The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-09-25
SIOUX FALLS CONVENTION
The South Dakota Constitutional Convention
Opens n Einphatically Votes Down a
Resolution to Adjourn.
Judge Edgerton President-The Work of Or
neutrality-suspicious. of All the
Isms on Hand.

NJ lc GOllSllLutiO!lN NoUNtIloiOli ii'HI ~
short session to-day, no business OF impor-
tance being transacted eNceptto arraneaEnr
the hour Tor meeting of the standing conf
mittees. Most OF the committees met and
organized during the afternoon and evening,
u few OF them doing some business. The
an corporations other than mu-
nicipnl discussed the question of railroad
at length without arriving at any
definite conclusion. They will probably set
tie down to some policy OF definite action
tomorrow. All cvince ~ desire to frame i;
good document and adjourn ut as early IL
day us possible. The feeling OF harmony
grows stronger daily.
Sioux Falls, Oak, Special Telegram, Sept.
11.-To-day has been devoted almost en-
tirely to COMMITTEES work, only II short SEES
sion being held this morning. Five oi the
standing committees were ordered enlarged
by w members each, in order to assign
places to delegates who have arrived since
the committees were first appointed. The
appointments will be made tomorrow
morning, by the president, and will be us
follows:
Elections and eight OF suffrage, Wilcox,
Observation-Disclosures Corporations, Updykc;
administrative, Smith, Wilcox; legislative,
Praudfoot, Smith.
Committees have all been hard mt work
during the afternoon and evening, but it =
not probable that any except that on mill
tia will report tomorrow. In their. detib-
erutions the constitution adopted hy the
convention al lSS3 is used aus IL guide, to-
gcther with documents of various states.
Among the recommendations to he made
by the legislative committee will be the
following relating to the legislature:
Tbp maximum duration pi tl,r laris1D fl We
session to be sixty days; maximum NUM-
Der in the house. l25 members; minimum
90; maximum number in the senate. %
members; minimum, 20; age Of senator's,
81 years; OF representatives % years; per
diem OF members, SO; mileage, 20 ceres.
An adjournment will probably be taken
from tomorrow morning until 3 p. m.
Monday to allow those who sc desire to
spend Sunday at home
Sioux Falls, Oak, Special Telegram, Sept.
12.-To-day's session OF the constitutional
convention was characterized 10y Il greater
air OF business than any that has preceded
it. The organization having been fully
completed and the machinery oil committee
work set in motion, the body is ready to
proceed with business. One standing com
mittee, that on military affairs, Submitted
n formal report. providing for the oigalt!
cation and equipment uf the state miiilia.
NDISltlfIslDlc tlIite WIS NitStttl III IL WI,iIlslt
over the subject OF printing, the average
delegate posing before the public on thead-
vocate OF economy. The remainder OF the
forenoon was OCCUPIED with the introduce
ton and reading OF resolutions on various
subjects. The convention has blood in its
eye whenever the subject OF railroads are
mentioned.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE "
came to the front in the form OF II resolu-
ton i%nstructinn the committee on elections
and the right OF suffrage to insert IL clause
in the constitution, in which the word
male" shall not occur as " qualification
of su firasc.
Tie prohibition question was referred to
only indirectly by knnouse, IL strong pro-
hibitionist, who desircsa plank in the plat
form. All resolutions introduced were re.
ferrrd to their proper committees. The
committee on education md school lands
will report substantially the sections in the
constitution adopted by the convention in
1883. The committee on name, seat oi
government and state boundaries decided
to report in favor OF calling the new state
Dakota, and the northern boundary the
forty-slxth parallel. The question of 10.
cation OF the capitol has not yet been con.
sidcred. Among the recommendations to
be made by the committee on county and
township organization will be this:
That no counties shall be organized Will
less than ~thirty-siX townships. Toremov
the county seat Il two-thirds vote OF al
residents shall be required, and i'll case q
a failure, the attempt shallnot be repeated
within six years; all county officers, except
clerk OF courts, to be ineligible to more THAI
twoconsecutivc terms.
SIOUX FALLS, Da k, Special Telegram, Sep
l4.-As the days pass by it becomes more
and more evident that the delegates Assem-
pied IN convention here are in earnest in the
matter OF framing a constitution and apply
ing for admission to the sisterhood of states
Those who at first scotfed ut the movement
nave either become silent or are employing
ingenious methods to recede from thei.
former position and Join the army of re
crults that are marching forward to state
hood. This earnestness of effort that per
vades the convention became quite nppaIen'
thls morning, when the following resolution
introduced by Judge Moody of the Blacl
Hills, was adopted by a unanimous vote:
Resolved. That a committee of five member.
be appointed by the chair whose duty it shall b.
to draft n memorial to the president and con
grcss OF the United States. setting forth TIL,
action of this convention. the authority unde
which 1t was held, the necessity therefor. AM
asking me admission Of the state of Dakota int,
the union OF states. under the constitution
hereat formed, II such constitution shall b,
adopted by the people of the proposed state.
inns resolution was followed by another
introduced by Judge Campbell of Yankton
calling for the appointment of n standin.
committee of five to prepare an address tt
the people of Dakota, which was unani
mously adopted The standing comittees
on bill of rights, corporations other thai
banking and municipal and executive, ad
ministratiye and legislative, reported thi
morning. Among the recommendations O
the last named committees is an iron-cla,
oath to be taken by all the members and Off
GERS of the legislature, from which the fol
lowing LIS an extract:
I have not knowingly or Intentionally paid O
contributed anything, or made any promise il
me nature OF q bride to directly or indirectly in
Huence any vote at the election at which l wa,
chosen to fill said Office, and have not accented
not will ! accept or receive, directly or indi
teGtiy' any money. pass, or any other valuable
snlne, from any corporation. company, or per
on any bill, resolution or appropriation, or 10
any other official act.
Refusal to take the above oath Is to worI
forfeiture of office. The outlines of the re
ports have been given in previous dispatches
SOME OF H RESOLUTIONS.
Numerous resolutions relating to the con
stitution were introduced, and referred tt
the proper committees. Among the NOR
important were the following:
That compulsory attendance ut the publi
schools be enforced In the cases OF all chiidre
between the aaes of six and twelve years: tim
40 person be compelled to perform service ia
the public on any day set apart by his reltgio
as a Gay OF rest or worship: that the Judges q
the supreme court BIO required to give an opinio
at any time on any subject that the govcrnO
may, submit to them: that the name of the stat
be "DacotahN: that the motto on the coat Z
arms be Under God the People Rule"
The afternoon was wholly given up t
committee work, and the probabilities ar
chat severalreports will be made to-mo1
ow. The committee on congressional az
portionment were in session this afternoo
and will report Tomorrow as follows:
Until otherwise provided for, the member q
congress TO be elected at large. The state Sem
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