead exemptions Stephens, and
Greene Zone vacancy.
81. Revision, phraseology, and adjust
Burleigh. Dixon.
%. On ordinances-Proctor, Fergus,
Eaton, cCormick, Greene.
The Territorial Secretary was request
ed to have 100 copies of the list of the
printed.
After this discussion followed as to |
the proper naodus operandi for commenc-
ing to form constitution, some members |
holding that the proper course would be
to take the constitution of some recently |
admitted State as basis; others, that
each member (if he SO desires) might |
present a constitution out of which the |
best part might be taken; and others
that the various committees should form
ulate constitution Tin sections) and pre-
sent it to the convention.
The last course was decided upon, after |
which the convention adjourned till 10
o'clock Friday.
The convention met at 10 a. M, and
after calling the roll and reading and APP
proving the minutes Of Thursdays SEES
sion, Mr. Ferris, of Gallatin county (who
arrived Yesterday morning) was called
forward to the Presidents desk and
sworn in.
The President then added Mr.. Ferris
to committee No. ., OH Rights of Suffrage,
and to committee No. 20 on Boundaries,
Public Lands and Homestead Exemp.
tons.
A resolution has been introduced (but
as yet has not been acted upon or dis
c.iss, d) reqlestin. Congress, after Mon
tana shall have been admitted as State,
to grant to it $4,000 acres of land to be
sold for the purpose of creating fund
for the erection Of public buildings; also
to grant 10000 acres of land for the i'm
provement of the Missouri river between
the Great Falls and the mouth of the
Yellowstone; also 10000 acres for the
of the Yellowstone between
Billings and Glendive; also $1,000 acres
for public schools, and 10000 acres for
The purpose of maintaining State Uni
versity or institute of learning.
The President stated that the Cover
nor had offered the use of the Executive