Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-07-24
THE SIXTEENTH DAY
.,r OF rHE CONVENTIONS TN
FOR STATEHOOD. I


utv Indebtedness Co be Assumed.
Arid Lands and the Irrigation Ques-
.,o,-Armed Forces to be Excluded
from the state-The Pinkertons mot
wanted in Montana.
HELENA, July 19.-The convention was
lied to order at 10 o'clock, with Hon. w.
Clark in the chair.
haskell, Mitchell and Gibson we're
...ntsd leave Of absence until Monday.
communication on suffrage was re-
.Ird and referred to the appropriate
Onmittee.
Myers, chairman OF committee on state
.stitutions, reported Communication with
r.eommendation that it be inserted in the
constitution.
Brown, chairman OF committee on city,
county and town organization, reported
resolution No. Ia, without recommends
ton.
Toole, chairman OF committee on legisla-
tive departments, reported. Reading OF
resolution was dispensed with.
Parberry, chairman Of committee on irri'
cation, to whom was referred proposition
No. 3, report ed and the proposition was
referred to general orders. He also re-
ported favorably on the communication Of
Maginnis relating to granting OF arid lands
In Montana for the purpose OF maintaining
storage reservoirs and recommended that
congress be memorialized. On motion Of
The gentleman oil Missoula the report was
referred back to the committee with in
tructions to draw up memorial
Conrad, OF the printing COMMITTEES, re-
norted resolution No. 8. propositions 10,
Ii, 12, 13 and II correctly printed.
COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS.
Burleigh introduced the following resolu
"Wbereas-Since the organization Of the
Territory OF Montana. the counties thereof
have borne the expense OF the administra-
tion OF Justice and of government and from
their resources have provided for the same
and aided in the development and progress
OF the territory. And, whereas, they have
incurred large indebtedness which is now
burdensome and will become 40 with the
additional tax necessary to be collected for
the support of the state government,
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
convention that the state assume all county
indebtedness as it existed on July 1, 1889,
less the value OF the public improvements in
each county, such value to be ascertained
by the actual cost OF such improvement as
shown by the records and accounts OF said
countless and that the committee on public
debt and finance be instructed to report the
necessary constitutional provision to carry
out this resolution"
Read and referred to committee on fnan-
Ces and states. Warsaw moved it to be in
definitely postponed. Burleigh called for
the ayes and nays, but Kennedy rose to q
point OF order which was decided well by
the chair, and the resolution was 80 re
ierred.
IRRIGATION.
Luce offered the following resolution re-
Iating to irrigation: a. .# Fs|
1.-THE water OF every natural stream not
heretofore appropriated within the state OF
Montana, is hereby declared to oe the
property OF the public; and the same is
dedicated to the use of the people OF the
state, subject to appropriation ae herein
after provided. The right to divert the
uuappropriated waters OF any natural
stream to beneficial uses shall never be de-
MED. Priority OF appropriation shall give
the better right as between those using the
water.
"All persons and corporations shall have
the rieht-oi.way across any lands in the
states for the construction OF bitches,
canals and fumes for the purpose OF con-
yeyng water for domestic purposes; Tor the
irrigation OF agricultural lands, and for
mining and manufacturing purposes, and
for drainage, upon payment OF just COM
pensation.
1.-THE legislative assembly shall provide
BY law that the board OF county commis-
sioners, in their respective counties, shall
have the power when application is made
to them by either party interested, to es-
tablish reasonable maximum rates to be
charged for the use OF water, whether fur
nshed by individuals or corporations"
Judge Luce introduced O. resolution, 70.
lating to irrigation which was received and
read and referred to committee on irriga-
ton.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Convention went into committee OF the
whole with Galloway in the chair, for con-
sideration OF general file.
Fields introduced amendment which was
read and seconded, relating to armed per.
sons being brought the into state to pre-
serve peace.
Toole offered an amendment which was
also seconded.
Luce introduced an amendment to cover
both amendments made by Field and
Toole. =
Section 80. "No armed person or per.
sons or armed body OF men shall be brought
into the state for the preservation OF the
peace or the suppression OF domestic vio'
ience except upon the application OF the
legislative assembly or the executive when
the legislative assembly cannot be con-
vened."
Luce spoke in favor OF this amendment
and claimed it was in direct in3ormailty
with section 4 Of the United States laws.
Field also spoke maintaining his section
and covered the ground necessary.
Toole withdrew his amendment in fayor
ofJudge Luce.
Clark also spoke in favor OF the amend
ment and stated that he would help to
maintain it. .u-....F Il ..E..g gF...
Richards spoke in opposition to the
amendment. -. , :.
Craven said he thought there should be
something OF this kind in the constitution.
He stated il ten Pinkerton men were sent
for to maintain the peace you would give
them the right to bring in / 200 men Tor an
army, who would rest on their arms and
Industries OF the state. For insta nee, look
back lew days to the trouble in Missouia
county, where the citizens, soldiers and
everybody in fact. turned out DO put down
the outbreak, and therefore stand ready
to adopt it. Joy, Aiken and Sargent ALEC
spoke for or against the amendment.
Robinson rose and cries were heard ron
all parts of the house for the question
which ended by the chairman calling iol
order. He spoke at some length, pointint
out some OF the principal points OF th'
amendment offered. He stated that it wat
only right, that in case OF an Indian RAID io
aneighbor who is threatened to step Owe
the line and call his neighbors to help de
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