The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
q. S. SENATORS.
A QUESTION As TO THEIR, TENURE OF
OFFICE.

It is, According to General Opinion, q Qucs-
ton Yet to He Settlcd--An Address TO
Alliance Mon Touching the Coming Meet
ing-Othcr Dakota Ncws.
There have been no bounds set to the
official terms Of the newly elected United 6
States senators for South Dakota. n
of the most accurate editors IN the Da-
kotas gives his views of the senatorial
terms in the following artiole: Inc terms
OF tho Urited States senators to be electe1
by the new states will not be determined
until they present themselves Ton kdmls-
sion to seats. Pursuant to o elan1e IN
the constitution of the United States NE
senators first chosen were ivide NH
three classes, "the seats of the first class
being vacated at the end of the second
yenr, of the second class Mt the end OF the'
fourth year, and IF the tn I'd class ct me,
end of the sixth year, SO that one-thiyd!
may be chosen every second year." Since
that time the equality OF these classes has
been preserved rs nearly rs possible, the
terms of senators from new states being
fixed By the class to which they were
necessarily assigned in the effort to main
tain this equality.
If the eight senators from the four new
states present themselves for admission at
one time, it will probably be necessary TO
determine by lot priority st choice in the
assignment of seats. The present status
of classification is as follows: In class
one there are twenty-five senators Whose
terms will eXoire March 4, 1893. In class
two there are twenty-s1x senators whose
terms will expire March 4, 1895. In elas'S
three there are twenty-five senators who's,
! r r,y, =, will 1,.,1,o T,,a1 us N01 @r Ho,xoa lis
qhently the first two senators to be seatet
will be- assigned to the first and thirt
classes-tha term Of one being less thai
two years, md of the other less than four.
That will equalize the classification. The
other six senator's will contribute two to
each class-so of the entire eight new sen
ators the terms Of three will expire March
4, 1891; three March 4, 1893; and two
March 4, 1S95-only two holding the regua
lar term of six years. There smoothing in
this arrangement which seems to prevent
the states from indicating which one off
their respective senators shall hold the
longer term, though the duration of fhe
term of any new senator can not be known
at the lime Of his election.
Tho November Meeting of the Alliance
President Loucks and Secretary Solder
berg have issued the. following address to
the members Of the South Dakota Farm
ers' ALLIANCE: The annual session of the
Dakota Farmers's alliance will be held in
Aberdeen, commencing at 10 am, Tues
day, November 10, 1889. With the in
crease of power and prestige, each session
OF our alliance becomes more important.
The coming session should he the most
important yet held, for several reasons
When we meet We will in all probability.
have been admitted as two states. Should
1t be deemed best, the examples of other
institutions may be followed, and two
state alliances organized. If We divide, it
will only be because we think the work
can be pushed more etfectually by divis-
ION. Delegates to the national alliance
are to be elected. The paramount ques-
ton there will be the union of as many of
our farmers organizations as possible.
AS this may require some changes in our
constitution, delegates should come pre-
Jared to discuss the necessary changes
Perhaps The most important work
that will deyolve on US;
will be the discussion of our legislative,
work for the ensuing session. Jhe great:
railroad corporations are organizing for.
concentrated legislative work, and we must
be prepared to meet and resist their en-
croachments. The magnificent gift OF the
SitS VI NalefloWu VIII enable us 80 pro-
coed with our manufacturing industry
much sooner than we had hoped for, and
plans to push this work should be perfect
ed at the earliest possible date. there is
so much that sbou d be done at this meet
ing. We have arranged for o series Of
meetings i'll as many counties as possible.
and will try and have one or more of our
workers who can spare the time, to assist
at the meetings. We want every to
turn out and take part in these meetings,
that we may know just what you want.
See our constitution for number Of dele
gates you are entitled to. According to
our past custom, We cordially invite the
several assemblies of the X. of L. to send
full delegations to meet with us. Please
make the usual effort to send your best
members as delegates, and have every local
alliance AMI assembly fully represented.
Yours fraternally.