The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-10-02

ton ana QuaIncAtion OF state oincers, election
sentativss and United States senators. It pro.
vfdes further for an executive COMMITTEES Of
seven, to be chosen by the convention, said
things necessary to carry into effect the provi.
siOns Of the schedule, to issue instructions and
regulations ~ to elections. to I'LL vacancies In
sary to deiray eli expenses connected with the
performance Of their duties: the president Of
the committee to appoint In each county
powers and duties prescribed in the schedule
The president OF the executive ts to act with
the territorial secretary and chief justice ~ .
soates of eIeStioa mt to al state ocers The
governor, representatives in congress and
United States senators, together with two other
persons selected by the executive committee ag
fcation Of the constitution to present the same
to the president and congress and request ad-
mtasion to the Union.
President Edgerton called Owen to the chair,
took the floor and said:
While he had no dcsire to interfere with the
work OF the convention. yet he was opposed to
certain sections Of tho schedule. and begged
leave to state his reasons for voting against thc
report. He objected to the state officers taking
the oath Of office and proceeding with the per-
fOrmsnee Of the duties until the state shall Dc
admitted. The executive committee. In his
opinion, was giyen too much power, ana the
legislature Was allowed to convene IN session for
term longer than sixty days. or until the ssste
IL admitted or until their Term OF once expires.
The motion to adopt was carried by vote
of 33 to 30. Late in the afternoon the same
matter came up again Ia the form OF the fol.
lowing resolution. introduced by Haynes OF
Turner county:
Nothing In this constitution or schedule coM-
tained shall bc construed to authorize the legis-
az .re necessary to fts organization to
elect United States senator's to provide and
past means and measures necessary. preliminary
assemble. reasscmhle and adjourn from time to
time: neither. to authorize any officer OF the ex-
ccutive or administrative department to exer-
may bG preliminary and incident to admission
to the Union: nor, to authorize any officer Of the
judicial department to exercise any of the duties
been regularly admitted into the UniOri.>
ADOPTED.
An adjournment will be reached tomorrow,
or Saturday ut tho furthest Tho executive
committee. us elected by the convention.
tonight stands us follows:
First judicial circuit. Mai J. X. Hansom
yauktOn: Second circuit, T.. =. Bccbc, Sioux
Falls: Third circuit, =. q. Updyks. WatertOwn:
Fourth circuit; John Gaine. Huron; Fifth cir
drew J. Htmmonds, Rapid City; u large and
president Of the committee. Hugh j. Campbell.
AQURsFloS OF EXPENSES
The committee OF fifteen appointed last
evening to carry out tho details Of the work
preliminary to the appointment OF the ex-
ecuttvc committee, submitted the following
recommendations:
That accounts for necessary expenses Of the
convention. including expenses for holding sn
election for the adoption Of the constitution and
carrying into effect all the purposes of the con-
yention. be allowed and ordered paid rs follows:
Printing and distributing a hundred thousand
the people, including form OF ballot. az supple
mcnt TO newspapers. $3.50: printing 3. 900 copies
Of the constitution In pamphlet form. to be cir
culated with q memorial TO congress, $500;
constitution in German. 1925; printing and dis.
tributing 10000 copies OF tho constitution in
Scandinavian. %l22: printing 10000 copies Of
the constitution IN pamphlet form. together will,
latter. 1878; compensation VI clerk for compil-
f,iA anu preparing the proceedings OF the conven.
lion for publication. and other necessary work,
and for distribution Of the same, ~ .O25; fol
proc,ni,ir documents and statistics from terri.
toriai oiSicSrs. $75: for presenting tho constitu-
ton, lion to s%rgress @ % sa.1nery ,n snd postage
To offset Neill's resolution, instructing the
,hedule committee to provide for polling
places in the counties of EmmOns, Mcintosh.
Sargent. Dickey and RlcEland, McCollum
moved the reconsideration of the motion.
which, upon being carried. he moved that
the polling places be ordered only in that
section OF the counties named lying south Of
the forty sixth parallel The motion passed
without opposition. and this probably settles
the question finally The committee on mis-.
cellane0us subjects made the following ro-
port. which was adopted:
The powers OF the government OF tlis state
nrc divided into three distinct departments
powers and duties OF each are prescribed by tho
constitution.