The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-21
IN FAVOR OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

IN FAVOR OF oMA SUFFRAGE.
He closed by saying:
Who can say that my wife and daughter are not
as competent to vote as / am to hold office? True.
they may not be as anxious as | am prolonged
laughter, and cries of You're right, judge!" and
csnecially as to the latter, That's all they want,
oifice'), etc.
Both majority and minority reports on
woman's rights We're Indefinitely postponed.
as the subject involves u matter for the
legislature to determine.
Sioux FALLS, Special Telegram, Sept. 10
Recognizing the fact that there is u vast amount
Of work yet to do, the first step of the consr-
tutional convention this morning WAS to adopt
n new time schedule. Hereafter the conven-
ton will convene at ga. m. and 2 and 1850
p. IN. President Tripp, Hon. A. c. Meilette,
Hon. r. I. Pettigrew, Hon. B.. c. Caulfeld and
other prominent delegates say the convention
should about complete the work before it by
Saturday evening. To the contrary, however,
the delegates eyinced a longing to BIO rather
tedious to-day. Tho debate was heavy,
for instance, where the report of the
committee on State, county and municipal in
debteduess was called up for adoption. The
convention tackled on a clause which prohibits
any city, town or county municipality voting
aid or aiding in any way from the general fund
to any individual, association or corporation.
Exceptions were taken to the provision because
1t precludes the old way of securing now rail-
ways by voting q tax upon the inhabitants of a
city. county or township. 1t was held by some
that it was absolutely necessary to grant this
right, else many localities will be
kept from development A. B. Melville
of Beadle county, w. A. Brookings of Mime
haha and others declared that unless county,,
city aud other municipalities were given con-
irol of the matter of voting aid to railways, or
whatever corporation, the constitution would
not be ratified. q. Z. Moody of the Black
Hills and RI Pe,tigrew of Sioux Falls fought
for the adoption Of the section as reported.
They pointed to the thousands of miles of rail
roads already in Dakota. and declared that had
there been II law permitting it every milo
of those roads wouid have been built
by the aid of means voted from the
people. Aslt was, they cost them nothing.
Several OF the delegates said a railroad that did
not build upon Its merits, and without aid from
the counties through which it passed, was
not worth having. AS the section was adopted,
railroads will got no aid from any county or
municipal government in the State of Dakota
unless the constitution is amended after it was
adopted. Early i'll the session
THE REPORT FROM THE JUDICIARY
was received. 1t is very important i'll many
respects. The terms of judges of the supreme
court are fixed at four years after the first
term, which shall DO five years, and the dis
tricts are arranged as follows:
First-All that portion of the State lying west
of the Missouri river.
Second-Ihat portion east of the Missouri and
west OF the Dakota line.
~ird-All portion of the State east of tho
Dakota river.
The judicial circuits are arranged as follows:
First Circuit The counties of Union. Clay, Lin
coln, Turner, Hanson. Lake, Minnehaha, McCook,
aud Miner.
S~ccond-Yaukton, Bon Hcmme, Charles Nix,
Douglas. Hutchinson, Dawson, AurLra, Brule.
Buffalo and .jerauld.
Third-Rrookines, Moody, Kingsbury. Clark,
Iamliu, Deul, Grant. Codington, Day, Roberts,
tue Wahpston and Sisseton reservation, ana all
that strip of territory now included between the
north line of this county OF Day and the forty
sixth parallel Of north latitude.
Fo~nrth-Beadle, Hand, Hyde, Hughes, SPHINX,
Brown, Sully. Saaborn, Potter, Edmuuds, Faux,
Walworth, Campbell. MCPHERSON. and including
all that portion of the State lying north OF those
counties and south of the forty sixth parallel OF
north latitude, and including all such portion of tile
State lying between these counties and not forming
q part OF either.
Fiflll-Aii that portion OF the State lying west Of
the Missouri river, provided that all parts Of the
State not included IN the foregoing boundary and
description of circuits shall be attached and form
u part OF the Second circuit.
The report further provides that
There shall be elected in each orga uiZsd county 8
county judge to be Judge of tie county court, with
4 term OF Two years, his COMPENSATION to be fixed
by law. The Judges must be twenty-five years old
The report was very lengthy. and it was
round necessary to appoint an enrolling and
engrossing committee. George II. Hand, o
B. Melville and 9. W. Mcdonald were ap-
pointed.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE ONCE MORE.
a bundle OF petitions, memorials, etc, from
woman suffyagists were reported back from
committee on schedule, without recommends
ton. The committee observed, however, thai,
1t had been deemed lnadvisablo at present to
enter into such theories or run of aftor
strange GODS, as there was enough 10 make
u good solid constitution aud successfully pre-.
sent 1t 10 congress for statehood. There was
but one delegate who protested against sum
mary dismissal of the subject. He
was II. NJ. Williamson, of Moody
country. He made a minority report,
protesting stoutly against the wnole
proceeding of the committee. The france
committee announced that the expense o.!
holding this convention had been Appropriated
at 5000, and asked for Instructions as to how
the amount should be collected. 1t was pro-
posed that it be raised by assessing the conn
ties re presented, III proportion to the number
OF delegates, and that the delegates be held
responsible for the collection of the assess
ment The result of such procedure ut She
huron convention was recalled. There the
brunt of the burthen fell upon u few couu-
ties. A suggestion prevailed that the
money be raised on the spot by
subscription, and an instance of the way
they do business in Dakota was given who
the delegates drew their wallets and laid down
The necessary ducats. These man say there IS
no dead beat business about this; that they
are suiic emily IN earnest about Statehood 10
come here. give it their time and foot the bills
without calling upon their constituency. Dur
ing The consideration Of the bill of rights,
which abolishes the grand jury system, sew
cral lawyers in the convention uncorked their
walls of wrath upon the jury system in general.
Judge Moody said:
The whole jury system is a relic of barbarism,
the source of any amount of corruption and in
Justice. and should be abolished. It is the shield
behind which all rascals hide. A man who honest
iy believes he has a good case is always ready TO
waive a Jury. The expense of maintaiuinga grand
iurv has long been money thrown away on a
farce.
J. r. Gamble of Yankton also favored trial
by judge only. Ex-Secretary Hand said:
] have seen both of the gentlemen MOODY and
GAMBLE in cases before a jury acting as counsel,
where had they themselves been on trial, and a
jury sitting in judgment. they would both have
gone TO the penitentiary.
There was hearty laughter. The report, as
adopted, not only does way with the grand
jury, but gives a defendant privilege of waiy-
ing trial byf ury in criminal cases.
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