Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-17
OF THE END.
-, CONVENTION ON THE FINAL
WEEK OF IT'S LABORs.


ssnatorial District and That New
Counties Become New Districts.
HELENA, August 14.-The heavy work OF
ae con vention fs ncw completed and this
,Sk will end the labors. After the usual
nOrning routine, Warren asked il major
OF the members could pass an ordi.
,Sce. He wished ruling OF the chair, as
,najority OF the members elect, though q
aOrum was present passed proposition
70. 33 yesterday. The chair said he
,ouId look into the matter during the
A! '.s ~t.t-rsa, q .. g..
carpenter offered a proposition in
sbstance that upon all questions sub
Sting to tax payers, women who are
upayers, shall, equally with men, have
As right to vote.
Warren inquired what had become OF
III, memorial relating to Mexican lead ores
,ompc into the United States. Carpenter
.Snled that the question was not in order
and The point OF order was decided well
ssEeu M by the chair.
Warren moved to withdraw the resolu-
knn
,Serred and re-refer it to another commit
Nseinuis objected, as Carpenter was one
1.-THE most attentive and enterprising men
N the convention, and Middleton moved
that Warren's motion be laid on the table.
Carried.
Carpenter stated that the committee had
Intended meeting to discuss this question
resterday at noon, but several OF the CON-
mittee had left the building before they
could be notified. They would meet at
noon to-day.
Goddard moved the convention 60 into
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
br the consideration OF the general file.
Carried. Chessman in the chair.
Proposition 3S. article on schedule, was
taken up. Sections /, 2 and 3 were passed
vthout amendment. The remaining Sec
tons were adopted without material
susndments. 81
imposition, to be numbered II, providing
wfollows: Members OF the first lsgisla-
i've assem- bly, provided by this constitution
hall be elected at the same time as is pro.
dded in the bylaw for the election Of the
otber county officers" The section was
Mopted, and another was offered to be
numbered section 1S, providing that dis
tct Judges and clerks shall enter npon the
ischarge OF their duties ten days after the
tate has been admitted. This was pend
mo when Galloway moved the committee
rise and report progress and ask leave to
again.
Convention resumed, ChessmaD, chair
an OF the committee of the whole re-
Urted. Cooper, chairman OF the commit |
10 to whom was referred proposition 4O4,
sported. The report was received, read and |
rsrred to the printing committee.
TEE LEGISLATIVE APPOINTMENT,
ldOpted by tine convention, to-day, was as
blOWs:
Section 4. The senatorial districts OF
hs state shall be constituted and num-
bsred as follows: ist district-Beverhead
senator; 2d-Madison, 1; 3d-Gallatin,
l. 4th-Jefferson, /; 5th-Oeer Lodge 1: |
sth-Missoula, !; 7th-Lewis and Clarke,
/; 1;Sth-Choteau, /; 9th-Meagher, 1; 10th
hvstone, 1; 18, h--Dawson, /; 14th-Fer- |
NG /; 15th-Park, 1; 16th-Cascade, 1.
Until an apportioument Of repr esenta- |
tVes be :uade in accordance with the pro- |
visions OF this article, they shall be divided
mOng the several counties OF this state in
hs following manner: Jefferson and Gal
htin jointly, representative; Dawson and
Cascade jointly, representative; Custer,
! representatives; ,Choteau, 2; Msagher, 2;
Cascade, 2; Park, 2; Yellowstone, ]; Gala
& 2; Madison, 2; Deer Lodge, z; Jeffer-
m, 3; Silver Bow, 10; Bea verhead, 2; Mis-
puia, 5; Fergus, 2; Lewis and Clarke, 8;
Deer Lodge and Beaverhead jointly, l.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention resumed at 2 p. m., and
Warren was made happy when Carpenter,
chairman OF the special committee ON me
mortal, submitted the following report:
This select committee to whom was referred
4 the memorial hereto annexed, respectfully
Npor;s that it has considered the same
4 and recommends that said memorial be
amended so as to read as follows: This
convention respectfully calls the attention
Of the secretary of the treasury to the
hCt that rating OF the treasury depart
nent under which imported ore more val
liable on account OF the silver that the
lead which it contains, is admitted free OF
duty, operates very iniuriously to the min.
T log interests of Montana through the small
Importation duty, free OF lead in the ore oil
The value OF several millions OF dollars, to
compete with the American product. This
convention respectfully suggests that it was
not intended by Congress to'permit the I'm.
POrtaton OF an immense quantity OF lead
Tree Of duty, and that sa ruling, even II
complying with the letter does not ex-
press the true spirit of the act OF Con-
ueSS imposing a duty upon lead ore;
and this convention respectfully asks that
SAID ruling, il the principles OF the legal con-
siuctlon will permit, be 30 modified as 10
follow the true spirit OF the law and re-
qulle duty of 1A cents per pound to be
paid upon all imported ore containing
SOeh percentage OF lead as would, IL ad-
nItted free of duty, tend materially to in.
eflere with the mining interests oil our
country, and that 80 amended it be adopt
n6y this convention"
Warren moved to accept the report and
nemorial. Carried.
Carpenter moved that the president OF
AscOnyention be instructed to transmit
acertifed copy OF The memorial to the Sec
Htary Of the treasury and it was 30
Ordsred.
Rotwitt, chairman OF the suffrage com.
aIttee, reported favorably upon Carpen'
as proposition, giving women who are
taxpayers and otherwise qualified,
THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
lhe ayes and noes we're called, resulting:
ayes "a, noes 26, absent ID.
Eaton arose to point Of order, that the
Nport OF a standing committee should be
printed, but the point was declared not
well taken, as it came too late.
Va motion OF Galloway the vote by which
ae proposition on suffrage was adopted
vas vas reconsidered, and the vote laid upon
tbetable.
lhe committee on revision and correc.
aon reported that it would take at least
NG days to print the constitution.
.SlIoWay asked unanimous consent to
Sl attention to proposition No. 13, on
SSU'endaries, S' claiming that the words land
Tarrsdlction" were in conflict with the en-
TSUUling act, and should be stricken out.
aue amendment was carried, and the
opposition was then adopted as amended:
ttnecommittee OF revision was authorized
"strike out the words in the enrolled copy.
VWlng to the absence of any provision
ssaVng been placed in the schedule relative
district Judges and clerks OF district
SOGrls, }. K. Toole offered an amendment,
S suu on motion Of Courtney the convention
"ent lnto committee OF the whole Tor the
oooaasderation ooa of the amendment with prop
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