New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-17
SOUTH DAKOTA TAKES ACTION.

LOOKING FOR ADMISSION AS STATE IN THE ONioN'
81. PAUL. Mmn., Dec. 16.-A dispatch from Huron,
Dakota to The Pioneer Press " says: The Conshtu-
tioual Convention met yesterday morning, President
Edperton in the chair. Judge Campbell offered
these resolutions, which were unanimously adopted
That a conference committee OF nine delegates be
appointed TO consider the present plan OF action also
to invite the Senate and House OF South Dakota TO
a,noint a committee of conference tor tue same
purpose and that tho president CT this conferences
and the Governor Of South Dakota he invited to
portcpatev Judge Campbell appointed chair
man OF this committee. 1t is said all the members OF
the committee are lawyers aud that all agree that
the repeal of the restraining clause is both right and
feasible Both houses OF tue Legislature met at noon
and appointed the Committee OF Conference caed ior
by the Constitutional Convention , lhe JOINT com
mittee met in the afternoon and Messis CalnpD IL,
Owen MYERS and Kellam argued In favor OF repeating
th restraining clause OF the ordinance. MT oalhoe
| opposed such repeal.
Governor Mclcte last night delivered his message ex-
pressing the hope that the popular House 0t congress
| NAV consent to division aud admission. ii Congress
would do this subject to approval by ballot oil the
| people they would welcome this solution lie uiGeu
that no step backward be taken. lie reathrmtd Ills
belief in the right of State to maintain local govern
- The House of Congress-" he said, cannot be
forced to admit your Representatives to their bodies
but your right to sefgovernment exists II eX'sts al
| all independent of such ADMISSION While Congress
can aone admit and constitute you state N tnt
| Union you nav still he legally constituted pohtca
authority without Union, and entitled to the protection
| of the Federal laws. The creative power abIdes III
| the State and not III Congress-" .
| lie argued that section 81 OF the ordinance ana
schedule providing tnat no act be performed except
such as ls preliminary admission INTO the Union is
not part of the constitution and may be annned Dy
this convention But should not be discarded with
ont formal amendment to that effect, submitted TO the
popular ballot, and until such vote, all legislative,
executive and judicial action by the State should be
| limited to such necessary, preliminary anu Incl
dertal to admission. -, .,
| After some discussion an ordinance resembling secuon
20 of the schedule accompanying the Constitution was
adoned by "A vote OF % to by the Convention today
I'm the afternoon resolutions were adopted rccitiS inc
history of the Statehood movement OF south DaKota
In case Congress refuses to take favorable action
| thereupou the Memorial Committee IS 10 prepare
and publish an address the people of the United states
The convention recommended that the state Legislature
nryidc for the submission to the people at the election
in November 1887 proposition that the state so inte
oneraon in January, 1883 Both houses OF the Legislat
| ure this evening appointed members OF the joint
Memorial Committee and passed the bill aooSc inen
toned, which was at once approved Ny ooNcIhoi
| Melette, Both bodies ADJOURNED