Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-01
tI0II FALLS CONTENTION.

~ - The Clasn OF upshi"'7 sA'es N7--'-7F -.
week between the radical ana cuhSelss',e
parties ia the convention, represehteu ~
campbell aud Judge Edgertoil, respecuvs's,
md which al first threatened 70 make se'ious
trouble, has resulted in union OF sehtimeh.
that will do much TO further the interests VI
he movement to secure statehood IL ne
Teen brought to the attention OF the puoi'e
generally that the people OF south pakoea,
while differing somewhat as 70 the meIhous
IA he employed to obtain admission 10 tne
.;srerhood OF states, are deeply In earnest
nd willing TO make personal preferences
secondary to the success of the movement
Tba specjaI committee to whom was referred
r,,npbell's resolution on saturday reported
Tho following substitute this morning, whicn
was adopted unanimously without debate:
All pcii.lcai power IL Inherent Ia the people
md al tree government Is iohnuou oh .iJi, ~
horily aud II IL instituted for their eqnai pro
lection and beneat; and they lave the right, ~
lawful and constitutional methods 70 AFTER %
efortn their forms OF government IN sue ~ Lhail
nov az they may think proper; ana the state ot
matota ia an inseparable part Of the American
Union and the constitution OF the Onleeu SLAVES
Il the supreme law " the land
The adoption OF this resolution may DE re-
rsrdsd as settling the controversy Inc
nrincipal event OF to-day's session was the
discussion OF the woman suffrage question
while the convention was in committee OF
The whole In consideration OF the report OF
The committee on elections and the rights OF
suffrage. The report recommends In sec
Ton 2, that the legislature may extend the
right of suffrage To any class or classes OF
III IONS not enumerated in section 1.-THE
eight being limited by that section to male
citizens, by general law enacting the same
and ratified by vote OF the qualified voters
Of the state; and section extends the right
If suffrage to all citizens twenty-one years
cd and over, provided that at the election
held for the purpose of voting for the con
stituti0n a majority Of the legal voters vote
N favor of the provision Judge Moody
offered the following as substitute for sec
ton %:
II the right OF suffrage shall be extended to any
,,aas under the urovislIn OF section Z OF this
article then in that case during the existence o.
such privilege sueh class shall be eligible 10
Dtiice the same as other class of electors.
CAUTION URGED.
In support OF his resolution Judge Moody
argued that great caution should be used
In framing the constitution no unusual pro-
vision should be inserted, lest the document
lie thereby iaopardized Congress would be
looking for weak points in the constitution
10 order to make unfavorable action plausi-
Bile He referred to the harm that had been
done Dakota by the acts OF the capital com
mission aud denounced that organization In
the most vigorous terms C. II. Meyers,
member of the commission, who is q dele
gate, and had WINGED perceptibly under
Moody's charges rose exctedly and made
personal explanation, Moody again took
Inc floor to reply, and had proceeded but
short time when calls for order were heard
smith of Hand county, who was in the chair
aad no comprehension of parliamentary
practice, and was completely Disconnected
scene of confusion followed Finally
quiet was restored, and number of long
wlnded speeches were made. the speakers
using arguments in favor of woman suffrage,
After recess for dinner the matter was
taken up again, and &oodys amendment
defeated When the cpinmittee rose 10
report was adopted, with the exc option of
secuion 2, which was stricken out, and sec
tipn . was sent TO the schedule COM
mittee, with instructions to prepare aud
report section for the separate submission
Of the same The section as adopted grants
to women the right to vote at school cleo
lions, and To hold all offices except as other
wise provided for IN the constitution, The
report of the committee on name, boundary
and seat of government was adopted with
but few changes The 7th standard par
allel was fixed as the northern bound
airy east of the Missouri river. and
the 10th parallel west of that point; the
temporary and permanent seats OF govern
laent 10 DO located by vote OF the people
ALL AGREED AS TO RAILROADS
The report OF the standing committee on
corporations other than banking or munici-
pal was adopted with little or no debate. A
lively time had been anticipated when the
subject of regulation of railroads should
, come up, but these expectations were disap-
pointed Section l6 was so amended as
10 prevent the consolidation Ut rival rail
,sads, by lease or otherwise; and section
10, as adopted, gives the legislature power
10 prevent discrimination, unjust or other
wise, in rates of transportation. The re-
mainder OF the report, as well as tina. of the
committee on public accounts and expend-
lures, was ADOPTED unchanged The qpcs.
lion of the separate Submission af certain
articles II the constitution was settled
| this morning, by tine adoption OF a resolution
offered by Campbell of lankton. The reso-
intion provides that all such articles, includ-
] ing the location OF the permanent seat OF gov.
eminent be printed In separate division vi
the constitution headed, articles to DO separ,
ateiY submitted, npTeseribes the form OF ballot
! 10 be used and provides that a majority OF
al votes east for aud against any separate
proposition shall elect or reject except seat
I of government which shall require plurali.
| ty Resolution introduced and referred &c
1 appropriate committee.
Defining jurisdiction. on waters In or border.
( ing npOn the state: exempting from taXatipp all
1 church property OF less value than 10000;
providing that al! appropriations, cxceedins
Z $4,000, be snbinttedto vote Of the people.
Upon reassembling at 7:30 the eonys nsion
took up the report OF the commiStee on
county and township organization The tel
lowing amendments We're adopted;
Enlsrgtua the minimum area OF organized
counties to tweaty-four townships; requiring
four wears instead Of six to intervene between
attempted removals OF county seats: doug
away with choosing county oascers at the Same
election as that at which the constitution Is
submitted.
Sioux FALLS, Oak. Special Telegram, Sept
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