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South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889
Following the rejected 'Sioux Falls' Convention of 1885, the South Dakota Convention met and began the drafting process in July of 1889. They used the articles of the Sioux Falls Convention as starting propositions to begin the amendment process. The South Dakota Constitution was ratified in October 1889.
Thursday, 04 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Rules and Order of Business | 00:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 12:00:00 | Members of the Convention assembled and swore the Oath of Office. The President and temporary officers of the Convention were elected. The rules of the 1885 Convention then were temporarily adopted before adjournment. |
| Committee Amendments Test Area | 12:00:00 |
Friday, 05 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | Mr. Kellam acted as President pro tem as the President was absent. There was an administration of the Oath of Office for delegates who were absent the previous day. The Convention then moved on to hear and discuss communications and petitions and the election of Convention Officers. The delegates proceeded to adopt the Constitution of the United States and discussed a report from the Committee on Rules. The Convention then adjourned. |
| Committee on Rules and Order of Business | 14:00:00 |
Saturday, 06 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | The Convention reviews the report from the Committee on Rules. The report includes the list of standing committee and the rules of the Convention. The Convention sends a message to North Dakota to determine the boundary line. |
| Committee of the Whole | 14:00:00 |
Monday, 08 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | The Committee on Rules presented a Report on Rule 43. A motion from the previous day to print 500 copies of the journal was adopted. |
| Committee on Rules and Order of Business | 14:00:00 |
Tuesday, 09 July 1889
Wednesday, 10 July 1889
Thursday, 11 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Schedule | 14:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | The report of the Committee on Education and School Lands was taken up and adopted. The Convention then proceeded to continue the reading of the Articles of the 1885 Constitutional Convention and referred them to their respective committees. Resolutions were then submitted before adjournment. |
| Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Expenses of the Convention | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Engrossment and Enrollment | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Federal Relations | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee of Three on Proofreading | 14:00:00 | None |
Friday, 12 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | After the Call to Order, Prayer and reading of the Journal, the Convention reconsidered the Report from the Committee on Education and School Lands and read a communication from the Committee on Expenditures. The Convention then granted leave for multiple officers and adjourned. |
Saturday, 13 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | Judge Corson acted as President pro tem. The delegates then received a design on the Great Seal of South Dakota. Then the Convention adjourned as there was no quorum present. |
| Committee on Seal | 14:00:00 |
Monday, 15 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Executive and Administrative | 14:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | The Convention read and adopted a Resolution on Standing Committees as proposed by Mr. Humphrey then adjourned. |
| Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution | 14:00:00 |
Tuesday, 16 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Judiciary | 14:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | The Convention elected Mr. Wescott to take Mr. McCusicks place on the Committee on Apportionment. Then a resolution requesting the Judiciary Committee to examine appropriations for elections, a report from the Committee on Executive and Administrative, and a report from the Committee on Amendments and Revision were discussed. The Convention then adjourned. |
Wednesday, 17 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Judiciary | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Schedule | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Name, Boundary and Seat of Government | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Executive and Administrative | 14:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | Communications were read and referred to the appropriate committees. An invitation from the State Penitentiary was received. The Committee on Rules and Order of Business presented a form on committee reports. The Committee on Judiciary and the Committee on Rights of Married Women presented their reports which were read and made special order for tomorrow. It was moved the committee reports of the previous day be recommitted. Resolutions were then presented and referred to the Committee on Judiciary before adjournment. |
| Committee on Rights of Married Women | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Rules and Order of Business | 14:00:00 |
Thursday, 18 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Bill of Rights | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Corporations Other Than Banking or Municipal | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Municipal Corporations | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditures | 14:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | The Convention continues reading the reports from the standing committees. The remaining reports are made a special order for the following session. The reports from the Committee on Rights of Married Women is discussed and referred. |
| Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Compensation of Public Officers | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Rules and Order of Business | 14:00:00 |
Friday, 19 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Judiciary | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Executive and Administrative | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Legislative | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Election and Rights of Suffrage | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Education and School Lands | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on State Institutions and Public Buildings | 14:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | Multiple articles from the standing committees were made a special order for Tuesday afternoon. S.B. van Buskirk was elected as Chairman. The Committee of Judiciary presented a resolution pertaining to the signing of the Constitution, which was then adopted by the Convention. |
| Committee on Exemptions | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Banking and Currency | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Military Affairs | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Seal | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Manufactures and Agriculture | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Federal Relations | 14:00:00 |
Saturday, 20 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on County and Township Organization | 14:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | The Convention was called to order and read a communication from A. J. Edgerton before adjourning. |
Monday, 22 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Name, Boundary and Seat of Government | 14:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | The Convention was presented with reports of Standing Committees and a Resolution offered by Mr. Goddard. After a discussion and an amendment, the Convention adjourned. |
| Committee on Engrossment and Enrollment | 14:00:00 |
Tuesday, 23 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Judiciary | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Schedule | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Name, Boundary and Seat of Government | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Legislative | 14:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | The reports of committees and articles as they were amended were referred to the Convention and laid on the table. The reports and articles of the previous day were then taken up for discussion, amended, and agreed upon. |
| Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee of Special Reference on the Communication | 14:00:00 |
Wednesday, 24 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Congressional and Legislative Apportionment | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Schedule | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Revenue and Finance | 14:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | The Convention read and approved the Journal of the preceding day. The reports of standing committees along with a communication from L. K. Church were then read. The Report of the Committee on Judiciary was heard, debated and made a special order for the next day. |
| Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Rules and Order of Business | 14:00:00 |
Thursday, 25 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Congressional and Legislative Apportionment | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Judiciary | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Schedule | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Legislative | 14:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | Report from the Special Committee of Five regarding the communication from the officers of the American Sabbath Union was adopted. The Resolution to clarify the rules of the Convention was then read and referred to the Committee on Rules. |
| Committee on Printing | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Rules and Order of Business | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee of Special Reference on the Communication | 14:00:00 |
Friday, 26 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Judiciary | 09:00:00 | |
| Committee on Schedule | 09:00:00 | |
| Committee on Name, Boundary and Seat of Government | 09:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 09:00:00 | Considerations of the Minority and Majority report from the Committee on Judiciary were postponed until the afternoon. A petition from Kingsbury County to modify the voting system was presented. Various reports of the standing committees were adopted and referred. |
| Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology | 09:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | The Schedule and Ordinance were brought up for discussion and amended. |
| The Convention | 20:00:00 | John L. Jolley was elected to the Chair. Sections 7-22 of the Schedule and Ordinance were brought up for discussion and amended. |
Saturday, 27 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | Dighton Corson served as President Pro Tem by the request of A. J. Edgerton. The Journal of the preceeding day was amended and adopted. |
Monday, 29 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | The Convention approved the Journal of the preceeding day and adjourned. |
Tuesday, 30 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | The Convention met in pursuance of adjournment. |
Wednesday, 31 July 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Name, Boundary and Seat of Government | 14:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | The Journal of July 29 and July 30 were read and approved. A communication from G. A. R. and reports from standing committees were presented. After Mr. Parker was given permission to sign the Report of the Committee on Apportionment and Schedule, the Convention adjourned. |
| Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology | 14:00:00 |
Thursday, 01 August 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Judiciary | 14:00:00 | |
| Committee on Name, Boundary and Seat of Government | 14:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 14:00:00 | Communications were presented and referred to the appropriate committees. The members of the Committee on Printing the Constitution were elected. Section 8-18, 21, and 22 of the Schedule and Ordinance was adopted. |
| Committee of Five on Securing the Publication of the Constitution and Schedule | 14:00:00 |
Friday, 02 August 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Convention | 09:00:00 | The members of the Convention accepted an invitation from the Burlington Railway Co. for Saturday evening. The members of the Committee to meet the senatorial committee were elected. A.J. Edgerton was elected as president |
| Senatorial Conference | 09:00:00 | |
| Committee on State, County and Municipal Indebtedness | 19:30:00 |
Saturday, 03 August 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Schedule | 09:00:00 | |
| Committee on State, County and Municipal Indebtedness | 09:00:00 | |
| The Convention | 09:00:00 | A Report from the Committee on State, County and Municipal Indebtedness on Article XIII was adopted. A Resolution on Bond Refunding was adopted. Report of the Committee on Printing regarding the printing of certificate of indebtedness was adopted. |
| Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology | 09:00:00 | |
| Committee on Printing | 14:00:00 |
Monday, 05 August 1889
| Committee | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Convention | 13:00:00 | Various resolutions were presented and adopted. The President raised an order of business regarding the settlements of the accounts with the Secretary. The President addressed the Convention, thanking them for the portrait. The Convention adjourned sine die. |
| Committee on Expenses of the Convention | 13:00:00 | |
| Committee on Engrossment and Enrollment | 13:00:00 | |
| Committee of Five on Securing the Publication of the Constitution and Schedule | 13:00:00 | |
| Committee of Three on Mileage | 16:30:00 |