Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-08-02
Third House Gleanings.
SOUTH.

The judiciary reported a resolution that
this convention has no aut GRITTY to allow
members of the convention of 1885 who
neglected to sign the constitution to do so
now.
The committee on schedule has lost its
grip on the Australian ballot system. The
subject has been thoroughly considered,
and the committee has rescinded its former
action to recommend the adoption OF the
Australian system.
The action of the schedule committee in
refusing to submit to the modified form of
the Australian system will not be final.
A strong minority report will be submitted
favoring some form of the Australian
system, and it is claimed that there is ~
sufficient number of delegates favorable
to the measure to adopt the report Of the
minority.
The mileage Of some of the members
amounts to no inconsiderable sum.
Wheeler, of Minnesota county, heads the
list with S231.33, Judge Corson, of Dead
wood, gets S227.7U, Scotland, of Sturgis,
$223.5O, Wood, of Pennington. S2l4.50,
smallest amount Of mileage is paid to
Goddard, of McCook, who receives SO for
travelling from Montrose to Sioux Falls
and return.
A large number of county officers are
in the city to learn what construction the
constitutional convention will place on the
matters of electing county officers this fall.
Some have held that such elections will be
| necessary, and not a little uneasiness pre-
vailed. The committee on schedule will
| report that no county officer, except county
judge, is to be elected, and that the county
commissioners, after admission, shall be
empowered to appoint clerks Of court until
| the next election.
Under the present law Dakota is the
best place in the union for the debtor who
does not care to pay his debts. Tie law
exempts q homestea without limit as to
value and $500 worth of personal proper
| ty. For several years the legislative as
sembly has vainLy tried 10 reduce their
assessment and make possible the collec-
ton of debts. The constitution simply
provides that the homestead shall be Inn
| tied in value. J he effect of SO liberal an
exemptive is an immense number OF chat
tel mortgages at a high rate of interest.
The members of the South Dakota con-
stitutonal convention are somewhat
indignant at the West Superior chamber
| of commerce. Two weeks ago the secre-
tary wrote to tie secretary of the
convention. asking him II the delegates
| would accent all invita- ion to attend the
Wa erway convention at West Superior
| August 9Th if free transportation were fur
nished. Secretary Bnrdiek wrote that the
delegates would be glad to accept such an
invitation, and i'll time received the printed
invitations for distribution. Later he re-
ceived q letter saying that one aud one
third fare Was the least the railroads would
do, but that the chamber of commerce
hoped to get the fare reduced. One half
the delegates will not go.
NORTH.
The Williams constitution, introduced
on the Goth, is the subject of much discus
sion. It conflicts with the judicial COM
mittee, inasmuch as it favors the estab-
lishment of county courts, and conflicts
with the idea of county court advocates by
refusing to abolish the Office of justice of
the peace. It antagonizes the woman suf-
fragists by ignoring them altogether. It
does not please the prohibitionists because
it leaves the question entirely with the
legislature and makes no provision for the
submission OF the question to vote.
The committee have agreed on the fol
lowing salaries: Governor, $4,000; lieu
tenant governor, $4,000; auditor and
commissioner of insurance, $4,000 each
secretary of state, treasurer, superin-
tendent of public instruction, commits
sioner of schools and public lands and
attorney general, $4,000 each. The com
mittee will also recommend that the
railroad commission consist of three men,
bers, who shall be elected, and whose
salary shall DO $4,000 each.