Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-09-24

7 Sioux Fails, OAK, Special Telegram crPr.
l1.-To-day has been devoted almost en-
tirely to committee work, only a short SEES
sion being held this morning. Five Ot the
standing committees were ordered enlarged
by two members each, in order TO assign
places TO delegates who have arrived since
the committees we're first appointed. The
appointments VIII be made to-morr""
morning, by the president, and viii be as
follows: .r .-..ss -r... ... ..... .... s,s ..
Elections aud right OF suffrage, Wilcox,
Alexander;munieipAl Interpretations Updykc;
federal relations, Proudloot; executive ana
administrative, Smith, Wilcox, legislative,
lroudioot Smith. ...
Committees have all been hard at work
during the afternoon and evening, but IL ~
not probable that ANY except that on mill-
tia will report Tomorrow. In their deilh'
erations the constitution adopted by the
convention Of 1883 is used AS guide, to-
gcthcr with documents of various states.
Among the recommendations TO be made
10y the legislative committee viii be the
following relating to the legislature
The maximum tlura ton oi the legislative
session TO be siNtyidays; maximum mum.
Der ia the house, f25 members; minimum
%; InaNimuln number ia the senate, 10
members; minimum, -; age of senators,
81 years; Of representatives. % years; per
diem OF members, So; mileage, 20 cents.
An adjournment will probably be taken
from to-mOrrnw morning until p. m.
Monday to allow those who So desire To
spend Sunday at home.
8 Sioux Falls, OAK, Special Telegram, Sept.
12.-To-day's session OF the Constitutional
conventions was characterized by greater
mir of business than any that has preceded
H. The organization having been fully
completed and the machinery Of committee
work set in motion, the body Is ready To
proceed with business. One standing com
mittec. that on military affairs, submitted
a formal report. providing for the organi-
zatioIi and equipment Of tile state militia.
Considerable time WAS wasted in a wrhngle
over the subject Of printing the average
delegate posing before the public on the adj
vCcatc Of economy. The remainder OF the
forenoon was occapied with the iutroduc.
ton aud reading of resolutions on various
subjects. The convention has blood in it's
cNewhrneyer the subject OF railroads are
mcntioned ra. .r.sr.. .... .. .sr. ...
ra5F "" wOMAS SUFFRAGE
came to the front ia the form Of rcsolu.
tion instrUcting the committee on elections
and the right OF suffrage To insert u clause,
in the constitution, ia which the word
male shall not occur as qualification
OF su firagc.
The prohibition question was referred to
only Indirectly hy kauouse, a strong pro
hibitiOhist, who desires u plank in the plat
form. All resolutions introduced we're re-
icrred tp their proper committees. The
committee ou'Cducation and school lands
viii report substantially the sections IN the
constitution adoptcdb by the convention in
1888. The committee on name. seat OF
government aud state boundaries decided
20 report in fayor Of calling the new state
Dakota. and the northern boundary the
farty-slxth parallel. The question Of 10.
ca zion OF the capitol has not yet been con
sidered. Among the recommendations TO
be made by the committee on county and
township organization win be this:
That no counties SHAH he organized with
less than thiriy.siN townships. ToremJye
the county seat a two-thiiis vote OF all
residents shall! DE required, and in case Of
a failure, the attempt shall not be repeated
within six years; all county officers, except
clerk Of courts, to beiReigible to more than
twocunscchtiyc terms.