Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-06
THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
1t Is Ratified by the South Dakota
Convention.
TERRITORY ARCHIVES AND DEBTS S
A Slight wrangIc over the Size of
the Commission Which VIII
Visit Bismarck aud Settle
the Question.
Some Hairs Split.

Sioux FAILS, OAK, July 5.-lSpeclal Tele-
gram to The BEE. Some of the delegates
IN the constitutional convention began to
split hairs this afternoon, aud unless the
time servers are sat down upon the little
work there Is to do will not be completed
under three or four weeks The disposition
to postpone final action on simple and we'll
matrred questions probably made some Of
the delegates who mean business reflect upon.
the suggestion that there are those who want
to stay till the $4,000 appropriated by con-
gress for the expenses of the convention is
exhausted. ALI of the seventy-fve delegates
were present except the Deadwood judge,
who refuses to serve because he Is already on
the pay roll of Uncle Sam, and very prop
erly holds that he is not eligible. He told
his constituents what the result would be
during the campaign, but they thought they
knew more law than their federal judiciary
and elected him. His seat will be vacant.
The democrat who ran against him does not
claim the place, contrary to custom in con-
gress.
Congratulatory kilograms were read from
the constitutional conventions of North Da-
kota and Washington. The former tele-
graphed from Bismarck
"The constitutional convention of North
Dakota sends greeting and bids you God
speed in your advancement toward state
hood and full American citizenship. May
the four new stars about to be added to the
national flag not lose in brliancy through
lack of care in laying the foundations of the
states to be- Let Washington bring fruits
and flowers, Montana its precious metals to
add to the beauty and wealth of the nation
while the Dakotas will bring wheat and
corn to feed the people of the world"
The officers nominated by the republican
caucus last night were all formally elected
Democratic candidates were placed before
tho convention and each received an aver
age vote of 81 out of the 20 votes cast.
BY rising vote, without dissent and with
cheers, the constitution of the United States
was adopted as part of the constitution for
the state of South Dakota.
delegate, as the convention was being
seated after the vote, said: "There are no
rascals here"
From the committee on rules, to whom it
was yesterday referred, report was made
on the question of commission to visit Bis
march and acting with a commission of SINH
lar proportion from the North Dakota con-
venton, agree upon division of the terri
tory's archives and Indebtedness. The COM
mittee recommended that the commission, on
the part of this convention, should consist of
seven delegates. This was believed to be
too many. Fourteen men would prolong the
work and exercise less judgment than six or
ten.
Every man who wanted very much to be a
member of the commission-and most of
them did-began to object and make sugges-
tions with view to forcing his way. The
whole question finally went over till to-mor.
| row afternoon, when it will be special or
der
AT the same time the proposition to appoint
three delegates on similar joint commission
to go to Bismarck and settle the ques.
| tion OF the true boundary line be.
tween the two states will be con-
| sidered. 1t is held that there are
two well defined. seventy standard paral-
| lels," and that if, as provided by congress.
| the seventy parallels are recorded with.
| out defining which one of the seventy stand
ards is the parallel, there will be more trouble
over the boundary line between tho states
| 1t is claimed that the general land office and
| interior department at Washington have rec.
| ognized two seventy standards parallel.
Major kellam, of Brule county, who was q
member of the original constitutional con.
vention, presided to-day, President Edgerton
| being at Brookings making an address to the
| veterans. Good feeling and perfect harmony
prevails. PERRY S. HEATH.