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

IT.. no'rlOck Monday morning, Rev.
NcLoney OF the First Congrega-
En,, church. Sioux Falls, opened the
%,nvrntion with prayer.
PROHIBITION.
rr,,n R.adle. Lincoln. Hamlin, Kings
,,,. and Dawson counties We're re-
;.,ol petitions for prohibition. An
,.,r from numerous citizens in diff
,..rt parts OF the proposed state asked
-, he question OF %prohibitian he SUBJ
,G,tel ~ IL vote vi the people when the
an,,jtution is put before them for rat
%fration.
EDUCATION.
mo committee on education and
.bool lands reported. The laws refer
Enc to the establishment and govern
'annt of schools are left to the l~egisl:l-
|we to enact. In relation to school
anls. which is ;n important feature.
nrovides that ali proceeds from the
NE OF public school lands and property
|r educational purposes granted by
%nvress. and all donations to school
h~tprests shall remain Il perpetual fund
nr the maintenance of schools. This
End can be increased. but not dimin-
Ehpd, The usual methods of increas-
no and maintaining the fund are in
orporated. No land c;tn be sold for
bss than SO an acre which has been
npropriated for school purposes, and
hat sold within ten years shah not
Srppl one-third OF all lands set apart
n the use OF public schools. No
rhool officer shall be allowed to be in
rested in the sale or rental OF other
isposition OF public school lands. The
sral means are incorporated relating
normal schools and the funds for
hem.
The report Went to the committee ON
|rinting.
PREAMBLE.
The committee on preamble reported
follows:
I'VE the people OF the territory of
Dakota. having the right Of admission
hto the union as one OF the United
tates Of America by Virtue Of the Or
inance Of 1857 and the treaty OF cession
fthe province Of louisiana, and by
firtue Of the guarantees OF the consti-
hti0n Of the United States, all the nee
ssary conditions Of said compacts and
reatieS of cesSicn having been fulfilled
b The part Of the people OF Dakota
frritory, and we of right being enti-
Ned toa change from our territorial
ondition to the enjoyment OF all the
iphfrnf St0fn rnEatnttnnf oS u f,Da 1nI
Independent state in the union. dOnow,
b convention assembled, in order to
Establish Justice, promote the welfare
md insure the blessings OF liberty to
ourselves and to IN posterity, ordain
ind establish the following constitu-
ion and form ourselves into II free and
Independent state by the name of the
late Of Dakota.
CONTEST.
1t was Il stated by a member Of the
pmmittee on the contested election
ase from .Jerauld county that in the
Elertion there seemed to have been
rave irregularities affecting both
dies. II was presumed that the irreg-
~laritirs arose from IL lack OF organiZa-
ion OF the county. He moved that
he contestant, George Whalen. be
(lSo given Il seat.
PROHIBITION AGAIN.
.\lonZo Converse of SanbOrn offered
petition from citizens of the proposed
tate asking that ut the anne time the
institution is submitted to vote of
he people :; clause prohibiting the
l%anntacture OF sale of Intoxicating
averages in the state be also submit
Fd to to a vote. lie stated that his OH
Ect in offering the petition was to
ring the subject OF prohibition before
he convention for discussion. There
Re many people in Dakota, he said,
no favored prohibition and its incor-
grafton in the constitution. He did
(ot refer to prohibition us an ex-
edleicy. but us Il right. He was sent
ere with the understanding that what
Yer is adopted must go before the peo-
le at the polls. and he felt that he
|olld not do his duty if he failed to at
Fast attempt to bring this subject be-
pre- the people, knowing as he did that
large majority of his constituents
~. IIIlo llC SIlOti1V Nv 10 - nc
p OF Justice to those who sent him
Ere, no matter what his own ideas
light be on the subject. He thought
Il matter Of policy to place the sub
rt before the people, to satisfy the
ement demonstrating it. The matter
lo.lld besettled at the very outset. Ii
favored prohibition he would favor
uniting it to a vote OF the people,
,he end that all agitators be quieted.
ne dlsapprovedit he would favor set.
ing the question now and at the polls.
Z believed it was the only democratic
Jay OF disposing OF such issues. lie
ought it would be also advantageous
lhe supporters of the constitution.
would call out a full vote on the con
lllntlon. He referred to the advAnt-
Etof statehood as a sequence to sub
lung the issue to IL popular vote. He
liea TO see why a solitary vote would
cast against the constitution if the
ie}ert of prohibition is submitted
IN the constitution to the people for
llllcatlon. lie thought other q,les-
omS IN doubt could be submitted that
Hns also help out the vote on the
Inc president stated, at the close or
!, Nonverse's remarks, that until the
pn'entlon otherwise ordered he would
III! remarks upon the presentation
ne petition and resolution OF MIR.