The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-08-14
Constitutional Legislature.
An Abortion Fiend About to Get His
just Deserts.
Another Speck Of War Looming Up
in Europe.
Woman breads to be Strangled to
Death.

The eCapital--sequiescat in Pace.
HELENA. Aug. 12.-Convention met at
o'clock, p. m.-President Clark in the
chair
When the gavel fell the galleries were
filed with those who were present to see
he outcome of the capital removal ques-
lion.
E. Burns was excused until Wednes-
day.
After roll call and prayer by the chap
l.,in, the journal of Saturday was read
and approved.
Richards was excused for the day on
account of the death of his child.
Knippenburg was excused for the day.
Middleton, chairman of the enrolment
committee, reported propositions "a, p
and 20 correctly enrolled.
Rotwitt, chairman of the committee Oh
woman suffrage, reported back Calloways
proposition to submit the question Of
woman suffrage to the people as a sepa-
rate proposition, without recommends
tion.
Kennedy moved that the report be laid
upon the table. The ayes aud noes were
called for, resulting in the motion being
carried--ayes, 33, noes, 32-absent, Z.
Warren moved that the report of the
committee be received and the PROPOSE
ton he adopted.
Burleigh moved to suspend the rules.
The question recurring upon Bur
leig 3 motion, the ayes and noes were
demanded and the motion to adopt the
woman suffrage plank in the constitution
was defeated by the following vote: ayes
"a, noes 81, absent z; two thirds vote
being necessary to carry Il proposition
under suspension of the rules.
Breen offered Il resolution to the effect
that corporations black listing employees
shall be guilty of felony Received and
referred to the committee on labor.
The special committee appointed to re-
port upon the memorial to the president
relative to the free admission OF Mexican
lead ores was granted further time in
which to report.
The consideration of proposition No
| 18. an article on state institutions and
public buildings, came up under the
head of unfinished business.
Luce offered an amendment to Kan.
ouse's motion providing that until per
manent seat of government shall have
been selected by the people, the tcmpor
ary seat shall be at Helena. The ayes
and noes being called resulted:
; AYEs-Breen, Brown, Buford, Bullard
Burleigh, Burns, A. F. Burns, Caldwell
Carpenter, Banby, Chessman, Collins
Conrad, Cooper, Craven, Eaton, Gibson
Gillette, Goddard, Graves, Hammond
Hershtield. Hohson, ]oyea, Kanouse
: Loud, Maginnis, Mcagher, Meadow
Middleton, Muth, Myers, Parberry, Rot
witt, Toole J. K, Witter-37.
NoEs-Aiken, Bickford, Callowa,
Courtney, Dixon, Durfee, Hartman
Hatch, Hogan, Kennedy, Knowles, Koel
er, Luce, Marion, Marshall, Mitchell
Ramsell, Reek, Robinson, Sergeant, sa
gent, Schmidt, Stapleton, Toole j. X
Warren, Whitehill, Winston, Mr. Pres
dent-2S.
Absent-Burns, Joy, Webster, Gaylor
Il
Paired-Rickards, Watson, Knippe
|. berg. Hickman, Haskell, Dyer-G
II Warren offered a substitute, but 5efo
r. It way read, Collins moved to rcconsid
the vote and Maglnnis' moved to la
upon the table; the motion was put al
:, carried-ayes 36, noes 8, absent 4, paired
i, !. K.:Toole moved the previous questi'
IL on Kanouse's substitute us amended
I'd Luce, which is as follows:
: After the admission of the state in
the union and at the general election
c the year 1899 the question OF permane
location of the seat of government
hereby provided to be submitted to t
a qualified electors of the state. majf
ity of all the votes upon said questi
shall determine the location thereof.
Il. case there shall be no choice of locati
at said election the question OF choice
tween the two places Cor which the hig
A est number of votes shall have been CT
shall be and is hereby submitted in Ii
nd manner to the qualified electors ut
-, next general election thereafter: p
~ w vided, that until the seat of governmt
IN shall have been permanently located
seat shall be and remain at the city
Helena.
Toole's motion to adopt the hubstit,
es. as amended was carried by the follow
ant vote:
AyEs-Breell, Brown, Buford, Bulla
nt Burleigh, Burns, A. S. Burns, o. j. {
lowuy, Ordwell, Carpenter. Candy, Che
man. Collins, Conrad, Cooper; CRAY
Eaton, Fields, Gibson Gillette, Godda
h Graves, Hammond, Hershticld, Hobs
Joyce, Rouse, Loud, Maginnis, Meag]
Nc Caddon,aMiddleton, Mitchell, AIu
Myers, Harberry, Rotwitt, Toole J.
Witter-30.
LIN NoEs-Aiken, Dickford, Brasslet
Courtney, Dixon, Durfee, Hartnl
Hatch, Hogan, Kennedy, Knowles, Rob
Luce, Marion, Marshall, Ramsdell, Re
nj. Robinson, Sargent, Schmidt, Staple'
Toole J. H., Warren, WAitehill, Wipsl
e. Mr. President
OAbsent-Burns, L. Joy, Webster, 6
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