Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-31
ADMISSION OF DAKOTA.

H1nl9 oi tAo pNSHNes
the action of tbs convention to congress,
through the governor of the territory ase
ths president OF the United States The az.
penses OF the convention are TO be paid from
he United States treasury and the election
is to be conducted in the same manner a.
he election for delegate to congress- III
understood ttat the administration Is Wild
10 allow the people Of Dakota, throna
,gaIly eIoctcd-delegates, to bring the
fishes in regard Ia statehood before con
fesa 1t is an open secret, however, thatn'
countenanoe will be given TO the proceedini
At Huron. 1t Is also understood thas I'd
Huron state committee brings forward q b
20 simply divide the territory on tne ioftS
sIxth parable. A bill viii be framed u
.iivide the territory on the missouri rNeI
GLOWING the river as far noIt tn rs the mort
west corner of Emmons county, thence rni
Mug q line due north through the count
Of Burleigh, Sheridan and McHenry TO I'll
British possessions, and creating all the TEL
ritory west Of the river and the line nance
into a territory to be called Lincoln
This limo of division would leave Bismsrci
the capital OF th3 new Territory OF Lincoln
The territory east OF the Missouri river
would be formed into the State OF Dakota,
with a temporary capital at Redfisld, Aoer'
deem, 0rdway or some other enterprlsinc
town north OF Huron. Fredericks' bill, beins
introduced under the Iowa call, has some
advantage in priority over Judge Girord.
hill, and may get on the calendar hrst The
territories being called last, Judge Gifora'i
bill could not be introduced to-day.
DELEGATE GIFToRp's BILL
Delegate Clifford Of Dakota to-day intro
duced a bill for the admission Of thst terri
tory into the Union. The bill has q pre-
amble and twenty-six sections
The preamble sets forth the fact that the con-
stitutiOnal convention Of September last formed
a constitution in state government, and that the
people Of the territory ask admission OF tina!
psrI, intending in the boundaries described II
provides for the junE'tctiOn ever rivers Which
form part OF the common boundary between TIE
state Of Dakota and other states surrounding II
that ths Missouri river shall bs q
common highway forever, fres to the tnhabi-
tants Of Dakota as well as the other states: that
until the next census is taken, the state OF Da-
kots Will be entitled to two representatives In
congress, Sections = 10 5 spprouriates Slo0-
900 for tho puTpcss OF paying all expenses OF the
| constitutional commission, elections held there
for, TO DO paid to the treasurer CT
the new state uron the requisltion Of
partIcu iars. Section q grants 10 the state soc
lions l6 and Is in every township OF the public
lands for support OF the common schools: where
I AuFtt Nv hhNN A7lNoNu v Wv AssAN1
! equivalent thereto are granted. Section z grants
50. 600 entire sections cf unspprGpriatc6 public
lands to be selected by the legislature with
tho approval OF the president, for the purpose
OF erecting public buildings at the capital Of the
state, the lands selected TO be within the bound
aries OF the state, and chosen from lands either
surveyed or unsuTVeyed. Section s g-snts
seventy-two sections Of public land fos main
tenRncc of q state university; ninety sections
for the endowment Of an agricultural
college, and fifty sections for the buildius
/ md maintenance Of a prnit eOtiafV SRcliOn Il
grants 5 per cent Of all sales OF the public lands
within the state from the time Of the reorgauizs-
ton OF the territory, and apprentices . sum
eisnt sum to pay ali amounts found due By the
secretary OF the interior. Section IL grants all
salt springs within the state with those SEQ.
lions OF land adjoining for the stats 70
mission. Section IL eNenpts all mineral
lands nom the ~ CREATIONS Of this act except as
to school lanaE Section lG grants 20o. 600
acres Of the public snds 10 the state for inter
nal improvements, *na provides that the STATE
Of Dsaota shall c. 1@tituts enc judicial district.
TO be called the district of Dakota, and that =
salary cf the judge to be s3.o 900 a
year. II provides also for q clerk and
other officers VINO shall keep their of1ces ~
Hsnkton. Section 10 divides the public indebt-
sdness Of the former territory 80 follows: All
the public Indebtedness incurred for the pur-
pose OF public Institutions within the limits Of
the state OF Dakota shall be assumed and paid
by the said state, and the state shall make i'm
mediate provision for the payment Of the came.
and all tho remaining funded indebtedness
o. a.b thc ;, 10 tosmsI tesrItSty shsn roTais
out Of the remaining porJion Of the former ter
ritory, one-hsf the funds remaining in the
treasury OF the Territory OF DakotA and Of all
receipts from taxes imposed by former legislR-
lures thereon shall be paid BY the treasurer Of
Ead territory 70 the treasurer Of the
State Of Dakota All srchive, and records OF
The former Territory OF Dakota, now IN the
custody Of the secretary and governor
81 said territory and the territorial library shall
b turned over b. that officer 10 the governor or
.~ecEetary OF said State OF Dakota Land GRANTEE
Tor educational purposes sha. DO sold at publio
sale az no: less than SIS per acre. the proceeds
70 G-2stiSute the PERM nent school fund. only
IN the support Of tho common schools.
IL provides for tho organization
O; tho territory OF North Dakot. sut Of the re-
naming portion OF the territory not admitted
into the Union, and all tho federal officers shall
continue TO hold their Offices; ixss Sho city o
Bismarck As the piaos for holding sessions o
ion rs gives the Legislature cf 81. aa'
safe the power to transfer sctiou
cases and proceedings pending in the suPrep
9t the admission Of tbs state, not included In tIi
p'ecedinc sections, to such courts a. shall; 10 c..
tahiished under ths constitution. Section e
declares that the State OF Dakota shall be liaolt
Tor si lndcbtednoss for the public buildings
within tho southern portion OF the present ter.
rtory, and the new territory to be organized
shall he liable for similar indebtedness incurred
TOR pubic buildings in the northern portion
Tarentum, Pa, had a $50. 900 fire. II
started in the Tarentum Light and Heat
company's Office. on North Canal street,
and after burning the secretary and treas.
urer's Office spread north to Mitchell'a
millinery and bakery, 1ngram's iewelry
store and dwelling, DIR. McCullough's resi-.
donce, Gocdwin's hardware store and
dwelling, Western Union Telegraph Office,
. TalaE1nnA n. ..l $3.50 De- --
store and dwelling, completely destroying
them all.
Killen beat George Gray Of Louisville in
a glove fight. Gray had the best of the
FIRST round, but after that could not stand
up under Killen's heavy blows. He was
knocked twice in the second round, and in
the third round he was so groggy that
Killen punished him all around the stage.
ending the round by knocking him to the
floor, from which he could not rise.
Inthe eatch-as-catch-can wrestling match,
between Evan Lewis, champion Of Wiscon.
sin, and Tom Cannon OF San Francisco,
best two in three falls, Lewis won. He got
three straight falls.
The editor OF the Chicago Pilot is to be
arrested for libeling Vicar General Con.
way
In n quarrel over n boundary line near
Appleton, WIS, August Endter Was beaten
20 death by Hugh Boyle.
Bozeman is excited over the action OF
the Northern Pacific Coal company in com.
pelling employees to trade exclusively at the
%eompany's stores.
At a meeting Of the Irish Parliamentary
Fund a~ssociationin New York the oIlowine
dispatch referring to the January conyor.
ton in Chicago was read:
Dublin, Dec. 19.-If the urgency OF publie
affairs on this side renders my attendance
at the convention impossible, | will give
you due notice. tSignedl PARSELL.
The commissioner OF pensions has rem.
dered a decision upon the application for
a pension oil an ex-yeteran who deserted
and never reioined his command. The case
briefly stated, is as follows: The applicant
enlisted March 4, 1862; was wounded in
action june Is, 1868; was honorably dis.
charged March l, 1864; re- enlisted in the
veteran volunteers March 2, 1864; deserted
Aug. 10, 1864, and never rejoined his com.
mand. Tbs commissioner holds that his
discharge from his first enlistment contract
perfected his rights Hereunder, which were
not forfeited by his allure to comply with
the terms OF a subsequent contract.
The president sent a communication q,
the secretary OF the interior, with accom-.
panylng papers, granting right OF way Ia
the jamestown Northern through The
DEVILS Lake Indian reservation Of Dakota