The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-07-28
Constitutional Convention.
Still Wrestling with the Ponderons
Questions Of State.
or, Where, Where, Where Shall the
Capital Be?
Finally Determined in Favor of the
Anaconda Smelter.

Finally Determined in Favor of the
Anaconda Smelter.
Yesterdays Proceedings.
HELENA July 27.-Convention met at
9:3o O'Clock, pursuant to adjournment.
Hershteld, chairman of the committee
on miscellaneous subjects relating to fu-
ture constitutional amendments, reported
that the committee had agreed on twen-
ty-hve sections governing this subject
and recommended they be adopted. Re-
port recommended aud amendments Or
dered printed.
The convention went into committee
OF the whole to consider proposition IS,
general file II, relating to state institu-
tions and public buildings, with Hersh-
field in the chair.
Whitehill offered an amendment to sec
ton l striking out certain words. The
section, as amended. was then adopted.
Section 2, relating to location of seat of
government was taken up and read.
Warren moved to amend by filling in
the blank with Anaconda.
Burleigh moved an amendment to the
amendment by substituting Billings.
Richards moved an amendment Of the
amendment to the amendment by sub
stituting Butte.
Breene moved to amend the same by
substituting Boulder.
Berne moved an amendment by sub
stituting Fort Benton.
Marshall desired the convention to he
released from the confusion of the
amendment business.
Robinson got the floor and began a
speech when Richards interrupted with
a point Of order.
Collins moved the filling of the blank
be made ''free for all" and it he voted
by ballot until some place receive ma
jority of votes.
| Maginnis declared all this was child's
play and he hoped the amendment busi
ness would be left for the legislature tt
deal with.
Cooper offered an amendment but i
was ruled OFT of order.
Maginnis asked for unanimous con5en
to introduce substitute for tne ssctio,
but Cooper objected on the grounds tina
his amendment had been objected to.
Meadow moved that the committe
rise and report the proposition back TO
the immediate action of the convention
instead Of fooling away such valuabl
time. The motion was lost by vote Q
ayes, IS; noes, 81.
The chairman ruled that Warren's mo
ton was open for debate.
Burleigh said in favor uf his amend
mcnt that he would like to say fe'
words. If the capital is to be remove
from Helena and transferred to som
other place he thought that place shoul
be Billings 1t had Il beautiful Location
Il gentleman can go there and look up
the Heavens standing Oh both feet will
out resting one foot on the ground an
the other on hillside. lie spoke I
some length, pointing out why the cap
tai should not be at Anaconda and shoul
be ut Billings.
. NLaginnis moved the committee ris
but the motion was lost by Il vote Of aye
IS; nays, 50.
Burleigh's motion was lost. Ayes,
nays, 36.
Richards made speech in favor
Butte as the capital.
Maginnis moved the committee rise.
Bickford rose to point OF order, b
was ruled out Of order.
> Richards rose to a point OF order al
on stating it Hershtield said: "The &c
tleman is out of order"
Maginnis' motion was lost. Ayes, z
\ nays, 80.
Richards rose to point OF order, b
was again ruled out of order. J.
j, Toole appealed from the decision of q
chair, but was ruled out Of order becau
6 no appeal could be taken from the dec
ion of the chair in committee of t
whole.
:. Cooper substituted Bozeman inste
of Anaconda The motion was lost by
! vote Of ayes; 18; nays, ~.
Warren moved to substitute Heller
bnt his motion was defeated by vote
ayes, "a; nays, 80.
J.K. Toole moved the committee ri
: Lost-ayes, "a; nays 27.
Ruford moved to substitute Virgin
City.
Browns motion to substitute Fort Be
ton was then put aud lost by a vote
ayes, "A; nays, 27.
Craven moved to substitute Cbet.
Worren's motion to substitute Anac'
da was carried. Ayes 80; nays, "a.
Naoinnis moved to strike out all of
words ,.uanerul election In line 8, sect
21.
Warren moved the committee rise
f,ro His motion was put. Carried.
- Nopinnis moved that when the conv
3 ton adjourn they adjourn till Mono
n afternoon. Carried.
'S l. r. Toole moved adjournment. {
ried. Ayes, 81; nays, "a.
Murdered and Robbed.
CINCINNATI, July 27.-Dr. A. E. Jo1
an old resident of the city, and
known AS q local historian and enthnsj
in military matters, was yesterday n
terious}y missing from his home on "