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

oteoi ica.t SoHIeLnlng Tor The leg
Mr.. Mellette-There can be no i'm
rroprlety in Incorporating this prOpo-
sitiOn.
Several delegates favored the prono-
sition of Mr.. Mellette, saving they aid
not want to buy new set Of school.
books every winter.
}. {. Elliot of Grant ironically moved
to make the time in which the text
books may be changed fifteen years.
The amendment was withdrawn. and
one offered by q. G. Moody of Lawrence.
directing the legislature to provide for
compulsory education, prevailed.
The whole report being adopted. it
WAS referred to the committee on
phraseology.
ENLARGlNG COMMITTEE.
| On motion of J. r. Gamble of Yank-
ton, the president of the convention
was made IA member of the committee
on phraseology.
LEGISLATIVE.
The report of the legislative commit
tee was taken up, and during the de-
bate which followed minority repre-
>eatat;on in the legislature was freely
discussed, J. II. Gamble moving that
the report be reeOmmitted with inStruc-
lions to consider the minority represen-
tation.
TN motion of B. q. Caulfield of Law
renee. section was recommitted with
instructions to consider the minority
representation question.
When the twenty-secOnd section was
reached. a heated discussion arose. prO.
yoked by objection by q. c. Moody of
Lawrence TO further consideration of
the report. The section is AS follows:
NO bill. except general appropriation
bills, shall he passed containing more
than one subject. which shall be clearly
expressed in its title; but if any subject
shall be embraced in any act which
shall not he expressed in the title,
such act shall be void only as to SO
much thereof as shall not be so ex-
p.eSSed."
| II. J. Campbell of Yankton favored
the section in Il very strong speech, in
W.ilch he arraigned the territorial ex-
ecutive and the acts of the legislature
lie said such proceedings were burn
ing shame to Dakota. and he hOped the
section would be adopted, that such
dlSgraceful conduct as that asrribed
i II. +. Pettigrew of Minnehaha sup
ported the section in a convincing ar
gument. He believed ii one of the
most important sections to be incorpor-
ated in the whole constitution. It was
sure to do good and could not possibly
do harm.
I Before vote could 'be taken. a mo-
ton was made to adjourn. at SIS r. N,
CORPORATIONS.
W. {. Lowering of Nlinnehaha asked
that the committee on corporations
other than banking and municipal be
increased to fifteen members from the
} farmers in this convention. 1t had
been said, he announced. that the farm
ing element was not represented on
! the committee.
A. G. Mellette of Codington, chair
, man of the committee, and George H.
f, Hand Of YanktOn, also u member, said
: they believed the committee equal to
the work, yet they had no objections to
the addition to the committee, and
would be glad If the farmers would at
tend the meetings of the committee
and offer suggestions.
The committee was not increased.
ADJOURNMENT.
, The convention adjourned to 10
, o'clock A. NJ. Wednesday.
WeAncsaay-Esghth Day.
| MORNING SESSION.
The convention was opened with
prayer by the Rev. W. j. Skillman,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
, of Sioux Falls.
Roll-call was dispensed with: the
,, journal was readily approved.
LEGISLATIVE.
| Consideration of the report Of the
: legislative committee was ut once re-
suned. beginning with section %. for
bidding the passage Of appropriation
bills in bulk.
George II. Hand of Yankton moved
to strike out the whole section because
it was pure legislation.
:. NJ. Daboll of Hutchinson All we
2 do here is legislation. This is "a matter
however. that should go to the people
J. r. Gamble of Yankton admit
this is legislation, but anyone can see
the wisdom of it. We can't have any
thing too strong or too clear on this
subject. us instance the artS O1 the last
? legislature. We want the legislature to
remember this. 1t can do no harm and
may do good.
The motion was lost and the section
1 was adopted as reported by the COM
mittee.
Section 81 was adopted without qles-
ton, and received Il tiutter of applause.
1t reads: Any governor Of this state
who asks. receives or agrees tn receive
any bride upon any understanding that
I his official opinion, judgment or action
, shall be influenced thereby. or who
gives or offers or promises his official
r influence in consideration that any
r member of the legislature shall givehis
/ official vote or influence on any partic-
ular side of any question or matter up
on which he may be required to act in
!, his official capacity, or who menaces
any member by the threatened use of
; his veto power, or who offers or prom
. ises any member that he, the said gov
ernor, will appoint any particular per-
son or persons to any Office created. or
: thereafter to be created, in eonsidera-
ton that any member shall give his
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