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Dal:ota Constitutional Convention.

DAKOTA Constitutional ConveIation
SIOUX FALLS, u. T., Sept. 11.--Petitions
for prohibition were received from the
counties of Beadle, Minnehaha, Lincoln
and Turner, one from the Black hills
which, when presented by Porter Warner
and afterwards read with peculiar emphasis
by the secretary, was the source of consid-
cradle merriment. They were all referred
to the legislative committee. Ward Hughss
by permission, took the oath as a del
egate.
The report of the committee on county,
state and municipal indebtedness provides
first that the state shall not loan its credit
or make donations except in case of pub
lie calamity, in aid of any individual,
association, corporation, nor subscribe to
or become the owner of the capital stock
of any association, corporation, nor engage
In any work of internal improvement.
Section provides for defraying the ex-
traordinary expenses, making public i'm
prevements, but stipulates that the aggre-
gate amount shall not exceed 100000.
The amount may be exceed
ed, however, to protect the state
or the United States. Section four pro-
vides that no county or town, city, or
school district shall incur debt to exceed
the amount of five per cent. of the assessed
valuation. Section five provides that
cities or towns mourning any Indebtedness
shall provide for the collection OF an an
nual tax sufficient to pay the interest and
principal when due. All laws or ordinances
providing for the payment of interest or
principal of any debts shall be irrepeala-
BILE. The report was received.
The committee on public accounts and
expenditures reported. 1t provides that
the legislature shall not grant extra COM
pensation to any public officer nor author
ize the payment of any claim against the
state. 1t however provides that the leg
islature may make appropriations for all
expenses incurred in suppresslDg insurrec-
ton, or repelling invasion.
The committee on name and boundaries
recommended that the name of the new
state shall be Dakota, and gave the pro-
posed boundaries, which are the same as
if the present territory would be divided
on the forty sixth parallel. Also the place
of the seat of government at Yankton.
The report of the committee on civil
rights is very lengthy. Among the clauses,
embraced are liberty of the press, free,
religion, trial by jury, etc.
The suffrage committee presented a
substitute for section 8, which
was previously struck from the
report, as follows: 'Any woman
having the qualifications enumerated in
sectian l of this article, as to residence and
citizenship, may vote at any election held,
for school purposes, and may hold any
Office relating to the schools of the state:
The impeachment committee preseted
their report, a long one, and containing
many alterations from the former one.
The following report was received from
the committee on rights of married
women, and referred to the committee on
printing: The real and personal estate of
every female acquired before marriage,
and all property to which she may after
wards become entitled, shall remain the
estate of such female and shall not be
liable for the debts of her husband; that the
wife shall have an absolute one
third of the real estate of her husband,
owned by her at the time of his death, as
him ldower. A minority report of the,
same committee was submitted. All real
and personal property and all earnings of
ever married woman shall remain hers,
and the property of the husband or wife
shall not be subject to the control nor be
liable for the debts of the other, and may
be devised by will by either, the same as if
unmarried.
Judge Moody offered the following reso-
luton, which was referred to the executive
committee:
RESOLVED, that the committee on execu-
tive department be instructed to take into
consideration the report of the PROPOSE
ton of incorporation into the constitution
a clause providing for limiting the par
doning power of the governor by creating
board of pardon upon whose recon-
mendation only after investigation shall
pardon be granted.
Mr.. Mcdonald, of Kingsbury, offered a
resolution that the president appoint a
special conference committee of seven to
draft and report prohibition section to
the constitution recommending the man.
ner in which it should be submitted to the
people.
The judicial elections committee follow
ing offered a resolution that the judiciary
committee be requested to consider the
expediency of providing for the election
of all judges at some other time than pre-
scrib ed for the election of governor and
members of the legislature. Referred to
the judiciary committee.