The Helena independent., 1889-07-19
THE CONVENTION,
An All Day Session at Which a Great
Amount Of Business Is
Transacted.
The Grand jury System Receives a
Black Eye and Will be Partially
Abolished.
...,toB Allowing Foreigners 4" Hold
and Work Mineral Claims IN mon
tana Incorporated

.-..,.,t,t. "a considered and adopted As
reDorted by the committee Win 'ne eAeeP
tion Of two substitutes for sections onereu
bv .Ipdge Dixon, some slight verbal changes
aod t,So sections yet under consideration
rt,.,,go main things embodied in tie dec
iarafion Of rights were the aooilshineht VI
the grand jury In the main and the saOP-
ton OF the section allowing aliens 70 .,t,l hOlS
and work mines. an amendment oneio9 ~
nv Field prohibiting the impcftstiVn VI
eyyut.d bodies INTO the state foi ths So
called protection OF property - s'iii ~
AZ Ny,etlng WAS called 70 order at 10 o'clock
bt President Clark. After rOll-cad Anu Anu
prayer by the Chaplain Tue JV-iI3i
RfcEsrds. CHAIRMAN OF the committee on
eduration. submitted the following Iep0L..
m -nal be the duty OF the legislative
Assem-, by OF Montana Ia tstaoi4sn aLu ~ M AL
tain a general, uniform and tnpfouBh sSs-
- - -, ,,1f,Ifr fres common schools.
Tl,,. 6upilr school fund OF The stale snail
..,.-,st 80 th.. proceeds Of such lands as
nave heretofore been granted, OF may ueIe
after be- granted to the state by tne general
Government, known as scEOOi lands, Ahu
fh,,s.. graut.d iu lieu OF such, LANDS &C
,,tir,.d Dg gtft OF grant from any person OF
T1ruorafiun under any law OF grant OF the
.,..ri,.rll government. and 4 all other grants
~ land OF money tde 70 the state from
tr,4 ., neral g0ye rnment tor general educa-
ti,,f'st nurp6ses. or where no other special
r,ttTpgss. = Indicated IN such grant, ali es-
fafrs or qlstfibutye shares OF estates that
NAV rscheat 10 Tue state; all unclaimed
shares and dividends Of corporation IN
corpnrated under tie laws OI the state, ana
All other grants, gifts, deVIsrs or oequests
n,ad,. m tae state for gel eIal educational
Stieh public school fund shall forever re
main tnxtalate, guaranteed oy the State
against loss or diversion, 10 De invested, so
faT A. possible. IN pubic securities within
me .tatr, including school district bonds,
ISSUED for the erectrn OF school buildings,
under The restrictions TO be provided by
law.
Ine governor, superintendent OF public
instruction. secretary OF state attorney
genera shall constitute the state board OF
land commissioners. which shall have the
direction control, leasing and sale OF the
school lands oi Tie state and the lands
granted or which may hereafter ee granted
Tor the support and Deneht oi lhe various ll1lsis
slate educational institutions under such
regulations and restrictions As may be pre-
scTlbed By law
Tbe Interest on all invested school funds
Of the Stale, and All rents accTuiDg from the
leasing ut any school lands shall DC ap-
portloncd 20 the several school districts OF
The state, 10 proportion % the number OF
children and youths between the ages OF
and y yeArs, Uut no district shall be en-
Titled 10 such dislrbuuye share that does
not maintain public Tree school tor at
least three months during the year lOt
which distrI buttons shall be made.
Ii shall be The duty Oi the legislative as
senbiy 10 provide by taxation, or otheI-
wise. sufficient means, In connection WIN
the amount received from the general
school fund. u maintain a public. tree,
common school in each organized dlstTlet
IN tue state, Tor AZ least three months OF
each year.
The public free schools ef the state shall
be open 20 all children and youth between
the age OF 6 and = years.
Neither the legislative assembly, nor any
county. city, town or school district, OF
other public corporations, shall ever make
directly or indirectly, any Appropriation, OF
pay from any public fund oT moneys what
ever, or make any grant OF lands OF othei
property, IA aid Or any church, or tOr AD5
sectGrian purpose, OF TO aid IN The support
of any school, academy, seminary, college
university, or oiher literary scientific insti
tuition, controlled IN whole or IN part bJ
any church, sect or denomination what
ever.
No religious OF partisan test or quzlifca
tiOn shall ever be required Of any person a:
a condition Of admission into any public
educational institution OF the state, ethel
as teacher or stIdent; nor shall attendance
be required ar any religious service what
ever. nor shall any sectgriau tenets be
taught m any public educational instltu-
tIOn OF the state; nor shall any person be
debaTred admission 10 any OF the collegiate
departments Of the university on account
OF sex.
Inr legislature shall provide that ali
elections Tor school officers shall be sepa-
lake fTUm those elections at which other
state or county officers are voted for.
The general control and supervision of
the state university ana the various other
- rr-ffFmrIRrfS aHali hAa
ed IN a state board or education. whose
powers and duties shall De prescribed and
regulated by law. The said board shall
consist uf eleven members, the governor,
state superintendent OF public instruction,
and attorney general being members rN-
0fhciu. the OJher eight members thereof
shall De appointed by the governor, suffice
10 the continuation Of the senate, under The
regulations ana restrictions 70 be provided
Dy law.
The FUNDS Of the state university and OF
ali other state Institutions OF learning,
from whatever source accruing, shall for
ever remain inViOlate and sacred TO the
purpose for which they were dedicated
The various funds shall be respectively in
vested under such regulations as may be
prescribed by law, and shall be guaranteed
by the state against loss OF diversion. The
interest OF said invested funds, together
With the rents from leased lands or prop
critics, shall be devoted To the maintenance
and peTpetuatIon of these respective insti-
tutIonS.
The report was referred 10 the commit
lee on printing and ordered 10 be placed on
general fle-
j. h. TOole, chairman of the committee
on legislative departments, reported on
Conrad's resolution relative 20 the appoint
ment OF a state examiner. recommending
that u be referred % the committee on the
executive department IL was so referred.
Brown, chairman of the committee on
city, town AID county organizations, re-
ported the following resolution: That the
committee on judiciary VI this convention
De Instructed % consider and report
whether the enabling act of congress pro
yldes for general election TO De held be-
Tore the admission 10 I'LL all the Offices
both state and county, created by the con-
sututlOn- Referred 10 committee on elec-
ton.
President Clark announced the special
committee provided for by Collins resOlu-
ton IN relation 70 the appointment and
compensation OF a chief Steuographer.
Middleton, Maginnls, Knowles, CalIaway.
Mnth, Haskell and PArpeTry.
CaDawRy moved that the convention Te-
solve itself into committee of the whole,
which WAS done, Galloway in the chair.
Hickman and Biekford moved that the
article on preamble be taken up section by
section for adoption OF rejection.
lhe chair announced that a motion for
that purpose was unnecessary as the rules
required done what was cOntem lated by
the motions.
Bickford moved TO strike out of the pre-
ambie by virtue of and insert in lieu
thereof the words IN accordance with the
prOVIsssYs Of"
schmidt offered long substitute, which
). h. Ioole moved TO lay upon the table.
Collins asked where the table was. As the
commute OF the whole was working under
the rules of Jefferson's manual, and accord
ing 70 them motion could not be tabled in
committee of the whole.
taken. '~s4 wei
Hartman moved to indefinitely postpone
Haskell moved that when the commftfea
srlse y report back TO the convention tO in
dennltely postpone. Declared out Of orisr
ochmldts substitute was then nuf and
lost H put anu
MAgtnnis moved to strike ont ALI rsfsr-
ehce 70 The enabling act of congress.
Butoro arose 10 point of order. He
said an amendment had been offered nv
SargeAnt- which evidently had been lost IN
the shuttle WI ''s' III
InAlr-Ihe point Of order Is we'll taks,
SArgeants substitute WAS taken up,
movies spoke against IL He said he
dld not believe in mixing religion win
civil matters aad in having the name
OF Tod Almighty" in the preamble of the
constitution this was what was being dona
ano IL was % great many Of the best cifi
Lcnf OF Montana very dfsfasfafnI 80 .R.