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


shall he qualified electors under the
laws OF this territory ut the vote of
ratification OF this constitution at the
polls, shall be entitled to vote ut such
election for al officers that now are or
hereafter may lie elective by the peo-
pie: LIST, citizens OF the United states
End, persons OF foreign birth, who shall
have declared their intention to become
citizens, cOmformably to the laws OF
the United States upon the subject of
naturalization"
Section 8, providing that no person
shall he elected or'appOinted t. any of.
flee. civil or military, who is not a citi.
zen of the United States and who shall
not have resided in the state six
months next preceding such election or
appointment, was stricken out, as was
also the eighth section. giving the hal.
lot to women over twenty years of age
ut school elections and making them
eligible to hold school offices.
George II. Hand of Yankton NOV ed
that the committee on elections and
rights of suffrage be instructed to re.
port another section in lieu of and cov-
erlng the same points as section s, but
couched in less Objectionable phraseolo.
gy, capable of only one construction.
y. Z. Mellette of Codington offered a
substitute to the section giving the leg.
islatire power to enlarge but not re.
restrict the right of suffrage. He said
that the right Of suffrage as established
by states throughout the country is agi
tating the people, and that it would bt
wise in this new state to provide that
the rights OF suffrage may he extende,
without changing fundamental laws
He would have the right. of suffrage
left in the hands of the people
III. }. Campbell Of Yankton though,
the convention on the brink Of "a yer,
dangerous precipicr. When once
granted to any class of citizens under
this clause proposed. suffrage can never
be revoked.
| W. w. Brookings of Minnehaha said
the legislature had had the privilege
for twenty years. of charging the RICH,
of suffrage. and had never abused it. |,
was before the legislature once and il
can be safely entrusted there again. liz
supported Mr.. Mellettes proposition
There is no other subject. he said, that
could be left to the legislature SO safely
He was opposed to woman sutfrag,
generally. He did not want to impOs.
upon them suffrage He would b.
willing to confer the right of holding
any office. however. because woman i
competent to hold Office. but she should
not vote. 1t would not benefit her &c
vote. hut it would to hold office.
NJ. Grigsby of Minnehaha opposed tn,
proposition. because it gave. he said
too much latitude to the legislature
irrespective of constitutional prov is
ions, and permitted an enlargement o1
the right so as to confer it, in the heat
of some uprising. and prohibited re-
striction of it again when cooler judg
ment should prepail.
The matter went To the committee or
phraseology.
MILITARY.
The report from the committee OF
military was taken up for adoption.
On motion of \. &. Mellette o.
Codington the 18th section as adopted
read: "All military records, banners
and relics of the state. shall he faith
fully preserved. and it shall be the dut,
Of the legislature to provide by law fo
the safe keeping Of the same" 1,
The vote was adopted without othe
amendment.
| EDUCATION.
George II. Hand of Yankton move,
to take up and consider the repor
of the committee on education withou
it going to the committee on printing
The motion was lost.
PREAMBLE AGAIN.
\ motion was made that the repor
of the committee on preamble be takel
up and acted upon without printing.
Robert Dollard of Bonllomme mos
strenuously and emphatically objected
lie declared that it was the business o
this convention to discover whether o
not the statements contained in tina
preamble are really true. He could I'm
dertake to demonstrate to anybody tia
the ordinance of 1857 did not appl, t,
Dakota, and there are other assump
tions therein which he wanted to hav,
spread before the convention before h,
argued them. in order that the mem
bers might see exactly what they are
He felt that the adoption OF such sen
timentS as those would lay this move
ment liable to condemnation as treas
enable, and was of the opinion that i
was totally unnecessary To burden tn,
constitution with SD much preamble o
such quality. Therefore he wanted i
printed so that the members coul,
comprehend its enormity before bein,
asked to take action on it rs IA body.
ADJOURNMENT.
! At l2:45 the convention adjourne,
until 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning, tn,
president announcing that no NIGH
sessions could he held in the hall thi
week. owing to its being engaged
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BDay.
OPENING.
At the opening Of the convention
Rev. DIR. Joseph Ward of Iankton. of
fered prayer.
! PROHIBITION.
Petitions PRAYING for the submission
of prohibition to Il vote of the peOpl,
at the same time the constitution is of
fered for ratification were offered by &
J. Scheffler of Beadle. r. +. Pettigrev
OF Minnehaha and in bulk from othel
counties.
While the petitions were being re
ceived and referred to the committee
on judiciary, Porter Warner of Law
renee arose and announced that hi
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