Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-12
THE CONSTITUTION.
Getting in Shape at Sioux
Falls for the Beginning
of Work.
Full List Of the Committees Appoint.
ed by the President of the
Convention.
The Second Day.
Sloux Falls Press 10Th

The convention was called to order at
9:05, and was opened with prayer by
Rev. A. Jameson. Six additional dele
gates took the oath of Office, increasing
the number present to eighty-six.
Judge Moody, from the committee OF
rules and order of business, reported.
The rules provided that majority
shall constitute quorum; that daily
journal shall be kept and published il
pamphlet form; ten members may de-
mand the yeas and nays; two-thirds may
e1pel member; no outsiders except
newspaper reporters shall be admitted
within the bar, except by invitation; nc
smoking allowed; every member shall
vote unless excused; one.third of the
members present may demand call o1
the house; Jeffel lson's manual of parlia.
meLtsry practice adopted; salary oi
secretary and assistant, $500 per day
each; engrossing aud enrolling clerk
S4.00; sergeat alarms, s. 90; door-keepel
| and lanltor, $3.50 each; two messengers
S2.Ou each; four stenographers, same
pay as for court services, but only onf
transcript to be paid for; expenses of the
| convention to be audited by the com
| mittee, approved by the president and
submitted to the convention for fpa
action; thirty-four standing committees
provided for.
The secretary was instructed to secure
the printing of 800 copies of the rules
and standing committees.
President Edgerton announced that
be had been unable to complete the ap.
polntment of all the standing cammit
tees, but would do SO before the time oil
the afternoon session. He announced
such as he had decided upon, which will
be found with those subsequently re-
ported.
On motion of Judge Campbell, the
committee on printing was directed to
procure 25O copies OF the constitution
framed in 1888
President Edgerton called I. NJ. West.
fall, of Codington, to the chair, shortly
after which recess was taken until 4
p. m.
At 4:20 the convention was raped tc
order.
President Edgerton Immediately pro
ceeded to announce the make up of the
several standing committees:
Judiciary-Moody of Lawrence, kel
Lana of Brule, Campbell of Yankton
Brookings of Minnehsha, Dollard Of
Bon Homme, Lichtenwallner of Hughes
McCallum of Beadle, Taylor of Lincoln
| Corson of Lawrence, Haines of Turner
Owen of Kingsbury, Wright of Brook
lngs, Fowler of Pennington.
| Executive and admlnistrative-Kell
of Brule. Weeden of Lawrence, Ryan O
Aurora, Walton of Brookings, Grant o
Butte, Gault of Mcpherson, Mason O.
Brown.
| Legislative-Kanouse of Sanborp
Hanson of Yankton, Jones of Miner
Lowthian of Grant, Snow of Boz
Homme, Maynard of Brule, Grant o.
Butte.
Education and school lands-More O
Beadle. Ward of Yankton, Updyke O
Oodington, Owen of Kingsbury, Phillip
of Lawrence, Macleod of Brown, Mile
of Hughes, Myers of Sphinx, Haines o
Turner.
Congressional and legislative appoint
ment-Doliard of Bon Homme, FIshe
of Sphinx, Frank of Lawrence, Baker o
Beadie, Wright of Brookings, Mason o
Brown, Gregory of Brule, Booth of Gus
ter. Lowe OF Deuel., Lichtenwallner o
Hughes. Tousley of Turner, Goddard o
MiInehahs, Schultz of Clay.
/ oCaA VA sVutcy COhS VI dEIu6 AuU O6Sl2l
of same-Cleland of Cay, Ward of Yank
ton, McCallum of Beadle, Blair of Union
Miller of Hughes, Westfall of Coding
ton, Gray of Hanson.
Printing-Neill of Grant, Gundersol
of Jerauld. Tousley of Turner, Cranme
of Edmunds, Jessup of Faulk.
Bill of rights-Owen. of Kingsbury
Moore of Beadle, Craig of Splnk, Glf
ford of Minnehaha, Goddard of Nc
Cook.
Election ana rights of suffrage
Westfall of Codington, Dow of Brown
McCallum of Beadle, Ward of Hughes
Parker of Lawrence, Campbell of Yank
ton, Lansing of Hand.
Name, boundaries and seat of govern
ment Of state-Frank of Lawrence, Pat
ten of Miner, Fisher OF Spluk, Blair o
Union, Reed of Sully, Lowthian of Grant
Murphy Of Hanson.
| Federal relations-Fowler of Pen
nington, Ashton of Roberts, Andrus o
Hamlin, Baker of Beadle, Bellon o
Hutchinson.
| Municipal corporations Wright 0
Brookings. Buechler OF Hutchinson
Murphy Of Hanson, Tychsen of Turner
Beebe Of Minnehaha.
Corporations other than banking O
imunicipal--Ward Of Hughes. Brooking