The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-09-25

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| Lchtenwaller Of Hughes will probubI,
submit minority report, recommendin,
that districts having two senators be divided
the regular report leaving the senators to 4,
elected at large In the district
Sioux FAILS. Oak. Special Telegram, Sept.
1G-The convention spent the greater part
Of the day In committee of the whole con.
siderng the report Of the Legislative
committee. At s p IN. tho committee
rose. having finished the work with
the exception of some half dozen amend
monls. which were sent to tho Legislative
committee for consideration The report, as
loft today, will remain substantially as IL
now standa The principal provisions of the
article are as follows:
| Minimum number In house, IS: maximum
l35. Minimum in senate rs; maximum, as
Eligible age to- either house. 70 wears. The
| In 1895, and every ten years thereafter. and All
apportiOnmcnt every five years Members and
officers Of the legislature to tnke all ironcad ont
which prohibits the acceptance Of railroad passes
| terms OF office Of MEMBERS two years; l,er diem
70; mileage, ten cents; length Of session, sixty
days; time Of meeting, first Tuesday after the
nffI
tfon 0{ members: biennial sessions: the usua
prohibitions concerning the acceptance Of offices
created ny the members: aud regulstions con
ous subjects: prohibitions against omnibus ap.
prOpriRtiOn bills.
When the questions of per diem and mile.
age were taken up, the economists attempted
to reduce the former to Ssss and the latter u
overwhelming majority. The usual number
of resolutions were introduced, among which
were the following:
Prohibiting MamlIers OF the present cOnvcn-
tiOn from holding state offices until the close Of
the session Of tho first legislature; fixing the
prohibiting the legislature from changing the
| seat OF government; recommending the sale Of
one-fourth of tho school bonds Of tho
tions Of electors to he residence Of
one year In the state. six months In the county,
and ten days in the election precinct: prohibit
aiOns or corporations from making, supervising
or intcrfering with any municipal improve
inents, or selecting capitol site: depl0ring the
infringmcnts Of personal rights and submitting
aclause for the protection Of the same
TIE FORCE OF SEPARATE CLAUSES
The committee on rules. to whom was re
ferred the resolution introduced on Satur.
day by kan0use. relative to the force of sep
nrate constitutional clauses adopted by the
people, reported that in their opinion such Q
clause would, under the law calling the con
vention, become part Of the constitution
md as binding rs other parts OF that docu
geent The foll0w"" stnntlin9 committe'
Elections and right OF suffrage: amendments
aud revision OF the constitution; currency ant
banking: compensation Of public officers; reve
nuc and finance; state seal and cont Of arms.
Following is the report Of the committee
on state seal and cont Of arms:
The design Of the great seal shall bc rs fol
lows: circle. within which shall appear In the
| features uf mining work: In the left backgrOunt
range OF hills: in the right foreground u farmer
1t his plOw: IN the right background herd o
,attle aud field of corn. Between the part
ing . steamboat. Properly divided be-
ween tho upper and tho lower edges
fths circle shall appear the legend. Under Coz
the State Of Dakota. Exterior to the circle and
within circumscribed circle shall appear in the
upper part the words, State Of Dakota" In thu
| lower pAfC inc WOrO6 0rC4G seal, anu Cut
date in Arabic numerals Of the year in whici
| tho state shall b0 admitted to the Union.
| TAXES.
The report of the committee on revenu,
and finance provides for q state tax not t.
exceed q per cent on the assessed vaiua
| ton, and q special tax In case of deficiency
also the following:
| A bond inrerest tax Of one-half Of one Do
cent: that oil taxes shall be uniform ON all rea
and personal property Of CORPORATIONS and fndi
4. t1<rn
corporate property shall not be surrendered b,
nny In trust or grant to which the state shall
i,e party: that all moneys. credits, instrument
so that property Of banks shall be taxed the sam
AZ that Of individuals; prohibit. levying . pol
tax: exempts property Of agricultural societies
churches %.ruona .aa psassy Ssessre4 IA, foa
individuals. when less than 5000
thst 81 900 of land and improvements shall b
exempt from taxation to encourage tree plant
ing: prohibits any other exemptions than thOBt
enumerated: makes profit directly or tndirectl!
out Of public funds felony.
The committee ON elections and the righ
Of suffrage report as follows:
Male citizens twenty -one years Of age electors
suffrage may he extended to other classes Of citi
zens by law ratified by q majority Of tn
electors ut q general election; women allowed t.
vote at school elections and hold school Offices
provide for = separate submission OF the ques
tion Of making no distinction IN sex.
The following minority report was sub
mtted by McCallam Of Beadle's:
The legislature may extend tho right Of suf
frage by general law to any class or classes O
citizens Of this state not enumerated In section
one Of this article, provided they shall have til
same qualifications as to age, residence and citi
xcnship AZ the electors named In section one o
this article.
Section of the report of the cOmmitte
OH the compensation of public officers fixe
the salaries OF the state officers AS follows:
/ Governor. $4,000: judges of tho suprem
court, 81 500; judges Of the circuit coIrt,
these salaries may l,e increased $500 aftc
1890; secretary of sta G, treasurer and auditor
$500: superintendent Of public instruction
$500: attorney general, $1,000: licutcnan
governor double the salary Of state senator
no fees I)crQuisttes permitted for any dutte
connected with their offices.
The following sections are taken from tn
report of the committee on
BANKING AND CURRENCY:
Section !. II general law shall bo enacted
It shall provide for the registry and counter
signing by an officer Of this state Of all bills o
lai,er credit designed to circulate as money. an
require security to the full amount thereof to "
Deposited with the state treasurer.
4 Section limits the existence OF banks I
Section 5 holds stockholders indefinitely re
spOnsible for all contracts, debts and engage
ments of corporators to the extent Of the
stock.
The committee on amendment and revis
ion Of the constitution recommended TIL;
when an act for amendment passes the leg
islature It shall he submitted for ratiticatiO
Of majority Of the electors. aft4
publication for twelve weeks, and provd,
for constitutional convention 0y yot
Of two thirds Of the legislature II notified b
majority Of the clectors The conventto
shall consist of as many members as the lowe
house. A resolution was adopted u
day providing for evening session
hut even with this provi,io
the work Of the convention can hardly
completed within u week. The presider
announced the following standing commi
tees to day:
To draft . memorial to congress-Mood
Booth. More, Upiyke. Laybourne
To drafs sn address to the peOplo of Dakot
Campbeii. Br0OkinRs. KanOusc. Gault. Miller.
Sioux FAILS, Oak. Special Telegram. Ser
l7.-Nore business was transacted by Il
convention to. day than at any previous tin
: since its assembling. There is Q grown
feeling among the delegates that they nu
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