Tuesday] STEVENSON-NELIGH-SHAFF WHEREAS; The Board of Immigration caused to be distributed certain pamphlets purporting to be a description of the State of Nebraska, and issued by authority of said Board to the members of the Constitutional Convention of Nebraska, therefore be it [June 20 Resolution read by the Secretary road north of the Platte out. If as follows: the Board of Immigration is to do justice to the State and its own duty it will publish to the world all the railroads. It would take but little more paper to name the railroads completed. Then it names the proposed railroads, including all south of the Platte, but mentions not a single one north of that river. I have nothing to say against the publication of the interests of the South Platte, but I believe the entire State should be represented. I hope the resolution will be adopted, and the Board of Immigration made to remember in all future publications, to publish the State entire. RESOLVED; That the President of this Convention be authorized to request the members thereof not to distribute said pamphlets abroad because of their not being a true representation of the State at large. Mr. ABBOTT. I move the adoption of the resolution. Mr. NELIGH. Mr. President, I am certainly in favor of the adoption of the resolution for several reasons. The PRESIDENT. The question The motion was agreed to NEM. CON. Mr. ABBOTT. Mr. President, I move that a copy of this resolution be furnished each member of the State Board of Immigration. The motion agreed to. Mr. SHAFF. Mr. President, I have a resolution to offer. I feel a description of Nebraska ought is upon the adoption of the resoluto contain the truth relative to the tion. State. I am in favor as much as any one, for the advancement of the interests of Nebraska, and I believe I have done my part so far to accomplish that object. I have watched these boards of immigration from the beginning. I am from the northern portion of the State, and I have never yet known a citizen influenced by the Board of Immigration. The Board made this pamphlet as describing several rivers, and names the streams south of the Platte, remarking that they are lined with an abundance of timber; enough for future generations. It then describes the northern portion, and of its streams, and says the Platte, L'Eauqui Court, Loup Fork and several other streams are lined only with a limited amount of timber. It names all completed railroads south of the Platte, and leaves seventy-six miles of completed rail The Secretary read the resolution as follows. RESOLVED: That there be incorporated into the new Constitution a provision making it the duty of the Legislature of this State to cause publication of the laws passed at any session thereof, within one month after the adjournment of such session and allowing three months after the adjournment of such session before such laws shall take effect. Mr. ABBOTT. I move its reference to the Committee on Legislature. Motion agreed to. Tuesday] Mr. GRIGGS. Mr. GRIGGS-VIFQUAIN-ESTABROOK [June 20 President, I ed upon the lands so received, and have a resolution I wish to introduce. the assessor in the different precincts The Secretary read the resolution I have a resolution I desire to offer. The Secretary read the resolution as follows: RESOLVED; That the Gover where such lands may be situated, will assess said lands at the price said lands are offered for sale by said railroad companies; and in case the appraised value of said lands is below the assessed appraised value of real estate in the different precincts where such lands may be situated, said railroad land will be assessed at the same price of other real estate. Mr. CURTIS. I move its reference to Committee on Revenue and Fi nance. Motion agreed to. Mr. PHILPOTT. Mr. President, I wish to offer a resolution. The Secretary read the resolution as follows: RESOLVED; That a Section be inserted, under an appropriate article of the State's Constitution, that the State of Nebraska shall never be made defendant in any court of law or equity. Mr. PHILPOTT. I move its renor shall have no power to grant re- ference to the Committee on Judicprieves, commutations and pardons for the offense of treason, or in cases of impeachment after conviction, or when the crime of murder has been proven according to the law and followed by conviction and sentence, unless upon petition signed by three fourths of the jury before whom the case was tried, the presiding Judge and the District Attorney. Mr. STEVENSON. Mr. President, I move the resolution be referred to Committee on Executive. Motion agreed to. iary. I Motion agreed to. Mr. ESTABROOK. Mr. President, wish to offer a resolution. The Secretary read the resolution as follows: RESOLVED; That the Judiciary Committee be requested to examine that portion of the article in the Constitution of Nebraska entitled, “Education." which reads as follows: "The principal of all funds or other disposition of lands, or other proper Mr. VIFQUAIN. Mr. President, I ty granted or entrusted to the State have a resolution to offer. for educational and religious purposes shall forever be preserved invioThe Secretary read the resolution late and undiminished"; and report as follows: to this Convention whether it is the Any railroad corporation created the duty of the State to restore to or hereafter to be created, and which the school fund all losses caused by has or will secure land grants from improvident or illegal loans or inthe Federal Government will be tax- vestments or otherwise, so that such Tuesday] MCCANN-PHILPOTT-ROBINSON [ June 20 fund shall be preserved undiminish- er print all, or no part of it, as they ed. Mr. ESTABROOK. I move its adoption. Motion agreed to. Mr. MCCANN. Mr. President, I I wish to submit a resolution. The Secretary read the resolution as follows: RESOLVED; That the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby requested to have printed for the use of the members of this Convention the accompanying list of authorities and addresses for and against universal suffrage. Mr. McCANN. Mr. President, the documents in question consist of an address delivered by Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton before the Judicial Committees of the Legislature of New York in 1867, and the majority report of Judge Bingham, and the minority report of Mr. Butler and Mr. Loughridge, of the Judiciary Committee at Washington. There is but one copy of these reports to be had, and I would like to have the reports, or such portions as may be thought necessary, published for the benefit of the members. Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I think it is foolish to waste money printing matter on Woman Suffrage. There is only $15,000 appropriated for printing purposes, and I would like to know what it would cost to have it done before I would vote for the ordering of this printing. Mr. McCANN. I am not able to say what the cost would be. I move Mr. President, to refer it to the Committee on Suffrage, they can merely collate such as they think would be beneficial to the Convention, and eith see fit. The motion was agreed to. Mr. PHILPOTT. Mr. President, I wish to offer a resolution. The Secretary read the resolution as follows: RESOLVED; That a Section be inserted in an appropriate Article of the Constitution, that the General Assembly shall have no power to authorize Lotteries or Gift enterprises for any purpose. and shall pass laws to prohibit the sale of lottery or gift enterprise tickets in this State. 'Mr. PHILPOTT. Mr. President, I move it be referred to the Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects. Referred NEM. CON. Mr. ROBINSON. Mr. President, I have a resolution to offer. The Secretary read the resolution as follows: WHEREAS; Experience shows that the existence of a strong and active minority, tends to keep the administration of Government free from corruption therefore RESOLVED; That the Committee numbered "Four" be instructed to prepare for the consideration of this Convention, a Section providing for minority representation, analogous to that in force in the State of Illinois. Mr. CURTIS. Mr. President, I move it be referred to the Committee on Electoral and Representative Reform (No. 4.) So referred NEM. CON. Adjournment. Mr. HASCALL. Mr. President, In order to give members a chance to prepare more resolutions, I move that we take a recessS until two o'clock. Wednesday] SECRETARY OF STATE [June 21 The PRESIDENT (pro tem). Will wilt make this nation and people the gentleman withdraw his motion for the present. The President wishes to announce some Committees. Mr. HASCALL. I will do so, certainly. The PRESIDENT. (taking the Chair) The Committee on State Lands (No. 18) is composed of three gentlemen, while the rules require it should be composed of seven appointed. I will therefore add to that Committee Messrs. Thomas, Vifquain, Estabrook and Lyon. Mr. WAKELEY. It seems to me that the most important work for this Convention is Committee work, and therefore move that we now adjourn until to-morrow at 10 o'clock. The motion was agreed to. So the Convention (at Eleven o'clock and forty minutes) adjourned. SEVENTH DAY. Wednesday, June 21, 1871 The Convention met at ten o'clock a. m. and was called to order by the President. Prayer. Prayer was offered by Rev. F. M. Dimick of Omaha, as follows: an example of justice and right to all the earth. We pray thy blessing upon those assembled here at this time that they may lay such a foundation for the future growth of this state as shall result in the good of all and Thy glory. We pray that Thou wilt preside over all these deliberations and direct to such conclusions as shall bring happiness in all our future days, we ask it for Christ's sake. Amen. The Secretary called the roll. Reading of the Journal. The Journal of the last days proceedings was read and approved. The Secretary read a communication from the Secretary of State as follows: Secretary's Department. Lincoln, Nebraska, June 19, 1871, To the Honorable President of the Constitutional Convention: Dear Sir-In answer to a resolution of your Honorable body adopted this day, asking for information in regard to the Population and Assessed Value of all property of the several counties of this State, I have the honor to submit the following report: Adams . No return Buffalo. Burt Butler. 472,386 1,128,723 972,765 3,704,574 Cass Cedar. 613,974 Almighty God, our Heavenly Father; Thou who rulest in the heavens and upon the earth and under whose direction all governments and nationalities exist, and under whom we Douglas have our national existence, we lift up our hearts in thanksgiving for our preservation. We thank Thee for our nation's prosperity, and pray that Thy blessings may rest upon us at this time. We thank Thee that thou hast planted us here between the two great oceans and pray that Thou Gage. 303,863 697,171 607,234 1,718,099 1,022,193 3,184,036 219,328 1,064,894 Butler. Cass. Cedar.. Cheyenne Colfax. Clay. Cuming. Dawson. Dakota. Dixon. Dodge. Douglas. Fillmore Gage... Hall Hamilton. Jefferson Johnson. Kearney Lancaster. Merrick. Nemaha . Nuckolls. Otoe. Pawnee. Platte Polk... Richardson Saline... School Funds and Lands, to whom was referred the resolution relative to the location of Agricultural lands, have had the same under consideration and have instructed me to report; 173 That during the time since the ad2,040 journment yesterday until the present 1,349 hour the Governor's office has been 4,205 closed and locked, so that the re19,997 cords therein relating to this subject 238 have not been accessible. But they 3,396 have learned from sources entitled to 1,940 belief that 90,000 acres of this land, 130 the amount to which the State is en2,441 titled, have been selected within the 3,426 past year by commissioners duly ap93 pointed by the Governor under and 7,074 by virtue of an act of the Legislature 234 giving him the authority, that such 1,352 selections were all made in the Da1,136 cotah Land District and were duly re 557 ported to the land office therein, and 7,759 marked upon the plat. That the entry 8 however, and the investiture of the 12,345 title in the State were not deemed 4,180 complete until fees to the amount of 1,905 $8.00 for each section were paid by 136 the State to the land offices, that the 9,739 Legislature having adjourned with3,147 out making an appropriation for 4,572 these fees these lands were declared |