Cooperstown courier., 1883-09-21
r. Hanson; Lake; aliudehaha, mcuook,

coin. Turner. Hanson, Lake, AliuGehaha, McCook.
aud Miner
Douglas, Hutchinson, Dawson. Aur1ra Brule,
Buffalo and Jerauid.
Thira-Rroosinss, Moody. Kincsbury. Clark,
Hamlin. Deul, Grant. Codiugton, Day, Roberts,
the Wahpeton and Sisseton reservation, aud all
that strip of territory included between the
north line OF the county of Day and the forty
sixth parallel OF north latitude
Fourh-Beadle. Hand. Hyde. Hughes, Sphinx,
Brown. Suiiy. Sanborn. Potter. Edmunds, Faux,
Waworih, Campbell, Mcpherson, aud inc.uning
all that portion OF tue State lying north Of those
counties and south OF the forty-siXth parallel OF
north latitude aud including all such portion of the
part of either
Ffth-All that portion of the State lying west OF
he Missouri 1 IlyeI proyded va that all parts OF the
description Of circuits shall be attached aud form
a part OF the Second circuit.
The report further provides that
There shall DO elected i'll each orga nized courtys
county judge to be judge OF the county court, with
term of two years. his compensation to DO fixed
! by law. The judges must be lwenty-ive years old.
found necessary to appoint an enrolling and
engrossing committee. George II. Hand, U
| B. Melville aud Z. W. Mcdonald were ap.
pointed.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE ONCE MORE.
A bundle OF petitions, memorials. etc, from
| woman suffragiss were reported back from
committee on schedule, without recommenda-
ton The committee observed, however, that
| it had been deemed inadvisable at present to
euter into such theories or run of after
| strange gods, as there was enough 10 make
| good solid constitution aud successfully pre-.
| sent 1t to congress for statehood. There wac
but one delegate who protested against sum-
mary dismissal OF the subject He
wss SnnnrI IL m n msSa Williamson uo,v Of ls0o1i MOODY
proceeding of the committee. The finance
committee announced that the expense OF
| holding this convention had been approximated
at $500, and asked for Instructions as to how
| the amount should DO collected. 1t was pro-
posed that 1t be raised by assessing the coun-
| ties represented, in proportion to the number
Of delegates, and that tho delegates be held
responsible for tho collection Of the ASSESS
Huron convention was recalled. There the
brunt Of the burthen fell upon . few coun-
ties. A suggestion prevailed that the
money be raised on the spot by
subscription, and al instance Of tho way
they do business in Dakota was given when
the necessary ducats These men say there is
| no dead beat business about this; that they
are sufficiently i'll earnest about Statehood TO
como here. give it their time and foot the bills
without calling upon their constitaency Dur
ing the consideration of the bill OF rights,
which abolishes the grand jury system, sew
eral lawyers in the convention uncorked their
Walls of wrath upon the jury system in general
Judge Moody said:
The whole jury system is q relic Of barbarism.
| the source of any amount of corruption and in-
Justice and should be abolished. It is tho shield
behind which all rascas hide. A man who honest
ly believes he has good case is always ready to
waive a jury. The expense of mantaininga grand
| jury has long been money thrown away on
farce.
j. r. Gamble of Yankton also favored trial
by judge only. Ex-Secrctary Hand said:
Ihave seen both of the gentlemen (Moody and
Gamblel in cases before jury acting as counsel,
where had they themselves been trial. and
| jury sitting in judgment. they would both have
| gone 10 the pcnitentary.
There was hearty laughter. The report, as
adopted not only does away with the grand
jury, but gives defendant privilege Of waiv-
ing trial byr ury in criminal cases.