Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-22
THE CONSTITUTION.
The PrOsy Order of Proceed
ings Enlivened by a
Resolution.
General Campbell Asserts the inner
emf Right Of the People and
Stands by His Position.
The Tenth Day.
Eioux Falls Press report,

Eioux Falls Press report.
The convention was called to order by
President Edgerton, and was opened
with prayer by Rev. Joseph Ward, of
Yankton.
Neill, of Grant, offered resolution
that the northern boundary OK the state
east of the Missouri river be the seventh
standard parallel. Referred to commit
tee on name, boundary and seat of gov.
ernmcnt.
IL convention went into committee
OF tL, whole on the bill of rights with
Booth, of Custer. in the chair.
The committee rose and reported no
progress.
The hour having arrived for which the
supplemental report of the legislative
committee had been made special order,
it was taken up.
The recommendation was adopted pro-
hibitlng the delegation Of powers by the
Legislature, in locating capital site or
| Tor other matters.
The recommendations were adopted,
| providing that offers of personal advau-
tage OF any kind to a public officer to IN
ttueDce bis official action shall be bri-
berry.
Tie recommendations referring to
| minority representation were made
special order for to-day at 9 o'clock.
Several changes we're made in the re-
port. regarding limitations upon special
an local legislation and the suggestions
as amended were adopted.
The convention took recess until 2
p. IN.
The report of the prohibition COM
mittee being the special order, 1t was
| taken up. The report proposed to SUBJ
NIT as part OF the constitution. for
adoption or rejection by special vote, al
article prohibiting the manufacture or
sale OF ilquor IN the state.
Llchten Wallner OF Hughes had hoped
the proposition would not be made, as
the defeat OF either party would lead 1t
| alter election to oppose admission. But
out OF detereuce to the opinions of SO
large lumber as favored the PROPOSE
tlon he would support it.-assuring the
convention that, speaking not for the
liquor dealers, bat lor that large body
WHO are opposed on principle to sump-
tuary Legislature, he and they would
abide the Jesuit, ami asking his prohibl.
| ton trle9ds to make similar declara.
| ton.
| kanouse OF Sanborn arose and said
that as prohlDItlonist, he would
pledge his friends from Hughes that
The defeat Of prohibition should not
dampen his erdor for statenood-and
there were general manifestlons of ap-
proval among the members of his
party.
Moody of Lawrence feared the con-
ventlon Was approaching a dangerous
rock IN the channel of its progress. He
was for state first, and questions of
domestic economy afterwa1d. He fear
ed the introduction of prohibition ar
ticle into the body of the constitution
would be disastrous, even ii there was a
subsidiary proposition to strike it out
unless 1t got votes enough-for this sub
sldiary feature could not be we'll under
stood by all the people, who therefore
would vote against the constitution.
He therefore suggested that it be refer
red to the committee on schedule, that
1t might be arranged for submission as
an independent proposition out
side the body of the document,
ed that a vote be taken on
the question, Shall propo .ition for
prohibition be submitted to tue people
| 49, s''HSNA "a - ~SS4Oi- vi tIJl>
question the Yeas anu nays were called
resulting in IS yeas and 10 nays-those
voting nay being Alexander, Bellon,
Bennett, Buechier, Dollard, Fellows
Fowler, Frank, Phillips, Ryan and
Meeuen.
The mode Of submission was then re.
ferred to the committee on schedule
The report OF the committee on bill OF
! rights was taken uD in committee OF the
whole, with Crammer of Edmunds III
he chair
4 considerable time was spent upon
section H. which was finally amended sc
IS to read: private property shall not
: oe taken tur pubilc use, or damaged
without Just compensation, as deter
mined by jury, which shall be- paid as
soon as 1t can be ascertaiued. and before
: possession is taken. No benefit which ma
accrue thefeirom as the result of an In
provement made by any private corpor.
alton shall be considered in fixing the
compensation for property taken OF
: damaged The balance of the repor
? was accepted without amendment.
The most exciting episode of the con
vention took place after Campbell O
Yankton offered as an addition to thu
report the following section, which b,
stated was taken verbatim from the con
stitntion Of Pennsylvania adopted il
1870:
"All political power is inherent in tn,
people, and all free government is found
: ed on their authority, and it is consti
| tuted for their equal protection ant
, benefit and they have the right at al
times to alter, reform or abolish thei
: forms of government in such manner a.
e they may think proper"
Nelll OF Grant said: Il don't like th
6 word abolish in this proposed section
| object to a revolutionary scheme which
proposes to abolish any form of gov
b eminent whatever"
4 Campbell replied: 81 introduce i
because think it peculiarly adapted t,
the present state of affairs IN regard L
e Dakota"
Y Judge Edgerton arose and said: +"
t don't know that should say word OF
this occasion, but it has been lntimate
by the mover that the propriety and ne
9 cessity for this declaration rests upo
# the peculiar relations that We this da
: occupy. In other words, while Dakot
is territory and knocking at the door
of the general government for aimis
q sion, we have "a right to abolish tina
l. form of government, and | protes
against the declaration. 1t is not M
declaration. | desire ID this event tina
4 We should present ta congress const
tuition which will receive the apptobs
% tion OF congress. desire to appes
to themsnot declare, that we have O