Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-07
THE STATE SENATORS.
,rrrLED THAT THERE SHALL BE
ONE FOR EACH COUNTY.

nj, Gives the Small Counties AZ Much
Weight as the Larger Ones-Othel
Questions Before the Convention
Progress Made in the Other Embryo
States.
HELENA, August 3.-The convention wae
called to order at 10 O'Clock. Judge Dixon
uresented two reports OF the judiciary com
mittee, who reported that no action be
taken in regard to Indian reservations, az
the convention had no authority to act
also, that the communication be printed
ss received and considered part Of the con.
sttution.
Marshall submitted proposition relat-
ing to public lands, which was read. IL
recommended the classification OF the
lands granted to the state. It divides
them into the following classes:
First cass-Grazing Iandg, which shall
NOT be sold, but leased.
Second-Timber lands. which may be
soId or the timber thereon, under proper
laws.
Observation-Disclosures lands, which may be
sod or leased, under regulations OF laws.
Fourth-Lands within the corporate
limits Of any incorporated town or city,
or within a mile OF such limits, worth
more than so cents an acre, which shall
not be sold in lots larger than five acres,
and not more than half of them shall be
soId by 1895.
No lands shall be leased for less than SO
an acre, and the lease shall not extend over
four years.
Marshall's proposition was ordered
will INa nannsIoraI ~ifh nrnr.
ostion %.
PUBLIC LANDS.
Bickford offered the following substitute
for section 1, proposition No. 23:
Section l.. All tbe public lands OF the
state are held in trust for all the people.
and none OF such lands or any estate, orin-
terest therein, shall ever be disposed OF ex-
yiding for such disposition, or
unless the full market value
Of the estate or interest disposed
Of, to be ascertained in such manner as
may be provided by law, be paid to the
state, nor shall any lands which the state
holds by grant from the United States in
any case in which the manner OF disposal
and minimum price are so prescribed be dis
posed OF, except in the manner and for at
least the price prescribed in the grant there
Of, without the consent OF the United
States.
The substitute was ordered printed and
will also be considered in connection with
proposition %.
]. K. Tools proposition to increase the
number of state senators from 16 to 26
came I'D for consideration. The amend I
ment was lost by vote OF 80 to AZ.
Warren moved to amend by inserting 20 |
Or 16.
A motion for the previous question was |
sustained by q vote Of ayes 36, noes ~,
absent 4, paired 8. Warren's amendment |
was then put to q vote. The result was:
Twenty.four ayes, a noes, absent 3, paired |
5. Confusion ensued; calls for reconsidera-
ton were strong.
1t was moved that when the convention |
adjourned it be until Monday at 10 O'Clock. |
Carried.
The question then was on the adoption |
Of section 4, and the result was: Ayes IL,
NAYS 80, paired 6, absent 2. A motion to /
lay on the table was lost. Ayes S6, nays |
80, paired 6, absent /. A motion to re.
consider was tabled.
The result is that each county will have |
asenator. This ia a victory for the small |
counties. |
The convention adjourned till Monday. |
The South Dakota Convention Through. |
Sioux FALLS, d. K, August 3.-The
South Dakota constitutional convention
practically closed ITS labors, to-day,
though the final adjournment will not be
taken until Monday. During the last hours
the convention passed upon come OF the
most important matters brought before
the body.
The proposed amendment to the schedule
shortening the term of state Office to be
electected in October. thereby making
the election for state and county
officers coincident. which was defeated
Yesterday, was re-considered and adopted
today. The state aud county officers will
therefore be elected in November, 1889,
and South Dakota has been delivered from
the annual elections.
The most important feature OF the work
to-day was the consideration Of the state
and municipal indebtedness. By the con.
stitution of 1884 the limited state indebt-
edness was fixed at $4,000. An amend
ment was offered fixing the limit at $780,
600, which was adopted.