Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-09-19

" dpkOluS q SptclSu cOtlI0lItec OF seven
to draft u plan for submitting the ques
ton Of prohibition to popular vote al
the same time the constitution Is offer.
ell toa popular vote. The resolution
prevailed.
| ELECTION OF JUDGES.
\ resolution was offered by A. Boyn
ton of Lincoln and referred to judiciary
instructing the judiciary committee K
consider the expetliency of providing
for the election OF all judges at som,
other time than that prescribed for tn,
election OF governor and members OF
legislature.
IN THE SCANDINAVIAN.
NJ. +. Rudolph of Lincoln moved
that rs there are many Scandinavian.
in south Dakota who cannot read the
English language. the mmittee on
printing he instructed Ia confer with
printers relative to printing the consti.
tuition when adopted in the Scandinav.
ian language. Motion prevailed.
PREAMBLE
The report of the committee on pre-
amble was taken up for consideration
Robert Dollarl ot BonHomme
thought the convention not ready to
consider the preamble: that there were
fatal objections to it: that it should he
deferred that the constitution in all
its bearings might be first considered.
| A. ;. Jones of Hutchinson offered a
substitute to the preamble, being !;
brief declaration that the people OF the
territory desiring statehood had adopt
ell the constitution and asked admis.
sion to the union of states.
Then followed a go-aS-yoll- please de.
bate upon recommltting the preamble
Members of the committee creating il
stated that great care had been taken
in framing the preamble, with Il view
to bringing out all the claims that
Icould he made for statehood.
4 w. W. Brookings OF Minnehaha-
This seems to be matter of a great
deal of importance. doubt if we can
claim anything under the cessions and
treaties mentioned in the preamble
We should claim statehood upon later
and newer rights. There are legal
questions involved and the matter
should 60 to the judiciary.
ii. J. Campbell Of Yankton (reading
from the preamble presented by The
territory OF Michigan Michigan came
into the union under the ordinance o,
1857. Arkansas cited the treaty OF
Louisiana, also. So did Florida, who's.
treaty was with Spain. ! have no ob
lection to referring the preamble to thu
committee on judiciary.
| hn ,f rll 1,
judiciary.
EDUCATION AND SCHOOL LANDS.
The report of the committee on edll
cation and school lands was taken vi
for adoption.
The first section was readily adopte,
but many amendments We're offered t,
the second section. yet it was final,
adopted without amendment
/ W. W. Brookings OF Minnehah;
moved to strike out the words in see
ton 2. together with the net proceed
of all fines for violations of state laws
in connection with the income of tn,
school fund. He did not object to Ger
tain proceeds accruing from fines to tn
school fund, but he did to all.
4. &. Mellette presented a strong ar
gument in favor Of the adoption OF the
section AS rendered by the committee
as it had been carefully considered il
all its bearings before being repOrte,
to the convention. There is Il fitness
in considering the reports carefully b,
; the committees, and such work shOul,
be duly regarded by the convention
The proceeds of the school fund wOul,
not become too large under the prOvis
ions of the section; if so, the claus
could afterward be amended or repeal
ed. The common school fund shout,
be a general fund. 4 wealthy count
with large city should not be allowet
all its proceeds from fines. while n,
part of it went to the sparsely settle,
county. The object of a common schoo
fund is to benefit the sparsely-settlet
counties. The fund should he distrill
uted pro rata.
Joseph Ward Of Yankton There i
no intention To increase the principal
1t is intended merely to make it easie
for new counties to maintain thei
school fund.
The motion was finally lost.
A long debate grew out OF ,trenll
GUS effort to amend the minimum pric
upon school land. Several delegate
believed $40 IN acre too high. and tina
So or 81 was enough; that $40 an acr
would keep the land off the market.
y. b. Melville of Beadle said tina
one-third of the school land was alread
worth more than 80 an acre. and tn
section provided that one-third NAV b
sold within ten years.
The propositions to amend failed.
An amendment by \. {. Mellette O
Codington requiring advertising il
newspapers of school lands offered 70
sale. prevailed.
At 1915 O'clock convention adjourn
ed tor. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Il When the convention re;,ssembled a
3P. ~, the president announced tina
the ladies' of Sioux Falls would tende
a reception to the delegates and thei
| ladies at the parlors of the Catarac
house this evening.
LIMITING DEBATE
i 4 resolution from A. 5. Jones o
Hutchinson prevailed, limiting debat,
Of delegates upon any subject to iiv,
minutes. and allowing no delegate {,
speak more than twice upon a subject
i EDUCATION AGAIN.
Eon Si,Iaratipn of tho rpnOrf on tsl,,ua