Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-07-24

other report, on the pardoning power
gives the governor the right TO grant par
dons, commute sentences, ETC.. bJ and
with the consent OF the board Of pardon
printed. 81
On motion Of Dixon the convention 70
solved itself into
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Galloway In the chair.
The consideration Of TooIe,s substitut,
for sections 13 and IA was taken up.
| Clark offered an amendment to Toole'l
substitute section Ia inserting the words
| land roadsn after staqueducts,n and By
striking out the word "and" before "aque
Toole thought that was covered in tht
substitute.
Judge Knowles held the same view and
Mr.. Clark withdrew his amendment.
The question occurring upon the ad0p
tion OF the substitutes it was unanimously
adopted.
Robinson moved to amend section II
/ by inserting after the words 'serrors o
law"sor II any juror or the Judge OF th,
court by sickness or otherwise become un
able TO act after empanelling the jury
Carried.
Robinson moved to amend section Is by
inserting after the word "behalf' undeI
such regulation as the legislature may pre-
scribe as to paying for their attendance.
| Burleigh thought they were
| rREAprNG ON DANGEROUS GROUNDS
to attempt to limit thenumber OF witnesses
for the DESCENDANT. II lie right guaranteed
by the constitution, and he did not thinb
it safe to restrict it, and would vote
against it.
After discussion by Calkins, Knowles,
Burleigh and Galloway, Robinson's amend
ment was put and lost.
Toole offered an amendment to o. ction
15 by aiding: Subject to the right OF the
state to change OF venu OF any OF the
causes for which the defendant may obtain
the same"
The amendment was adopted az Robin
son suggested.
Tooie moved to strike out section 16,
which il as follows: THAT no person
shall be imprisoned for the purpose Of sc.
curing his testimony in any case longer
than may be necessary In order to take his
depos:tio II he can give security Tor his
appearance at the time Of trial, he shall be
discharged upon giving the same. II he
cannot give security his deposition shall be
taken in the manner to be prescribed by
law"
He said the right to meet witnesses lace
to face was sacred right OF the DESCENDANT.
tie not the mere statement OF witness,
but the witness should appear before the
jury in order that they may see his man
ner and department and judge OF his
credibility. 1t
MAY WORK A HARDSHIP
from time, but the benefits that occurred
will counter-balance everything.
Judge Luce spoke against the motion.
John r. Toole favored it.
Goddard, Carpenter, and Joy each made
speeches favoriDg it. Burleigh opposed it.
Judge Knowles spoke against striking out
the section. Some seemed to think that it
was an easy matter to put up $500 or
$4OO, but many Of them had seen the
time when it was hard for them to raise that
amount of money, and not q great while
ago either.
Joy-"You were earning more than two
dollars day."
Knowlss-"Not in jail. never earned
any money that way"
Continuing, Judge Knowles said he
Deer Lodge who had to 60 to jail as o wit
ness just because he was not sufficiently
well acquainted to give bonds. Jail was
NO PLACE FOR A MAN.
Judge Marshall said he had been practic-
ing law for forty seven years and had never
known q man to be placed in jail because
he was Witness He was generally bsund
over on his own recognisance. 1t was
horrible to place man in jail to Keep him
as witness. He would not vote to strike
out.
The motion to strike out section 16 was
put and lost.
Dixon moved to amend section 16 by
adding: "And in the presence OF the &C.
cused and his counsel" Carried.
With other slight amendments the article
was adopted. .-.
lhe committee arose and reported.
On motion of j. K. Toole unanimous
consent was given to consider general file
No. Is, bound in committee OF the whole
The house resolved itself into committee ol
the whole, j. X. Toole in the chair. The
article was read and adopted.
Muth moved to take up No. IL on la
Dor. Witter asked further time for thu
committee on labor. Collins moved tc
place at foot OF the file. Carried.
Collins moved to take up general fill
Not, u
/ RESTRICTING APPROPRIATIONS
by the legislative assembly. The report
OF the committee was adverse, and Collinl
moved to adopt the report OF the commit
tee, and strike from the file. Carried. e.
General file No. 8 on suffrage, reported
adversely, was taken up:
Warren moved to reject the report o
the committee and adopt the resolution
Collins spoke against anything takinl
precedence OF the reports from com
mittee
Robinson moved to defer further consid
GRAFTON. -,
Collins moved that when the committe
arise it report back with the recommenda
tion that it be stricken from the file. Gar
ried.
Collins moved that all propositions ant
resolutions on the file not reported b.
stricken from it. ..
| ATTENTION WAS CALLED
to rule which provides that all resolu
tions intended to be Incorporated in tn
constitution should be placed on the file.
Clark moved to reconsider the motion Q
Collins, who spoke against it, saying that
the committee of the whole considers'
any thing but committee reports it woul
have more to do than it probably could dc
Collins moved that when the committe
rise il report back the resolution with th
instruction to consider it with the repor
of the committee on suffrage.
The pending motion OF Clark to strik
from the files was carried. -.
CLARK moved that when the committe
arise it r. port back the resolution in que'
tion. with all other similar ones, with th
recommendation that they be stricken fror
the 6les. Carried.
The committee arose and the chairma
reported as instructed. 80.
Adjourned. ga~..-.s ! :. 7
I'm OTHER CONVENTIONS.