Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1885-09-25
SIOUX FALLS,
Delegates, Having Covered Themselves
with Glory, Leaving for Home.

"AbN 0kOTy, Leaving lot dOmes
Sioux FALLS, Sept 2S.-The convention
was opened with prayer. Huntley, of Jer
auld, offered resolution that 100000 copies
of the constitution be addressed to the peo-
pie, and memorial to congress be printed
in newspaper form for general distribution,
10000 in pamphlet form for the use of the
| convention, and 10000 each in the German
and Norwegian languages. Adopted. The
| committee ON revenue and finance sub
mitted substitute for section 2. Their re-
port as ordered, provides for uniform taxa
ton on all real and personal property of
| both corporations and individuals, assess
ment laws to apply equally On individual
and corporation property. Owens, of Kings
bury, offered to substitute another leav-
ing the assessment for taxation to be
provided for by general legislative laws.
The roll call was made, and Owens
substitute was lost by vote of 66 to IL.
The first substitute Of the committee was
then adopted. The report of the commit
ings was then taken up for consideration
and adopted. The entire report on water
rights was stricken out. The report of the
committee on banking and currency was
next considered and adopted without
amendment The majority and minority
real and personal, were taken up. A
lengthy debate ensued upon the question of
the amount of homestead exemption. Mil
Ter, of Hughes, moved to indefinitely post
pone consideration of the minority report,
which provides for $1,000 real estate and
$l,OO0 personal property. The majority re-
port was amended SO as to provide for the
exemption of homestead and reasonable
amount of personal property, kind and
value to be fixed by the general laws, to
heads of families. Adopted. Adjourned.
The delegates are leaving, and President
EdgertOn said the convention should expe-
dite matters as much as possible for fear
of being left without quorum by the last
of the week.
At the night session committee of fif-
teen was appointed to carry out the work
OF the convention, provide, for an cleo
Of the Legislative assembly. A mo-
ton prevailed that when the conyen-
ton adjourn it be to the first Tuesday in
May, 1885. The report of the committee on
education and school lands was considered
and that the rate; of interest on deferred
cent. The report Of the committee on the
rights of married women was adopted. 1t
declared that the property belonging to
woman when she marries, or that she may
acquire after marrying, shall remain hers
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS
Sioux FALLS, September PA resolu-
ton was presented today from the conven-
ton of the registers of deeds, of Dakota,
held at Aberdeen, on the 10Th instant, ask
ing that all special legislation be abolished;
that every chapter of laws should have a
reference in the caption to every subject
o. hroo fnof fl,n lot, cl, hn,,
authority, to require property owners in
cities and towns to build sidewalks ada
cent to town property. Referred The
committee to which was referred
the printing expenses, reported that
the the expense Of printing election bal
of the convention and expenses Of printing
copies of the constitutional address to the
people and memorial to congress would
amount in the aggregate to S4150 Consid-
elation Of the report was postponed.
Brookings, of Minnehaha, offered an addi-
tional section to the legislative report, pro
viding that the first legislative meeting
after the admission of the state shall pro-
vide for the codification of the state laws,
and no laws shall be changed or repealed
except by atwo-thirds vote OF both branches
Of the legislature. Yeas and nays de-
manded and the section adopted. The
vote was afterward reconsldered and the
resolution lost. Campbell. of Yankton,
moved that the vote by which the PROPOSE
ton Of the woman suffrage was left for
pie be reconsidered, and the matter left to
the legislature, to be provided for by gen
eral laws. Report Of the convention on
schedule was taken up and considered.
That portion of the report relating to the
submission of the woman's suffrage propo-
sition to a vote of the people was stricken
out. The balance of the forenoon was de-
voted to balloting for the submission of
the constitution, and separate propositions
to vote Of the people.
The convention will close its work to-
morrow. s- tsa T.