The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-22


Sioux FALLS, Special Telegram, sept I3.-
| Recognizing the fact that there is n vast amount
of work yet TO do, the first step Of the eousti-
| tuiiOnal convention this morning was - adopt
a new time schedule. Hereafter the conven-
| tion will convene at IA m and aud 7:3O
| 2, ~ President Trip, Hon A C. Mellette,
| Hon. H. +. Pettlgrew, Hon B. G. Caulfed aud
other prominent delegates say the convention
should about complete the work before il by
Saturday evening To the contrary, however,
| the delegates eynced longing TO be rath CT
tedious to-day. The debate wa, heavy
for instance, where the report OF the
committee on State. county and municipal in-
debtedness was called up for adoption. The
convention tackled on a clause which prohibits
any city, town or county municipality voting
aid or aiding III any way from the general fund
to any individual, association or corpora ation.
Exceptions were taken 10 the provision because
II preciudes the old way Of securing new rail-
ways by voting a tax upon the inhabitants "f a
city. county or township 1t was held 10y some
that it was absolutely necessary to gran, This
right, else many localities will be
kept from development A. b. Melville
of Beadle county, W. A. BrookinCs OF Mimi
haha and others declared that unless county,
city aud other mnnlc paitcrs were given con-
'rol of the matter Of voting aid To lal9ays, OF
whatever corporation, the constitution would
not be ratified G.. Moody of the Black
Hills and Il f peltigraw of Sioux Fa Is fought
lOT lle duOplOn OF the eScllUu as reported
They pointed to the thousands Of miles of rail-
roads already in Dakota, and declared that had
there been a law permitting IL every mile
of those roads would have been bull,
by the aid of means voted from the
people. As II was, they cost them nothing,
Several OF the delegates said railroad that did
not build upon its merits, aud without aid from
the counties through which it passed, was
not worth having As the section was adopted
railroads will get no aid from any county or
municipal government in the State Of Dakota
unless the constiiut on IN amended after 1t was
adopted. Early III the session
THE REPORT FROM THE JUDICIARY
was received. II is very important in many
| respects TIE terms OF judges of the supreme
court are fixed at four years after the first
term, which shall be five years, aud the dis
tricts are arranged as follows:
First-Ail that portion OF the State lying west
Of the Missouri river.
sscond--Tba portion east Of the Missouri aud
west of the Dakota line
Third All that portion Of the STATE east Of the
Dakota river.
The judicial circuits are arranged as follows:
First Circuit The counties OF Union. Clay, Lin.
coin. Turner. Hanson. Lake, Mindehaha, McIook,
Second-Yankton. Bon Homme Charles Mix,
Douglas, Hutchinson, Dawson, Aur1ra, Brule.
Buffalo and Jerauid
Hamlin, Deu, Grant. Codngton, Day, Roberts,
tue Wahpeton and Sisseton reservation, aud ali
that strip of territory now included between the
north line Of the county Of Day and the forty
sixth parallel Of north latitude.
Fourth-Beadle. Hand. HYDE. Hughes, Spink.
Brown, Suy, Sanborn, Potter, Edmunis, Faux,
Walwor;h, Campbell. Mcpherson, and including
all that portion OF the State lying north Of those
counties aud south OF the Gorty sixth parallel OF
north latitude, aud including all such portion Of the
State lying between these counties and not forming
a part OF either.
Fifih-Ail that portion OF the State lying west OF
the Missouri river, provided that all parts Of the
State not included IN the foregoing boundary and
description OF circuits shall be attached and form
q part OF the Second circuit.
The report further provides that
There shall be elected in each orga nized county
county Judge to be jndge Of the county court, witt
a term or ewo years. nis COMPENSATION 20 be nxeo
by law. The judges must be twenty -ive years old
The report Was very lengthy, and 1t wa,
found necessary to appoint al enrolling aud
engrossing committee. George II. Hand, U
b. Melville and q w. Mcdonald were Ap.
pointed
YEMALk SUFFRAGE ONCE MORE
bundle OF petitions, memorials, etc, from
woman sunTAgists we're reported back from
committee on schedule, without recommends-
tion. The committee observed, however, that
il had been deemed inadvisabls at present to
enter into such theories or run od after
strsngs gods. aa-thaEs uaa- enough 70 make