The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-08-02

tion on claims against the husband. /,
prohibits foreign corporations from trans.
acting business in the stale until they up.
point an agent in the state, who shall BIZ
subject to process by law, and provide:
that no foreigner shall vote until two
years after he has declared his intention
to become a citizen, and that the readine
OF the Declaration of Independence witt
facility shall be considered a test Of the
qualigcation of q voter. No act Of tn,
Legislature shall take effect within sixty
days after adjournment, unless specially
provided in the preamble or body of the
act.
The convention adjourned on the Goth
without the transaction of any business
save the introduction of two articles.
These were: Providing that all elections
shall be by secret BALLOT that ballots sha
be provided by state and counties re-
spertively; oil electors must be registered
ninety days before day of election; also
providing that the only purpose fbr which
funds may be used before or after cleo
tions by any candidate or his agent shall
be renting halls for meetings, posting cir
culars, newspapers and advertising of
| FN~S uA SI0N0l40k OApCubSSs
The event of the day on tie 22nd was
the consideration of a resolution providing
for n single body Legislature. The ques-
ton was discussed in committee Of the
whole, but the committee rose without
reaching q vote. A hurried caucus showed
that over thirty-fve members of the con-
vention are favorable to the PROPOSE
ton and that many more are on the fence.
AT the afternoon session it was ordered
that all standing committees be required
to report by Thursday of The present
week. This is done to force the conven-
ton to business.
Lander, of Richland, int, oduced IN arti-
Gle discouraging the holding of large
tracts of lands by individuals or corpora
tons as against the public welfare.
Bennett, of Grand Forks, introduced a
provision that at the general election i'm
mediately preceding the expiration of the
term Of q United States senator from this
state the electors may by ballot express
their preference FOR a candidate for the
United States senate A number of other
articles were introduced.
Prohibition petitions are beginning to
pour in, and it is evident that thoy nave
not given up hope Of having " prohibition
clause embodied in the constitution.
The complete constitution introduced by
Williams came up for reference on the 23l
but was postponed,
The proposition to vest the Legislative
powers in a single boiy was again dis
cHssed in committee of the whole and fur
nlshed a field day for orators. The propo-
.sition was defeated and the convention
Will make an a~lportionment for the two
houses.
The judiciary committee reported to The
convention on the 81 b.. The committee
TO omlmeuds that the supreme court have
three judges; six judicial districts with as
many judges, and hat the present system
OF. justices Of the peace be retained. The
committee fayors holding all terms of the
supreme court at the capital, terms Of the
judges of the supreme court to be six
years,
Ike legislative committee report made
on the 18th provides that the senate shall
consist of not less han thirty nor more
than fifty members, an | the house not loss
than sixty nor more than 140, the senators
TO be divided into two classes to be elected
for two and four years respectively. Ses-
slons shall not exceed ninety days, for
which compensation shall be $500 and
mileage of ~ cents.
The committee on education prohibits
sectariunism in schools, and leaves to the
legislature the establishment of q uniform
system.
The committee On executive provides
that the governor shall hol office for two
years OF until his successor is qualified;
gives the governor power to disap rove of
any item or part of any bill making appro-
priations, and the part approved shall be-
come law. 1t provides salaries as hereto
fore reported.
The suffrage committee introduced an
article providing that all male citizens,
ct =, may vote, and submitting the gres-
ton of female suffrage to n vote of the
male electors one year from next fall.
h minority report of the committee on
the judiciary department., submitted on the
Goth, provides for the election of c unity
judges in each -organiz d county, whose
term OF office shall be two years and gives
county courts original Jurisdiction in all
matters OF probate, guardianship and set
dement's of estates. The Office Of Justice
of the peace is virtually abolished. The
mitted its report with q proposed article
for the constitution. 1t gives the legisla-
ture power to provide for raising revenuea
sufficient to defray the expenses of the
state for each year not to exceed four mills
on the dollar on the assessed valuation of
oil taxed property. The legislature shall
exempt from taxation all property used
exclusively for schools, religious, cemetery
or charitable purposes, and personal prop
erty to my amount not to exceed 200 acres
OF land and improvements thereon shall
be separated and assessed. Cultivate
an uncultivated land of the Same quality
shall be assessed at the same value. Rail
road property shall be assessed bv the
state board at not less than So 90 ne,
mile.