Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-20

jolly, Davies ana otners iavoIco INC ieici
ence aud Etgert0n then said IL the only Cd
J iect WAS To give the committees q little prom
inence and have II understood that M
changes were to be made, he would WITHDRAW
his remarks.
After the constitution had all been as
signed Judge Carson, OF Desdwood, moveS
that further discussion OF this question b.
made a special order for today. Carried.
The following resolution was presented b.
Mr.. Spooner, OF kingsbury, and adopted
Whereas, In view Of the fact that II ha'
been demonstrated that within the limits o
South Dakota there exists what Is known a.
an a~rtesian basin or system, but that It's ex
tent has not been fully determined, and
Whereas, A desire is being generally ex
pressed By the people OF South Dakota tina
the matter be investigated and the extent o.
the system fully determined and It's avail
ability for the purpose or agriculture ano
manufactures be determined; therefore be III
Resolved, That this convention memorlallZe
congress requesting them to appoint at tue
earliest possible time a commission Tor the
purpose and with power 10 make q thorough
and complete geological and hydrographic
survey OF THIS state, including the mineralog-
zeal formation OF the Black Hills and the al
tesian basin OF South Dakota, and make the
necessary appropriations therefor: and that
| the committee to which this resolution shal!
be referred he AMI are hereby instructed 10
draft sucn memorial and present IL 10 lAis
| convention for consideration and further
Resolved, That such committee, FOR toe
purpose OF enabling u 10 oN'alh the heces-
eary statistics, shan have power 10 send Tor
| persons and papers. /,
The following resolution was introduced
and referred to the proper committee:
Whereas, It is provided by section II OF
the omnibus bill that the school lands may
under such regulations as the Legislature may
prescribe be leased for periods OF not more
than i've years; ana
Whereas, Section 9 OF article ), OF the con-
s~titution OF 1855, provides that such lands
shall not be leased except for pasturaSe ana
meadow Purposes.
Resolved, That said section 9, OF the con
stitution be so amended that said school
lands may be leased for pesturage, meadow
and agricultural purposes.
The committee on rules reported an amend
ment 10 rule -, giving the president power
20 grant leaves Of absence not exceeding
three days.
A resolution was also introduced and re-
ferred TO the proper committee, that coun-
tics not having auditors shall elect the same
In October.
FRIENDS OF PROHIBITION ACTIVE,
Sioux FALLs, y. D., july l2.-lu tie con
stttut,onal convention yesterday IL was pro
posed to memorialize the president 10 suspend
mineral entries upon the school, lands near
large cities until the state Is organized and
can defend ifs rights thereto In cases Of
fraud. there was stIong opposition on tac
ground that the ordinary operation OF the
law was sufficient 20 prevent such fraud and
that TO ask the president TO suspend an entire
class OF entries WAS equivalent TO petitioning
him to do the same thing which re-
suited IN such bitter denunciation
Of C~levcland's land commissioners,
| Sparks. Despite these considerations, how
ever, the memorial was adopted by a vote Of
32 to .. All opposition 70 tue reference Of
every part OF the constitution OF lNS5 10 The
appropriate committees was Withdrawn, not
withstanding the strong opposition OF th'
day previous 4 petition was received from
the Methodist Minister'S association Of South
eastern Dakota, asking the convention Il
provide safeguards for an honest election OF
the constitution and asking that the vote OF
state officers and the temporary Location
Of the state capital be taken at diiferen
times than that OF the constitution.
Just before al iournment Boucher intro
duced "a set Of resolutions which was IN Ia
nature Of n bill OF rights. II provides tina
the constitution should grant religious tolcl
r alton protection to person and property
that the people Of the state should relinquie
title TO government lands and TO all India
= reservation until the title should be extil
q guished that the property OF residents an
4 non-residents should be equally taxed; tn
lnulan lhnu yet uuphlenltu suOuiu HO
taxed; that the Legislature shall establish
system OF common schools which shall
open 10 all children free from ~sectaris
control. The concluding provision was a HIT
peculiar. All the foregoing provisions we
to be irrevocable except by action OF Il
people Of the state and Of the United State
Referred.
Colonel Clough moved to reconsider Il
vote by which the prohibition article was I
ferred TO the committee on the rights OF ms
ried women, and asked It's reference to d
. committee on schedule, with the remark ia
1 this matter might be a joke here, but tho
sands OF persons would regard II as an insu
and II might 10 the future be unpleasant
the delegates Of this convention. Motto
prevailed.
AVERY QUIET SESSION.
SIOUX FALLS, s. D., July l3.-The sessit
OF the Constitutional convention yestetdi
] was quiet. Sherwood, Of Clark, offered
motion TO reconsider the memorial pass
- yesterday for the purpose OF inserting {
words "un school sections.n Those who pr
: viously opposed the memorial quickly caug
on TO the idea Of killing the memorial, y
the friends saved It by tabling Sherwood
motion 10 reconsider. 1t developes tn
- those WHO are opposed 10 asking the pre-!
dent TO refuse 10 issue patents 10 miner
claims on school sections are not goil
blind. Delegate Wood, Of Pennington, I
instance, says that right ad iacent 10 Rap
City there Is a school section upon viii
ex-Governor Hale, OF Maine, VI. II. Day,
I prominent democrat OF Dakots. and othe
have spent $4,000 IN sinking a hole purely
see the character of the rock underlying 4
foothills. They are Town over 900 feet al
are still at work. This is regarded as
valuable experiment, and Mr.. Wood argu
that under the law and ruling Of the depar
ment these men are clearly entitled TO
patent, and the memorial seeks to defe
that.
The different committees are now copsi
ering the constitution and business In 4
sessions viii be purely routine for sever
days. Meantime the game Of politics, Or
I p~aIatory to the state convention August =
is running high. The different leaders al
I candidates are freely consulting with frient
and plans are laying for an active campaign
, The committee on legislative appointmer
met and agreed 10 the proposition OF havin
100 r. representatives. and forty senators. Tn
would give sinnehaha county two senator
ard Xix representatives. A petition has bee
received from the residents II the norther
part OF the county that the county be divide
toto two legislative districts. As Sioux Fal
Ic,u,aips punra than half tha Dnpulation NJ N