Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24

strned 10 authorize the Legislature
10 exercise any powers except such
as are necessary to its organization,
70 elect United States senators, to
provISe and pass means aud
measures. necessary, preliminary
and incident TO admission to the
Union aud to assemble and reas'
sambIe and adjourn from time TO
time. neither to authorize any OF
( trar of the executive or .iminlstra-
tive drpa:tmemts TO exercise any
powers OF his Office except such az
NAV be preliminary aud incident TO
admission to the Union; o to
authorize any officer OF the iuGici-
sry department to exercise any OF
the duties of his ofice until b
State OF Dakota shall have been
regularly admitted into the Union,
except such as may be authorized
bv the congress of the United
States.
+ While this section prescrlbes
your functions prior 10 the al
mission of the State into the Union
10 such ameans aud measures as
NAV be"neecessary,r "preliminary'
and inclden. thereto, it leaves
you the sole Judges as TO
what ..means and measures" may
become necessary from time to
time to secure such admission. IL
however Indicates To my mind that
il was the intention OF the fran
ers OF Your constitution
that you be required to first
exhaust all other means aud meas
ures before resOrtIDE 10 such as
would necessarily place the au-
tborities OF the state in conflict
? with those OF the gov rnm-nt OF
the United States, and the Terri
!. tory OF Dakota.
| In view Ct the tact that the con-
stitution provides for the cOntinn-
aace of the Territorial government
and the laws enacted hereunder,
and continues the territorial officers
in the discharge OF their duties,
until admission into The union
I therefore recommend that after
I fully completing the organization
of both houses. m~emOrIaliZing
I congress on sacb internal questions
as may in your judgement seem
pertinent 10 the Interests OF the
State, enactlng such legislation As
1 may facilitate the labOrs OF succeed.
: ing sessons which you are author
I lied to hold, aud after electiDg
! two represen' atIyes of the State
to the United States Senate, you
] do then adjourn your session sub,
jet TO such future semb bling as
e you may by law direct. | can no.
doubt that the simple justice of
7 your cause when presented 10y your
legally constituted representatives
in congress will forthwith secure
the q mission of your state. ] have
that faith in the broad patriotism,
sound discretion aud sensitive re
-, gard for the right, manifested by
the president of the United States,
which induces me to believe that
he will be n warm supporter OF
your cause
q dc not deem it necessary, at
this time, TO CO mmunicate my
, views upon the general legislation
necessary To give vitality To the
constitution. | trust, no viewer
that in the near future i: may be
come our duty to further confer AS
To the eHactments necessary TO
give full yigor and vitality to the
intent and purpose OF the funda.
! mental lss OF the State, aud the
: promotion of her interests, wheu
: ne all feel above, beneath and
D around US, not only the support OF
l the laws OF our country, but also
: the sympathy aud sustaining power
OF the Union of the States.
CONCLUSION.
- The people of Dakota, so long
removed from party strife aud am
ottIos can uot conceive that their
. fellow citizens, 10 whom is con.
!. signed a brief authority, eau be so
blinded by selfish motives as to
mock our helplessness by their yers