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Sundays and excluding days on which any
delegate has been absent by leave or other
wise.
HI SALARIES.
At the evening session the report of the
committee on compensation of public Off
GERS was adopted The provisions with re-
gard to salaries are as follows:
Governor 49,, ........ 50, 500
Judges supreme court. 1900. $500
Judges circuit court .............. 1000
Secretary Of state, treasurer and auditor. $500
Superintendent public instruction. $500. 1900
Attorney general..... .................. 1000
Lieutenant governor, salary double that
of state senator.
Commissions of school and public lands. 1900
The legislature is granted power to in
crease salaries of governor and Judges SUI
preme court to s., 900 and Judges circuit
court TO S. $500 after the year 1890. The
report of the committee on state, county
and municipal indebtedness was adopted.
The report prohibits the state from loaning
its credit to or subscribing TO the capital stock
OF any corporation; allows the state to incur
debts not exceeding IN the aggregate 300, 900
20 detray extraordinary expenses: prohibits
cities, towns and municipalities from loaning
their credits: limits county, city. town or school
district debts TO , per cent upon assessed value
of taxable property therein; provides for the coll
lection of an annual tax sufficient TO pay the
interest and principal OF debts.
The provisions Of the report of the COM
mittee on municipal corporations, as
adopted, are as follows:
The legislature shall provide by general laws
for the organization and classification of munich
pal corporations, not to exceed four In number;
no tax assessment TO be levied or collected, or
debts contracted 10y municipal corporations,
except in pursuance of law; no street passenger
railway or telegraph or telephone lines TO be
constructed within the limits OF any village
without the consent OF its author ties.
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SIOUX FALLS, Oak, Special Telegram, Sept.
23-The feature of to-iay's session of the
constitutional convention was the considera-
ton of the report of the committee on ex-
emptions, and the section adopted a the
following form:
The right of the debtor to enjoy the comforts
and necessaries of life shall be recognized by
wholesome laws, exernpting from forced sale q
homestead, the value of which shall be limited
and defined by law, and TO all heads of families
a reasonable amount OF property, the kind and
value of which to be fixed by general laws.
TAXATION.
The committee on revenue and finance, TO
which was referred yesterday the matter of
railroad taxation, reported the following
section, which was adopted:
All taxes to be raised in this state shall BIO
uniform on all real and personal property ac-
cording to its value in money, TO be ascertained
by such rules OF appratsement and assessment
as may be prescribed by the legislature by gen.
eral law, so that every person and corporation
shall pay a tax in proportion 70 the value Of his,
her on it's property. And the legislature shall
provide by general law for the assessing and
levying Of on corporation property as near
rs may be by the same rules as are provided for
the assessing and levying OF taxes on individual
property.
This settles the question, and leaves the
power to assess the value of all railroad
property with the local authorities. The
report of the committee on state institutions
as adopted this morning contains the follow
ing provisions:
The charitable and penal institutions of the
state to consist Of a penitentiary, insane hos
pital. school for the deaf and dumb, school for
the blind and reform school; said institutions
TO be under the control OF a state board OF chart
appointed by the governor and confirmed by the
senate; all state educational institutions to be
under the control OF a board OF regents consist
ing of nine members appointed by the governor
and confirmed by the senate; each institution
TO be governed by a board of trustees of five
members appointed by the regents. said trustees
TO appoint faculties and provide for manage
ment: all removals subject TO the approval OF
the regents: the regents TO serve six years and
trustees I'VE years.
The report of the committee on mines.
mining and water rights was all stricken
out with the exception of the section refer
ring TO instruction in mining and metallurgy.
The report of the committee on banking and
currency. adopted without change, contains
the following provisions:
All general banking laws hereafter enacted to
provide for the registry and countersigning by a
security to the full amount thereof In state or
United States securities: every banking COM
pany to cease operations within twenty years
frSns the time of organization: the legislature TO
ho No aaxn0 IN raroufdo fnr fha nf~affc, ~
such banks: shareholders or stockholders of
banking corporations to be held Individually re-
sponsible for all contracts Of such corporations
to the extent of their stock at par value. such
liability to continue for one year after a trans
fer or sale Of stock.
The committee on roads, bridges and other
internal improvements reported that in their
Judgment the interests of the people do not
require any special provisions on the sub
ject. except proper limitations to the 1--WE
of the Legislature to contract debt or expend
public funds. The report of the committee
on amendments and revision of the consti-
tuition was adopted. 1t contains the follow
ing provisions:
Amendments may be proposed in either house
of the legislature, and when passed by both
houses shall be transmitted to the people. a vote
OF a majority OF electors being necessary 70
adoption Of the same: or a convention for franz
ing amendments may be called by a vote OF two
thirds of the members OF the legislature, subject
to a vote of the people.
AN IMPORTANT COMMITTEE.
A motion introduced by Moody of Law
renee was adopted, providing for the ap
pointment of a commission OF fifteen to take
into consideration the measures necessary to
carry out the law of the legislature and the
proceedings of this convention relating TO
the holding of the election at which the con-
stitution Is to be submitted and officers to be
provided for be elected This committee
will act ltiI the executive committee of
seven provided for In the schedule shall be
appointed. Immediately after the opening
of the evening session the committee was
announced, as follows:
Campbell, Booth, Frank. Grant, Kellam, Ka-
mouse. Netll. Alexander. Gault. Haines, Brook
ings. Doilard. Wright OF Brookings, Williams
and Owen.
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