The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-07-20
THE CONVENTION.
Synopsis OF Proceedings of the COnstitu
ton Makers OF Montana

THE CONVENTION.
Synopsis OF Proceedings of the COnstitu
ton Makers OF Montana.
S THURSDAY. July Convention wa
j. called to order at 10 a. m The following
reports, resolutions and proposition:
were submitted and referred: BY Eaton
chairman of the committee on militar,
affairs: That the militia of the state o
Montana shall consist of all able bodice
male citizens of the state between the
ages of Is and 4o inclusive. except such
persons as may be exempted by the laws
of the state Or the United States The
legislature shall provide by law for the
organization, equipment and discipline
OF the militia, and shall make rules and
regulations for the government of same
: By Kohrs, relating to the appointment
OF committee on irrigation: amended on
motion of Burleigh making committee
consist of eleven members; both report
} and amendment adopted. Conrad OF
Cascade reported for committee on print
ing, recommending employment of stem
ographer at a salary of Sl5 per day and
20 cents for each folio transferred,wh
was defeated by vote Of 80 to 81. By
Conrad, of Choteau: There shall be no
new counties established unless the as
sessed valuation within the limits or
boundaries described for the proposed
county shall be 100000 or more. No
territory shall be taken from any county
whereby it would leave said county with
less than S4.0OO,0O0 of assessed property.
By Eaton, of Park: Providing that
school age of children shall be between
s and IA years. and requiring at least
twelve weeks instruction in each year;
also, resolution providing that no child
under IA years of age shall be employed
by any corporation or person in mines or
manufactures. By Luce, Of Gallatin:
Providing that no citizen of Montana
shall be required to pay license for priv
profession, occupation or business what
ever. By Burns, of Lewis and Clarke:
That the legislature shall provide for
the construction and maintenance of a
system of irrigation, canals and bitches
in this state, said canals and bitches to
belong forever to the state, and remain
forever under it's control. By Richards,
of Silver Bow: That the legislative as
sembly shall have no power to make an
appropriation, for any purpose whatever,
for longer period than two years. By
Field, of Park: Relating to the appoint
ment of special deputy marshals, police
men or private detectives by sheritfs,
mayors or any other persons of the state
authorized by law to make such ap-
pointments; also, relating to the protec-
tion of discharged employees; that if any
person: agent, company or corporation,
after discharging any employe from his
. itc, ,bo1l o4A a
to prevent by word or writing of any
kind such discharged employe from OBJ
tanning employment with any other per
son, company or corporation, such per
son, agent or corporation shall be guilty
OF misdemeanor, and shall be liable for
damages to be recovered by civil action;
that if any railway company or any
other company or corporation in this
state shall authorize or allow any of it's
Or their agents to black list any of it's
discharged employees or attempt by word
or writing or any other means whatever
to prevent such discharged employe, Or
any employe who may have voluntarily
left said company's service, from obtain
ing employment with any other compa-
ny, such company shall be liable in tre
BILE damages to such employe so prevent
ed from obtaining employment, to be re-
covered by him by civil action. BY
against the importation of contract lab
Park: Providing against the employ
ment by corporations of any Chinese or
Mongolians, and to prevent their en-
ployment upon any public work, except
in punishment for crime; all contracts
co. al, 1Ol, ~, Io h>
ture shall delegate all necessary power
to the incorporated cities and towns of
this state for the removal of Chinese
without the limits of such cities and
towns, or for their location within pre-
scribed portions of those limits. The
following was offered by Maginnis, of
Lewis and Clarke, and referred to the
committee on irrigation, to be included
in the memorial to be drafted and sent
to the congress of the United States:
WHEREAS, The government of the United States
has customarily granted the new states all the
swamp lands within their boundaries; and
WHEREAS, The quantity of such land in the
state of Montana would be very limited and of
little value, and the government should deal as
literally with this state with our predecessors:
RESOLVED, That IN lieu of the swamp lands the
government should grant to the state of Mon
tana all the arid lands within the boundaries, on
such lands shall be devoted to the purpose of
constructing and maintaining reservoirs, agen-
cies, bitches and other modes of reclaiming the
same by irrigation and making them productive
anG valuable.
Convention adjourned to Monday at
p. m.
MONDAY, July 15.-Convention called
to order at 4 p. IN. A communication
from N. W. Harris & Co. of Chicago,
asking that there be incorporated in the
constitution plank limiting the issue
of bonds for county, town and municipal
indebtedness to five per cent. of taxable
property, was read and laid upon the t;,
BILE. Joyes presented a petition for uni
versal suffrage. Richards, chairman Of
the committee on education, reported.
recommending that the proposition sub
mitted by Eaton for compulsory educa-
ton be not adopted. Maginnis. chair
man of executive committee, made re-
port which was ordered printed. The
committee on printing reported in re-
gard to printing the laws for general dis
tribution, recommending that no action
be taken. Breen, chairman of labor
committee, recommended the establish
ment of labor bureau, to be presided
over by labor commissioner. The re-
port is as follows:
RESOLVED, That any person or persons convict
ed of a crime in the state OF Montana. and while
under sentence for the same, shall not be allOw
TO labor for any individual, company or corpora
ton: neither shall the state haze power to enter
into agreement contract with any individual,
company or corporation to have convicts do ANY
labor that will in any way compete with free
labor.
RESOLVED, That no child under II years of aye
shall by anv corporation or person be employed
in either mines or man nufactOries in this state.
RESOLVED, That ON and after the adoption Of
this constitution by the state Of Montana it shall
be unlawful for any company or corporation to
pav their employees in any other way than in
lawful money of the United States.
RESOLVED, That on and after the adoption Of
this constitution by the state of Montana, all
state county and municipal work shall be done
by the day, and that eight hours shall constitute
a legal days work for all classes of mechanics
and laborers in connection with the same.
The committee on legislative depart
ment reported in reference to the resolu-
ton relative to the appointment of peace
officers and private detectives, claiming
that it did not come within their juris-
diction: Judiciary. Buford offered res
olution limiting the time for county
and state officers to two terms, except as
to members of congress. The resolution
was divided and referred to the eXecu-