The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-02-13

Collins, from Committee of the Whole,
reported back to the convention General
File No. % on Ordinances.
The section referring to the committee
which is to lay our petition praying for
admittance az a State before Congress,
was 80 amended that the number of said
committee was increased to ten, and the
Governor Of the Territory named as
one.
The file was then adopted and referred
to the proper committee.
Power moved that o committee of five
be appointed to name the remaining
seven members of the Committee on
Presentation, three membership Gov
ernor, the President of the convention,
and Montana's delegate in Congress,
being named in the above report. The
motion was carried and Power, McCor.
mick, Toole, Van Gasken and Pemberton
were appointed az such committee.
Adjourned until 10 a. m. Friday.
The convention was called to order at
10 a. IN.
= The Womxn's Christian Temperance
Union, through member of the conven-
| ton, presented petition asking that a
prohibition clause be placed in the con-
stitntion. Referred to specia! commit
tee Of three, consisting of Fergus, Hedges,
and Proctor.
The committee on revision made re-
port on the General Files submitted to
them. Report adopted.
The convention, on motion of McCor-
h6ck, took up the General Files in the
order reported by the committee or re-
vision.
Article l, preamble and bill of rights,
was put on its final passage, McClintock,
Fergus. and Galloway voting no, as they
were opposed to portion of one Of the
sections. The section reads as follows.
1t is the duty of the people, therefore,
in framing the constitution Of govern
ment, to provide for an equitable mode
Of making laws, as well az an impartial
Interpretation and faithful execution Of
them, that every man may at all times
find his safety in them. We, therefore,
the people Of Montana, acknowledging
with greatful hearts the goodness Of the
Great Legislator of the Universe, in
atfording us, in the course Of His Prov
idence, an opportunity. deliberately and
reaceably, without fraud, violence, or in.
tinidation, of entering into an original,
explicit and solemn compact with each
ether, ard of forming constitution of
civil government for ourselves and our
prosperity; and devoutly imploring His
direction in so grand and interesting
design, do agree upon, ordain, and estab.
fish the following declaration Of rights
and form Of government as the constit,!.
ton Of the state of Montana.
Fergus moved to amend BY striking
out all that portion of the section reading
as follows:
The people Of Montana, acknowledge
ing with greatful hearts the goodness Of
the Great Legislator of the Universe in
affording US, in the course Of His Prov
idence, an opportunity deliberately and
peaceably. without fraud. violence, or
intimidation, Of entering into an original,
explicit, and Solemn compact with each
other, and of forming a constitution of
civil government for ourselves and our
posterity, and devoutly imploring His
direction in 80 grand and interesting a
design.
The motion to amend was lost, the vote
standing 81 ayes, and 3 noes.
Article 2, on boundaries, and 3, on dis
tribution Of powers, we're unanimously
adopted.
Article 4, on legislative department,
was adopted as reported with all the
amendments made bv the revision com.
mittee.
The convention then took a recess
until p. m.
Eaton in behalf Of the citizens of Boze-
man presented petition asking that all
property, except public property belong
ing to the United States, to the state Of |
Montana, and to the counties. be exempt |
from taxation.
Article on the executive department
was passed and referred to the commit
tee on enrolment.
Articles 6 and were adopted and
ordered enrolled. Articles 8, 9, 10 and II
were adopted and ordered enrolled as re-
ported by the revision committee.
These subjects are respectively as fol-
lows:
State Institutions" Education" "In-
dustrial Resources" and Military De-
partment."
Article II, or revenue and taxation,
brought on quite an animated skirmish.
Eivion moved that section IL, which
exempted from taxation growing crops,
live stock, ETC., be recommitted. Lost.
Several other attempts were made to
recommit, but the article as amended by
The revision committee was finally passed
md referred to the proper committee.
Articles IL and II were disposed of in
he same manner as the last. These
refer, respectively, to Indebtedness" and
Municipal Corporations and Officers"
The convention then adjourned until
10 a. M, Saturday.
The vote Of the House yesterday in
avor of FORGETTING the Texas Pacific land
rant. 259 to l. is something that we
never expected to see, and doesn't indi-
ate that the country il altogether under
ponds to obey the wishes of the railroad
The curiosity will now be
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