Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-13
FIFTH DAYS SflcciON
THE MONTANA CONSTITUTION
WALKERS At HELENA.

THE MONTANA CONSTITUTION
MAKERs At HELENA.
rro prsamblss Submitted and Referred
e,.u the Present County and Precinct
os,eers Hold Over PA Resolution
Relative to Trusts.
Helena, July 9.-The convention assem-.
"a and called to order at 10 o'clock q. ~.
add the roll was called,
The following resolution a offered by
alan R. Joy Of Park county:
%, the people Of the state OF Montana,
-.,dd to Almighty God for afferding us
opportunity 80 to do, hereby ordain
nd establish this constitution.
Rsfsrred to committee on preamble.
RESOLUTION by Hershfeld, OF Lewis and
Clark county, on preamble.
We, the people OF Montana, grateful to
Almighty God for our own freedom, in
order to secure it's blessings and q more in
dependent and perfect government, estab.
Ish justice, insure tranquility, provide for
the common defence, promote the general
Welfare, and secure the blessings Of liberty
to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain
and establish this constitution for the State
Of Montana.
Referred to committee on preamble.
Resolution by Burleigh. Of Custer county.
That q committee to consist OF members
be added to the standing committees Of this
convention to be known az the 'Committee
m Irrigation" to which committee shall
be referred all matters pertaining to the
subject OF irrigation coming before this
body.
m agriculture. Carried.
u X, Toole, chairman OF the judiciary
,ommittee, moved that q clerk be assigned
~ the judiciary committee exclusively,
or;no to the amount Of work to be done by
that body. Carried.
Collins, OF Cascade, chairman OF the
finance committee, moved to have q clerk
assicued to his committee. Amended to
rssd that the president shall appoint clerks
tr work with the committees at his discre.
ton. Carried.
Middleton, chairman OF committee on
HEinting- mileage; etc. asked that members
live the committee data Of mileage, in or.
der to facilitate the work Of his committee.
J.R. Tosle, OF Deer Lodge, moved to take
recess until 2 o'clock p. IN. Carried.
Afternoon Session.
On reassembling the roll was called, and
during the call the president stated that
DR.. Billiard was called away by PROBES
sional business, and wished to be excused,
which was done. Conrad Kohrs made his
sppearance for the first time during the
convention, and took his seat, and when |
the call was finished the oath OF Office was
administered to him by Associate Justice
Lddell. G. M. Webster was excused on
account OF sickness. Mr.. Kohrs was called
upon to vote for the resolution to support
The Constitution Of the United States, and
voted in the affirmative.
THE QUESTION.
Middleton OF the committee on mileage
made a report. Messrs. Maginnis, Toole
and Hershfield expressed the opinion that
they were not entitled to any mileage, all
members OF Helena being allowed two miles
each, and Messrs. Carpenter, Chessman,
Ninth and Craven followed suit and they
Vere accredited with no mileage. On mo-
ton tho report vas adopted and corrected.
resolution introduced by Goddard OF
Yellowstone was to the effect that our
,ounty and precinct officers holding Office
yben the constitution was adopted should
flI remain in office until the expiration OF
tbeir terms, 1t was referred to the com
mittee on city, county and town organiza-
ton.
Watson, OF Fergus county, offered a reso-
tion that the committee on printing con-
slider the advisability OF printing and send
inc throughout the state the doings OF the
conventions. It was referred to the COM
mittee ON mileage.
Watson offered q resolution
RELATIVE TO TRUSTS,
which was referred to the committee on
corporations other than municipal.
Middleton offered a resolution authoriz-
iDp the chief clerk to furnish the territorial
secretary with a. copy OF the report Of the
committee on mileage, and it was 80 or.
dered.
Collins offered a resolution authorizing
the official s~tenographer to transcribe his
notes daily into lnng.hand, and furnish the
same 10 the president, accessible to the
printing committee, the same to be depos-
tied with the secretary Of the territory.
There was considerable discussion upon
the subject, Robinson taking the ground
that it was requiring an impossibillty. Col
ins offered an additional clause to the reso-
luton in substance that the chief steno.
rspher's compensation should be $15 q
day and twenty cents per folio for a TO-
Io furnished, and the pay OF clerks should
be SIS per day, and pages 81 per day. Rob-
inson objected, ON the ground OF economy.
he had no objection to the remuneration
Of the stenograpber, but twenty cents a TO-
Ro was too much for Transmitting notes.
The discussion on
WAGES AND CONFORMATION
Of employees wat continued some time,
Toole, Maginnis. Carpenter. Chessman,
Burleigh, Middleton and others entering
into it.
Collins motion, with an amendment in.
Guiding the assistant sergeant-at.arms and
door.keeper at IS per day, was car
ried.
Luce moved to adjourn.
A communication was received from
Great Falls, asking the convention to at
tend a banquet at Great Falls, Friday,
July IL, and the offer of q free train over
the Montana Central by G. A. Broadwa.
ter was read. General Warren moved
to accspt the invitation, and the motion
prevailed.
Collins said the committee on finances
had held a meeting and asked for author
ity to employ a clerk, and he would make
amotion to that effect. The motion was
lost.
TX. Toole asked that the sergeant-at-
arms be instructed TO see II some better
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On motion OF Gen. Warren the convention
Rdiourpod