Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-25

a an " 1le i!rSt II placing 1T in the Sec
ono dlstrlct, and Sanborn from the
fourth and placing it in the second.
'oectlon 70. prohibiting Judges OF ;su-
pfelhe. circuit or county courts receiv-
ing any pay or e~moluments on account
% tflelr office, other than their salary.
Was the source of a greal deal of con-
tentlon. 1t was held by some that
Judges being compelled to take final
proof III land cases should lie allowed
TO receive pay therefor: but the section
us reported was adopted.
Sectlon 70 Was rp-c%Onsilereu, for the
purpose OF amending so that county
Judges might he allowed to take fees
FOR services in taking final proof in
lanu cases. The amendment. us offer
Ell by &C. Moody of Lawrence. vas
adopted.
ut 1870 the convention adjourned to
3 p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention reassembled at 2 p. NJ.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
+. NJ. Ziebach Of BonlIomme called
up the question made the special order,
being section s OF the report OF the COM
mittee on schedule, and involving the
question of electing state officers.
Mr.. Ziebach, in calling up the order.
moved the previous question. The
previous question brought up the ques-
tion-that of recommitting the second
subdivision OF section S. The vote was
taken by ayes and noes, and resulted
ayes, Is: noes. 50. So the motion to re-
commit was lost, and the amendment
to the amendment, offered by Mr..
Moody, to hold the election on June 20,
1854 instead of October 20, 1883, came
up. The amendment was defeated by
so noes to % ayes. Then the amend
ment of J. r. Gamble of Yankton, fix
ing the date of electing officers on De
brought the situation down to Il vote
on the second subdivision of section s
as reported from the committee, to
| elect state officers at the same time the
constitution is ratified. The following
is the vote:
.Ayes-Baum, l}rayton, Boynton.
Bookings, Bertelson, Brooks of Yank-
ton, Callahan, Chapman, Conklin,
Campbellof Yankton, Dollard, Duncan,
Day. Daboll. Elrod. Elliot, Foster Of
Hanson, Foster of Sphinx, Gatchell,
Grigsby, Gamble, IIager, Howell, Her
man, Hunt, Hand. Harris. johnson OF
Hyde. Jones, kellam, Knox, Keith,
Lane, Lothian, Lichtenwallner, Mel
vile, Mccoy, Mitchell, Mcdonald OF
Jerauld, Mellette, Monaghan, Macdon-
aid of kingsbury, Pierce, Peek, Ru-
dolph, Sherwood, Trip, VanVelsor,
Whiteside, Wood. Ward of Yankton,
Ziebach-52.
Noes-Bronson, Bippus, Cort, Caul-
field, Campbell of Minnehaha, Converse,
Dawson, Edwards, Eakin, Knight, LII.
cas-, Lewis, Lowering. Lake, McVey,
Moody, Mallahan, Pease, Pettigrew,
Reed, Rutan, Shelter, Smith, Warner,
Williamson, Wellman, Whiting. West
over-28.
When the name of r.. F.. Pettigrew
of Minnehaha was called in voting he
voted no, and asked to have time until
tomorrow to submit his protest in
writing against the proceeding.
Section s being adopted, section
was taken up, and on motion OF "A. G,
Mellette OF Codington it was amended
SO that the legislature shall act on the
election OF judicial or other officers at
the first session after the constitution
is ratified by congress.
Sections 10 to 81 inclusive were
adopted as reported by the committee
excepting section %, which waa com
mitted to the legislative committee
and section 20, which was amended sc
that the senators shall be thirty-tWc
and OF representatives seventy-eight.
Section 5 was re-considered. Severa.
amendments We're offered and amend
ments to amendments submitted, ant
the proceedings grew so complicated
that few delegates understood the
propositions, and there were light
votes cast. the amendments were in
tended to make clear the time at which
the officers should assume their otficia
functions. Finally the section was re
committed. that II more satisfactory
report might be made upon it..
Section 6 was completed by inserting
the word "Yankton," so that it reads
"The first meeting Of the Legislature
shall be at the city OF Yankton on tn
first Monday in December next, witt
power to adjourn to any other place.
r. +. Pettigrew moved to reconsider
and amend section 8 by inserting aftel
the word s'held" in connection with thu
provision that an election shall be hel(
to elect state officers, the words: mo
less than fifty days after the adoption
of this constitution by the people, ant
upon a day fixed by the executive com
mittee hereinafter provided for"
On motion of H. J.. Campbell O.
Yankton, the motion to reconsider wa
laid on the table and the amendment
was shut out from a vote. The motion
by which the section was reconslderet
was laid on the table, and the report
being adopted was referred to the com
mittee on arrangement and phraseolo
gy.
APPORTIONMENT.
c.. n. Keith Of Sphinx called up TO
adoption the report from the commit
tee on legislative apportionment.
That part of the report fixing tW'
congressional districts was recommlt
ted, there being a disposition shown t.
have the two congressman from TN
state at large. -
Considerable discussion arose owe
the apportionment Of senatorial DIS
tricts. A. S, Jones OF Hutchinson o!p
posed the coupling Of Hutchinson will
douglas and receiving but one mate
when Bon Homme and Clay, having
less population, he said, than Hutchln
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