The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-26
THE -FOUR new STARS
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Washington, Montana and the
Two Dakotas Will Be
Added.
The New States Now Holding
Their constitutional Con-
ventions.
Making and Changing the Consti-
tutions Proceedings OF the
Four Conventl"zs Day
by Fay.
siuux Falls Convention.
LITTLE PROGRESS MADE.

Sioux FILLS, s. II, July t9-Another
ahoit session was held yesterday afternoon.
On call OF roll the following standing COM
mittees reportad
The Committee on compensation of public
officers reported seetion =, article 2l, pre-
ciscly as 1t sands Ia the Siohx Falls eonsti-
tutioa. 1t gives salaries as follows COY
crnor, $2, 500; secretary OF state, treasurer,
auditor, commissioner OF school and public
lands, aud superintendent OF public iEstruc-
ton, each 81 500; attorney general, $1,000
judges Of the supreme court, $500, and Of
the circuit court, $1,000. After the year 1890
authority Is given the legislature to add $500
TO the saaries OF the governor and each of
the Judges. In this section just one word
was changed, and that was that no officer
should receive any fee or perqulsite IN add
ton to the salary above mentioned. The
word ''fee" was substituted for salary.
TIE committee on public accounts ana ex-
penditures reported article 10 of the old con-
siitutlon without change.
The committee on amendments and revision
Of the constitution reported article 23 without
change.
Tne committee on corporations other
than banking, reported without change ar
tiele II, which, owing to Its length, was not
read
The committee on bill OF rights reported ar.
ticie with no change save the substitution
of ''state Of South Dakota" for Estate Of Da
kota"
The committee on corporations reported ar
| ticle 10 precisely Us II stood.
All these reports were made special orders
for today.
The report of the committee on the rights
OF married women was taken up and adopted
without debate. This then became the first
portion OF the South Dakota constitution tC
pOss the committee on arrangements and
perascolcgy.
A rIe DAYS WORK.
Sioux FALLS, S. L, July 25.-Bfore was &C.
complished yesterday in the convention than
any day yet. The following standing com
mittces reported: Legislative department
election aud right OF suffrage, on federal re-
lations, on exemption, on military affairs, on
education aud school lands, on state institu
tiOus aud public buildings, on mines and
mining and water rights, on banking and cur
reIcy on executive and administrative, on
eesl and coat OF arms, on manufactures and
| agriculture, miscellaneous.
| All of these reports were made special
order for next Tuesday. In none of rheu
| have any changes, beyond necessary verba
| change here and there, been made.
| Under consideration Of special ordere, the
| half dozen reports submitted Thursday wert
| taken up enc by one and adopted. They were
"a fqlioWs: On compensation Of public oil
| GERS; on public accounts and expenditures
| on amendments and revision of the constitu
| tion; on corporations other than banking ant
municiQal ON bill Of rights; on mun,cipa
corporations. The formal adoption of thes'
reports, Of course, sends them to the com
! p,ittpe on arrangement and phraseology an,
| practically fixes their identity in the constl
| tuition.
The federal relations committee reported
faYorGbly resolution asking congress to ap
point commission and make an appropr!a
Tion.for geological and photographic surve
Of Dakota, with view specially OF invcsti
ga iur the extent of the artesan we'll boring
We're d .ilots to continue as territory, 1t I
doubtful whether congress would grant th
requests. But with so many new senator
and members from the northwest, II Is genel
ally thought that favorable action will b
taken and beneficial results, agricultural
aud mechanically, are expected.
The committee on schedule hiss lost Its gri
on the Australian ballot system. The sui
jeCt has been thoroughly considered and th
committee today rcscinded its former actio
10 recommend the adoption Of the Australia
system.
The judiciary reported resolution th:
ttf,s convention has no authority to allo
mcmbeTs Of the convention of 1855 who nc,
| Iacted TO sign the constitution to 60 SO nov
The same committee also recommended thf
clause be inserted formally accepting a
J land eouated by congress.
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