The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-07-23
Constitutional Convention.
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HELENA, July 22.-Convention met at
O'Clock. President Clark In the chair
After roll call and prayer Conrad, chair
man of committee on printing, reported
the printing in charge correctly done.
}. K. Toole, chairman of the committee
OF the whole, reported favorably on bill
NO. IL; unfavorably OH No. Z; and that
No. 8, suffrage be considered by the COM
mittee Of the whole.
The report was received and adopted.
Article No. II, boundaries, was read
and adopted.
Maginnis moved that article II, boun-
daries, be placed after preamble and be
known as article one. He changed it to
refer to the committee on phraseology
and revision. Carried.
Kennedy moved that proposition No. 9,
general bill No. 2 as reported upon by
the committee be adopted.
Beck offered an amendment to the eff
feet that those who had declared their in
tention to become citizens should be sub
ject to military duty. Carried.
Robinson offered an amendment as a
new section that the military should not
be called utsexcept in the case Of immi-
nent public danger or urgent necessity.
Eaton wanted the matter explained as
he thought it would prohibit the COVER
nor from calling out the militia for an
nual encampment.
A number Of queries were presented to
the Trainer of the motion and he explain
ed as to what he considered imminent
danger and urgent necessity.
Maj. Maginnis in defense Of the militia
said they had found nothing Of the kind
in other constitutions. He thought the
governor was certainly able enough to
tell when the militia should be called
out.
Whitehill ridiculed the amendment
and Middleton spoke against it as prop
osition which savored of absurdity and
should not sustain it.
RobinsDn's motion was lost.
Luce moved to reconsider the vote by
which the amendment of Beck to the mil
itary bill was carried Adopted.
The question occurring upon the
amendment, Judge Knowles offered an
amendment to the effect that all able
bodied citizens between the ages Of 18 and
Is years and those that have declared
their intention to become citizens of the
United States should be liable to military
| duty.
Marion offered a substitute to the ef-
! feet that all citizens of the United States,
or who have declared their intention to
become such, residing in the state, be-
tween the ages OF 19 and IS shall be sub
ject to military duty.
The question occurring, Morrison's sub
stitute to the motion was lost on tie
vote.
Mai. Maginnis offered resolution
amending the rules, which was by consent
referred to the committee on rules. Ma
ginnis was excused for the day.
Judge Knowles amendment was then
put and lost. Hershtield offered an ad
ditional section to the article on military
affairs to the effect that persons of relig
ious belief adverse to bearing arms shoulc
be ex xcused from military duty. In sup
port Of his motion Mr.. Hershtield said
that there was large immigration OF
Mennonites into Montana and they were
nersons who did not believe in fighting
as did the Quakers.
! Burleigh approved the resolution. tie
said there were no better working people
in the world than the Menonites and i
they could not fight themselves they
c ould at least send some able bodice
Irishman or German to do their fighting.
Eaton stated there was a proposition
in the report of the military committee
which covered the point advanced by
Hershfield.
Hershfield Withdrew his resolution ant
the article on military affairs was the1
adopted and referred to the enrolment
On motion of J. K Toole the commit
tee resolved itself into a committee CT tn
whole on general orders, Carpenter in tn
chair.
The report of the committee on educa
tion was the matter coming up but, Rick
ards, chairman Of the committee, movet
that it be passed for the present, whicl
was DONE
LK. Toole moved that when the com
mittee arise it report back the PROPOSE
tion of Watson, to have the laws printe
in the weekly Montana papers and refe
the same to the legislative committees
Carried.
On motion of ]. T.. Toole propositio
No. II, on labor was taken up. j. K
Toole moved to strike out the word in
dustries in the first line and insert agr
culture. Carried.
Luce moved to amend section l b.,
striking out the words las the executive
state officers and inserting the wor
"goyeraor,
J,K. Toole moved to amend by addin
the words ''except as otherwise provide
by the constitution"
Whitehill wanted to know what tn
duties of bureau were,
J.K. Toole explained that it was b.
reau in all of the states OF the Unite
States for the purpose of gathering st
tistics on labor and agriculture.