Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
At THE sEsSTON OF TEE C0Ns1I-
TUTIONAL CONTENTION.
A RESOLUTION Regarding the Issue Of Bonds
BY Counties, Towns and Municipalities.
Another ON Uniyersaf suffrage-A La-
bor Bureau Proposed-Its Powers s-A
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HELENA, Mont, Jrly y15.-Ashorts session
Of the convention was held to-day. Most
Of the members we're in their seats when
the savel raped. A few resolutions. re.
ports Of several standing committees, and
q petition from outside places asking for
universal suffrage, occupied the attention
Of the body during it's deliberations. There
wss majority report from the COMMITTEES
on labor and The minority asked and OBJ.
taiaed leave TO file minority report. The
procesdinss in detail are 40 follows: ..,,
The convantion was called to order at
O'Clock by President Clark. In the absence
Of Cfisf Clerk Todd, Assistant Clerk Tay.
lor ofIciated. u. x. Tools and j.. e. Gay.
lord wars excused. Chief Clark Todd came
in ahd assumed hin place, and alter prayer
by the chaplain, Bitkford offered g com.
manication, which was referred to
the COMMITTEES Of the whole to be
considered when the report OF the COM
mittee on preamble make it's report. 1t
was so referred.
A communication from N. W. Harris l.
Co. OF Chicago, asking that there be in
corporated in the constitution a plank
limiting
- -ssf THE issue OF BONDS .,.
Ior county sown anu municlpsi N inoeD'eu- q,
ness to 5 per cent. OF the taxable property.
On motion OF Burleigh the communication
was laid upon the table. ;sa3. a.a.
Joyes presented q petition for universal
suffrage, which was referred to the commit
tee on shfirage. So
Richards. chairman OF the eommitte on
education, reported Recommendation
that the propositlon submitted Dy Eaton
ior compulsory education Dc not ADOPTED.
Placed on general orders.
Bickiord, chairman OF the committee on
preamble, reported resolutions NOS. L and
without Recommendation. Fiaced on
general orders; - - Z
Maginnis, chairman OF the executive
committee: made report winch was Or
dered printed. 4
Conrad, chairman OF the committee on
printing, reported that the rules OF order
had been correctly printed. The same COM
mfttee reported IN regard, TO printing the
laws for general dlssrlDueion' recommend
ing that no action oe taken. watson
asked ana oDtained PERMISSION 20 ME
minority report. The same commute re-
ported propositions Nos. and correctly
printed.
The chairman OF the LABOR committee
asked and obtained iurther time on sew
eraI propositions, ana recommended the
establishment OF -
.@. 4 LABOR BUREAU,
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snd NIL nnder sen+.nca ,or the 40 mo
shall mot he allowed to labor for anv indi.
v;Cinal. comnany or corporation: neither
ahaII the state have nower to enter into an
aereement OF contract with any indiyidual.
comnanv or corporation to have conyicts
do anv labor that will in ans vay comnete
with free labor. - -. :
Resolved, That no child under ID
wears OF age shall. by any corporation or
persons, be employed in either mines or
in this state. 1
"Rssolved, That on and after the adop-
ton of this constitution by the State OF;
Montana, it shall be unlawful for any com.
pany or corporation to pay their employees
in any other way than in lawful money OF
the United States. ....s
Resolved, That on and after the adop-