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

+ o ilhai,1 rs practicable, whose duties
aro o'4..i! ne TO see that the railroad laws
are faithfully complied with: the com.
.hs To be qualified electors of
.,.e NV s.ate and district from which thev
tao elecCeu. and who shall not he in
crested IN any railroad corporation or
o.nef transportation company AS stock
ploye. "'''i'ies VI e''-
lNoRGANIZED COUNTIES.
~ ~. Westover Of Sully and Potter
ol1ered the following. which was re-
lefredt To the committee on county and
township organizations:
whereas: n number OF unorganizel
counties lying within the boundaries of
eiie proposed state OF Dakota contain
more tiian the requisite number of resi-
uent Voters to entitle them to county
organization under the territorial law.
a.lu some ~ them Il greater population
.lah counties which have been organ
lZea by the favor of the territorial ex-
ecutiVe: and
whereas. The qualified voters OF such
ullorganlZed counties have petitioned
IN ar for such organization, and are
Nv reason OF such want of organization
practically disfranchised and the in
naoltants thereof are unjustly deprived
or D many advantages derived from
such organization: and
Whereas. All OF such counties are
justly ana equitably entitled to organi-
Zltlon and to recognition as such in the
proposed state of Dakota; therefore he
Resolved, That at the first election of
Stateor county officers the counties of
Hyde. Jerauid. Buffalo, Potter. Faulk
anu Campbell, with the territory living
between the north line thereof and the
forty-Sixth parallel, and the county of
Mcpherson, with the territory lying be-
tween the north line thereof and the
said f"rty-siXth parallel, lie authorized
to participate in the election OF state
officers and to proceed to the election Of
county officers in every respect as such
elections may be held in any other
county in said state. and that such
counties may be considered organized
as fully and completely as though pre-
viously organized by favor OF the ter
rltorlal executive, and that the proper
committee be requested to consider the
means Of accomplishing the object of
this resolution.
CONTEST AGAIN.
The election contest from .Jerauld
county was again called up, and a
motion Was made that George Whalen
be allowed a seat in the convention,
and that that he considered the report
OF the committee to whom the contest
was referred.
Would that exclude the sitting
member:' inquired three OF four
voices.
They We're informed that it would
not-that it gave Jerauld county one
more delegate than contemplated by
apportionment.
Il. G. Mellette Of Codington offered
an amendment to the motion, that
each OF the delegates from Jerauld
county be allowed a half vote in the
convention. lie thought that as one
vote was allowed to Jerauld county it
would he improper by this procedure
to double that vote.
Robert Dolllrd OF BonIIomme said
that if the gentleman in question (the
contestant) vas not given IL seat that he
should have his sympathy, and yet he
urged that the ordinance of the Huron
convention he followed.
On motion of w. w. Brookings of
M%innehaha the matter was recommit-
ted to the committee.
TO REDUCE Eli ROLL.
n motion was made, which the pres.
ident ruled out OF order, that the secre.
tary strike from the roll the names OF
all delegates who have not taken the
required oath.
ELECTIONS AMI SUFFRAGE.
On motion of IL. j. Campbell OF
Yankton the report Of the committee
on elections and rights of suffrage was
taken up for passage. 1t was voted
upon by single sections.
j. r. Gamble Of Yankton moved to
amend by making the required citizen
ship OF the United States II instead
of three years. lie said it was Il mat
ter OF policy. The large number OF
foreign-born citizens here would be
pleased ii one year was substituted
and we should make no mistakes.
A delegate contended that it the
three-year requirement was maintained
many who had already exercised the
right to vote would be DISTINGUISHED
He thought three years IL long proba'
ton.
Robert Dollard Of Bon Homme
thought the section should be amended
to include ".All electors ut the time the
constitution goes into effect"
j. r. Gamble OF Yankton showed
that in many states the time required
to make one IL citizen Vas only sin
months. and in some n year.
A..C. Mellette OF Codington favored
the amendment. While it is Il fact
said he, that IL great number OF foreign.
ers came here who were not competent
to vote under three years, it was IL fact
that many Of them were not competent
to vote after they were here twenty
years. and yet many come here pos
sessed already OF the competency. a
residence Of one year was enough. lie
thought the motion Of the gentleman
from BonHomme MI. Dollard not ap-
ropos to the original motion to amend;
He offered Il subsection, reading. "tAnd
I'LL persons who shall be qualified elect
ors under the laws OF this territory at
the time OF ratification OF this consti-
tuition at the polls
NJ. Grigsby of Minnehaha wanted to
know, if AL these amendments were to
bo .~cnci1orol where the work OF the