Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-18

10 appoint a special committee of seven
to draft IL plan for submitting the oues-
ton OF prohibition to a popular vote at
the same time the constitution is offer
ed toa popular vote. The resolution
prevailed.
ELECTION OF JUDGES.
y resolution was offered by y. Boyn-
ton OF Lincoln and referred to Judiciary
l%nstructing the judiciary committee to
consider the expectancy Of providing
for the election OF. all Judges at some
other time than that prescribed for the
election OF governor and members Of
legislature.
In THE sCANDINAvIAN.
M. r. Rudolph OF Lincoln moved
that as there are many Scan,linavians
IN south Dakota who cannot read the
English language, the committee on
printing he instructed to confer with
printers relative to printing the cOnsti-
tuition when adopted in the Scandinav-
ian language. Motion prevailed.
PREAMBLE.
The report of the committee on pre-.
amble was taken up for consideration.
Robert Dellard of BonIIomme
thought the convention not ready to
consider the preamble: that there were
fatal objections to it; that it should he
deferred that the constitution in all
its bearings might be first considered.
n. 5. Jones OF Hutchinson offered Il
substitute to the preamble, being a
brief declaration that the people of the
territory desiring statehood had adopt
ed the constitution and asked ;dmis-
sion to the union Of states.
Then followed a go-as-you-please de-
bate upon recommltting the preamble.
Members of the committee creating it
stated that great care had been taken
in framing the preamble, with a view
to bringing out aIl the claims that
could be made for statehood.
w. w. Bookings OF Minnehaha-
This seems to be amatter of a great
deal OF importance. doubt if we can
claim anything under the cessions and
treaties mentioned in the preamble.
We should claim statehood upon later
and newer rights. There are legal
questions involved and the matter
should go to the judiciary.
H.. }. Campbell OF Yankton (reading
from the preamble presented by the
territory Of Observation-Disclosures came
into the union under the ordinance of
1887. Arkansas cited the treaty of
Louisiana, ..also. So did Florida, whose
treaty was with Spain. l have no OBJ
lection to referring the preamble to the
committee on judiciary.
Thn rnropf Sylc Eson1lx a, ,,o%,r,,l ~, %l-
judiciary.
EDUCATION AND SCHOOL LANDS.
The report Of the committee IN edu.
cation and school lands was taken ur
for adoption.
The first section WAS readily adopted
but many amendments were offered tt
: the second section. vet it was final,
: adopted without amendment.
: w. w. Brookings of Minnehahs
| moved to strike out the words in sec
ton ., together with the net proceed.
Of all fines for violations Of state laws
in connection with the income of tn,
school fund. He did not object to Ger
tain proceeds accruing from fines to tn
L school fund, but he did to all.
A. c. Mellette presented IL strong i'll
gument in favor of the adoption OF the
section us rendered by the committee
!, as it had been carefully considered il
! all its bearings before being reported
to the convention. There is Il fines:
in considering the reports carefully b,
the committees, and such work SHOULD
be duly regarded by the convention
The proceeds OF the school fund would
not become too large under the provis
: ions Of the section; il so, the claus,
could afterward be amended OF repeal
! ed. The common school fund SHOULD
he a general fund. n wealthy count,
!, with a large city should not be allowed
all its proceeds from fines, while II,
: part Of it went to the sparsely-settle.
l county. The object ola common schoO
, fund is to benefit the sparsely-settlet
! counties. The fund should be distrib
: uted pro rata. H..
: Joseph Ward OF Yankton-There il
l no intention to increase the principal
: 1t is intended merely to make it easie
e for new counties to maintain thei.
school fund.
: The motion was finally lost.
! \ long debate grew out of Il Strenu
t GUS effort to amend the minimum pric
/; upon school land. Several delegate
believed $40 an acre too high. and tina
y $5 or So was enough: that $50 an acr
4 would keep the land off the market.
+ A. b. Melville of Beadle said tina
one-third OF the school land was alread
worth more than $40 IN acre. and tn
section provided that one-third may b
sold within ten years.
The propositions to amend failed.
Il An amendment by A. &. Mellette o
Codington requiring advertising il
: newspapers OF school lands offered TO
sale. Prevailed.
At 1915 o'clock convention adjourn
ed to2 p. Nj.
: AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention ~reassembleu a
3 p. NJ, the president announced tina
: the ladies of Sioux Falls would tende
Il reception to the delegates and thei
ladies' at the parlors of the Catarac
/ house this evening.
LIMITING DEBATE.
\ resolution from \. S. Jones O
: Hutchinson prevailed, limiting debat
: OF delegates upon any subject to liv
= minutes, and allowing no delegate t
Q SnoaE moro than tWico unOn a %S1,I,iac,