The Dickinson press., 1889-07-13
Both Bodies Fully Organized by the
Selection of Officers and
Committees.
A Question Of Doubt as to the Location
@? the Seventh Standard
Parallel.
Committees Of the South Dakota Organize
ton Al Work Repairing the Con-
s~titution.

EcIlOl WAS SeleCteu ny dCCldlusllOll DIS
permanent chairman. The committee
Gil rules was authorized and directed to
confer with the constitutional conven-
ton, which met for North Dakota at
Bismark, in regard to the appointment
of a joint committee to meet in that city
and agree upon a division of the terri
torial property: also the president was
instructed to send cong%ratulatory greet
ings by telegram to the constitutional
conventions in session in North Dakota,
Montana and Washington Territory.
SIOUX FALLS, S. d.. July 5.-The con-
s%titutional convention was called to Or
der by Maj. Kellam, of Bruel county,
the temporary chairman, in place of
Judge Edgerton, who had been called
away for a few days. Congratulatory
kilograms were received from the con-
ventions at Olympia and Bismarck. F.
A. Burdick, of Yankton, was elected
chief clerk: Dr.. Hyde, of Bookings, ell
crossing clerk: James Carey, of Law
renee, sergeant-at-arms. Resolutions
for committees to confer with North
Dakota delegates relative to division of
property and the boundary line were
introduced, but no action taken on
them.
SIOUX FALLS, July 6.-The South Da-
kota constitutional convention was called
to order by President Edgerton. After
the reading of the journal Clark Goats,
of Minnchalla, was sworn in as clerk.
The convention then went into COM
mittee of the whole to consider the re-
port of the committee on rules. The re-
port was adopted and SO reported back
to the convention, where it was for
mally adopted. ~ motion by Mr.. Price
to appoint a special committee to con-
slider the northern boundary line was
withdrawn and the whole matter re-
ferred to the regular committee.
q. w. Goodwin, of Huron, and I. G..
Brown. Of Sioux Falls, were elected Off
cial stenograpl,ers. The president was
authorized to notify the North dakota
convention that the convention of South
Dakota had agreed upon seven as the
number of the joint commission from
each state.
SIOUX FALLS, S. d., July SIN the
constitutional convention the president
announced the committee to 20 to Bis
marck, which in conjunction with a
similar body from the North Dakota
convention, will agree to an equitable
distribution of the assets, liabilities and
records of the territory. The committee
is as follows: keilam, of Brule countg
chairman: McGellicudy, of Pennington.
Neil, of Grant; Caldwell, of Minnchaha;
Elliott, of Turner; Price, of Hyde; Brott,
of Brown. The latter two are Demo.
Gratis. The first five are Republicans.
This is one of the most important
branches of the work the convention
has to accomplish. The president tele-
graphed the North Dakota convention
the fact that the committee had been
appointed, and asked when it could meet
with its colleagues. John Ii. Drake of
The Dakota Pioneer, of Aberdeen, has
been chosen secretary to the commission.
President Edgerton has been expo
riencing difficulties in forming his stand
ing committees, of which there are
t%wenty-one, that the speaker of the
lower house of congress encounters. He
had them all made up this morning, but
when the convention met he found that
he had promised SO many changes in or
der to please the delegates and raise the
efficiency of the list, that the slate was
broken. He announced lust before the
convention adjourned that he would
have to ask for further time.
The Committees.
SIOUX FALLS, S. d., July 9.-After
prayer by the chaplain and the reading of
the journal, President Edgerton an
nounccd his committees as follows:
Legislative Appointment-van Taslcl. Parker,
O'Brien, Thompson, ku>ick, Culver, Henninscr,
Stroupe, Davis, Lee. Hall, Huntly, Wills. Mason.
Clough, Atkinson, Lyon. Williamson, Coates.
Fowler, Ringslud, Edgerton, Zeitka, Houlton, Del.
fendorf.
Judiciary Sterling, Humphrey, Williams,
Cooper, Ramsey, Carson, Wood, Sherwood, Van
Buskirk, Bordahl, Harris, Eddy. Fellows.
schedule-Hall, jolly, Spooner. Stoddard of
Meade. westcott. Dickinson, Boucher, Stoddarl
of Brown, Couchman, Woodof Sphinx, Whitbrck.
Huntly, Fellows, Jeffreys, Poeck, Parker, Carson.
Brrdahle, Van Epps, Bucchler, Smith. Ramsey
Murphy, Mcfarland, Eddy.
Name, Boundaries and Seat of Government
Straus, Edgerton. Van Epps, KimtalI, Murphy.
Williams, Wheeler.
Sherwood, Jolly, Van Epps, Ramsey, Deifcndorf
Lee, Spooner, Stroupe, Clough.
Executive and Legislative -Wcstcott, Dirkin.
son. Craig, Anderson. Downing, Clifford. Murphy.
Observation-Disclosures Ramsey, Zeitka, jolly,
Cook, Coates, Lyon.
Bill of Rights Spooner, Van Buskirk, Jelrreys
EIcnningcr, Dickinson.
Election aud Suffragc-Stoddard of Brown.
Craig. Cook. Westcolt, Stoddard of Meade.
O'Brien, Whitiocli. -
Federal Relations-Murphy, Houlton, Sher.
wood, Harris. kilnlall.
Education and School Lands Coates, Hum.
plilp" Williamson. Young, Downing. Peek. Ma.
son, Culver, liuntly.
Municipal CoIporations-IIall, Wood of Sphinx,
Atkinson, Cooper, Fellows.
Corporations Other than Banking and Munici.
pal-Dirkinson Thompson, Stroupc, Goddard.
Jolly, Whitlock, Van Buskirk.
County and Township Organizations Whit.
lock. Atkinson, Eddy, Berndalil, Ramsey, Culver,
Fellows.
Revenue and Fi~nance-Z.itka, Harris, Rings.
rud, Van EppS, Boucher.
Public Accounts and observation-disclosures
Stoddard of Meade, Williams, Williamson, Hen.
Ringer, Davies, Willis.
Young, Van Epps, Hartley. Downing. Smi Ii.
Wood of Sphinx, Anderson, Buecller. Wood OF
Pennington.
Mines, Mining AMI Water Rishts-o.Brieu
Fowler.
Roads. Bridges and Other Internal Improve
~ments-Smith, Ringsrud. Berdahl, Atkinson,
Anderson. Couchman, Craig.
Observation-Disclosures, Fowler. Coats. Lyon,
Pecke, Jetfries, Cooper, Cheever, Heninger.
Rights of Married Women-Willis, Hall. Davies
Craig, Wheeler, Thompson, Deifendorf.
Banking and Currency-Davies Hinckley. Nc
kusick, Clifford. Mcfarland, Buechler. Ramsey.
Military .Atfairs-Clough, Matson. Leo. McKl
Sick. Ze:tka, Goddard. kimbsll.
Amendments and Revision of the Constitution.
Boucher. Stoddard of Brown, Cook, O'Bri.u
Downing, Clifford, Harris.
Misunderstanding. Hale, Sterling, Couch
Hall.
Seal-Iloulton: Zeitka, .kimbali. McKusick
Scholard, Humphrey, Wood of Sphinx.
Miscellaneous Subjects-Eddy. Van Tassel
Hartley, Cooke, Stoddard of Brown, Williams
Parker.
Compensation Of Public Observation-Disclosures
Fowler. Mckusick. Anderson. Spooner. Thompson
Wood of Pennington.
Arrangements and Phraseology-Carson. God
dard, Boucher. Willis, Cooper. Matson, Van Bus
kirke. Wood of Pennington. Young.
Manufactures and Agricultural-.Lec. Wilt
lock. Wcsrott. Lyon. Clifford, Kimball, Edserton
picfendorf, Smith.
Expenses of Convention-Huntlcy. Parker
Fellows, Jcffries, Williamson, Mcfarland, Sher
wood.
Engrossment and Enrolment Hartley, PECK
Lyon, Berdall, Wheeler.
The committees give a fair de
gree of satisfaction, though the Demo
Gratis complain that not u single chair
manship has been accorded them, while
they represent nearly one third OF tht
membership. Dakota has several colo
MES of Mennonitcs. and a resolution was
! introduced asking their exemption from