The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-07-13

} ney claimed his partner was A. B. Cut
ler, the Salt Lake millionaire. and h
would be responsible for the money in
vested by ticket holders. but that gen
tleman denies any knowledge Of Whit
ney and if he used his name it was with
out any authority. Whitney is bolt
schemer and never had partner. HI
advertised extensively and caught som'
OF the best men in the country. Letter
are pouring to his address from all owe
the country. showing that his soperation
were extensive and widely circulated
Those who hold Cutler & Whitney
tickets might as we'll tear them up a
Whitney has gone to Australia.
THE CONVENTION.
Synopsis OF Proceedings of the Cons,i!u
/ ton Makers of Montana.
The Montana constitutional conyen
ton assembled in the court house al
Helena, at noon On Thursday. July Ith
being called to order by Territorial Sec
rotary l.. i. Walker. Sixty seven mem
hers responded to the roll call. The alb
senteos were: Messrs Winston anC
Whitehill, 9th district; Robinson ant
Kohrs. Sth district; Hammond. 18th dis
trict: Field, Doth district: Hogan, Dc
district, and Courtney, oath district
After the roll cali Mr.. Rickford OF Mis-
soula placed II nomination for tempo
raly president of the convention Hon
Joseph K. Toole of Helena. The repub
licans placed in nomination Col. Geo. .
Eaton of this county. i vote was then
taken and resulted as follows: Toole
36; Eaton, 30 Warren, l. Toole's cleo
ton, upon motion of Colonel Eaton, was
then made unanimous.
w. A. Clark nominated VIM. H. Todd
of the River Press for temporary chief
clerk: Sam. Alexander was nominated
for sergeant alarms, and C. P, Connol
10y stenographer, each OF whom was
elected without opposition, and the tenn
porar. organization was completed.
Chief Justice Blake was then escorted
to the desk. where he administered the
oath of office to the body.
The convention then adjourned tt
take part in the festivities of Independ
ence day.
SECOND DAY, july 5.-The convention
was again called to order at l o'clock
and a permanent organization was ef
fected with the following officers: Hon
w. A. Clark. president: w. H. Todd
chief clerk; G. L. Stanton, enrolling
clerk; Sam. Alexander, sergeant at arms
messenger, Eugene Dickerson: chaplain
Rev. II. d. CleWs; Waterman, J. NJ Kay
Seventy three of the seventy five mem
bers answered to roll call. No further
action of Importance was taken and tht
convention adjourned until Saturday.
THIRD Day, July 6, The convention
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showed seven members absent. The or
ganiZation was completed by the election
of the following: Chief stenographer
G. P. Connolly: assistant chief clerk, VIM
Taylor: clerks, John NJ Kay, Edward
Kerr, John Trumbull, E. C. Garrett, LIE,
Swords: pages, w. D. Alexander, G.
Hedges, Jr., Maurice Langhorne; watch
man, Geo. Lee; doorkeepey. VIM. Green
The committee an rules reported thu
rules eGes the gcwernmect Of tho conyen
ton. They are in substance the same
as were used in the convention of 1884
with but few amendments The rules
on printing were slightly altered ant
the committees increased by two O
three members each
FOURTH DAY, july 8.-Ihe convention
was called to order at :. p. III. The oatl
Of Office was administered to Membe
Field, who had been absent from prev
ious sessions. Upon motion of Maginni:
Field, who was unavoidably detained
from opening business, was allowed t.
; vote upon the supporting of the consti
tuition of the United States, and vote,
aye. 4 communication was read from
; members of the M. E. conference, invit
ing all members of the convention to
lecture at 1 q. H., by Rev. A. B. Leonard
relating to the prohibition question. I
resolution was passed granting privileg
of the floor to all members of the SUI
preme court and of the constitutional
convention of 1884. The president an
nounced that he had been unable t,
complete the list of committees, bu
would be ready by s p. M, to which hou
the convention adjourned.
The convention assembled again at
: p. m, when President Clark announce'
the standing committees as follows:
On preamble and bill of rights -Bick
ford, Hatch, Whitehill, Buford, Hart
: man.
) Rights Of suffrage and qualification t
) hold office Rotwitt, E. Burns. Meadow
Cardwell, Bullard.
Legislative departments j. K. Toole
Loud, Winston, Aiken, Haskell, Mutl
:, Cardwell.
Executive departments Maginnis
Kohrs, Witter, Browne, Schmidt, T
!. Burns, Carpenter.
Judiciary and judicial departments
, including pardoning power Dixon, Rot
inson, Carpenter Luce, j. K. Toole, Bul
leigh. Knowles, Kanouse, Whitehlll, Ca
laway, Stapleton, Middleton, BickforC
GODDARD, Joyce.
Military affairs - Eaton, Maginnis
Warren, Hobson, Hatch.
On the finances of the state. publ
debt, the indebtedness of counties an
municipalities, revenues, expenditure
.. and taxation, and the restrictions to b
placed on the powers of the legislator
: in respect thereto Collins, HershiielC
Conrad, GAYLORD, Chessman, Sergeant
Marion, Myers, Warren, Mayer Knir
penberg.
Education Richards, Parberry, Cra
ven, Maginnis, Hammond, Durfee, Reel
State institutions and public build
ings Myers, Hartman, Muth. Winston
Richards, Caubey, Gibson.
City, county and town organizations
Browne, Joy, Gillette, J. K. Toole, Rot
witt, Dixon, Joyce.
Apportionment and representation
Cooper, Brazelton, Joy, Webster. Staple
ton, Collins, Dyer, Caubey, Bufor6
f, Courtney, Mitchell.
: Corporations (other than municipal,
Stapleton, Marshall, A. F. Burns, Dou(
Meadow, Collins, Eaton
Miscellaneous subjects and futur
amendments Hershfield. Parberry, Win
ston, Watson, Courtney.
Schedule Knowles, Luce. Maygel
Hickman. Kanouse,
Mining, water and water rights J. K
Toole, Gibson, Knippenberg. Sargean
A. J. Burns, Gaylord, Eaton, Brazeltor
Hogan.
Agriculture, manufactures, commerc
and immigration = Kohrs, Chessma1
Hobson, Schmidt, Gillette, Parberr,
Marion, Conrad. Graves.
Reporting, printing, mileage and con
tingent expenses Conrad, Middleton
} Watson, A. j. Burns, Bickford.
Privileges and elections - Haskell
: Graves, Breen, Dyer, Ramsdell.
: Engrossment and enrolment Middle
ton, Kennedy, Courtney, Mitchell. Aiker
} Boundaries, public lands and home