Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-15

Sioux Falls, Sept. 12-Convention met
at 10 a. NJ, the president IN the chair,
who Immediately called Mr.. Kellam, of
Brule, to the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Gardner.
Minutes read, corrected and approved
MILITARY.
The report OF the committee on mill.
tary affairs was made as follows:
Section l. The militia of the state of
Dakota shall consist of all able bodied
male persons, residing in the state, be-
tween the ages of eighteen and forty-fve
years, except such persons as now are,
or hereafter may be, exempted by the
laws of the United States or this state.
Sec. 2. The legislature shall provide
by law for the enrolment, uniforming,
equipment and discipline of the militia,
and the establishment of volunteer and
such other organization, or both, as may
be deemed necessary for the protection
OF the state, the preservation of order
and the efficiency and good of the ser
vice, and the said militia organization
shall be required to assemble in camp of
instruction and drill not less than
two nor more than four days annually.
Sec. 3. The legislature, in providing
for the organization of the militia, shall
conform as nearly as practicable to the
regulations for the government of the
armies of the United States.
Sec. 4. All militia officers shall be
commissioned by the governor and may
hold their &C mmissions for such period
of time as the legislature may provide,
subject to removal by the governor for
cause, to be first ascertained by q court.
martial pursuant to law.
Sec. 5. The militia shall in all cases
except treason, felony, or breach of the
peace, be privileged from arrest during
their attendance at musters and cleo
tions and going to and returning from
the same.
Sec. +. All militia property, records,
banners and relics of the state, except
when in lawful use, shall be preserved In
the office OF the adjutant-general,a as an
enduring memorial of the patriotism and
valor of Dakota, and it shall be the duty
OF the Legislature to provide by law for
the safe keeping OF the same.
Sec. Z. No person having con sclen-
tlous scrupies against bearing arms shall
be compelled to do militia duty in time
OF peace. j. w. TAYLOR, Chairman.
PROPOSED PLANKS
By Mr.. kapouse:
ResotUed, That the judiciary commit
tee be requested to examine and report
at The earliest practicable time as to
whether under the act author zing thi S
convention on proposition submitted
separately from the constitution, and at
the same election, if adopted by the peo.
pie, would beyond q shadow of doubt
become legally part of the constitu.
ton.
By Reed, of Snlly:
| ResolUed, That the governor shall
have the power to approve or veto IN
part any appropriation bill sent to him
tor approval.
By Miller, of Hughes:
ReSolCed, That the committee Oh
elections and right of suffrage be in
structed to report clause tor the con
stltutlon In winch tue word "maIe" snail
not occur as qualification for suffrage
Resolced, That all appropriation bills
Tor "a Lew public institutions and per.
manent Improvements to existing in
stltutlons, and all laws of general inter.
est to the people should be drafted BY
the legislature and submitted for the
people to enact or reject at annual OF
biennial elections, and that the legisla-
ture be given only the power to pass
appropriation bills for the ordip ary
running expenses of the state, and tc
enact the necessary laws of q local,
special and private nature that cannot
be provided for by general acts.
BY Maj. Ward, of Brule:
ReSoired, That the state, county, town
municipal and school elections for the
election of officers shall be held bienni.
ally on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday of each even numbered yenr in
the month of Novem Der, but such of.
ticers as are elected shall enter upon
their duties on the first Wednesday Of
January next following.
Ry Hanson, of Yankton:
| WHEREAS, The subject of women's
suffrage has become one of such great
public interest as to demand some recog
milton by this convention; therefore,
ReselUed, That the first legislature
that convenes under the provisions OF
this constitution shall provide by Law
for sumitting this question to be voted
upon at the first general election there
after, and at said election none but
women having in all other respects the
several qualifications enumerated ir
section = of article = of this oonstitu
tion shall be allowed to vote on this
Question, and if majority of the votes
SO cast shall be in favor of the PROPOSE
zion. then, and in that case, the word
male" shall no longer constitute one o.
the qualifications of an elector in the
state. and women shall forever thereafter
become qualified voters aud eligible tc
any office within the gift of the people
on an equal footing with the male popu
lation of the state; and these rights eve
shall be in no particular infringed BY
Legislative enactment.
By Sundersoh, of Jerauld:
| ResoiUed, That no county with an are.
of 1854 square miles or less shall b.
divided or have any part stricken there
from without submitting the question
to vote Of the people OF the Who'll,
county, nor unless majority Of all th,
legal voters OF the county voting on th.
question shall vote for the same.
By MIR. Conniff, of McOook:
n ALI laws of the general nature shal
have an uniform operation. The leeisla
tnre shall not grant to any citizen, o.
class of citizens. corporation, or company
! privileges or immunlties which, upo,