Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-18
scarcely be heard. 1t seemed to lie
considered a huge Joke.

scarcely be heard. 1t seemed to be
considered a huge Joke.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
n protest was received from Sullv
and Potter counties, against excluding
from the constitution a section giving
to women the right of suffrage.
Inc president ordered the protest en-
tered upon the journal, to which j. r..
Gamble OF Yankton objected. The
president read from the rules Il para
graph showing that it was in order to
enter all protests in the journal.
SWORN IN.
James a. Wardof Hughes wassworn
as a delegate.
PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS.
Il. r. Pettigrcw of M%innnhaha, from
the committee on state. county and
municipal indebtedness. submitted q
report. The report says the state shall
not o Its credit or make donation ex-
cept IN case OF Of public calamity in aid
OF any individual or corporation. nor
subscribe to or become the owner of
the capital stock of any association or
corporation, nor engage in any work of
internal Improvement. The state can
not incur over 100000 Indebtedness
except for the purpose of repelling in
yaslon. suppressing Instruction or de-
tending the state or United States in
var No town, city or county munich.
pality Or other subdivision Shall ever
make donation to OF loan it's credit in
aid OF or, subscribe to the capital stock
OF any ASSOCIATION OF corporation or
engage in any work of internal inn
provement or become responsible for
the debts OF any individual, association
or corporation. No debt of anv coun-
ty, city or school district shall ever ex-
coed five per centum Of the assessed
value OF taxable property.
ACCOUNTS AND EXPENDITURES.
The report from the committee on
public accounts and expenditures was
rendered by n. Boynton of Lincoln,
There is little new matter; in the report,
1t forbids the legislature to grant extra
compensation to any public officer,
agent or contractor after service has
been rendered or a contract made. MOI
authorize the payment Of any such
claim.
NAME, BOUNDARIES. ETC.
Joseph Allen OF Turner reported from
the committee on name, boundaries
aad seat OF government. Yankton is
selected as the capital of the state, and
the boundaries encompassed in the lines
below the fOrty.siXth parallel.
BILL OF RIGHTS.
\ report from the committee on bill
of rights was rendered by y. d. Mel
vile Of Beadle. 1t gives free thought
on all religious matters, free speech and
freedom in sentiment in newspaper
publication; grants the usual rights OF
trial by jury, habeas corpus proceedings
etc. No distinction shall be made by
law between resident aliens and citi.
Zens in reference to the enjoyment OF
descent OF property. No law shall evel
be enacted granting to any citizen OF
class of citizens privileges or immuni
ties which upon the same terms shall
not equally belong to all citizens.
IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL.
The report from the committee OF
impeachment and removal from ofic,
possesses no feature not usually foun,
in such articles.
COUNTIES MI TOWNSHIPS.
G. n. Keith Of Splnk reported bacl
from the committee on county an(
township organizations the preambl,
and resolution regarding the organiZa
tion OF new counties and it was refer
ed to the committee on schedule.
RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN.
Majority and minority reports were
made by the committee on rights Of
married women. The majority report
says the real and personal estate o,
every female, acquired before marriage
and all the pre- perty to which she ma,
become entitled by gift, grant, inheri
tance or devise, shall be and remain
the estate and property of such female
and shall not be liable to the debts ant
} obligations OF her husband. The mi
nority report is signed by Scion NJ. Da
boil OF Hutchinson. and holds that Ill
real and personal property and all earn
ings OF either husband or wife shall b.
his or hers after marriage and subjec
to full control and personal RESPONSE
bilitv the same as before marriage, ant
not liable to the individual liability o
the one in whom the title is not vested
but the homestead of any family, no
exceeding 100 acres, not inluded in an,
city or village nor exceeding $1,000 il
value and owned by either husband o
wife shall not be sold by one without
the consent of the other. and in case o
the death of one the other shall become
sole owner of such homestead.
ELECTIONS AND SUFFRAGE.
From the committee on elections an,
rights OF suffrage Il section las report
eel to take place of the eighth section
stricken from the report adopted yes
terday. 1t read:
ANY woman having the qualified
tions enumerated in section one of thi
article as to residence and citizenship
may vote ut any election held solely fo
school purposes, and may hold any OF
flee relating to schools in this state"
PAl;DONING POWER.
q. &. Moody OF Lawrence submitted
IL resolution, which was referred, di
recting that the committee on eNecu
tive be instructed to take into consid
GRAFTON and report Il proposition for in
cooperating into the constitution a sec
ton providing for the limitation OF tn