, 1889-09-28
Salaries of Public Officials Dis
cussed at Length.
Figures are Finally Fixed by the
Convention.
Committees to Address Congress
and the People.
Final Reading and Adoption of
Propositions.
FINAL READING AND ADOPTION.

NHNoN oibiSiCS "NiC etNGn d uudl TCduluR
and adopted as chapters of the constitu-
ton:
On revenue. T~eschemacher voted no,
explaining that in his opinion a portion
of the bill was a direct blow at the pros
perity and development of the state.
Public lands and donations. Mr..
Grant moved that the state engineer be
given the place of the governor on the
land committee. Lost. Mr.. Grant sug
gested the engineer as an additional
member of the committee Rejected.
MIR. Hay offereu an amendment authoriz-
ing the legislature to increase the mem
bership of the committee. 1t failed.
Coal mines. On this file Capt. Nick
erson took the floor for the first time dur
ing the session and declared 10 favor Of
amending the chapter to allow children
under fourteen to work in placer mines.
The alteration reads that the your gsters
shall not be employed in coal, iron or
other dangerous mines"
Elections and qualifications to Office.
Appeals from compulsory boards of ar
bitration direct to the supreme court.
Edr cation, public schools. the univer-
sity. charitable and penal institutions,
public health and morals and public build
ings.
DAMAGES.
Mr.. Russell presented an amendment
supplementary to the coal mine chapter.
1t is in effect that a mans family is in
iured more by his death than the fracture
OF a limb and that his survivors have the
right to sue. There were three negative
votes. Mr.. Hay said he did not under
sand the proposition. Mr.. Palmer
characterized it as pure legislation and
MIR. Riner declared that the subject was
fully covered in the article on corpora
tions.
II FEE BILL.
These reports from the committee on sal
aries OF public officers were taken up by
the committee Of the whole convention at
3 o'clock, Yesterday afternoon, with Mr..
Sutherland in the chair:
Maiority-Justices of the peace aud
constables in precincts having popula-
ton of less than 1900 and court commits
sioners, boards OF arbitration and n~otaries
public receive fees alone but all other Off
GERS must cover fees into the treasury. In
counties having valuation of less than
S2,0OO,00J sheriffs salary shall not ex
caed Sl,5OOi clerk, 81, 200; treasurer, ST.
600; assessor, $500; superintendent of
schools, $500. In counties having valua-
ton between 50, 0 600 and So, 900, 900,
sheriff not more than 81, 900; clerk, ST.
800; %er, 81, 500; assessor. $3.50;
superintendent of schools, $500. In
counties having over S., 0O0, 900 valuation
the sheriff s salary shall not exceed So
600; clerk, 81, 500; treasurer, 50, 500; as
SCISSOR, 81, 500; superintendent OF schools,
$1,000. County boards may employ dep
uties who shall in no case receive more
than 81, 500 yearly.
Minority-Governor not less than ST.
900 nor more than Sc. 600 secretary. 81, 400
to $4,000; auditor. 81, 400 to So, 600; treas
urer, 5000 to $1,000; superintendent of
public instruction, 81, 900 to 81, 500; state
examiner, $1,000 to $1,000 and ten cents
mileage; judges of the supreme court
So 600 to $4,000; district judges, $4,000
to $4,000.
The chm chin seance induced by pres.
e~ntation of these reports is unrivalled in
constitution convention annals. Half a
hundred amendments we're offered and
voted down by big majorities. Everybody
made two or three speeches and it was
seldom that a quartette agreed on a propo.
sition. Things came to such a pass that
rafaranaa m tho lanisl,t,ro ,,o, uroo4oJ
with subdued but derislve cries Of
'chestnuts'' and rats" All sorts of
impracticable plans we're proposed
and promptly rejected. 1t was
of the convention that salaries should
be made small as compatible with
efficient service, but there were mighty
few members sufficiently familiar with
local government to make a valuable sug
gestion. Some of the delegates learned
that certain officers received greater fees
for less work than others and rice uersa,
while a few were surprised to learn that
the county as well as individuals coughcd
up fees. As they say of a
gathering all was chaos" For the first
time the thought that being talked out of
existence was a horrible death struck some
people forcibly. The worst trouble was
that two or three delegates who did un,
derstand the question thoroughly leaned
back in their chairs and smiled compla-
Gently as the uninitiated made all sorts of
absurd statements. Another difficulty
was that Mr.. Clark played a dirty Irish
trick on Chairman Sutherland by utilizing
his winning ways in securing the adoption
Of a motion to consider the two reports of
the salary committee simultaneously. They
wraneled and tangled and in the language of
the dead game sport "chewed the rag
until the sunbsams aslant Mr.. Harvey's
desk looked pale. There was a quorum
right along, for every member felt in duty
bound to see the thing through. but all