The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-09-25
SIOUX FALLS CONVENTION.
rAs South Dakota Constitutional Converts
0psns and Emphatieally Votes Down Z I
Resolution to Adjourn. n
ssdss Edssrton presidsut-Ths Work of d.
gaaising-Representativss Of All the X
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Sioux Falls, OAK, Special Telegram; Sept.
10.-The constitutional convention held &
short session to-day, no business Of impor-
tance being transacted except to arrange for
the hours for meeting Of the standing com.
mittees. Most OF the committees met and
organized during the afternoon and evening,
lew Of them doing some business. The
commttte on corporations other than mu.
nicipRl discussed the question OF railroad
taxation at length without arriving at any
definite conclusion. They will probably cot
tie down to some policy Of definite action
tomorrow. All evincc a desire to frame u
good document and adjourn at as early q
day as possible. Tho feeling Of harmony
grows stronger daily.
Sioux Falls, Oak, Special Telegram, Sept.
ll.-To-day has been devoted almost en-
tirely to committee work, only a short res.
sion being held this morning. Five Of the
standing committees were ordered enlarged
by two members each, in order to assign
places to delegates who hive arrived since
the committees were first appointed. The
appointments will be made tomorrow
morning, by the president, and will be rs
follows:
Elections and right OF suffrage, Wilcox,
cilMlcorporations, Umlykc;
federal relations. Proudfoot; executive and
administrative, Smith, Wilcox; legislative,
Proudioot, Smith.
Committees have all been hard ut work
during the afternoon and evening, hut il 10
not probable that any except that on mill
tin will report tomorrow. In their tclil,-
eratiOns the constitution adopted by the
convention ri 1883 is used ns IL guide. to.
gethcr with documents Of various states.
Among the recommendations to be made
by the legislative committee will be the
following relating to the legislature:
The maximum duration Of the legislative
session to l,e sixty days; maximum num-
Der in the house, l25 members; minimum
b5; maximum number in the senate, 30
members; minimum, 20; age OF senators,
81 years; OF representatives 25 years; per
diem OF members, SIS; mileage, 20 ceI.s.
An adjournment will probably be taken
from tomorrow morning until 3 u. M,
Monday to allow those who 30 desire to
spend Sunday at home.
Sioux Falls, Dak., Special Telegram, Sept.
12.-To-day's session Of the collst itutional
convention was characterized by IL greater
air Of business than any that has preceded
it. The organization having been fully
completed and the machinery Of c0ilmittc.
work set in motion, the body is ready to
proceed with business. One standing com
mittce, that on military affairs, submitted
formal report. providing for the orgaili-
zation and equipment Of the state mililiu
Considerable time was wasted in u wr9lllslc
over the subject OF printing, the average
delegate posing before the public OH the adj.
voratc Of economy. The remainder of the
forenoon was occupied with the introduce
tion and reading OF resolutions on various
subjects. The convention has blood in it's
eye whenever the subject OF railroads are
mentioned.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
came to the front in the form Of IL resolu.
tiOn instructinR the committee ON elections
and the right Of suffrage to insert u clause
in the constitution in which the word
''male' shall not occur as u qualification
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only Indirectly by Kano,,se, i. strong pro-
l,ibitionist, who desilesa Il plank in the plat
form. All resolutions introduced were re.
fcrrcd to their proper committees. The
committee on education and school lands
will report substantially the sections in the
constitution adopted by the convention in
government and state boundaries decided
to report in favor Of calling the new state
Dakota, and the northern boundary the
forty y-s,xth parallel. The question Of To-
cation OF the capitol has not yet been con-
sidered. Among the recommendation to
he made by the committee on county and
township organization will he this:
That no counties shall be organized with
less than thirty-six townships. To remove
the county seat two-thirds vote OF ali
residents shall be required, and in case ol
n failure, the attempt shall not he repeated
within six years; all county officers, except
clerk OF courts to be ineligible to more than
twoconsecutivc terms.