New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-17
THE TWIN DAKOTAS.
How They are Getting Along In the
Work of Transferring Themselves
Into States.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
ORGANIZATION OF THE CONVENTION.

delegates who were not sworn in when the
convention assembled yesterday took the
oath at the session this afternoon with the
exception Of Judge Thomas, Of Dead wood,
who declined to serve, and whose seat will
| remain vacant.
The secretary read kilograms from the
constitutional conventions in session at Bis
marck, N. D.. and Olympia. Wash.
The convention elected the officers NOM
mated by the Republican caucus last night
Secretary. Rev. F. A. Burdick, Yankton; en-
rolling and engrossing clerk, DR.. A. w. Hyde,
OF ookings; sergeant at arms, las. Kearney
OF Lawrence: Waterman, E. c.. Warner of
Day county: messenger, Frank Hopper, Of
Beadle; chaplain, Rev. j. A. Wakefield of
Aurora. The Democrats placed in nominal
ton candidates from their party for each
| office and they received from 10 to % votes
each, % delegates voting.
The constitution of the United States was
unanimously adopted as a part of the state
constitution. The committee on rules re-
ported in favor ofmaking the commission on
part OF this convention to go to Bismarck
and act jointly with a similar commission
from the North Dakota convention for
division ofthe territory property, and debts,
consist Of seven delegates. There was OBJ
lection to the commission being SO large and
the question was made special order for
tomorrow afternoon, when the proposition
to appoint a commission to act with one
from the North Dakota convention for set
Element Of the boundary line will be consid-
cred.
1t is held that there are two distinct and
officially recognized seventh standard paral-
lels, and that to adopt the seventh parallel
without determining which one would make
confusion. 1t is proposed to make this co NJ
mission consist of three delegates from
South Dakota
A disposition to be tedious was shown to-
day, which, if continued, will prolong the
work into several weeks. Delegate Kellam,
of Brule county. presided in the absence Of
President Edgerton.
PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS
Sioux FALLS, S. d., July 6.-The South
Dakota constitutional convention was called
to order by President Edgerton. After the
reading of the Journal Clark Coats of Mime
haha was sworn in as clerk.
The convention then wentinto committee
on rules. The report was adopted and SO re-
ported back to the convention, where it was
formally adopted. motion by Mr.. Price
to appoint special committee to consider the
northern boundary line was withdrawn, and
the whole matter referred to the regular
committee. COL Jolley, as chairman, re-
ported for the committee on rules and moved
the adoption of the report. After two or
three Intellectual attempts to amend the re-
port it was adopted.
The day would have been tame indeed hac
it not been for the meeting of the Prohibi-
zionist members of the convention who re-
manned in the hall to the number forty four,
after the adjournment. The object of the
meeting was to call to account certain news
papers, both within the territory and with
out, which had been asserting that the cause
of prohibition was waning in Dakota. Col.
Clough presented Mr.. Dickson of Day. who
stated the object of the meeting, and said
they wished formally to correct some mis-
representations which had been made.
He believed the northern counties were
principally for prohibition. Three
fifths Of the constitutional conven-
est representative men of the state we're s,0 for
prohibition. Messrs. Lee, Weles, Kerl.
Spooner. Ramsey and Wood all spoke en-
Enthusiastically of prohibition in their part of
the state, predicting that it would carry
overwhelming. Mr.. Wood thought the
Black Hills would give majority for prohi-
bition. Col. Clough earnestly and feelingly
complimented an Iowa daily which circulated
in Dakota, and commended it for the fearless
position on the temperance question. He
hoped Brother Caldwell, editor of it's Press
and member of the convention, would hasten
to catch on to the band wagon and lend his
aid.
THE JOINT COMMISSION.
l.
dent Edgerton called the convention to
order Mr.. Caldwell announced that he had
received from the commission of emigration
maps Of South Dakota and North Dakota
and hangers for distribution to members of
the convention, and from the secretary cop
les of Longs legislative handbook for the
same purpose. The president announced the
following members of the Joint commission
to Bismarck as provided by the enabling
act;
A. ]. Kellam Of Brule, v T. McGillicuddy
Of Pennington, Harry Neill of Grant, Z. W.
Caldwell of Minnehaha, William Elliott of
Turner, Charles II. Price of Hyde, and S. f.
Brott of Brown.
GUARDIANSHIP OF COMMITTEES.
The craftsmanship of the committees is as
follows, as reported July 9.
Congressional and legislative apportion-
ment. Van Tassel of Sanborn; judiciary,
Sterling of Sphinx; schedule, Hall Of Beadle;
names; boundries and seats of government.
Stoupe OF Brown; state; county and munici-
spal Indebtedness, Sherwood of Clark: execu-
tive and legislative, Wescott of Deuel.; legis-
lative McF arland of Lincoln; bill of rights,
Spooner of Kingsbury; election and suffrage,
Stoddard of Brown: federal relations, Muir
ply of Hanson;e education and school lands,
Coats OF Mlnnehaha; municipal Interpretations,
Hall of Sully; corporations other than bank
ing and municipal, Dickinson of Day; county
Potter; revenue and finance, Goddard of
McCook;public accounts and expenditures,
Ringsrud of Union; state institutions
and public buildings, Young
of Lake; Mines mining and water rights,
O'Blien of Lawrence: roads, bridges and 9TH
er internal improvements, Smith of Charles
Mix; exemptions, Buercher of Hutchinson,
rights of married women, Willis of Aurora:
banking and currency, Davies of Edmunds;
military affairs, Clough OF Codington; amend
ments and revision Of constitution, Boucher
of McP herson; printing, Humphrey OF Faux;
seal, Houlton Of Douglas; miscellaneous sub
jects Eddy of Miner; compensation of public
officers, Williamson of Moody; arrangements
and phraseology, Carlson of Lawrence; manu-
facturers and agriculture, Lee of Sphinx ex-
penses fthe convention. Huntly of Jer-
auld; engrossment and enrolment, Hartly
of Hand.
Maj. Killam offered a resolution confirming
the appointment of joint commission by
the convention. Frank E. Clough has been
appointed as additional page. 1t was or
dered, upon motion of Mr.. Clough that 500
copies Of the journal be painted each day
and one laid upon the desk of each member
at the opening of each session. Mr.. Clough
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