Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-24
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,arURDAT,s WORK IN TEE TARIOUl
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.
~ Amusing Letter from Somebody n
New York State, Who Thinks nIontans
ought TO be Called Jeffsrson--Labo,
PropOsition-The Adoption Of the Pre-
amble stiIa Deferred.
HELENA, July 20s--The convention met
nj 10 O'Clock O. M, President Clark In the
chair and quorum present.
Eaton, OF Park, by request, presented o
petition and letter from one Chadwick oi
New York, suggesting that the name Of The
state be Jefferson" instead OF Montana,
The petitioner was convinced II his sugges.
tion was carried out, II would rebound to
the glory OF the Conventions majority and
assure the sscsnde1ak Of the Democrats
in the state.
Warren. sithls - the importance
Of the propoA}tion. moSsd it's transmis.
sion to the Bsatoh Raser Press" ler
printing. lDE a.. - ~
Bickford moved Al ksasndment that
il be sent to the BittsF ApoE A:B11le' ior
publicat ation in plea W pe. - -. -
J.K. Tools favored the reading Of the
communication in full.
Burleigh motioned it be laid upon the
table obiecting to che reading Of private
pspers in the convention. &
The motion to reconsider tho vote by
which the communication should be read
in full was lost. The letter was partially
read, when Collins moved that it be re-
ferred to the committee on boundaries.
Burleigh moved that it be referred to the
superintendent OF the insane asylum.
Collins motion prevailed.
LABOR PROPOSITIONS.
Breen, chairman of the committee on
labor, reported proposition Nos. and z,
with the recommendation that they do
pass; and resolution No. II without recon.
mendatlon, and proposition No. Q with
recommendation that it do pass.
Knowles moved q recess OF ten minutes
to pay respects to Judge Cooley, chairman
OF the interstate commerce commission,
who was in the lobby. Carried.
Many members centered about the Judge
and extended to him hearty Western vel. |
come. sgses
At 10;40 the convention reassenbled.
and the chair announced that the Rev. X. |
l.-k g. n- br T.xs-n
pal church, this evening.
Galloway, chairman OF the committee OF |
the whole, having in charge proposition
RELATING TO PREAMBLEs
made report, with amendments.
Toole moved the adoption Of the report.
Watson called attention to the fact that
there were one or two amendments not
embodied in the report.
Maginnis thought the report and amend
uents should be printed before being
placed ON fual passage.
Bickfurd called the attention Of the con-
vention to the fact that section % had
not been stricken out.
Galloway withdrew the report to make
corrections.
Collins, chairman OF the committees on Il
finance reported resolution Is back ad- +
versey, and resolution 81, prohtbitipgl
gambling, recommending that IL DO not
pass Also resolution %, requiribg the
state to assume county Indebtedness ad-
yersely. EE{gF a1g#fsI &-vErtet5 81 II
Burleigh moved the report be not re-
Ceiyed, and gave notice that at some future
time he would bring up resolution Is.
Resolution No. IL was referred to printing
committee, and the rest were passed to
general file. a1.s5s !. 5.-s7.;5s ss
AS TO ADJoURNNG.
Collins moved that when the convention
adjourn that it be to O'Clock Monday al.
ternoon. Lost. %t.t
Burleigh moved an amendment that it
adjourn till 10 o'clock Monday.
Robinson moved sn amendment to the
amendment by making it O'Clock.
Eaton moved 9o'clock, which was lost
by vote OF n to 80. ,......-... .ss.
Robinsons motion 90 adjourn till 2 o clock
on Monday, was carried by q vote OF 81
to 26. l.
MaRinnis stated that they could hold q
night session to make up lost time il nec-
sssary.
Galloway submitted his report on the
committee of the whole az corrected, and
on motion OF Collins it was received and
adopted.
Robinson moved that IL be referred to
the printing committee
Collins wanted it referred to the engross-
ing committee, and then the printing COM
mittee. f-.- -7.v... .u-ar. ya.strryk - -
Maginnis moved il be printed ais amend
cd and then be placed on final passage.
Toole moved il be placed on final pass
age at once. a-5...... ,Fs. .H.-. 8s.g
Maginnis withdrew his motion in favor
Of Toole's motion, which was carried.
As TO THE PBREAMBLE. .t
File No. / on preambles was taken up.
Section l was read. -
Schmidt moved to amend by striking
out, grateful to Almighty God for the
blessings OF liberty"
Dixon moved to strike out the whole OF
the preamble and insert in lieu thereof:
I'VE, the people OF Montana, do ordain
and establish this constitution" The mo-
ton was put and the ayes and nayes called
Tor. - n@ aas sssg II
Aiken moved call OF the house, but on
motion Of Cooper further call OF the house
was dispensed with. .g.
The vote resulted: Ayes %, nayes 81.
The motion was not decided. ~
On motion OF Bureigh the convention ad.
lourned till o'clock on Monday.