Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-07-25


tees 70 busy in the afternoon aud zen
ing. s.oms of the most important lave re
porte q and ~ soon ~ their reports are
print,r, ". shall know what they are There
SCENE. 10 exist u general disposit ion % ha We
the elections rs early aud put the state
government int" operation as soon ~ pos.
sibe-
W rdnesday, 18th - The committee On
suffrage, etc. made its report. aud it has
gone to the general file for consideration
II provides the right of suffrage to every
msle person over twent one. who il n citi-
zen ssi the t'nitei States, IA resident of the
state for one year, and oi the county town
or precinct such time as the Law shall pre-
scribe. To hold any office one must I.- "a
citizen aud have b--n IA resident Of the II ate
for two years. A governor must be at
least thirty years III age, secretary of state
or state treasurer twenty-tv years and
attorney general thirty years aud have
bees admitted to practice in the supreme
court. all to be citizens aud two years
resident in the state; judges oi the supreme
court to he thirty years old and two years
resident; district judges twenty-five years
ana s"i'' re'"'e"'e' "'i, "'"s' tie "''"''
resiaeh's III 'he'f "'s'rrts when e'ert'd.
nehat"rs must l" twenty-five years OIL age
anu REPRESENTATIVES, '"e"'S-"'e'
'"e "''""'"s "'' INV s'''" "''e's pro
'i"e" Tor fh 'he reporter 'he">e'"'Ne'"n-
mittee, with their salaries:
Governor 81 600 p~r anuIlu. secretary
III s'a'e' attorney general s'"'s treasurer
ana s'a'e """'"r' s'"" earh; >"ierh-
tsndsnt al p"h'ie ins'r''cti"n' S2,.""'' these
sums 10 DE IN i'ii Tor All services. III course
Tue P'"P"s''""s "r' 'i'"'e =" .'ahse "he"
e"hs"ere" ny '"e e"n'ehth""'
Thursday, iS'h-Ihe convention met AZ
" a. M an h"nr earlier than usual and
spent long "ay mostly at work "p"" the
preaho'e an" NH al r'gh's rep"r'e" rom
'he staining committee IN that rub,e''' |
N"'ao'e among speeches were 'h"se py MI
N"""Ns vi '"'er DO" against any nc
""o" 'e"s'"e"' vi you VI Tue Pre'''""'e' AN"
"' "ag'"h's III '"'"r' '"@ views " 'h" h''er
"rse's p'eVa'''hs'
Tue "'s'"ss'o' III the pr"p""''"" 10
most of the time. and was oarticip.ted in
nv mani, ,,,.,, It'll, A.,
- '
'"rhe' 'he PreS"'eht o' tue cohNrh''~"' ""
off strongly in the attack On the system,
n. .u,;rc ,hol;,;,n while tho sinh.
-. A., -,
"'""''"' T'"''S'""S " '"o ''i""'' ""''"
provides Tor proceedings Ia he had on in- |
formation, and grand Jury only to he
,.,lll =, 1, a., .i;a.a.;,, 81 a., IA. ,..o..,.
all intcnts and purposes concurred in by
the adoption. in committee of the whole, Of
a substitute Offered by Mr. Dixon of Butte. |
A provision for taking private property
bitches carried oyer private lands, elected
much Discussion, and il was proposed To
get over the constitutional objections bv
declarn, that in this state such uses should
bs declared public uses; but the subject is a
tough one and lis consideration va, most.
poned
The section in reference To- Jury trials, ~
finally agreed upon in commute of the
whole. reads 40 fellows. and this is likely to
lee it's final shape:
TIL. right of trial by Jury shall he secured
to all and remain invioiate, hut in all civil
.a-.s an, III an criminal Eases 10, an"ant'
mr. hv ,,,,,san, If Tho ,,,r,;.. s,,,.'s'.i j.,
such manner as the law may prescribe. "A
trial 10y JURY may he waived, OF "A trial had
"s "". ~ ""i,''", '" '"'"'s nan '"e mum
couri hoti in ,i,;l c,.., ,ni in 80 ~,
criminal mis.iem-anor. shall not consist of