The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-21

committee 10 take IHlO CONGREGATION ana re-
port a proposition for incorporation into tho
! constitution. providing for limiting the pardou-
ing power of the governor by creating a board
of pardon upon whose recommendation and
investigation, shall a pardon be granted.
PROHIBITION AGAIN.
Quite a number Of petitions were received
from different localities, asking that prohibi-
ton be submitted to a vote of the people when
the constitution is presented for ratification.
There are few who believe the Issue can be es-
caped, and that it had batter be voted upon as
an entirely separate measure from the consti-
tuition. A committee will be appointed to de-
wise q scheme for presenting the question to q
popular vote. Many who oppose prohiEl-
ton favor submitting the question with the
constitution on the ground that it will bring
out n full vote. An effort will be made to have
Incorporated in the constitution a provision for
the election OF all judges at some
other time than that prescribed for
the election of governor and members
yesterday does not give satisfaction because it
! contains too much ancient history. The ju-
dietary have been asked TO draft another one.
During the consideration of the report of the
effort was made to incorporate A. &. Mel
lette's amendment to require tho leg
%lslature to pass laws regulating school
text books, to be changed not oftener than five
years, and being defeated by IL close vote will
likely come up again. A strong effort was
also made to amend the minimum price fixed
upon school lands, making it $40 or sly an
acre, but 1t passed as reported at $40
an acre. Compulsory education was in
corporated. While the report of the
consideration. Fl. ]. Campbell of Yaukton in
strong language arraisned the acts of the last
legislature, which ho termed damnable, and q
b!otch upon the name of Dailota. He main
tanned that the log rolling by the governor was
a disgraceful abuse of executive power, and he
hoped the constitution would
PROVIDE AGAINTs SUCH ABUSES
IN the future. His remarks were in support of
the thlrty-third section of the legislative COM
mlttee's report. which read:
Any governor on this State who asks, receives
or agrees to receive any bribel upon any uuder-
standing that his Official opinion. judgment or action
or promises his official influence in consideration
that any. member of the legislature shall
e enee h on abigail any particular fS,G or side 'nfio Of
any question or matter upon which lie may be re-
CURED to act in his official ca pacity. or who
meuaces any member by the Threatened use of his
any member that he, the said gov
ernor, will appoint any particular person
created, in consideration that any member shall
give his official vote or Influences to any matter
pending. or thereafter to be introduced into ether
house of tho said legislature, or who threatens any
member, that he, the said governor, will
remove any person or persons from any
office or position with intent 10 in any manner in
fuence the official action of the said member, shall
be punished in the manner now or that may here
after be provided BY law: and on conviction there
Of shall forfeit all right to hold or exercise any
office of trust or honor in this State.
The affairs before the on corpora
lions other than banking and municipal have
become so complicated and numerous, and so
MANY Ideas are being presented that IL was
asked that the committee be increased six
members more. all of them from the formed
committees. The ommitte stated that they
were equal to tho emergency and tho
request was refused. An Indignation
meeting of the delegates and cit zens is
announced to take place at tho close of the
work of the convention, for the purpose of
passing resolutions coudemnatory of tho pres
ent executive, and joining in a protest TO the
president of the United States against lis re-
appointment. Tonight, at the parlo,s of the
Cataract house, tho ladiea of Sioux Fails ten
dered q reception to the delegates aud their
wives. The parlors were decorated with
uowers, ana there was music and o gay time.
SIOUX FALLS, Special Telegram. Sept 70
Ascheme for taking the census of the proposed
Stale of Dakota was to-day submitted to the
convention from the special committee on
census. 1t seems to give universe sat
l~sfaction. 1t recommends the appointment by
the convention of one chief enumerator, who
shall appoint one county enumcra.or for each
county in the State to nave the general su per
vision Of taking the census. The county emu
melator shall appoint one enumerator for each
'O"ilSnlp Qlstrlct, Waru or precinct IN his
county, taking care to appoint u sufficient
number to ensure the speedy enumeration
of all the inhabitants in his ccun-
ty. The returns Of the euumerators
are to be made in writing, giving name, age and
sex to the county enumerator, who shall col
late all returns and turn them over to the chief
enumerator, who shall collato all returns
from counties and place them in
possession of the chairman of the
census committee. The committee are
| To pDmnlnfa THAR yynrl- and ,,,,l-.. at,,,, ~
fore Nov. ], and the chief enumerator must
make II report To the chairman of the commit
tee before Dec. l. The pay of the euumerators
Is 3 cents Tor each inhHbttaut enuln-
enumcrator is to receive / cent for
five persons enumerated in his community, and
the chief enumerator l cent for every ten
persons. The chairman of the commit
tee 3 instructed 10 issue e
certificate of The amount due
each person employed in the work when fin
lshed, and the first Legislature after the adop-
ton of the constitution will mako provisions
for their payment. During the consideration
of the report Of the on
COUNTY n TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
n vast deal of discussion was directed to the
subject Of reducing the area of counties found
to be too large, and how it could be
done, aud what to do with the
fractions of counties to be made on the north
ern boundary of the State by a division on the
WI ~ "b"AlSI " IL ucD%S u
the consolidated or divided county were
to be borne was a question which also
entered into the enigma. 1t was proposed that
it be left TO a majority vote OF counties
the matter to the legislature regarding
debts of counties divided or consolidated,
but a decrease of the area Of a county may be
effected by a majority vote of electors of the
county effected and "a retition to
in tho legislature occupied n great deal of time
in debate. The subject had been referred to
the legislative committee, and was reported
back without recommendation. Delegates from
the sparcely settled counties supported minority
representation, on the ground that it was their
only salvation TO get representation at all.
1t was finally decided that it was
an experimental matter; that it had not
proven a success in States whore it
had been tried, and that inasmuch as the
edent had been established in the out
set to incorporate no new wrinkles"
as one delegate put it, il was
defeated, and Dakota is 10 have no minority
representation in the legislature. A. c.
hellette, from the committee on cor
p%orations other than banking and muuici-
pal, submitted the unanimous report Of
the committee. This report has been antici-
pa'ed with moro than ordinary interest, on
account of the effect it must have upon the
TAXATION OF RAILROAD PROPERTY.
The properly of all corporations, except re-
IGlous ara educational, is placed upon the
same footing so far as taxation is concerned, as
all other property. The State cannot become
a stockkolder in any corporation or assume
the liabilities of any corporation. nor
grant subsidies. The coat of arm and the seal
Of Dakota were desigMed-a shield wrapped
with the American flag, depending from the
beak of an eagle. In The back
ground of the shield a range
OF bills and the chimney OF a smelling furnace;
in the center of the shield a river, bearing q
steamboat, on either bank of tho river a
train Of cars; in the middle fore
ground a field OF wheat and
u field of corn; in the immediate eight fore
ground q white man nj lIs nluw: in tho Lot