The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-07-19
THE TWIN DAKOTAs.
How They are Getting Along In tho
Work OF Transferring Themselves
Into States.
SOUTH DAKOTA
ORGANIZATION OF THE CONVENTION.

eOUTH DAKOTA
ORGANIZATION OF THE CONVENTION.
Sioux FALLS, $. d., July 5.-An of the
Delegates who were not sworn in when the
convention assembled yesterday took tho
oath Mt the session this afternoon with the
exception of Judge Thomas, of Deadwood,
who declined to serve. and whose seat will
remain vacant.
The secretary read telcgrams from the
constitutional conva,tionsin session ut Bis
marrk. N. d.. and Olym,In, Wash
The convention elected the officers NOM
mated by the Republican cnucus last night:
Secretary. ltev. 4. A. Bur,lirk. Yankton; Gu
rolling nn,l cngrossng clerk, DIR. A. W. Hyde,
OF BOokings; serg ant arms, Jas. kcarncy.
Of Lawrence: wntchmnn, l.. g. Warner, Of
Dny county: messenger, Frank Hopper, Of
Brndle: chaplain, ltev. j. A. Wakefield. Of
Aurora. The Democrats placed in numinn-
tion candidates from their party for each
office aud they received from 10 to % votes
each, 73 delegates voting.
The constitution OF the United States was
unanimously adopted ny part of the state
constitution. The committee on rules re-
ported in favor Ofmaking hec0mmission on
part of this convention to 20 to Bismarck
and act jointly with q similar commission
from the North Dakota convention for q
division ofthe tcrritory'a property, mud debts,
consist of seven delegates. There was OBJ
lection to the commission being 70 large. and
the question was made II special order for
tomorrow afternoon, when the proposition
to appoint Il commission to net with ono
from the North Dakota convention for n set
tlement of the boundary line will be consid-
cred.
1t is held that there ura two distinct and
officially recognized seventh standard paral-
lels. and that to adopt the seventh parallel
without determining whirll nne would mnkc
confusion. II il proposed to make this com
mission consist OF three delegates from
South Dakota.
day. which, il continued will prolong the
work into several weeks. Delegate kellum.
OF Hr'le county, presided in tho absence of
President Edgerton.
PRELIMINARY rRGCEEplNGs
SiOrN FALLS. :. d., July G.-The Soutl,
Dakota constitutional convention was called
To order by President Egrrtnn. After the
reading OF the Journal Clark Coats of Minnc-
hnlia was sworn in as clerk.
The convention then went into n committee
OH rules. The report was adopted aud so re-
ported back to the convention. where it was
formally adopted. A motion by Mr.. Price
t0appoint IL special commit I er Il q consider tho
northern boundary line was withdrawn. and
the whole matter rcsrre,i to tll" r"gulnr
committee. Col J0llcy. as chairman. TO-
ported for the committee on rules and moved
tho adontiOn OF tho report. After two or
three inenect ual attempts to amend the re-
port it WIS adopted.
The day would have hcen tame indeed hat.
it not been for the meeting of the Prohibit
Zionist members OF the convention who re-
in;lin"d in the hall to the number fort y-four,
after the adjournment. The Object OF the
meeting wils to call to account certain news
Ip ftpI tf,pr nv al I
out. which had been asserting that the cause
of prohibition WIS waning in Dakota. Col.
Clongh presented Mr.. Dickson Of Day who
stated tho object of the meeting. aud said
they wished formally to correct some mis-
reprrsentations which had been made.
principally for prohihition: Three
ffths Of the constitutional convri,-
tion, Gov. Mellette nnl the strong
est representative men of the state were for
prohibition. Messra Lee, Wrlles, Kcrl,
Spooner. Rnmsey aud Wood all spoke en-
Enthusiastically of prohibition in their pnrt of
the state. predicting that it woull carry
overwhelming Mr.. Wood Thought the
Bl'rk Hills would giv" II majority for prohi-
bition. Col. Clongh cnrn"stly and fcclingly
complimcnte,l un Iowa daily which circulated
in Dakota, and commended il for the fearless
position on the Temperance question. lie
hoped Brother Caldwell, editor of ills Press
10 catch OH to the band wagon and lend his
mid.
THE JOINT COMMISSION
Soux FALLS, S. D, July S.-Aftcr Tresi.
don't Etlgcrton called the convention to
order Mr.. Caldwell announced that he had
received from the commission of emigration
maps ofSouth Dakota and North Dakota
and hangers for distribution to meni,ers of
the convention nnd from the secretary cop
n n IntyiG lat hln =
same purpose The president announced tho
following members Of he joint commission
to Bismurck as provided by the enabling
net:
A. ]. Kclnm of Brule " Y. McGillicudly
Of of'ennington. Harry Scill OF Grant f. W.
Turner. Charles II. Price of Hyde, and $. Il.
BrOtt of Brown
GUARDIANSHIP OF COMMITTEES.
Tho Craftsmanship of the committees is us
follows, ns reportad July 81
Congressional nn,l Legislative apportion-
ment: Van Tnsscl Of Sanborn judiciary,
Sterling of Srink: schedule, Hall of Brndic
names; boundri"s and seats of government.
StOnp" oi Brown: state: county iInd muniri-
pal Indebtedness. Sherwood of Clnrk: cxcru.
tive and Legislative. Wescott of deuel.; legis.
lativs, Mcfarland of Iinrnln bill of rights,
Spooner of kingsbury: election and suffrage,
Stoddari of Brown: federal relations, Muir.
ply of characterization and school lands,
Goats OF Mnnehnlla: municipal corporations,
Hall of Snlly; corporations other than bunk
ing and municipal, Dickinson of Day: county
and township organization, Whitlork of
Potter: revenue aud finance. Goddard of
McCook:public accounts and expenditures,
kingsrud of Union: state institutions
nnd public buildings, Young
OF Lake, mines. mining and water rights,
O'l'rion of Lawrence: roads, bridges and OF
mi n val ~ Sn.it !, ,f
Mix; exemptions Buercher of Hutchinson,
rights Of married women. Willis of Aurora:
banking and currency, Dnvirs of E,lmun,ls:
military affairs, Clough Of Codington: amend.
melts and revision Of constitution. Bonchlcr
of Jefferson; printing, Humphrey of Faulk;
senl, loultOn of Douglas: miscellaneous sub
jccts, Eddy of Miner, compensation of publlc
officers, Williamson OF Moody; arrangcinrnts
and plirascOlogy. Carlson of Lawrence; manu-
fncturers aud agriculture, Lee of Spink: OK
i'elses of the convention. liuntly OF .Irr-
and; cngrossment aud enrolment, liurtly |
of Hand.
Maj. killam offered resolution confirming
I he appointment of joint commission by
the convention. Frank Il. Clough has been
appointed IN additional page II was or
derel, upon motion of Mr.. Clough that 800
copies of the journal be painted each day
and one laid upon the desk of elrli member
ut the opening of cncl, session. Mr. Clouyh
newspapers for official copies of proceedings |
One OF the stcnogrnpllers was ordered TO nc-
company the commission to Bismarck under |
direction OF the president.
MIST AXE HERE. |
WARRINGTON, Special Telegram, July 81
Delegate Price. who in the Sioux Falls con.
vention declared that there were two stand. |
ing parallels and intimuted that troubI.
would likely ensue about the strip OF land
hctwePn tho htatos of Dakota. had nnt in
vcstiSated the matter thoroughly There il
only one seventh standard parallel and that |
il the one designated for the dividing limo |
bet w""n tho Dukotas. The error OF Delegate |
Price is ninlo OH account of le error in sur
vcyinE the SisSetOn reservation In this sur.
vey all township nnd parallel lines were RIM
Z few miles south OF where they should he.
The later surveys Of land joining thu rescr-
rati0n and extending almost ncross the ter
ritory were correct, and when the Sisscton
reservation is thrown open for settlement
The seventh standard parallel will lie carried
lcross the north end of the reservation.
Land office otiicnls say that n standard par.
llel extends indefinitely, and the mere fact
that the erroneous survey of an Indian res
'rvation years ago mad. it appear that the
parallel WAS II few miles south, cuts no fly
IRE. A parallel is II line 0f latitude and n
mistake by n surveyor cannot change it.
NORTH DAKOTA.
GETTING READY FOR BUSINESS
BISMARCK, y. d., July "a report was
ii ir.fl fn,1 this funrniuu fhnt L,,o,la. |