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

strued 10 authorize the Legislature
TO exercise any powers except such
AZ are necessary to its organization,
10 elect United States senator's, to
provISe and pass means ana
measures, necessary, preliminary
and incident to admission to the
Union and to assemble and reas'
semble and adjourn from time to
time: neither to authorize any Of
tieer of the executive OIL administra-
tive departments to exercise any
powers of his Office except such as
may be preliminary aud incident to
admission to the Union; 10 to
authorize any officer of the iudici-
airy department to exercise any OF
the duties of his Office until the
State OF Dakota shall have been
regularly admitted into the Union,
Z xcept such az may be authorized
by the congress of the United
States.
j While this section ~prescrlbes
your functions prior to the al
mission of the State into the Union
10 such ''means and measures as
NAV he"neacessary," "preliminary'
and incident thereto, it leaves
YOU the sole Judges as to
what "meauS 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 and meas
ures before resOrting to such as
wOnld necessarily place the au-
thorities OF the state in conflict
with those of the gov rnmrnt 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
1 therefore recommend that after
fully completing the organization
of both houses. memOrIalizing
congress on Snch Internal questions
as may i'll your judgement seem
pertinent TO the interests of the
State, enacting such legislation as
may facilitate thelabors of succeed.
ing sesson which you are author.
lied TO hold, and after electing
two represen 'atlyes of the State
to the United States Senate, you
do then adjourn your session sub
ject to such future assem- bling as
you may by law direct. l can not
doubt that the simple justice Of
your cause when presented by your
legally constituted representatives
in congress will forthwith secnre
the a Emission of your state. ] have
that faith in the broad patriotism,
sound discretion and sensitive re-
gard for the right, manifested by
the president of tue United States,
which induces me to believe that
he will be a warm supporter OF
sour ause.
de not deem it necessary, at
this time, to communicate my
views upon the general legislation
necessary to give vitality to the
constitution. | trust, no Y
that in the near future i: may he.
come our duty 10 further confer as
to the enactments necessary to
give luli VlgOr ana vitality to the
intent and purpose of the funda.
mental law of the State, and the
promotion of her interests, when
we all feel above, beneath and
around us, not only the support of
the laws of country, but also
the sympathy and sustaining power
OF the Union of the States.
CONCLUSION.
The people of Dakota, so long
removed from party strife aud am
oition eau not conceive that their
fello" citizens, 10 whom is con.
signed a brief authority, eau be so
blinded by selfish motives as to
mock our helplessness by their yary