The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-12-23
SECOND n LAST DAY

-
HURON, Oak, Special Telegram, Dec. 49,
The joint conference committee finished
their work early this morning. When the
convention convened, after prayer by Mr..
Walton, Judge Campbell, chairman Of the
committee, submitted the following:
Resolved, That the conference COMMITTEES rec
ommend the repeal OF section 80 OF the schedule
and ordinance, and report the following ordi-
nance and ecommendd,s adoption to the con.
convention thats aaoi tie schedule and
ss:s;ssss, saiI|| .slsss :s 81, Il !: s $;;;;s $;
Me-. Hainesyssubnitted as q minority re-
port:s ~
Resolved, That the convention submit to the
votss6f the electors9est the State Of Dakota at the
nsSt slss.ion fos assaslattys and state officers
the section 4 l3ak9 hs hsaailng OF schedule and
ordipanceSo Spgtitutfon, numbered 32, be
and 81 Sesa ssa 3 sssy res0lndsd' hbF0sased
Judge an6pheliniove that the report of
the majorityUf the6ummittee be adopted
Mr.. Taylor moved that the minority report
be submitted. Mr.. Haines spoke against the
minority report
He held that all informed lawyers know that
the power Of congress was supreme In the terri
tories. Even In the day Of the present chief
such q decision has been made by the supreme
court Of the United States. II q state govern
ment were set up 1t would ut once come in con-
n Inea,t at 60 point, with the territorial govern
slightest doubt Of what the decision Of the su-
preme court would be. He did not know what
fas he lSg SsIie Reass shs Gt The the a lsg5slst sae, %iE Gnt d. (:
depended upon to undertake any general ieeis-
latton. II this question were submitted to q
pose. and at which state oficers are chosen. and
the decision ts in favor Of repeating and nuilify-
ing the section under consideration, then he
f Mea IN q s IeVo1n ny inc w People sa he would 90 that
thing left us. MI. Haines then xamined the
position in which the proposed action wonld
Place nsesI many o. the state officers, for, as he was
were members Of the territorial government. II
we pass the majority report, they will have Ia
ene as this day whom they viii. serve They cam
organization. We need every mani to be with m
and to help us in this great struggle.
BRINGING UP NJ THE
Mr.. Owen said: $R:.
The committee Of nine Of this convention. ali
lawyers. had unanimously concluded 10 rspeai
this section II the senate won't act. mon't ID
anything. as the gentlemen suggests, let then,
take the responsibility We want to get ont Of
mittee meeting last nights: 81 have been win
the statehood movement from its Inception in
the Huron wtgwam clear down to this meeting,
we've brought mp IN the graveyard. Now 1 am
ready for q change Of base, ready to do some.
thing. and Il we in doing so bring mp ia the
graveyard again, well and good. @fs -
Mr. Coffin expressed himself as IN favor at
The minority report Mr, Taylor spoke for
the minority. 80 -
BE had been in favor 81 division and state
hood, and was .yeksIWe need cool Judgment
they endorsed IL Ne are mornlly- bounrd' ~
legally. to abide by their decision ia oloaed
BY reading q letter from Senator q. Moody,
who QQth GAI nm a d q = Not1uos,rl, ....k ~
ting the state government In motion as lever
hayo been. I do not see what good can CONC
IRON ,craaa y. The people :. 70 IL the Black Hills WIN
Huron = farce. Congress WIN not admit %. Il /
20 not expect 70 be there. Lean do more good
N Washtngton thanh Huron S.
Judge Campbell wished to contradict the
impression TINT q gone out that It was his
friends who Ind called this session Of the
convention. aI
Sioux Falis, and many Of his friends were not
there. No. " Is not my friends who called this
meeting. " Is the others who called 81. Now.
mind that the state government was dead. mi
! have come hereft help take the manaoies Toff
Of Coy. Mellette and the iegislature. have no
report % that none can say there Is anything 81
Campbellt in #. II anything Is done 10 ID, Il
must be done quickly x
President Edgerton; called Judge Campbell
TO the chair, and said:
10 was ri favor Of this meeting. he believed
tnaS that this government should live and that
y should stand. as the only form OF Rovernment
esWee %, and the Springer bill. 10 spokegof
are trreyocab1y Democratic; one, WnshirRton.
fhgt e doubtfni, and Dakota alone Il known ns
REPUBLICAN. Now. ~ the bill passos, tho other
Democratic Six United States senators; but De-.
Kota would vote a9atnst accepting statehood d
nothing ont o. that bill. Now stand by state.
hood under thts contribution and Let the United
stntes senate know That we Win not accept
Ing. They Will make party ouestion
Of 1T capcns npon II and decide TO stand by ID.
He 2 little confidence IA Tho Democratic
cause, and U il took ten Yoara. va ahould stsnd