Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-09-20
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At o'clock this morning tbe conva,.
ton was opened by prayer by Rev. ]. n.
McLoney, pastor Of the CONGREGATIONAL
church.
A. 3. Mitchell OF Brookings offered q
resolution, which prevailed, limiting re.
marks OF delegates to one minute and
iorolddlng any delegate to speak oftener
than one time upon any subject.
Karl Winter and Matthias SchIinpen of
hutchinson were excused, that thev
might go to their homes.
The citizens of Kingsbury county vere
permitted to withdraw q petition for
prohibition.
A. 3. Melville of Beadle offered . re.
solution that the constitution provide
that whenever 5000 legal voters of the
state shall petition the Legislature for
the SUBMISSION OF any amendment of the
constitution to the votes of the people,
the question shall be 60 submitted at
the next general election hereafter. and
conltsfntsons. Rtff1asts Of teie ilfgalt tSofa aha
tee on legislation.
The report Of the executive committee
was taken up for consideration.
Thomas Sterling of Sphinx moved to
strike out the last clause OF section two
-"nor shall either be eligible Is his own
immediate successor, forbids
man being elected to more than ono term
| of state Office without intervening tune
between terms.
1t was supported by Geo. II. Hand OF
Yankton. s. W. Duncan of Beadle and
Others and was opposed by A. G. Mellette
of Codington, and r F. Pettigrew and
NJ. Grigsby of Minnehaha.
The amendment was lost and the $50
Section four and five were adopted -
reported, but amendment was offered TO
section six which provoked discussion
from all hands. It was moved to strike
out ''chief Justice" and insert .state
auditor il the board of pardons.
A. G. Kellsm of Brule thought the
chief justice and attorney general both
should be kept on the board.
Il A. q. Mellette of Codington urged the
adoption of the original report without
amendment.
The am mendment was defeated and the
/ section us reported was adopted. All
t other sections we're adopted without
question.
The report of the judiciary was taken
up.
a An amendment to section two, BY
George b. Hand of Yankton, requiring
D the supreme court to render opinions
e when requested by the governor, legislA.
e ture or state officers, was defeated.
i. Section three was recommitted for re-
vision.
W. W. Brookings OF Minnehaha moved
i. to strike out section eleven, retiring
8 judges Of the supreme court when they
d shall have arrived at the age Of seventy
S years and they have been in the dis
| ot> ~ 4 Int
q ately proceeding such retirement. HI
i. said he did not favor penaioninS . judet
}. of the supreme court on the money ol
the poor laboring people.
o The amendment was opposed by g. G
b Moody of Lawrence upon the grouni
e of right and the advancement o'
,e honesty.
Joseph Ward of Yankton thought tha
e. when judge was found good enougl
If to have three terms of Office we shoul,
i. provide for him in old age.
N A. 8. Jones of Hutchinson urged tha
Of the section be stricken out, on th
,d ground that all officers were entitled
as the same treatment.
as A. b. Melville of Beadle-It il only
of fair recognition Of the ability Of . ma
who is worthy Of being Judge for thre
in terms. A man selected to . life on th
n bench should be put beyond tho N
ID cessity of speculatng in ether businel
er for q livelihood.
The amendment failed and the sectio
"a was adopted as reported.
OF G. ]. B. Harris of Yankton moved I
>" add to the latter clause Of section tWelv
no which provided that for the purpos,
al of re election no supreme Judge shall I
he deemed to have lost his residence in u
10, district by reason of his removal TO u
Of seat Of government in the dischaz1
as of his official duties, the following
)" provided, that at the first election a
,r. der this constitution . residence q os
mn year shall be sufficient to render q
person eligible Who has the other qua
fcations prescribed by this section"
40 40 1t WAS charged by delegate that q
hi' amendment was intended for the bensl
of Judge Edgerton alone
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