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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.

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South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 13 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Mr. Kellam acts President during Edgerton's absence and is referred to as "President pro tem".]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Rules and Order of Business, Date: 04 Jul 1889, 00:00
[Editor’s Note: This report is referred to the Convention on July 4, 1889.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 08 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Based on the record, we can assume this event was dropped.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Mr. Kellam acts as President during Edgerton's absence and is referred to as "President pro tem".]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Because there was not any report of objection and voting proceeded, we can conclude that this motion prevailed.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Sanford Parker
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Valentine T. McGillicuddy
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Chauncey L. Wood
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Dighton Corson
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: William S. O'Brien
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Charles M. Thomas
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: S. A. Wheeler
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Thomas W. Thompson
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: John Scollard
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: William McCusick
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Henry Neill
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: C. R. Wescott
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: William Cook
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: W. G. Dickinson
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: George H. Culver
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Martin R. Heninger
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Lyman T. Boucher
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Harry T. Craig
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: S. F. Brott
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: William Stoddard
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: M. P. Stroupe
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: H. A. Humphrey
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Peter Couchman
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: J. F. Wood
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Thomas Sterling
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: T. W. P. Lee
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: John F. Whitlock
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: David Hall
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Chas. H. Price
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: C. G. Hartley
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: S. F. Huntley
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: A. G. Kellam
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: J. V. Willis
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: H. F. Fellows
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: C. H. Van Tassel
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: L. H. Hole
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: George C. Cooper
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Carl G. Sherwood
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: W. H. Matson
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: S. D. Jeffries
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: S. S. Peck
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: S. B. VanBuskirk
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: I. Atkinson
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: I. R. Spooner
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 04 Jul 1889, 12:00
[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.]

People: Dighton Corson
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Joshua Downing
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: H. W. Eddy
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: F. G. Young
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: R. F. Lyons
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Andrew J. Berdahl
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: H. M. Williamson
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: C. S. Gifford
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: William VanEps
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Clark G. Coats
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: E. W. Caldwell
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: William Elliot
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: A. B. McFarland
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: J. A. Fowles
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: John L. Jolley
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: A. O. Ringsrud
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: J. Kimball
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Edward G. Edgerton
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Christian Buechler
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: C. J. B. Harris
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: William T. Williams
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Robert A. Smith
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Joseph Zitka
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: A. J. Edgerton
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: Charles A. Houlton
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: S. A. Ramsey
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: W. H. Goddard
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: W. H. Murphy
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: All members of the Convention were also members of the Committee of the Whole.]

People: T. F. Diefendorf
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Rules and Order of Business, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: This report was referred from the Committee on Rules on 1889-07-06.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 10 Jul 1889, 14:00
Journal: 1889-07-09

People: A. J. Edgerton
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: The negotiation which occurred at this point took place in the Committee of the Whole.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 04 Jul 1889, 12:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: Clark G. Coats
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 08 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: Charles C. Walts
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 08 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: Albert J. Keith
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 08 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: Frank E. Clough
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Rules and Order of Business, Date: 08 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor’s Note: This report was referred to the Convention on 1889-07-08, where it was adopted.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 04 Jul 1889, 12:00
[Editor's Note: The delegates took the oath of office, so the editors have modeled the oath as having been adopted.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: Rev. F. A. Burdick
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: Dr. A. W. Hyde
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: James Carney
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: Mr. Rev. Wakefield
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: Mr. E. C. Warner
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Humphrey's amendment is never seconded, so we have shown it being dropped from consideration.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: Mr. Frank Hoppin
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: E. E. Clough
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: J. G. Davies
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Rules and Order of Business, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
List of Standing Committees
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Rules and Order of Business, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: This report was referred from the Committee on Rules on 1889-07-06.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: This motion was dropped for lack of a second.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
Message from the President of the Convention Notifying North Dakota of the Provision for a Joint Commission of Seven
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 04 Jul 1889, 12:00
Enabling Act of Congress
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 08 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: The Convention proceeded to consider communications and petitions.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Seal , Date: 13 Jul 1889, 14:00
Design of the Great Seal
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: Ivan W. Goodner
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: Theron G. Brown
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 04 Jul 1889, 12:00
1885 Sioux Falls Constitution
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Executive and Administrative, Date: 15 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Article IV was considered in the Convention alongside the report from the Committee on Executive and Administrative.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 14:00
Article IV: Executive Department (Sioux Falls Constitution)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution, Date: 15 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Article XXIII was considered in the Convention alongside the report from the Committee on Amendments and Revision.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 14:00
Article XXIII: Amendments and Revision of the Constitution (Sioux Falls Constitution)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Rights of Married Women , Date: 17 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Compensation of Public Officers , Date: 18 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditures, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on County and Township Organization, Date: 20 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: This report was read in the Convention on 1889-07-22.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: As a result of Willis's resolution being adopted, the Committee on Judiciary were referred said resolution.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Judiciary, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 14:00
Resolution that the Judiciary Committee be Requested to Examine and Report on Portions of Appropriations for Elections
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Schedule, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Congressional and Legislative Apportionment, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Revenue and Finance, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: This report was read in the Convention on 1889-07-24.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Rules and Order of Business, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: This report was read in the Convention on 1889-07-24.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Bill of Rights, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee of the Whole, Date: 06 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 27 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: The Journal is amended as suggested by Mr. Smith, therefore we can conclude that this amendment was adopted.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: This report was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-31.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: This report was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-31.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Federal Relations, Date: 10 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: The Compact with the Untied States was referred to the Convention alongside the report of the committee on 1889-07-19.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Schedule, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: This report is read and discussed in the Convention on 1889-07-25, therefore we can conclude that is was referred.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Legislative, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: This Article was presented to the Convention on 1889-07-25.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00
Article III: Legislative Department (Sioux Falls Constitution)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Congressional and Legislative Apportionment, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Aug 1889, 13:00
[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...
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention)

People: A. J. Edgerton
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 5
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 8
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 9
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 10
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 11
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 12
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 13
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 14
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 15
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Mr. Kellam acts as President during Edgerton's absence and is referred to as "President pro tem".]

People: A. G. Kellam
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 13 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Mr. Kellam acts President during Edgerton's absence and is referred to as "President pro tem".]

People: A. G. Kellam
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee Amendments Test Area, Date: 04 Jul 1889, 12:00
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People: R. C. Anderson
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Schedule, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Schedule, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
Article XXIV: Prohibition (Sioux Falls Constitution)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Burdick's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Goddard's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Hyde's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Kingsbury's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Carney's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Buchanan's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Warner's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Hoppin's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Durflinger's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Wakefield's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Hare's nomination was uncontested, so we can assume that it was successful.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 17
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 19
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 18
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 21
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on County and Township Organization, Date: 20 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: This Article was considered alongside the report read in the Convention on 1889-07-22.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00
Preamble (Sioux Falls Constitution)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00
Article II: Division of the Powers of Government (Sioux Falls Constitution)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00
Article II: Division of the Powers of Government (Sioux Falls Constitution)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Legislative, Date: 19 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Legislative, Date: 19 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 26 Jul 1889, 20:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Sections 8-22
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 02 Aug 1889, 09:00
[Editor's Note: The events that happened here took place in the Senatorial Conference Committee.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Rights of Married Women , Date: 17 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Article XXI: Section V was considered in the Convention alongside the report from the Committee on Rights of Married Women.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 20
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 22
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 01 Aug 1889, 14:00
Schedule and Ordinance (as Amended by the Convention): Section 16
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 09:00
Article XIII: Public Indebtedness (Sioux Falls Constitution)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Schedule, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 09:00
[Editor’s Note: This report was referred from committee on 1889-08-03.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Compensation of Public Officers , Date: 18 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: Article XXI, section II was considered in the Convention alongside the report from the Committee on Amendments and Revision.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditures, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Bill of Rights, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee Amendments Test Area, Date: 04 Jul 1889, 12:00
Schedule and Ordinance Sioux Falls Constitution

People: R. C. Anderson
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Schedule, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
Bill on the Australian System of Voting
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on State, County and Municipal Indebtedness, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 09:00
[Editor's Note: This portion of the record is modeled in the Convention.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: This portion of the record is modeled in the Convention.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00
Preamble (Sioux Falls Constitution)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology, Date: 31 Jul 1889, 14:00
Article II: Division of the Powers of Government (Sioux Falls Constitution)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00
Motion to Appoint a Committee of Five and Refer the Communication from the American Sabbath Union
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
Article XIX: Congressional and Legislative Apportionment (Sioux Falls Constitution)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Amendments and Revision of the Constitution, Date: 11 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Schedule, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
Article XXV: Minority Representation (Sioux Falls Constitution)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Schedule, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
Article XXV: Minority Representation (Sioux Falls Constitution)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 02 Aug 1889, 09:00
[Editor's Note: The Convention proceeded to vote upon the main question.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Senatorial Conference, Date: 02 Aug 1889, 09:00
[Editor's Note: The Debates records the Senatorial Committee as 'consisting of United States Senators Stewart, of Nevada, and Reagan, of Texas.']

People: William Morris Stewart
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Senatorial Conference, Date: 02 Aug 1889, 09:00
[Editor's Note: The Debates records the Senatorial Committee as 'consisting of United States Senators Stewart, of Nevada, and Reagan, of Texas.']

People: John Henninger Reagan
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on State, County and Municipal Indebtedness, Date: 02 Aug 1889, 19:30
Report of the Joint Committee: B: Territorial Debts and Liabilities
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Schedule, Date: 03 Aug 1889, 09:00
Report of the Joint Committee: A: Final Agreement of the Joint Commission
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 24 Jul 1889, 14:00
Article XI: Revenue and Finance (Sioux Falls Constitution)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Election and Rights of Suffrage, Date: 19 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Article VII was referred to the Convention on 1889-07-19 alongside the report of the committee.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 05 Jul 1889, 14:00
[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.]

People: R. C. Anderson
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: Committee on Schedule, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00
[Editor's Note: This article is read and discussed in the Convention on 1889-07-25, therefore we can conclude that is was referred.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 14:00
Article XXII: Compact with the United States (Committee on Schedule)
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 04 Jul 1889, 12:00
Telegram of Greetings to North Dakota

People: A. J. Edgerton
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 04 Jul 1889, 12:00
[Editor's Note: The telegram was sent to North Dakota.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 04 Jul 1889, 12:00
Telegram of Greetings to Washington

People: A. J. Edgerton
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 04 Jul 1889, 12:00
[Editor's Note: The telegram was sent to Washington.]
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 04 Jul 1889, 12:00
Telegram of Greetings to Montana

People: A. J. Edgerton
South Dakota State Constitutional Convention 1889, Committee: The Convention, Date: 04 Jul 1889, 12:00
[Editor's Note: The telegram was sent to Montana.]