Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-25

10 Ine SCaLe.
\. b. Melville thought the conven-
ton should entail no expense upon the
people at large.
n. G. kellam Of Brule said the e II
sus was taken for the people and the
people should pay the expense. If it
was taken for the benefit of the mem
bers OF the convention, they should pay
for it. He opposed all amendments
and said the people should defrav the
expenses as provided for.
j. r.. Gamble of Y~ankton-If this
movement is worth anything, the peo-
pie Of each county will take care of its
enumeration. | am in favor Of striking
out both sections ! and s, relating to
lay OF generators and the manDer of
payment.
Robert Dollard of BonI!onnne-We
can only judge the future Ivy the past.
1t will be disastrous to strike this all
out unless the executive committee
will take care Of the matter.
Section Z, fixing the pay of ennmerat-
ors was stricken out, as was also see
ton 8, prescribing the manner of paw
ing enumerators, and the report was
adopted.
lLEN In IL.
On motion of j. r.. Gamble of Yank.
ton section | OF the report on revenue
and finance was rec%onsidered and an
amendment offered by Thomas Ster.
ing OF Sphinx, directing that the legis-
lature Shall provide such revenue as
may be needed by uniform taxation
was adopted.
COMPENSATION.
The report Of the committee on com.
pensatlon of public officers was taker
up.
AlonZo Converse OF Sanborn said the
matter had no place in the constitution
or the state-that the matter of sal.
aries OF state Officersj should be left tc
the legislature.
lie was supported in his position by
Robert Dollard of Bon Homme. who
moved to strike out the whole report.
The motion to strike out was lost.
As. Jones of Hutchinson moved ;
substitute, leaving the salaries to flu,
ture legislatures.
There was considerable discussion
over the salaries fixed by the report
and several amendments were offered
George II. Hand of Yankton said
that while he believed economy Should
pc conserved lit was poor policy tc
Tie n matter up too closely-that il
was difficult to have salaries changed
AFTER they We're fixed in the constition
After amending so that the salarie:
OF Judges OF the supreme court shall bt
lett to the legislature and striking on
the section forbidding any state office,
to receive any fees or perquisites. thu
report was adopted.
PREAMBLE.
The report Of the judiciary commit
tee on preamble was taken into consid
Grafton.
FL. j. Campbell of Yankton callet
Tor the reading Of the report of tn
committee on preamble, which hat
been referred to the judiciary. The re
port from the judiciary was then real
and adopted.
ADMINISTRATIVE.
The report Of the administrative CON
mittee was adopted, not before, however
striking out section 3, requiring tn
secretary OF state to keep il record Q
all official acts of the governor, IN
when required to lay the same befol
the legislature; also section 1, requil
ing state officers to keep their offices q
the seat of government.
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
The report Of the committee on stat
institutions and public buildings wa
taken into consideration. Section +:
providing for a state board of prison
directors, was stricken out; also sec
tions J. 4, 8 and 6, relating to the sam
subject. AS adopted, the repor
contains but one section. requiring tn
legislature to pass laws regulating stat
institutions, for the deaf. dumb, blint
etc.
BANKING AND CURRENCY.
The report on banking and currenc
was considered. The second sectio,
brought UP the question of privat
banks of issue and elected some discus
sion, but it was adopted as reported
The fifth section, making share c
stockholders in banks individually II
sponsible for debts OF such banks to tn
extent of the amount Of their stock 4
the par valne in addition to the amour
invested in such shares or stock. Som
delegates thought it not Just to hol
shareholders responsible for more tina
the mere stock itself, While other
believed the additional amount of tn
stock not enough. So there was grea
latitude in the discussion. The sectio
was adopted as reported.
APPORTIONMENr.
Robert Dollard OF BonHomme move
to reconsider that portion of the repol
on apportionment taking away frol
BOnHomme m representative. III
motion was tabled, and at 1916 tn
convention adjourned to 2 p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 2 p. NJ. the convention reasser
bled.
:. CORPORATIONS.
Robert Dollard of Bon Homme mo
ed to reconsider the first section OF tt
report OF the committee on corporation
other than municipal and banking. 1
stated that his object in moving reco
sideration was to offer an amendmel
providing that the legislature m;
from time to time enact laws creatir
and repeal laws governing corporation
: The motion was lost.
| EMINENT DOMAIN.
The report of the committee on ell