Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-07-27
THEIR TWENTIETH DAY,
WHAT TEE -C0NsTITUTION MANNERS
DID OR TRKsD TO DO rUEsDAY.


DrD OR TRKsD 10 DO TUESDAY,.
ss.oiutiops which arb mot Likely 10 Pass
stsnosraphers; Theif work and Pay
PROPOSITIONS ReiStink to Labor-wha,
shall the Conticts do 10 Earn Living.
Almighty God" sets ISso the CSn.
stitution.
HELENA. July 2s.-The convention met
Of 10 o'clock pursuant to adjournment.
Luce excused for the day.
A message was received and read from
bs American Sabbath Union, New York,
asking that the convention pass resoiu.
Hon encouraging observance 81 the Sab
bath.
Allaway objected to the reading OF the
message. He thought IL was not constitu-
tionsl.
Warren moved il be referred to the COM
mittee on education.
Collins asked for the reading OF the mes
sage Tor Information. Carried and the chief
clerk read O. few lines when Hogan rose and
moved that further reading OF the message
De dispensed w1th. Carried.
Richards moved as an amendment to
Warren's motion, that it be referred to the
committee on education, that it be indef
nately laid on the table. Carried.
Hersh6eld, chairman OF the committee
on miscellaneous subjects to whom was re.
ferred proposition 16, relating to gambling,
reported the same back having resolved IL
was for the legislative power to act upon,
and recommend 1t do not pass; also resolu. |
tion 10, relating to free passes, was re. |
ported back, having introduced q substi. /
tute for the same which will be introduced /
at some future day, and recommend that
resolution does not pass; also q message /
from the Methodist Episcopal church, which
they think belongs to legislative power and /
recommend that 1t be not adopted.
srENoGRAPHERs AND THEIR WORK.
Middleton, chairman OF the select com.
mittee, TO whom was referred resolution z,
relating to stenographers, reported same
back with substitute and recommend that
resolution be not adopted.
The substitute provides that the chief
stenographer shal! receive SIS per day for
every day and 20 cents per folio.
Bullard moved the adoption OF tbs re.
port and substitute.
Robinson wanted to know II debates and
speeches made if convention we're to be
taken by the shorthand reporter and
printed. L
Middleton stated that in somestates they
had two or three stenographers to take
proceedings, ETC., but that In Kansas, when
tho constitutional convention met at that q
place there were no stenographers provided, 9
but an enterprising newspaper put it's
shorthand reporters to work and gave full
proceedings; and they were afterwards paid
SIC, 900 for the said proceedings.
Galloway stated that the subject was the :
same as was up FIVE years ago. We are, J
to-day, every minute and every hour, mak- q
ing q part OF the history OF Montana. I,
for one, would like ut some time in the =
future to read the debates and speeches. t
The stenographer under orders from few b
wide awake and enterprising citizens went v
to work here taking his own chances. and it A
is only right and just that heshould be paid
the said compensation. A gentleman told 81
him the other day that il the proceedings Q
Of the constitutional convention of twenty q
years ago could be found he could raise b
$4,000 In an hour, so it could be placid in 81
the history OF the state. ..s.. d
Robinson spoke at some length. stating n
hs did not believe in luxury. 10
Richards stated he did and called for 8
the previous motion. Carried. Ayes, 40; lc
nays 10. II
PRoPosnIoN RELATING TO LABOR.
Carpenter. chairman OF the committee Of r
the whole. having in charge proposition Ii, Z
relating to labor. reported the same back Z
with amendments. =, !"
Witter moved that the report be adopted. n
Carried.
J.K. Tools moved that the rules suspen.
ded and the proposition placed on final ID
passage. Carried. He also moved to
strike out OF section 1, the words, Except
otherwise provided by this constitution"
Carried. In,
Collins moved an amendment by substi. ~
tutng,, agriculture labor and industry" -
Carried.
Burleigh offered an amendment "whose th
compensation shall be provided by law" o.
Carried. ar
Section q as amended was read. Middle Ar
ton called for the ayes and nays on the final "
passage OF the section. Passed by vote. ou
Ayes, 81; noes, Robinson; absent 13. 1C
Section having been stricken out, Sec au
ton was substituted on motion OF Ken.
nedy. sit
Richards moved that section be stricken di
out. 81
Courtney objected on the ground that it
hsd been carefully discussed for over two Il,
hours, pro and con, and stated that 1T
would only retard the passage Of the prop.
osition IL it were stricken out.
Richards stated he was not In favor OF of
hoped the members would take bread Nv
views OF the matter. He would vote to "a,
strike IL out. Ayes and nays were called H'
Tor. Ayes Is, nays 80. Richards motion on
was lost. De
Carpenter moved section 2 be referred to ba
committee on labor for revision. tn
II think" stated Carpenter, "that it is an
cruel and barbarcug to allow convicts to Ja
decay In prison without anything to do. Su
They come out Of prison decayed and uss- po
less as citizens. / do not believe in letting
them interfere with our honest, hard work.
ing man, but there is ,
WORE THAT they COULD DO. Tb
"Laboring men are not 80 plentiful in the clio
state but that we could find work for the he
eonvicts. They could work for the state. hill
on roads, grading mountains, etc. Thus me
they could not interfere with our hard wo
working men. wit
]. R. Toole came TO the rescue OF the res tut
olution he introduced yesterday. Hestated
that it was only to prevent the renting out
OF convicts to private parties. II was {
drawn up from the constitution Of Illinois.
Courtney wanted to know If it wasn't o.l M
tramp labor that made convicts. w
Hogan stated he did not think it was mo M
tramp labor and thought tramps should sSo sSo
be on the same standing and equal footing Mr
with everybody. He said he did not think 20
1t right to hire out convicta to man at 25 ,ce
cents per day, when they were doing him nm nm
N.s0 or $500 worth OF work. lea
Carpenters motion lost by vote OF ona onl
80 to 20. era
Richards motion to strike out section 2 u Sne
was carried by vote, ayes 81, noes 5, ab- nh On.
sent ID. wn
]. r. Toole introduced new section to M an'
oe called section 8. M Msa
Harman moved it be laid ON the table. cea
D.. K. Toole called for ayes and nays. ca'
Vote: Ayes, 81; nays, 20. and section
laid on table.
Maginnis moved the proposition be en-. !
crossed and referred to the committee on cor