The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-12-25
ADMISSION ID pAKorA
SEVERAL NEW MEASURES.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Dec I'll
Congressman Fredericks intsoduced In the
house to-day an admission bin which repre-
,ents the way the Democrats Want to nave
the territory come into the Union 1t was
prepared by Messrsl Boynton. Smith and
Mccarthy, of the territorial committee, 1t
calls for a legally constituted convection, to
be composed of delegates from all the
organized counties in Dakota The
convention is to determine the form
of government best adapted to the
wants OF the people, and to send
the action of the convention to congress,
through the governor Of the territory and
the president Of the United States. The ex1
penses OF the convention are 10 be paid from
the Undted States treasury and the election
Is to be conducted in the same manner az
the election for delegate to congress. 1t iss
understood that the administration is willing
to allow the people OF Dakota, through
begally elected-delegates, to bring their
wishes IN regard to statehood before con-
gress. 1t is an open secret, however, that no
countenance will be given to the proceedings
at; Huron. 1t is also understood that the
Huron state committee brings forward a bill
to SIMPLY divide the territory on the forty
sixth parallel. Al bill viii be framed to
divide the territory on the Missouri river.
following the river as far noath as the north
west corner of Emmons county, thence run
ming a line due north through the counties
of Burleigh, Sheridan and McHenry TO the
British possessions, and creating all the ter
ritory west of the river and taae line named
into a territory to- be- called Lincoln.
This line of division, would leave bismarck
the capital of the new Territory of Lincoln.
The territory east OF the Missouri river
would. be formed into the State Of Dakota,
with a temporary capital at Redfeld. Aber-
deem, Ordway or some other eaterprising
town north of Huron. Eredericksg bill, being
introduced under the Iowa call has some
advantage in priority over Judge Giffcrd's
bill. and may get ON theacalendar firs% The
territories being called last, Judgs. Giford's
bill could not be introduced to-day.
DELEGATE GIFFoRD's BILE.
Delegate Clifford OF Dakota today intro
duced a bill for the admission OF that terri
tory into the Union. The bill hac 4 pre-
amblc and twenty-six sections
The preamble sets forth the fact tiakane con-
stituti0nal convention OF September last formed
a constitution in state government, and'that the
people or the territory ask adfnissicslO OF that
part, intending in the boundaries, described 1t
provides for the jurisdiction over rivers which
form part OF the common boundary between the
state of Dakota and other states surrounding 1t:
that the Missouri river shall be a
common highway forever, free to the inhabi-
tants of Dakota as we'll as the.oOhtr statess that
until the<next censns Is takeRsthe state OF Da-
kota will be entitled to two representatives In
congress-. Sections 2tos5 opportunities $780,
600 for the purpose Of paying all expenses cfthe
constitutional commission elections heldithnre-
for, TO be paid to tlws treasurer OF
the new state upon thee requisition OF
tho legislature setting forth tho articles aud
particulars Section q grants to the state sec
tions 10 and Is in every township OF the nuh1ic
lands for support OF the common schools where
l. 4@-a L.u, HAAn - ~ - EAa 49,
equivalent thereto are granted Section q grants
5000 entire sections of unapprOpriated public
lands to Inc selected by thsslagislature with
the approval of the president, for the Eprpose
OF erecting public buildings az the capitol OF the
state, the lands selected TO be mithin the bound
aries OF the state, aud chosenafrom lanczs either
surveyed or unsurveyed. Z Section 8 Grants
seventy-twe sections of puhllc land fcr1nain-
tenance o8 . state university y; ninety sections
col sn' and nu iifty We sections for the bniidinr
and maintenance. OF a pznit3atiary.' Section y
grants 8 per cent of all sales ct the publa5slands
within the state from the tineO of the reorganize-
tion of tho territory, and appropriatees 4 sufi-
cient sum TO pay all amounts found due by the
secretary OF the interior. Section IL grants an
salt springs within the state with those Sec
tions or land adjoining tDr the skate to
be selected within two years after adj.
mission section ~ exempts all mineral
to school lands. Section l3 grants 100000
acres of the public lands TO the stale foEs inter
nal improvements. and provides that me State
of Dakota shall constitute one Judicial district.
to be this district Of Dakota, and that =
district court shall be held at Yanktons
year. It provides alsa for a clerk and
other officers who shall keep their offices at
Yanktony Section is divides the pubic Indebt-
edness OF the former territory as fellows: NIL
the public indebtedness incnred forrthe pur-
pose Of public institutions Within the limits Of
the state OF Dakota shall be assumed and pad
by the said state, and the state shalamake Ina
mediate proyis' pm for thapayment of the Same,
and all the remaining funded Indebtedness
a debt Of the territory which shall be Organized
out of the remaining portion OF the former ter
ritory, one-half the lands remanfng In tho
treasury OF the Territory Of Dakots. and Of All
receipts from taxes iaposed by former legisLa-
lures thereof shall be paid by the treasurer OF
said territory to che treaszszer Of the
the former Territory OF Dakota. now in the
custody of the secretary ard governor
Of Of $40 territory Tito ~ a ,s.t Letter., sesri g 81. Library nra SHAH
secretary Of said State Of Dakotg Land grsntcd
for educational purposes shall Dc sold at public
70 sol eo a. aHs test the Saa per gaa eut school iA fu nsis enls
the. interest OF which shaaf be expended
in the support Of the cepmon schools.
OF tho Territory IL North DAKOTA aut Of tho re-
naming portion of the territory not admitted
into the Union, and all the federal officers shall
continue to hold their offices; fixes the city OF
Bismarck as the place for holding sessions OF
the legislative assembly of North Dakota. SEQ
tion. 70 gives the iegtsiature of the new
cases and proceedings pending in ths supreme
and district courts of the territory a. the time
OF the admission Of the state, not included In the
preceding sections. TO sucl courts as shall be es-
tablished under The constitution. Section 90
declares that the State OF Dakota shall be liable
for all indebtedness for the public buildings
within the southern portion of the present ter
ritory, and the new territory to be organized
shall be liable for similar indebtedness incurred
for public buildings in the northexH portion.
Tarentum, Pa, had a $40. 200 fire. 1t