Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-25
corporations other chan municipal and
banking was taken under considera-

ton.
n. $. Jones of Hutchinson offered an
additional section requiring the legisla-
ture to pass laws from time to time,
regulating tariffs charged by railroad,
canal and other transportation COM
panies and against unjust discrimina-
ton.
II. w. Peek OF Hanson moved as Il
substitute for Mr.. Jones motion, an
section, providing for divid-
ing the state into three districts and
electing a railroad commissioner in
each, the three to form a board to con-
troll railroad transportation under Il
raw regulating common carriage and
fixing uniform tariffs and see that rail
road laws are recognized.
Mr.. Peek said it was useless to pass
railroad law Withouta board of railroad
commissioners: that it was a part of
the business of railroad companies to
corrupt legislatures.
Mr.. Jones said his proposed section
only required the legislature to look
after the matter OF railroad transport
tation and tariffs and pass wholesome
laws from time to time. He did not
favor going into details in the consti-
tuition.
\. G. Mellette of Codington, chair
man OF the committee on corporations
other than municipal and banking. said
the committee had had the questions
involved in the section proposed by
Mr.. Peek, but the committee had con-
cluded not to go into the managem, emit
OF railroads. The principle he thought
probably all right, but said it belonged
with the legislature.
j. G. Elliott of Grant said there
should be a barrier placed between the
people and the railroad. and the tariffs
charged by the railroads should be con-
trolled by the people.
n. Boynton OF Lincoln-It wouldnot
be dignified to put a measure Of this
kind in the constitution. The matter
should go to the legislature. We are
going to have a large constitution, any,
way. [ don't think it wise to proceed
on the ground that our legislature will
be corrupt, to be bought up, like sheep.
JIG. Elliott of Grant-The whole
northern portion of this territory is in
the hands OF most powerful corpora
tions. The southern portion Of the ter
ritory is being made network OF rail-
roads and we are falling also into the
grasp OF powerful corporations. l only
ask fora barrier to stand between cor
porations and the people.
MIR. Peek'S section was lost, and on
that offered by Mr.. Jones the ayes and
noes We're demanded. and r. f. Petit
grew of Minnehaha urged its passage
as being a just measure to the people.
w. w. Brookings Of Minnehaha
thought it unwise to incorporate such
glazing opposition to railroads, that the
people could not afford now to antag-
oniZe the railroads, nor could the rail
roads, afford to antagoniZe the people.
He asked, as a matter of discretion, to
leave the matter out of the constitu-
ton.
\. G. Mellette said that, since ex-
aiming the section proposed, he could
see nothing to oppose in it.
The aye and no vote resulted-ayes,
50; noes, 1S. So the section was adopted.
r. G. Lake of Pennington offered an
additional section, directing that hold
ers of stock in any corporation may, in
an election for directors thereof, cumu.
late their votes upon any one director,
GUS directors as they see fit, the whole
uulllUC1 NY Wll1CuC lSll SUOCh1lO1uC1 llltbJ
be entitled being determined by multi
number Of directors.
The section vas adopted, and the re
port was referred as a whole to the
committee on arrangement and phrase
ology, and the report from the commit
tee on mines, mining and water rights
was taken up for adoption.
Without taking Il vote upon the re
port, the convention adjourned at 5:5s
p. NJ. to p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The further consideration OF the re
port of the committee on mines, min
ing and water-rights was had and thu
report was adopted as reported by the
committee with the following provist
added to section one under water
rights: "Provided, however, that moth
ing in this article contained shall
change the rule OF riparian rights ant
ownership in that portion of the stat
east OF the Missouri river"
LEGISLATIVE.
Geo. II. Hand, of the committee OF
engrossment, called attention to tn
fact that it did not appear from tn,
secretary's minutes that section II o
the report OF the legislative committe
had been adopted.
j. r. Gamble, chairman OF Legislative
committee, asked time to prepare a sub
stitute for same, which was granted.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
1t was moved to take up for consid
Grafton report Of committee on roads
bridges and other internal improve
ments. Motion prevailed and the re
port was adopted as reported by tn
committee.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
N. j. Lothian of Grant was allowed
to introduce a resolution directing tn
committee on %phraseology to provid,
for biennial elections, and the same wa
referred to said committee.
REVENUE AND FINANCE.
G.. j. B. Harris of Yankton moved t.
take up report Of committee on reve
nue. and finance. Carried.
C. L. Wood OF Pennington moved t.
strike out section 1. Motion was lost
Section l was then adopted.
Mr.. Wood moved to reconsider sec
ton 1, and after quite a full discussion
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