The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-07-27
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RED. Al the afternoon SESSION Cno Pic-
amble was again discussed. Dlxons
amendment was voted down and the pre-
amble as originally reported with refer
ence to the deity was adopted.
/ WEDNEsDAy,J July A.--The convention
was called to order at 10 a. M. Durfree
presented petition from the citizens OF
Deer Lodge county, relating to the sun
day law, which was read and referred to
the committee on miscellaneous SUBJECTS.
| Haskell presented remonstrance against
! the passage of the Conrad clause relat-
ing to taxable value of 100000 in or
graization of counties. Remonstrance
received, read and referred to committee
on city, county and town organization.
Dixon, chairman of committee on judi
ciary, reported as follows: "Your com.
mittee ON judiciary, to whom was referred
Resolution No. =, herewith returned,
have directed me to report that they
have examined the question referred and
are of opinion that the enabling act OF
congress provides for a general election
to be held, before admission, to till all
the offices, both state and county, pro-
vided for by the constitution, but that
such provision is not mandatory, and
that the convention has the right and
power, in it's discretion, to provide that
all or any state, district or county OH
GERS provided for by the constitution
shall be elected at such time and for
such terms as may be prescribed, or to
provide that any district or county offl-
GERS now holding Offices under the laws
OF the territory may continue IN ofhce
under the constitution until such time
as may be prescribed. Your committee
are of the opinion that the whole matter
is within the power of the convention to
regulate Brown, from the committee
on city, county and town organizations.
reported articles pertinent to this de-
partment and recommended incorpora-
ton in the constitution: also adverse re-
port on extract from proposition two, re-
lating to Chinese labor. Knowles moved
further reading of same be dispensed
with, but the clerk stated there were
only a few lines more and the. reading
was finished. The report was received
and extracts ordered printed. Maginnis
offered the following:
RESOLVED, That nothing contained in this
constitution shall be construed as to deprive
the general assembly of power to authorize
municipal co porations to incur such indebted
ness as may be necessary to procure an ample
supply of water for such municipalities: pro.
vi,led such water supply shall be owned and
controlled by said municipalities, and the reve
derived from the same be applied to the
payment of the debt. EssM
A. S. Burns introduced resolution
providing for the establishment OF
mining bureau and Office of commission
er of mines and providing for compensa
tion. Myers introduced resolution
providing that no person holding an Of
flee of profit under the United States,
and commissioned by the president,
shall during his continuance in such Of
flee be eligible, appointed, hold or exer-
else any office of profit under the state.
1t was received and referred to the COM
mittee on miscellaneous subjects. The
discussion of the judiciary resolution.
the convention being divided upon the
proposition to give each county judge.
Big Timber Letter.
A horse belonging to Harris 4 Ander
son made dash for liberty on Tuesday
while being led along the streets. He
ran directly for Busha l. Bailey's hard
ware store, and striking the walk with
his knees slid bodily in at the front door.
He was captured before he could regain
his feet and consequently did no damage.
The wool compress has been worked
day and night for nearly month. Harv.
Bliss says that he will soon be reduced
to his fighting weight.
There has been an entire change in
the railroad force at the depot. F.C.
Towne succeeds Chas. Hewitt as agent,
j. D. Parnell is day operator and A. B.
Stromson night man. The affairs of the
railroad are now conducted on business
principles.
r. H. Clendennin. Ed. Sayer, H. C. and
Thad. Pound, J. H. Duffy, O. G. Smart,
John Smith. Geo. ". Moore and many
more wool growers of the Musselshell
have been in town during the past two
weeks
W. f. Bramble has been entertaining
the crowds Of wool sellers and wool buy
ers who have been in town lately.
The gentle sheep shearer is parting
with his earnings at railroad speed and
the tin-horn gambler tlourishes like a
green bay tree.
The cooler had an occupant Monday
night. A gentleman to fame and for
tune unknown, with whom Big Timber
whisky didn't agree, spent the night re-
posing upon chair in the bastile
Mrs. Budd has almost entirely recov-
cred from her accident of the Fourth.
E. A. Vickery is up at the Boulder
camp at present, ~. i.
Big Timber has Il female ba1ber.
II. o. Hickox made his periodical visit
to Big Timber on Wednesday.
A. d. Sidle was down from the Boulder
country on Wednesday. The boys at
the placer camp expect to show some
gold on their next visit. They have con-
structed number of boxes and will
clean up in few days.
S. L. Davis is freighting his wool from
Grey Cliff.
Miss Katie Prather is spending few
days in town.
Considerable speculation is being in
dulged in over Sheriff Templeton's hur-
ried visit this week. However, we will
all know what it was about when we re-
ceive the ENTERPRISE Saturday.
A. d. Sidle reports that the woods are
full of prospectors and says it will take
five figures to purchase the claim he is
now working on. RAsTUs.Q