Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-10
MORE DAYS WORK.
DELEGATES DRAWING THEIR La
BORs TO A CLOSE.

The Mexican Lead Importation Rsso'
luton Properly Tabled, after m
Admission by its Mover that II
Had Nothing to Do with Constitu.
ton Making-Taxation and Revenue
County Omcers.
HELENA, August 10.-The convention
met at 10 o'clock, President Clark in the
chair. The roll raj called showing NO
quorum present, and BurIeigh moved a
call OF the house. The sergeant.at-arms
was directed to bring in the absentees. The
members commenced coming in and Nc.
Adow moved that a further call be dis.
pensed with. Mayer vas excused for the
day.
j. r. Tool, chairman OF the COMMITTEES
on mining and water rights, reported that
the committee had under consideration the
memorial presented by Warren relative to
the..importation Of lead ores from Mexico.
and returned the same without recon.
~mendation. Hogan moved that the report
be received in the waste basket, and Luce
moved to place iu on general file.
Warren wanted the memorial con.
sidered as it it had nothing to do
with the constitution, and Aiken said IL
that were true he wanted to move to lay it
upon the table. Burleigh did not know
what the resolution referred to, and asked
that it be read, which was done. Sergeant
moved that it be adopted as the sense Of
the convention. Msginnis asked il it would
be a vote Of censure against the Republi-
can secretary Of the treasury. The motion
to lay upon the table was put and lost.
Judge Dixon ssid the gentlemen who Of
ferred the resolution said it had nothing to
with the constitution, and he wal at a
there to do, whether to suggest legislation
to the United States, to memorable Con.
gress, or to make a constitution. The me-
mortal was entirely out OF place.
After much more talk Warren's memo;
rial was referred to q special committee,
where it will undoubtedly remain.
Section No. 4 OF the proposition on
TAXATION I'M REVENUE
was considered. The section gives the pro-
OF the ditch enterprise immunity
from taxation except uponnew rental. The
was stricken out by a vote of ayes
20, noes 40, absent 10, paired q.
In the afternoon session section IL,
enumerating the county officers and their
terms OF office was read as follows: There
shall be elected in each county the following
One county clerk who shall be
clerk OF the board of conn-
ty commissioners and ex -officio
Of deeds; onesheriff; one treasurer,
who shall be collector of taxes; one county
superintendent of schools; one county sur
one assessor; one coroner; and n
administrator. Persons elected to
the different. Offices named in this section
shall hold their respective offices for the
term OF two years, except that the county
officers elected at the first general election
provided for by this constitution shall hold
their Offices until the general election in
1892, and until their successors are elected
and qualified. Vacancies in all county,
township and precinct offices except that
Of county commissioners, shall be
by appointment by the board OF
commissioners, and the a%ppointee
shall hold bis Office until the next general
slection."
After a long debate, the section was re.
back with amendments, to the com.
on ordinance.
An evening session was also held and the
work resulted in the disposal OF
propositions "a and 81. There are only
i've propositions left to be considered. To.
morrow, proposition 1S, the capital dis
will come up. Many Butte people
are here.