Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-07
MANY SENATOR'S
.rsrINe QUESTION FOE NoN-
rAsA,s CONTENTION.

counties Claim as Much OF q Repre-
-..,Ion as the Large Ones--should
claim be Allowed ?-The Free Pass
question Popping Up Here and There
- through the session-Pay Of the
legislators
LENA, August 2.-The convention was
"a 10 order at 10 o'clock, President
S% n the chair and quorum present.
No. w.. Snmittee on mining and water
Ssported proposition No. 80. and
~p~nsnded that it do not pass.
~psmorial was presented by Warren
.n Silver Bow. 1t related to the lead
!" ~ouestion, and intends to memorabilia
a, treasury department to have q decis.
m rendered as early as possible.
Coins moved to have it referred to the
.~cumittee on mining and water rights.
warren moved the adoption Of the mem.
,tsL. The resolution was referred to this
U~1mittee.
The committee OF the whole reported
sCpOsition No. g., miscellaneous subjects,
lib amendments, and recommended that
pass as amended. The amendments
ne then taken up and considered in
Asr regular order.
johnson offered q substitute to section
~ relating TO
RAILROAD PASSES.
hartman moved to lay the substitute
nths table. Ayes and noes were called
1.-THE substitute, and the amendment. as
I'll as section 10, were laid upon the table
Ma vote OF IS to Il.
"~Naeinuis offered an amendment, to be
;,Ssrtsd SO a new section. He wanted it
,ssd Tor the information, which was OBJ
;scted to. The chair sustained the objec.
t;or and stated that it would be read
liter the report OF the committee OF the
EershfeId wanted section IL sustained,
ssit would give women the right to pro.
tct their own property which they have
NJ may acquire. Burleigh opposed the
'sction. Parberry wanted il sustained as |
tbe legislature had failed to provide laws
sr the record OF property held by women.
After debate Burleigh offered a substi- |
tute. He wanted the property and politi.
ml rights OF women placed on an equal
. IO0tlDE WlUu "0us lA6ukubCTsl n mOUlOu L
/ n Law it upon the table called fourth the
ives and noes. Maginnis asked, on his
name being called, il the substitute would
not confer upon women the right OF abso-
Iue suffrage, and on the information fur.
pisbed he voted aye.
The substitute and section were laid on
The table by a vote Of 3S to 30.
Kennedy offered another amendment
wsinst railroad passes, which was amended
By Maginnis. 1t was ruled out Of order.
Marshall offered an amendment that all
Hoo
being within a mile Of any city assessed
Wrth more than fifty cents an acre shall
not be sold in more than five acre tracts IL
pd prior to 1895. He spoke in favor OF
ts measure and to keep out spectators
rom it. This would give poor people q
dance to purchase q home near a city. He
dted as a case section 16 adjoining Mis-
uula, which lies next to the townsite, and
comes within the direct growth OF the city.
Re wants the convention to provide for
uch land, be there much or little, that it
h not proper to give to the legislature the .
init to sell this land as it pleases.
Bckford supported this proposition, as
ANY had already built homes ON small '
srcels OF such lands, and they should be I
protected in obtaining and retaining title {
d their homes.
The amendment was referred to commit
tee OF the whole to be considered with
opposition 20, (pnblic lands and exemp- Pc
tOns). Ii
Easton offered another amendment to .
prohibit members OF the legislature and .
judiciary from accepting passes, and calls 7
we're heard for points OF order and the
chair desired the committee to decide
whether to admit it or not. A motion OF c
Craven to lay it upon the table called forth v
the ayes and noes again. The motion to
lay on the table was lost by q vote OF 20 4
ayes and 80 noes.
The amendment includes also the state
ora county board of equalization. The .
scceptance OF such passes by members
shall work forfeiture OF Office and it's emol.
Vments. Craven claimed the section was
pure legislation and buncombe. II this
thing was kept up the convention would l
two months more. II this proposition G
vas favored by the people the legislature ,
EOuld surely act upon it. Question OF the
OF the proposition called for the
and noes. 1t was carried by O vote I
3s ayes and 85 nayes. II
Moved, that proposition IS, as amend. !
be ordered to the engrossing commit. !
e. Toole moved that it be printed and :.
to lay upon the desks OF the Q
for some time, al there would be 6
ONE other matters pertaining to this {
MEASURE arise in the near future. q
Middleton offered to amend his motion !
favor OF Toole's. =
Recess until 2 O'Clock. !
The AFTERNOON SESSION. u
During the afternoon session the resolu- !,
ion on legislature power was taken up. I.
The section reads: The legislative assem-. ,
jy Of this state, until otherwise provided
" law, shall consist Of sixteen members n
the senate and fifty members OF the I
louise OF representatives. 1t shall be the !
luty of the first legislative assembly 4
10 divide the state into senatorial and 4
representative districts, but there shall be n
10 more than one senator from each c
county. The senatorial districts shall be Il
from one c~onsecutively to |,
correspond with the number OF counties. n
senator's shall be divided into two I
classes: Those elected from districts with
odd numbers shall constitute one class,
and those elected from districts numbered
tho even numbers shall constitute the :,
other clase; and when any additional sena. =
shall be provided for by law, his class p
shall be determined lot. Q
One.hali OF the senators elected to the y
hrst legislative assembly shall hold office 8
Tor one year, and the other hall for three o
years. And it shall be determined by lot U
Immediately after the organization OF the e
senate, whether the senators from the odd
even numbered districts shall hold for
one or three years.
Middleton moved that the house OF rep
'esentatives shall consist OF 60 members, d
instead OF 50.Carried. La
Robinson offered q resolution limiting 4
number Of members OF the house OF r
to 40 members. :
Middleton moved that the committee re- =
port back the action with the recommen.
lation that it pass.
Collins moved to make
THE PAY OF MEMBERS
the legislature $1S a day instead OF So;
Ind Robinson moved that their pay be 50
day, and that they may receive 10 cents
mile for mileage; alto, that each member
Ices make oath that he has not travelled
N a free pass in order to secure the mileage t
Ialmed. The convention waited while Mr.. 7
put his amendment in writing +
Ind when it came up, Burleigh said the :
ssntleman had forgotten something and "
nat was b provision that q member should
that he had not taken a drink Of
rec whisky, and Bedford suggested that
here should he a. clause inserted that the %