Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-12-20
convention and the legislature beng
convened at the solicitation Of the con-
Rarvativa wing of fha con vantion

4 tiou came together tn6 ufSb SUBJECT Tor
consideration was the repeal of the
clause in the schedule which prevented
the state government from going into
effect. 1t was finally concluded to re-
quest the Legislature to unite with
the convention in the appoint
ment of joint committee of
conference, which committee was
to consider the proposition to expunge
from the schedule the restraining clause,
said committee to report its recommen-
dation In the premises to the constitu-
tional convention. The constitutional
convention thereupon appointed nine
OF Its members upon such conference
committee.
THE LEGISLATURE
assembled at noon on the 10Th inst.
The lieutenant governor was absent and
Senator Neill WAS made president Fro
tenn of the senate. In the house Speaker
Eddy presided. The two houses ac.
quiesced in .he request of the constitu
tional convention for joint conference
committee and named twelve senators
and representatives as members of such
committee.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
began its session on the afternoon of
the 18th inst ard continued lts work un-
til nearly midnight, taking recess
early IN the evening to listen to the
message of Governor Mellette. This
session of the conference committee
was one of the interesting features Of
the Huron gathering. Within that COM
mittee the proposition to repeal the
restraining clause WAS discussed at
length and there it was developed that
the sentiment WAS strongly in favor of
such repeal. But there was no haste
The proposition was discussed de-
liberately and deliberately and with an
lenthusiasm which betokened q radical
awakening upon the part OF the con-
ferees. IL was finally agreed that the
committee recommend to the .constitu-
tional convention the absolute repeal of
| the restraining CLAUSE in the schedule,
the minority reseryIng che right
| ol o report of its own.
! There was no diff fferenGs OF opinion
in the committee upon the necessity
for the repeal Of the clause. The ma
jority believed it could be done le-
gally by the convention. The minority
believed the question Of repeal should
be submitted to vote of the people.
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| & THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
ireassem bled on the morning of the 10th.
Chairman Campbell, on the part of the
majority OF the conference committee.
submitted the following report:
Rssolped, That the conference COM
mittee recommend the repeal of section
81 OF the schedule and ordinance, and
REPORT the following ordinance and
recommend its adoption to the conven-
ltion: eI .I Il.
/ Be it ordained by the constitutional
convention that section 81 OF the
schedule and ordinance appended to
and accompanying the constitution, be,
and the same is, hereby rescinded,
abrogRted and made null and void.
Mr.. Haines, on behalf Of the minority
OF tho conference committee, submitted
the following report:
ResoIped, That the convention SUBJ
NIT TO the vote of the electors of the
state OF Dakota, at the next election for
Legislative and state officers, the follow
ing ordinance: sE
Be it ordained that the section under
the heading OF schedule and ordinance
OF the constitution, numbered 81, be,
and the same is hereby rescinded,
abfogated and held null and void.
| Judge Campbell moYed the adoption
of the majority report and MIR. Taylor
moved that the minority report be sub.
stituted for the majority report.
Here followed long and animated
, debate over .ths two propositions,
Messrs Haines and Taylor speaking for
the minority report and Messrs Owen
Dow, Neill, Coffin and Campbell for the
majority report. Senator Edgerton also
addressed the convention, not upon the
, point at issue, but in general way. He
, favored the declaration of the rights o.
/. the state and while the repeal OF th,
! restraining clause was against his CON
8 victlons he urged its repeal and said he
a would endorse the action Of the conven
Q tion whatever it did. It was durinI
a this discussion that Mr.. Taylor read
letter written by Senator Mood
q to Mr.. Haines. which was re
Q ceived with the strongest expression
d of disapproval by the now perfectly sol
: lidIfied convention. Efforts were mad
IS to procure this letter for publication
e but Mr.. Haines positively declined Il
: part with it for such purpose. SO W
% can give only few OF its stron. yest ez
% pressions and these were gathered fror
70 the recollection of the listeners. Sena
d tor Moody said:
= "I am as strenuously opposed to set
- ting the state governmsn in motion as
Q ever have been. do not ses what goo
i. can come from it. The people here i
ia the Black Hills will forever oppose j
= / consider ths meeting at Huron o faro
: Congress will not admit Us. do no
B expect to be there. can do more goo
8. in Washington than in Huron"
10 When tie senator designated th
re- meeting as farce there were protes,
Of on all sides and theigeneral effect OF th
le letter was to intensity the feeling in b.
" half of radical action. Judge Campbell
). replied eloquently to the letter and t
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