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

NEXT MEETING.
On motion of a. b. Melville Of Bea-
die. it was decided that the next meet
ing of the committee will be held at
Huron, at such date as may be am
nounced by its chairman.
Adjourned.
Wrt;nesday-FouTteenth Day.
OPENING.
The convention was in session but
five minutes this morning. 1t COM
menced at 8 o'clock and was opened
With prayer by the Rev. W. .Skillman.
ENHANCING ENROLMENT COMMIT
BY request Of j. r. Gamble of Yank-
ton. who had charge Of the arrange
ment and ~phraseology, the president
appointed the following additional
members of the committee on enroll
ment: A. S. Jones of Hutchinson.
c. n. Keith and Thomas Sterling of
Sphinx, A. G. Kellam of Brule, j. NJ.
Pease of Davidson. A. b. Lucas of
Charles Mix, and l.. w. Chapman Of
Hanson.
ADJOURNMENT.
The convention then adjourned to 8
p. NJ. to give the committee on enroll
ment time to transcribe the constitu-
ton. The committee We're at work all
day.
EVENING SESSION.
AT 1890 p. NJ, the committee on ar
rangement and phraseology completed
their work and President Trip called
the delegates to order for the transac-
ton OF any business that might remain
to be finished.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
G. c. Moody Of Lawrence announced
that While he did not wish to move an
instruction to the committee to wait
upon congress in the interest of state
hood to have the word south" pre-
fixed to Dakota. ii found desirable, us
announced at a previous session he
would do, still he would state that he
thought the matter Of name should not
stand in the way Of statehood.
TO DELEGATE RAYMOND.
\ motion by r. T. Pettigrew of Min
nehaha was adopted, requesting the CO.
operation of Hon. John b. Raymond,
delegate to congress, in the work OF
statehood, and asking that he introduce
Il bill in congress and urge its speedy
passage for the ratification Of the CON
stitution adopted by this convention
and the admission of the state OF Da-
kota into the union.
CENSUS ENUMERATOR.
G.. n. Keith Of Mellette was appointed
chief enumerator.
WAYS AND MEANS.
On motion OF G.. G. Moody Of Law.
renee the committee on ways andmeans
were instructed to make their report tc
the state executive committee.
TO AWAIT ON CONGRESS.
The number of the committee to wait
upon congress with the constitution
and in the interest of admission tc
statehood, was increased from fourteen
to TWENTY-FIVE. and the committee APP
pointed, as follows:
Bartlett Tripp OF Yankton.
A. G. Kellam OF Chamberlain.
John r. Whiteside Of Vermillion.
M. III. Gay Of Springfield.
John M. Pease of MI. Vernon.
w. II. Brayton of Rec Heights.
A. J. Edgerton, Yankton.
S. III. Bronson OF Howard.
James A. Ward Of Pierre.
John Cain of Huron.
A. w. Hager of Mitchell.
j. p. Kidder, Vermillion.
o. S. Clifford OF Canton.
George Freeman OF Elk Point.
James Baynes OF Alexandria.
+. M. Goodykoontz of Chamberlain
Robert Dollard of Scotland.
G. II. Winsor of Sioux Falls.
W. w. Brookings of Sioux Falls.
i. Nj. Ziebach, Scotland.
Newton Edmunds of Yankton.
A. G. Mellette Of Watertown.
G. G. Moody Of Deadwood.
II. j. Campbell of Yankton.
3. G. Caultield of DeadWood.
L. w. Foster OF Frankfort.
Thomas Sterling Of Worthwhile.
a. Boynton of Lennon.
r.. W. Welch Of Plankinton.
r. c. Lake and G. l.. Wood Of Rapi,
f! City.
L l. ~ 1o4NSl l hun
The committee on printing was ali
! thorized to contract for the constitu
tiCn in pamphlet form. .
The state executive committee Were
authorized to have the journal of the
convention printed.
ENROLMENT AND SIGNING.
The work of the enrolling committee
was announced completed and the dele.
gates present signed the constitution
ADJOURNMENT.
at 11:1O p. NJ. the first constitutional
convention of Dakota adjourned sub
ject to the call of the president of the
executive committee.
EX-Delegate P%ettigrew, whose judg.
ment upon general results OF Dakota
elections has been so many times test.
ed, figures that the constitution vii!