Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-08-03
The FOUR new STARS
Washington, Montana and the
Two DakOtas Will Be
Added.
The New States Now Holding
Their constitutional Con-
ventiOnS.
Making and Changing n COnsti-
ution - Proceedings OF the
Four Conventions Day
by Day.
Sioux Falls Convention.
LITTLE OR 80 WORK DONE.

Sioux FALLS, \. d., July -. In the South
Dakota constitutional convention just one
third Of the delegates were present NJ the ten
minute session today. The only business pre-
sentcd was a resolution instructiDg the Joint
committee on the part OF South Dakota that In
case of any uncertainty as TO the location OF
the eth standard parallel, ,he boundary line
between the Dakotas as fixed by the omnibus
bill, to come 10 the best possible agreement
with the commission Of North Dakota aud re.
port the same to this convention. A report
is being circulated 10y members OF the con-
~yention, who claim TO know that II is authen-
tic, to the effect that In case OF q disagree
ment or a deadlock IN the joint commission
over the division of the property OF the terri
tory or in establishing the boundary line,
President Harrison will by proclamation ad-
nit the Dakotas without a full settlement
and refer the matter to congress for arbltra-
ton.
Concentrations by several Of the members
develop the fact that by the close OF the
week the 100000 appropriation Will be ex-
hausted, I'm which case the delegates VIII be
obliged 10 go down into their pockets for
their expenses during the remainder OF the
session and trust TO the leg stature or con
press for reimbursement. The action OF the
schedule committee I'm refusing to submit 70
the convention n modified form OF the Aus
tralian ballot syttem will not be final. A
strong minority report will be submitted
~favorlng some form OF the Australian system,
and Il is claimed that there is a sufficient
number OF delegates favorable tothe measure
10 adopt the report ct the minority.
REpoKTs ADOPTED.
SIOUX FALLS, s. d., July 23.-Ten reports
were adopted today, among these was the
article on exemptions.
The notable feature OF today's proceeding
was the presentation Of a communication
from the American Sabbath union, signed by
Elliot +. Shepard. Major General Howard, j.
II. Knowles and Wilbur +. Crafts, asking the
convention TO insert In the constitution u
provision for protecting and encouraging
Sabbath observance. The communication
was referred 70 q special committee OF five,
including three C'erical delegates.
The committee on legislative apportion-
ment reached al agreement today on the sem
atorisl apportionment, 10y which the number
OF districts is fixed at forty-onc and senators
at forty-ive; the latter being the limit pro-
yided In the coneti,utlon. The arrangement
Is practically IN acc .rd with the apportion-
ment agreed upon some time ago, being one
senator for every 1880 voters or major frac-
ton thereof. The report Of the committee
was not unanimous, standing Is to 9. The
minority object to that number OF senators as
being too great for the present population
and that counties having d voting population
OF 1000 and over get but one senator, while
other counties having ! 100 or 200 voters are
equally represented.
LEGISLATIVE AP~PORTIONMENT.
SIOUX FALLS, S. d., July 24-At last the
committee on legislative apportionment has
made its report, and II is said that entire har-
mony prevailed. The report was very gener.
ally a surprise, as 1t increases the size Of
the legislature rather than diminlshes II.
The senate IS given forty-fve members and
the house 124. The committee has given TO
each county at least one representative indie
pendent Of any other county, and as many
more as It's vote-counting 600 voters or a
major fraction thereof-will entitle 1t to.
The aim las been also to make the senatorial
districts likewise conform to county lines,
but In a few cases II has been necessary to
put two counties together In order to get the
required l,s00 votes. The apportionment IS
as follows: