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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.
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Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Mr. Kellam acts President during Edgerton's absence and is referred to as "President pro tem".] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Rules and Order of Business
[Editor’s Note: This report is referred to the Convention on July 4, 1889.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Based on the record, we can assume this event was dropped.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Mr. Kellam acts as President during Edgerton's absence and is referred to as "President pro tem".] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Though no decision is explicitly made in either Journal or the Debates, it can be assumed by the lack of opposition that it was adopted by the Convention.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Because there was not any report of objection and voting proceeded, we can conclude that this motion prevailed.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Since Mr. Corson is later referred to as the Chairman, it can be inferred that he assumed the position of Chairman until the President was elected.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Rules and Order of Business
[Editor's Note: This report was referred from the Committee on Rules on 1889-07-06.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Journal: 1889-07-09 Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The negotiation which occurred at this point took place in the Committee of the Whole.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The motion to adjourn was not addressed and was interrupted by Mr. Caldwell's motion; therefore, we can safely assume that this motion was dropped.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Mr. Coats had not been present since the beginning of the Convention. Since he is sworn in on this day, we have modeled him as joining the Convention here.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Charles C. Walts is modeled as having joined at this point in the Convention because this is the first day that he is mentioned in the record.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Albert J. Keith is modeled as having joined at this point in the Convention because this is the first day that he is mentioned in the record.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Frank E. Clough is modeled as having joined at this point in the Convention because this is the first day that he is mentioned in the record.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Rules and Order of Business
[Editor’s Note: This report was referred to the Convention on 1889-07-08, where it was adopted.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The delegates took the oath of office, so the editors have modeled the oath as having been adopted.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Rev. F. A. Burdick is modeled as having joined at this point in the Convention because this is the first day that he is mentioned in the record.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Dr. A. W. Hyde is modeled as having joined at this point in the Convention because this is the first day that he is mentioned in the record.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: James Carney is modeled as having joined at this point in the Convention because this is the first day that he is mentioned in the record.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Rev. Wakefield is modeled as having joined at this point in the Convention because this is the first day that he is mentioned in the record.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Mr. E. C. Warner is modeled as having joined at this point in the Convention because this is the first day that he is mentioned in the record.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Humphrey's amendment is never seconded, so we have shown it being dropped from consideration.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Mr. Frank Hoppin is modeled as having joined at this point in the Convention because this is the first day that he is mentioned in the record.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: E. E. Clough is modeled as having joined at this point in the Convention because this is the first day that he is mentioned as present in the record.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: J. G. Davies is modeled as having joined at this point in the Convention because this is the first day that he is mentioned as present in the record.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Rules and Order of Business
List of Standing Committees Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Rules and Order of Business
[Editor's Note: This report was referred from the Committee on Rules on 1889-07-06.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: This motion was dropped for lack of a second.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Message from the President of the Convention Notifying North Dakota of the Provision for a Joint Commission of Seven Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Enabling Act of Congress Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention proceeded to consider communications and petitions.] Monday July 1889Committee: Committee on Seal
Design of the Great Seal Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Since Mr. Goodner is elected as stenographer on this day, we have modeled him as having joined the Convention at the beginning of this session.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Since Mr. Brown is elected as stenographer on this day, we have modeled him as having joined the Convention at the beginning of this session.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
1885 Sioux Falls Constitution Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Executive and Administrative
[Editor's Note: Article IV was considered in the Convention alongside the report from the Committee on Executive and Administrative.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article IV: Executive Department (Sioux Falls Constitution) Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution
[Editor's Note: Article XXIII was considered in the Convention alongside the report from the Committee on Amendments and Revision.] Monday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article XXIII: Amendments and Revision of the Constitution (Sioux Falls Constitution) Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Rights of Married Women
[Editor's Note: The report of the Committee on Rights of Married Women on Article XXI, Section V was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-17; therefore, it can be assumed that it was referred by the committee.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Compensation of Public Officers
[Editor's Note: This report was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-18; therefore, it can be assumed that it was referred by the committee.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditures
[Editor's Note: This report was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-18; therefore, it can be assumed that it was referred by the committee.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on County and Township Organization
[Editor's Note: This report was read in the Convention on 1889-07-22.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution
[Editor's Note: This report was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-18; therefore, it can be assumed that it was referred by the committee.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: There do not appear to be any clerical errors in the first paragraph of the report from the Judiciary Committee, therefore we can assume that Sterling's suggestion was adopted.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: As a result of Willis's resolution being adopted, the Committee on Judiciary were referred said resolution.] Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Judiciary
Resolution that the Judiciary Committee be Requested to Examine and Report on Portions of Appropriations for Elections Tuesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Schedule
[Editor's Note: The Report from the Committee on Schedule on Article XXV was presented in the Convention on 1889-07-24; therefore, it can be assumed that it was referred by the committee.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Congressional and Legislative Apportionment
[Editor's Note: The Report of the Committee on Congressional and Legislative Apportionment was presented in the Convention on 1889-07-24; therefore, it can be assumed that it was referred by the committee.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Revenue and Finance
[Editor's Note: This report was read in the Convention on 1889-07-24.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Rules and Order of Business
[Editor's Note: This report was read in the Convention on 1889-07-24.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Bill of Rights
[Editor's Note: This report was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-18; therefore, it can be assumed that it was referred by the committee.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee of the Whole
[Editor's Note: This amendment was never voted upon, and does not appear in the wording of the special report as received by the Convention. It seems that it was dropped from consideration for lack of a second.] Saturday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Journal is amended as suggested by Mr. Smith, therefore we can conclude that this amendment was adopted.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology
[Editor's Note: This report was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-31.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology
[Editor's Note: This report was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-31.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Federal Relations
[Editor's Note: The Compact with the Untied States was referred to the Convention alongside the report of the committee on 1889-07-19.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Schedule
[Editor's Note: This report is read and discussed in the Convention on 1889-07-25, therefore we can conclude that is was referred.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Legislative
[Editor's Note: This Article was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-25.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article III: Legislative Department (Sioux Falls Constitution) Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Congressional and Legislative Apportionment
[Editor's Note: The Report of the Committee on Congressional and Legislative Apportionment was presented in the Convention on 1889-07-24; therefore, it can be assumed that it was referred by the committee.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[place holder for the following amendment.] Mr. Hole, of Beadle: Mr. Pres dent; it has been, I think, universally conceded that there was an omission in Section 2 of the report of the Committee on Public Indebtedness, and I ask unanimous consent to... Monday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention) Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 5 Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 8 Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 9 Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 10 Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 11 Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 12 Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 13 Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 14 Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 15 Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Mr. Kellam acts as President during Edgerton's absence and is referred to as "President pro tem".] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Mr. Kellam acts President during Edgerton's absence and is referred to as "President pro tem".] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee Amendments Test Area
. Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Schedule
[Editor's Note: The Report from the Committee on Schedule on Article XXIV was presented in the Convention on 1889-07-24; therefore, it can be assumed that it was referred by the committee.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Schedule
[Editor's Note: The Report from the Committee on Schedule on Article XXIV was presented in the Convention on 1889-07-24; therefore, it can be assumed that Article XXIV was referred by the committee alongside the report.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article XXIV: Prohibition (Sioux Falls Constitution) Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Burdick's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Goddard's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Hyde's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Kingsbury's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Carney's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Buchanan's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Warner's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Hoppin's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Durflinger's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Wakefield's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: Hare's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 17 Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 19 Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 18 Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 21 Thursday August 1889Committee: Committee on County and Township Organization
[Editor's Note: This Article was considered alongside the report read in the Convention on 1889-07-22.] Saturday July 1889Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology
[Editor's Note: The Preamble was considered alongside the Report from the Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology on the Preamble presented to the Convention on 1889-07-31.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Preamble (Sioux Falls Constitution) Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology
Article II: Division of the Powers of Government (Sioux Falls Constitution) Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology
[Editor's Note: Article II was considered alongside the Report from the Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology on Article II presented to the Convention on 1889-07-31.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article II: Division of the Powers of Government (Sioux Falls Constitution) Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Legislative
[Editor's Note: The report from the Committee on Legislative on Article XVI was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-19; therefore, it can be assumed that it was referred by the committee.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Legislative
[Editor's Note: Article XVI was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-19; therefore, it can be assumed that it was referred by the committee.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Sections 8-22 Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The events that happened here took place in the Senatorial Conference Committee.] Friday August 1889Committee: Committee on Rights of Married Women
[Editor's Note: Article XXI: Section V was considered in the Convention alongside the report from the Committee on Rights of Married Women.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 20 Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 22 Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 16 Thursday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Article XIII: Public Indebtedness (Sioux Falls Constitution) Saturday August 1889Committee: Committee on Schedule
[Editor’s Note: This report was referred from committee on 1889-08-03.] Saturday August 1889Committee: Committee on Compensation of Public Officers
[Editor's Note: Article XXI, section II was considered in the Convention alongside the report from the Committee on Amendments and Revision.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditures
[Editor's Note: This article was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-18 alongside the report of the committee; therefore, it can be assumed that it was referred by the committee.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Bill of Rights
[Editor's Note: This article was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-18 alongside the report of the committee; therefore, it can be assumed that it was referred by the committee.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee Amendments Test Area
Schedule and Ordinance Sioux Falls Constitution Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Schedule
Bill on the Australian System of Voting Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on State, County and Municipal Indebtedness
[Editor's Note: This portion of the record is modeled in the Convention.] Saturday August 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: According to the rules of the Convention, once a proposed section or article was adopted, it was immediately referred to the Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology
[Editor's Note: This portion of the record is modeled in the Convention.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology
Preamble (Sioux Falls Constitution) Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: According to the rules of the Convention, once a proposed section or article was adopted, it was immediately referred to the Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology
Article II: Division of the Powers of Government (Sioux Falls Constitution) Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Motion to Appoint a Committee of Five and Refer the Communication from the American Sabbath Union Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article XIX: Congressional and Legislative Apportionment (Sioux Falls Constitution) Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution
[Editor's Note: Article XXV was considered in the Convention alongside the report from the Committee on Schedule and Ordinance, therefore it can be assumed this article was referred to the Committee on Schedule and Ordinance.] Thursday July 1889Committee: Committee on Schedule
Article XXV: Minority Representation (Sioux Falls Constitution) Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Schedule
[Editor's Note: Article XXV was considered in the Convention alongside the report from the Committee on Schedule and Ordinance presented to the Convention on 1889-07-24.] Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article XXV: Minority Representation (Sioux Falls Constitution) Wednesday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The Convention proceeded to vote upon the main question.] Friday August 1889Committee: Senatorial Conference
[Editor's Note: The Debates records the Senatorial Committee as 'consisting of United States Senators Stewart, of Nevada, and Reagan, of Texas.'] Friday August 1889Committee: Senatorial Conference
[Editor's Note: The Debates records the Senatorial Committee as 'consisting of United States Senators Stewart, of Nevada, and Reagan, of Texas.'] Friday August 1889Committee: Committee on State, County and Municipal Indebtedness
Report of the Joint Committee: B: Territorial Debts and Liabilities Friday August 1889Committee: Committee on Schedule
Report of the Joint Committee: A: Final Agreement of the Joint Commission Saturday August 1889Committee: The Convention
Article XI: Revenue and Finance (Sioux Falls Constitution) Wednesday July 1889Committee: Committee on Election and Rights of Suffrage
[Article VII was referred to the Convention on 1889-07-19 alongside the report of the committee.] Friday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: R. C. Anderson is modeled as having joined at this point in the Convention because this is the first day that he is mentioned as present in the record.] Friday July 1889Committee: Committee on Schedule
[Editor's Note: This article is read and discussed in the Convention on 1889-07-25, therefore we can conclude that is was referred.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Article XXII: Compact with the United States (Committee on Schedule) Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Telegram of Greetings to North Dakota Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The telegram was sent to North Dakota.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Telegram of Greetings to Washington Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The telegram was sent to Washington.] Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
Telegram of Greetings to Montana Thursday July 1889Committee: The Convention
[Editor's Note: The telegram was sent to Montana.] Thursday July 1889