Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-26
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ment OF the standing Commits.
there are thirty-two. The x,s,
mittees represent every topic sn, sa
the constitution. AS the cous,it '.
already been prepared and r,,;sa, ,''
the committees will have notb;n,
Still it will afford means of ~
the various resolutions introducss
The chairmanships of the ", u.
committees and the size of tho ,,. ~
are as follows:
Congressional and Legislative A,.
Van Tassel, OF Sanborn, twenty plostl
Judlciary-SterlinP, of Sphinx 1--WE L.
Schedule-Hnll, Of Beadie. two,,
bers. '"eiily. tr
Names of Boundaries and Seat Of r.
-Stoupe, Of Browne. VI cov1
State, County und Munic;ro,
Sherwood. of Clark. '''ueC;d
Executive and Lerislot;ro NJ
Deuel.. "estc
Observation-Disclosures, of Linco,,
Bill of rights-Spooner, o; Kinpsh o,..
Election and Suffrage =.
Federal Rslations-Murphy. of H..
Education and School luudsNcnam.H.So
nehaha. I
Municipal Corporations-Ha,, =, c.,
corporations other than BANKING ~. ,a.'
pnl-Dickinson of Day. 'Ao
County and Township organizo.;,,
lock, of Potter. '!oh |
Revenue and Finance-Gcdoara o.,
of Union. A'es--i'1
State Institutions and Public y.
Young, of Love. hoI
Mines, Mining and Water Right.
of Lawrence.
Roads, Bridges and Other Inferno,
ments--S1nith, of Charles Mix.
elnptions-Buechler, of Hutch;,s,
Rights of Married Women-Wiiiis
rora. "'''s'
Banking and Currency--Dayies Of r,
Military Atfnirs-Clough, of Codina,o,
Amendments and Revision of the lnu
-Boucher, of MCPHERSON.
Printing-Humphrey, of Faux
Seal-Houlton, of Douglas.
Miscellane GUS Subjects Eddy. of VI,
Compensation Of Public Oitices-WiiNI3]
of Moody.
Arrangements and Phraselogy-c,1
Lawrence.
Manufactures and Agricultural
SPHINX.
Expenses of the Convention-Hpp,
Jerauld.
ENDORSEMENTS and Enrollment-gs,
Hand.
Dakota has several colonies of :,
mites, ana resolution was in,r
asking their exemption from j
duty. Yne Mennonites thus wan
flrmed right which they now 6,
practice.
At the session the day following
pointment of committees mot(
vailed that the constitution by read
title CT the articles and that each AZ.
referred to the appropriate com
Thereupon President Edgerton d
that he did not believe this conf
could make any changes in the col
ton Of 1885 other than those sped
mentioned in the omnibus bill.
The constitution was read and
although question was raised asNth
ty of sucn action, since changes \
allowable other than as providelll
omnibus bill.
Should Judge Carson's motion
count the inherite territorial deb;
oning the state debt prevail, the st
be able to orrow money for any 81
| than $500, 900.
The following resolution was pr
by Mir. Spooner. of kingsJul
adopted:
WHEREAS, In view of the fact that iii
demonstrated that within the limits
Dakota there exists what is known as
sian basin or system, but that its e..
not been fully determined, and
WHEREAS, A desire is being gene!
pressed by the people of South Da:
the matter be investigated and the e
the system fully determined and it
ability for the purpose of agricuit
manufactures be determined Uhere:C
Reso'red, That this convention Mel!
congress requesting them to appo:m
| Gu lest possible time u commissioa
| purpose and with the power to make q /;
andcomplete geological and hydrogreyhi
| of this state. including the mineralogics
ton of the Black Hills and the artesG
of South Dakota. and make the nece:
preparations therefor; and that the co!
| to which this resolution shall be re:
and are hereby instructed to draft suct
rial and present it to this conventC
consideration and further
Resolued. That such committee, for
| pose of enabling it to obtain the necess
tistics, shall have power to send for per-
papers.
The following resolution was intr
and referred to the proper commute
WHEREAS. 1t is provided by section
omnibus bill that the school lands lna
such regulations as the Legislature
scribe be leased for periods of not NC
five years and
WHEREAS, Section 9, Of article s. OF The
tuition OF 1885. provides that such lands
be leased except for pasturage and
purposes,
Resoloed, That said section 9. Of the
tuition be SO amended that said scho
may be leased for pasturage, meadow
cultural purposes.