The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-20
Another Meeting Held and the Re-
suit the Same as Before--.
Nothing Accomplished.
The Board Of Directors Was Done
Away With, but Not
Legally.
The Members of tho Board win Meet To.
day to Vote Themselves Out
of Omce.

LUG DOdtO OF IfaQ0 met again last night
and adjourned. That was practically all
that was accomplished, although two hours
were spent in talk and attempts to do
something. There were twenty three men,
beEs present and the meeting was held in
the rotunda of the Power block. President
Hotter presided, and George Boos, secretary
pro tenn, occupied Major Walkers chair.
After the minutes were read and approved.
the report of the committee to select rooms
was adopted.
At the previous meeting r. G.. Wallace
gave notice that he would move to amend
the constitution where it relates to the
board of directors. To get at this, Messrs.
Wallace, Howey and Stedman were APP
pointed to draw resolution covering the
ground. After recess the committee re-
ported resolution which disbanded the
board of directors, but leaves the executive
committee. Several members took part
in discussion as to the advisability of dis
posing of the board and it seemed to meet
with general favor, SO the resolution was
adopted.
The next discussion was relative to how
many members should constitute quor-
um to transact business. L. H. Klein
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Stedman amended to make it q, but
Kleinschmidt's motion prevailed.
Messrs. Lissner, Davis and Brown were
appointed committee to revise the by
laws and constitution and make the nsces-
sary changes to avoid any conflict with the
resolution that was adopted. disposing of
the board of directors. After all this had
been done Mr.. Parchen suggested that as
he Understood the bylaws it required a
two-thirds vote of the members to make
any change or amendment, and If such was
the case all that had been said and done
amounted to nothing. The bylaws were
hunted 3 .s up tona and my Investigated and
vide that two thirds of the board Of direct
ors only could vote to amend the constitu-
ton.
Here was pretty state of affairs. The
members by vote had Just declared the
board of directors disbanded and there was
not even two-thirds of them present to
vote.
Jos. Davis who had started to leave the
hall paused to make q few remarks. He
said another evening was being fooled away
and no good accomplished, and he sincere
~ hoped that at the next meeting the board
would get right. As things were now they
were worse than ever and we are not start
ing out right.
Mr.. Parchen rose to point of order, but
Mr.. Davis continued to talk nothwithstand-
ing ice-President Wallace who was in the
chair called him down and declared him
out of order. Mr.. Wallace told Davis that
if he would do his part in trying to set
things right and not try to get away, the
board would probably straighten matters
out.
It was suggested then that the board of
directors be requested to meet and make
the desired change as proposed by the men,
bers, but Mr.. Lissner could not see how
the board was going to meet when there
was no board. Mr.. Stedman, who occupied
it was evident the meeting was laboring I'M
der misrepresentation, and when he advo-
Gated doing away with board of directors
he thought the meeting had power to act.
He wanted to see the change made as
change was necessary in view of what he
termed the failure of the old organization
to accomplish anything, and he was now
convinced that ali their work of the even
ing amounted to nothing.
Mr.. kleinschmidt could not coincide
with these views. He said the old Board
of Trade was success and accomplished
great deal of good, and he thought what
had been done at the meeting could stand,
confirm or carry out the desires of the
members as SO expressed by the proceed
ings, and this was the result. The board of
directors will meet this afternoon and vote
themselves out of Office.
The board of trade room, which has been
accepted, is not furnished, but will be open
every day from 10 a, m. to 9 p. m. for men,
bers, and certain hour to be fixed upon
will be devoted to general meeting of the
members. In fact the Board of Trade
meetings will be held every day.
Desk room will be rented out to parties
desiring it, as the room is much too large
for present purposes, and besides the board
will have the use of the rotunda.
A motion to adjourn was readily enter
tanned, and several members who had been
doing in their chairs were aroused and
the twenty three men went home not highly
satisfied with the drag and slowness of the
meeting, which lasted over two hours.