The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-01-25

| Sergeant at Arms, was received and read.
The Convention then adjourned TIL ter
! o'clock Monday morning.
\ MORNING sEssIoE-EIGHTH DAY.
The President called the Convention t.
order at 10 o'clock.
Medhurst appeared in his seat and wa,
sworn in as member from Silver Bow
county.
The resolution to memorabilia Congress
for public lands in aid of public buildings
schools and colleges, and to improve the up
per Missouri and Yellowstone rivers, was re
ferred to special committee, consisting Of
Douglass, Eddy and Waterbury.
Vivion, chairman of the committee on
city and town organizations, made a report
on the creation of new counties and their
representation, which was read and placed
on file for printing. a...
Hundley. chairman of the committee on
State institutions and public buildings, made
n report; which was read and placed on file
for printing.
Calloway-A resolution to be incorporated
into the Constitution to prohibit all public
officers from receiving or using free passes on
railroads. Referred by the President to the
committee on Miscellaneous Subjects and
Future Amendments.
The President announced that he had
appointed Mr.. Ferris on committee l3, and
assigned Mr.. Medhurst to committees I
and 8.
Power moved that two additional members
be added to committee -, on Mining, Water
and Water Rights
Merrimau moved to amend by making the
number instead of 2. Agreed to. The mo-
ton rs amended was carried, and the Presi-
dent reserved the right to fill the committee
till the afternoon.
Pemberton introduced resolution that
the Territorial Auditor be requested to
furnish an abstract of the votes cast in each
county at the last election, which was
adopted.
The Convention proceeded TO the election
of Assistant Sergeant at Arms, in place OF
Gibson, resigned, resulting in favor of w.
c. Sloan. of Boulder City, who, being pres.
ent was called before the Convention and
sworn in.
Adjourned to p. IN.
AFTERNOON ACKNOWLEDGMENT DAY
The committee on Military Affairs How
ell chairman, reported a bill for the enroll
ment of the militia, which provides that all
able-boded citizens of Montana between the
ages of Il and Al, be enrolled as militia of
the State, and that the Legislature shall pro-
vide for their enrolment, discipline, equip
ment safe keeping of public arms, military
records, etc, and that the Governor of the
State shall be the Colnmander-in.chief of the
militia of Montana.
The committee on Education, Hedges
chairman, reported n bill for the support of
public schools, specifying what land shall be
granted for that purpose that the school
funds shall be used for no other purpose, that
the Governor, Superintendent of Public In
stFuction, Secretary of State and Attorney
General constitute State Board of Commits
sioners u control the school lands, that the
school funaN be apportioned to the different
counties in proportion to the number of
children therein between the ages of five
and fifteen, that a general school fund be
provided, that the public schools be open to
all children between the ages Of five and
twenty-one, that education be compulsory
for all children between the ages of five and
fifteen, that women shall vote at all school
elections. that no portion of the school fund
shall be used for the support of any sectarian
schools, that no religious test shall be re-
quired for admission to the public schools
and providing for the election of regents of
the University and their duties.
Burleigh introduced a resolution that the
Legislature shall provide that all property
in the State, whether belonging to corpora
tons or private individuals, shall be taxed
equally.
Adjourned until Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock.