Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-18
matter in dispute and had reported a
roM] section

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good section.
A. Il. Melville Of lIeadle-I do not
think my people would support the
section without the amendment. | am
not in favor of too much liberty. but l
favor striking the whole section from
the report. The people OF Beadle coun-
tv want the right of voting aid to any
institution they desire to help.
NJ. Grigsby of Minnehaha-We are
apt to run against opposition in the
territory and in congress both ii we 40
not adopt the amendment. Sioux Falls
has now IN opportunity to help a rail.
road company to run a line in here and
break up the monopoly OF the lines
running in here at present. We must
not have our hands tied in matters of
this kind. We must have liberty to
act. Strike out the whole section. and
leave it wholly to the people. They
will take care of it.
II. A. Day of Edmunds-The people
will not sustain an article which gives
the majority a right to load down their
property with debts. I move to lay
the amendment upon the table.
The amendment was tabled.
G. L. Wood of Pennington moved to
strike out section 3.
In Il strong argument of length j. r.
Gamble Of Yankton supported the
proposition to leave the matter OF vot-
ing aid to corporations in the hands Of
the people.
G. L. Wood OF Pennington-Unless
the amendment which has been de-
feated is incorporated the constitution
will be defeated in my county.
r.. f. Pettigrew Of Minnehaha-Col-
0rado has Il provision very like the one
reported by this committee.
G. c. Moody OF Lawrence-The diff
Guilty is with the points made by those
against the section reported. that it is
not the business of q town or county to
engage in aiding corporations. 1t is
the business of individuals. wouldn't
go to the people OF this territory with
out the provision there is in the section
as reported.
r. +. Pettigrew Of Minnehaha-
There is no law in this territory to al
low people to vote aid to railroads. yet
Dakota is built over and owe with
railroads. Had she had a provision al
lowing her to do so. she would have
given five per cent for all the railroads
she has got without cost. If Sioux
Falls wants a railroad and the road is
needed. it will come without voting Il
debt to bring it here. Ii we are allow
ed to vote aid no railroad will come
here without it. The committees in
congress refused to even consider the
bills or allow their reference to sub
committees giving the people of GER
tain counties of Dakota the privilege
the amendment proposes. We must
protect the people against debt.
At this iuncture the discussion took
great latitude, and d majority Of the
delegates took part. The bulk Of the
expression was finally in favor of the
section as reported by the committee.
There was a great deal of opposition to
aiding in the construction OF railroads
by counties and towns voting aid.
W. w. Brookings of Minnehaha To-
Called upon the issue. He cited the
desire OF the people of Minnehaha
county to vote aid to the construction
OF a railroad, hut they could not do so
because there is no law authorizing it.
He thought Dakota will he stunted if
She cannot vote aid to railroads.
The motion to strike out section 3
WAS lost.
The clause cor engage in any work
OF internal improvement was stricken
out.
NJ. Grigsby thought the section should
be left out entirely. us should all radi-
cal issues. like woman suffrage. prohi-
bition. etc. that no one would vote
against the constitution because some
thing is left out, but they will if some
thing Objectionable is inserted.
lNnNv~n RI TYn~l - Hta~1~- I-J
that it be recommitted to the commit
tee. for amendment.
''It is useless to recommit," said MI.
P~ettlgrew. las the committee will re-
port it back just as it is. AS the sec
ton now is this county will give it a
majority of a thousand"
If we incorporate this amendment
desired by some VIC shall be kept out of
statehood by congress- spoke Mr.. Day
OF Edmunds. There is no reason in
recommitting this section. as it should
be adopted at once. and as reported
b. q. Caultield Of Lawrence-It has
been said that if a clause Of the
KIND the report, section 3, provides that
1t will be an impeachment when offered
to congress. Instead OF being an i'm
pediment it will be a recommendation.
Liz 1oAicllIuCiolt VI SOlOIauO WIS not
presented to congress. am in favor.
however, Of the section as reported. 1t
is well for towns and cities to guard
well against Indebtedness. a railroad
that will not come to YOU without aid
is not worth having. They will always
want aid if you give them aid at first.
Alonzo Converse of Sanborn moved
to recommit the section with instruc-
lions to revise. and in support of the
motion spoke his limit Of time. He
counseled careful consideration and
warned the convention against hasty
action.
The motion was not voted upon. the
previous question being called, which
cut out amendments. < parliamenta-
ry deadlock on the ruling of the presi-
dent ensued. the president ruling that
the motion to recommit wa not an
amendment, and hence was cut out by
the calling of the previous question.
An appeal was taken. but the presi-
dent was sustained in his ruling and
the section as reported was adopted.
The convention. at 1886. adjourned
to 2 p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
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