The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-02-08

Of the whole for the consideration of Gen.
eral File No. 16, Legislative Department,
! Pemberton in the chair.
Section /, which provides the legislative
power shall be invested In Senate and
| House Of Representatives, to be designated
| ''Ths Legislative Assembly Of the State Of
Montana, was adopted after slight amend.
mont.
Section 2, providing that members Of the
first legislature shall be elected ninety days
sitter the admission Of the State Of Montana,
and they shall hold Office until the next gen.
eral election Vacancies to be filed by writs
Of election issued by the GOVERNOR, was
| adopted.
Section 8, providing that Senators shall be
elected for term Of four years, and Repre-
sentatives for term of two years, except as
is otherwise provided In the constitution,
was adopted.
Section 4, as amended and adopted, re-
quires that Representatives and Senators
| shall be twenty-one years of age, citizens OF
| the United States, and shall have resided in
the territory included within the limits of
the county or district in which they shall be
chosen, at least twelve months preceding
| their election.
Section was adopted as read, and pro-
| vdes for the classification of Senators at
their first session.
Section 6, as amended and adopted, pro-
vides for the salaries Of the members of the
first Legislature, and for mileage for the
same. 1t prohibits any other emolument,
and forbids any subsequent Legislature from
fixing the compensation tits own members
Sections from z to 20, inclusive, were
adopted substantially as read from the file,
and treat their respective subjects in about
the same manner as most State Constitu-
tons. The subjects treated are respectively:
the time Of meeting of the Legislature; with
reference to State Senators and Representa-.
tives, while in office, holding any ether office
under the State; of a member of Congress or
other United States officer becoming men,
Der of either house Of the State Legislature;
of members of either house receiving an in
crease of salary or mileage under any law
passed during the term he receives the same;
provision for electing President pro tenn
pore of the Senate, and a Speaker of the
House of Representatives; each house is
made the sole judge of the election and quail
ification of its members; protection of mem
bers against offers of brides, and punishment
of members for taking brides; with reference
to the sessions of the houses and committees
of the whole being open, except in secret
business; with reference to time and place of
adjournment, privilege from arrest, power
of impeachment, officers liable to impeach-
ment, penalties Of officers not liable to i'm
parchment.
Section 81, as adopted, reads as follows:
The enacting clause shall be, "Be 1t enacted
by the Legislative Assembly Of the State of
Montana"
Section % provides that NO general law
shall cake effect until sixty days after the
close Of the session, and that no bill shall be
passed after the first twenty-four days of the
session for the appropriation OF money, ex-
cept for government expenses, without
unanimous consent.
Section %, as adopted, is as follows No
bill shall be considered or become law un.
less referred to a committee, returned there
from, and printed for the use of the men,
bers.
Section "a was adopted az read, and pro-
vides that, with the exception of appropria-
ton bills, no bill shall be passed containing
| more than one subject.
Section %, as amended and adopted, pro-
vides that no bill shall become a law except
by a vote Of a majority of all members pres
ent in each house.
Section %, after some discussion, was
stricken out.
Section q was next taken up and adopted.
1t provides that no law shall be revised or
amended by simply referring to its title.
A recess was then taken until o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Convention again went into committee of
the whole for the further consideration of
General File No. 1G.
Section % was taken up. This section pro-
hibits the Legislature from passing local laws
in certain cases enumerated, and that in all
other cases where a general law can be made
applicable, no special law shall be enacted.
Adopted.
Sections %, 30 and 81 were adopted and
read.
Section % provides that the presiding off,
Ger of each house shall, in the presencs of
the house over which he presides, sign all
bills and joint resolutions passed by the Leg
islature.
Section 20 makes it the duty Of the Legis-
lature to prescribe by law the number, du-
ties and compensation of the officers and
employees of each house.
Section 81 declares that no bill shall be
passed giving extra compensation to public
officers, or to agents or employees, after ser
vices shall have been rendered.
Section 50 was adopted as found on the file,
and refers to stationery, printing, binding,
etc, used in the departments.
Section SO az read was Endorsed by the
Convention. 1t provides for the increase or
diminution of an officers salary after his
election or appointment.
Section "a, as read and adopted, is as fol-
lows: All bills for raising revenue shall
originate in the House Of Representatives;
but the Senate shall propose amendments as
in the case of other bills.
Section IS was adopted as read, aud limits
the general Appropriation bill.
Section 81 was adopted as read, and defines
the manner in which all moneys shall be
paid out of the treasury.
Section 81 prohibits appropriations for the
benefit of UNCONVENTIONAL or sectarian insti-
tutions or associations.
Sections SO to As (the LAST were all passed
without amendment They provide, among
other things, that the State shall not assist in
building railroads; that no obligation to the
State can be diminished or extinguished cx-
cept 10y payment; that members of the Legis-
lature will not be permitted to trade votes,
an offer to do SO being regarded as bribery;
bribery Of judicial or legislative officers il
also defined, and a penalty provided.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock Friday morning.
t,. FRIDAY, FEB. l-MoRNING SESSION.
be- Pemberton, from committee of the whole,
reported back General File No 16, as amend
led, recommending its adoption.
l. Hunt moved to amend section 80, so as to
make it the duty Of the Legislature to pro-
vide for the compensation of officers not
otherwise provided for In the consti tuition.
Adopted.
The Convention then went into committee
of the whole for consideration of General
File No. II, on industrial resources and COM
MERGE